On Friday, October 19,  over 130 American and Russian scholars, business leaders and government officials gathered and engaged in a dialogue on the state of Russia's economy, higher education system, conditions entrepreneurship, and the state of intellectual property law. With support from the U.S. - Russia Foundation, the UCLA EURECA program, sponsored by the UCLA Russian Flagship, the UCLA International Institute and the Center for Global Management, provided participants the opportunity to explore areas for research and educational collaborations and develop perspectives on emerging markets. Students learned about opportunities for training, employment, and entrepreneurship. John Beyrle, Former U.S. Ambassador to the Russian Federation presented an update on U.S. - Russia relations which was followed by insightful panel discussions on Russia's legal system, emerging markets for entrepreneurship as well as discussions around emerging industries and the role of small and medium-sized businesses in Russia's future. 

On Thursday, October 4th, UCLA Anderson's Center for Global Management hosted Paul Laudicina, Managing Partner and Chairman of global consulting firm A.T. Kearney who discussed his just-released new book Beating the Global Odds, and shared his perspectives on the unique challenges facing today's global business leaders. The Center's first Global Management Speaker Series event attracted over 250 students and faculty. Mr. Laudicina's talk was followed by a very informative discussion, moderated by Professor Sebastian Edwards, Henry Ford II Chair in International Management, touching on how to navigate, focus and make sense of today's world as we confront the challenges of the future. View video >> 

The Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce, the Center for Global Management and the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service held its fourth annual Americas Business Forum - Creating Jobs Through Exports on Wednesday, September 12th and Thursday, 13th. The  two-day program brought together senior commercial officers stationed at 14 U.S. embassies in the Western Hemisphere to discuss export opportunities in Canada, Mexico and Latin America that can help create jobs, bolster trade and grow Southern California's economy. The event attracted more than 200 local business leaders who throughout the two days, engaged in roundtable discussions on economic and political assessments, legal considerations, and finance and logistics. Country briefings to discuss best practices across countries also took place and private one-on-one consultations were available for companies too. >>

 Ambassador Adelman shared over dinner, with our Global EMBA for Asia-Pacific students, his latest regional insight, after just completing regional meetings with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and the leadership of ASEAN. The private event was an opportunity for students from the school’s Global Executive MBA for Asia Pacific program to meet and dialogue with Ambassador Adelman and hear his thoughts on the current relationship between the United States, Singapore and ASEAN. The Ambassador’s international involvement is not limited to Singapore; he has been at the core of leading trade missions to India, Malaysia and Vietnam. Most recently, he lead the first American trade mission in history to Naypyidaw, the capital of Myanmar. During Ambassador Adelman’s visit to UCLA he also met with UCLA Anderson Dean Judy Olian, UCLA Chancellor Gene Block and Vice Provost Cindy Fan, and participated in a roundtable discussion with faculty across the UCLA campus before talking to students over dinner. View video >>

In January 2012, Pedro Aspe, co-chairman of EverCore Partners and former Secretary of the Treasury of Mexico, spoke to students on Latin America: Business Policy and Opportunities. Later in the day, he participated in UCLA Anderson's Board of Visitors meeting and was joined by CGM board members Francisco Gil Diaz, executive president of Mexico & Central America Telefonica Mexico, and Bernardo Quintana, chairman and CEO of Empresas ICA S.A.B. de C.V., for a panel discussion moderated by Professor Sebastian Edwards, Henry Ford II Chair in International Management.

The center also supports collaborating cross-campus with the UCLA International Institute and area centers to provide more opportunities for UCLA Anderson students to acquire global perspectives and insights on key emerging regions of the world. In collaboration with the UCLA Center for Chinese Studies, the center co-sponsored a lecture by China COSCO Chairman Wei Jiafu, China and the U.S. West Coast: Golden Business Opportunities, held in Korn Convocation Hall on March 5, 2012, as well as a lecture with Robert J. Schmitz, American Public Media's marketplace China correspondent, on The Challenge of Covering a Fast Changing China, on April 18, 2012.

In collaboration with the UCLA African Studies Center, the center co-sponsored a couple of talks. The first, Technology and African Central Banks, held on October 13, 2011, was by Rueben Jaja, president of Africa-USA Chamber of Commerce and post-doctoral visiting scholar at UCLA. The second, The New Global Crossroads in Africa, held on November 3, 2011, was by Haskell Ward, senior vice president of SEACOM, which developed and launched, in July of 2009, the first sub-marine fiber optics communications system linking Eastern and Southern Africa with Europe and Asia.

The center also supports UCLA Anderson students, who are pursuing their specialization in Global Management and AIM Certificate, to attend public lectures both on and off the UCLA campus. Recent events included China's Economy - Macro Trends and Business Strategies for the Asia Society Southern California Asian Economic Outlook Series on March 28, 2012. Also included was the Global Security Seminar Dinner Meeting, featuring a presentation by James Gelvin, UCLA professor of history, on Assessing a Year and a Half of Arab Uprisings, held at the UCLA Faculty Club on May 17, 2012.