Schedule
Below is the schedule for the last International Career Fair. Check this page in December 2008 to see the schedule for next year's event taking place on February 20 and 21, 2009 in San Francisco.
Friday, February 29, 2008
11:00: REGISTRATION OPENS
12:00 INTRODUCTION & ORIENTATION - Opening Remarks by the APEC Team
12:10-1:25 KEYNOTES
12:10-12:35 Dr. Matthias Afting, Head of
Personnel Strategy, Deutsche Bahn
"Go East! Exciting Work
Opportunities in Germany and Western Europe"
12:35-1:00 Dr. George Koo, Director of
Chinese Services Group, Deloitte & Touche, LLP
"Career
Challenges and Opportunities in the China Century" (incl.10 Q&A)
1:00-6:00 COMPANY EXHIBITS & ONE-ON-ONE INTERVIEWS
1:30-5:00 COMPANY PRESENTATIONS
1:30-3:00pm:
Ask the Coach: Mini Sessions with Steve Piazzale
2:00-2:30pm: LinkedIn
2:30-3:00pm:
Renault
3:00-3:30pm: Microsoft
3:30-4:00pm: Thales & Embassy of
France in the US with CNRS, INSERM and INRA
4:00-4:30pm: EDF
4:30-5:00pm:
ERA LINK
1:30-5:20 WORKSHOPS
1:30-2:20 Frederic Farina, Assistant Vice
President, Office of Technology, Caltech
"Alternative Global
Careers for Scientists and Engineers in Intellectual
Property,
Technology Transfer, and Economic Development"
2:30-3:20 Dr. Angelika Blendstrup,
Founder & Principal of Blendstrup & Associates & Dr. Elisabetta Ghisini,
International Business Communications Consultant
"Ten Tips on
Working with Americans for Foreign-born Professionals"
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3:30-4:20 Dr. Steve Piazzale, Career Coach
"Ace
the Interview and Get a Great Job Offer"
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4:30-5:20 Carolyn Feuille, Founder,
Esprit Global Learning
"Ten Keys to Work Effectively with
Europeans"
5:00-6:00 HAPPY HOUR - Sponsored by
ORIENTED.COM
"An Opportunity to See how Global Networking takes Place"
Saturday, March 1, 2008
8:00 REGISTRATION OPENS
9:00 INTRODUCTION & ORIENTATION -
Opening Remarks by the APEC Team
9:10-10:00 & 12:00-12:50 KEYNOTES
9:10 - 9:35 Christine Crandell, Chief
Marketing Officer, ARIBA
"Succeeding in Your Global Career.
Lessons from a US Born Manager." (10 min Q&A)
9:35 - 10:00 Mukundan Seshadri, CEO
Bluefile, former Business Director, Agilent
"Leadership Lessons
from an Asian Executive in the US." (10 Q&A)
12:00-12:25 George Nahon, CEO, Orange
Labs, San Francisco
"Exciting R&D Opportunities for your Career
in Global Companies"
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12:25-12:50 Joel Makower, Executive
Editor, GreenBiz.com
"Saving the Planet: Why your Global Skills
are more Vital than Ever" (10 Q&A)
10:00-5:30 COMPANY EXHIBITS & ONE-ON-ONE INTERVIEWS
10:30-4:50 COMPANY PRESENTATIONS
10:30-11:00am:
Cegelec & ZAV
11:30-12:00pm: GE Energy & Inteq
1:00-1:30pm:
Steve Piazzale (Ask the Coach)
2:00-3:30pm: Young Enterpreneur
Initiative Panel (Startup opportunities in France)
3:30-4:00pm: EGIS
& Bretagne International
4:00-4:50pm: LinkedIn
10:00-11:50 & 1:00-4:50 WORKSHOPS
10:00-10:50 Bill Underwood, CEO, Catalyst
"7
Dimensions to Global Teamwork and Remote Team Leadership"
11:00-11:50 Angelika Blendstrup, Author
of "They Made it!"
"Success Tips from Foreign-Born
Entrepreneurs who Made it Big in Silicon Valley"
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1:00-1:50 Laurent Bochereau, Head of
Science, Technology and Education, Delegation of the European Commission
"Research
Career Opportunities in Europe".
With Elena Bordini, (European
Research Council), Izabella Zandberg (ERA-Link Project Manager) and
Dimitris Archlioptas (to be confirmed) USCS student, ERC scholarship
recipient who will launch a research team in Europe.
2:00-2:50 Mukundan Seshadri, CEO Bluefile
former Business Director Agilent
"Grooming for a Career in Asia:
Japan, Singapore, China and India - What Works, What does Not and What
Can Make it Exciting"
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3:00-3:50 Jennifer Vessels and Kris
Bondi, Next Step
"Working Across Asia, Europe and North America:
Protocols and Tips"
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4:00-4:50 Dr. Steve Piazzale, Career Coach
"Negotiating
for Your new Job: Getting what You Want and Deserve"
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