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HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL ALUMNI CLUB OF LONDON
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
FEBRUARY
Tuesday - 2nd FEBRUARY 2010 - 1st Tuesday Drinks and Networking –6.00-8.00pm come and meet HBS Alumni at Just Oriental – downstairs at Just St James, 19 King Street, London SW1 Y6QU – Tube – Green Park or Piccadilly
Tuesday - 9th FEBRUARY 2010 - Reorganising For Resilience: Putting Your Customer At The Center Of Your Organization - Professor Ranjay Gulati. 
Time: 6.30 p.m. - 9.00 p.m. (presentation starts at 7.00 p.m.)
Venue: Howard de Walden room. The Marylebone Hotel, 47 Welbeck Street, London, W1G 8DN
Is your firm “customer centric”? Do you really know what that much-employed term means? Most companies claim they are constantly thinking about customers yet consistently fail to deliver solutions to their customers’ most pressing needs. In a presentation based on his new book Reorganize for Resilience, Harvard Business School Professor Ranjay Gulati reveals how “resilient” companies—those that prosper in good times and bad—are driving growth and increasing profitability by immersing themselves in the lives of their customers. By reorienting their organizations to be proactive, flexible, and truly customer-centric, these pioneering companies have spiked growth even in the face of some of the most daunting economic conditions in modern history.
MARCH
Tuesday, 2nd March 2010 – The Landscape after the Election – Panel Discussion at the Committee Room 10, the House of Commons - panel discussion starts at 7.00 pm – 9.00 pm Panelists include Andrew (Andy) Love MP (Lab) for Edmonton and a member of the Treasury Select Committee since 2005; Brooks Newmark - elected in 2005, is the MP (Con.) for Braintree and an Opposition Whip (and an HBS alum); Gillian Tett - Assistant Editor - Financial Times, responsible for global coverage of financial markets. Chair to be announced. 
Thursday, 25th March New Ventures Contest - London “Dragon’s Den” final to select the New Venture which will represent London at the Final in the US to be held in April 2010. Deadline for entries to London contest extended to close of business 28th February 2010. £1,000 prize for winner of London contest Full information concerning the conditions of the New Ventures Contest can be found at http://www.hbs.edu/entrepreneurship/bplan/alumni-nvc.html. The event on 25th March will be kindly hosted by NESTA (the National Endowment for Science Technology and the Arts
COMING IN APRIL
MEGA TRENDS IN RECRUITING
The credit crunch and global recession have had a huge effect on employment trends across the world. As we take our first steps towards recovery, what has changed for those looking to acquire talent and for talented individuals looking to develop their career?
Korn Ferry International, one of the world's leading providers of talent management solutions, continually originates research to investigate issues impacting the talent landscape. We are fortunate that Korn Ferry International Partner, Emanuela Aureli, will discuss the outlook for the labour market in 2010 and beyond, informed by a number of recent studies conducted by her firm including 'The Hiring Realities of 2010' and 'Green Shoots: Red Impact'.
SAVE THE DATE
8TH JULY – THE SUMMER PARTY AT THE LONDON ZOO.
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OTHER NEWS FROM THE HBS ALUMNI CLUB OF LONDON
THE LONDON HBS CLUB NEW VENTURE CONTEST - Registration Date extended to close of business 28th February 2010. “Dragon’s Den” Final in London Set for March 25th. £1,000 prize for winner of London contest The event, kindly hosted by NESTA (the National Endowment for Science Technology and the Arts, will determine which of the HBS alum companies will represent the London Alumni Club on the HBS campus on 25th or 26th April 2010. Full information concerning the conditions of the New Ventures Contest can be found at http://www.hbs.edu/entrepreneurship/bplan/alumni-nvc.html.
HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL ALUMNI CLUB OF LONDON - SOCIAL ENTERPRISE SCHOLARSHIP CONTEST.
The first two social enterprise leaders to benefit from the HBS London Alumni Club Social Enterprise Scholarship have now been chosen by the Club’s Scholarship. They are
Shaun Doran - Chief Executive of the Furniture Resource Centre Group http://www.frcgroup.co.uk/ which runs businesses to create profits and opportunities to improve the lives of people in poverty and unemployment by running social businesses that are successful as commercial businesses and also deliver social and environmental benefits. It creates training and work placement opportunities for people from long-term unemployment and socially excluded groups for example through its furnishing and removals business which provides goods and services to thousands of people throughout the country and provides a truly one stop furnishing service to social landlords. The organization employs about 107 people, has an annual budget of £4,538,000 and is funded .5% Fees for products/services, 1% private foundation, 2.5% government;
Katy Emck – Executive Director - Fine Cell Work - www.finecellwork.co.uk - an organisation which helps rehabilitate prisoners by giving them the chance to spend their long hours of in-cell “lock up” constructively, earning and saving money through skilled, creative craftwork. Prisoners earn money from the sales of their own products and acquire a meaningful skill, while helping them reflect on and rebuild their lives and gain a pride and purpose which can arrest the cycle of re-offending, enabling them to care better for themselves – and others. In 2008 403 inmates spent approximately 400,000 hours stitching in their cells for Fine Cell Work: an average of 20 hours per week per prisoner of painstaking, creative activity done entirely voluntarily. In the same year their work sold in three continents as well as to English Heritage and the V & A – a major commission designed by the prisoners to be included in the V&A’s exhibition on quilting beginning in March 2010. . All of Fine Cell Work’s classes have waiting lists and in the last five years we have had 72 requests from prisons which we at present do not have the resources to meet The organisation employs 6 people and 66 volunteers run needlework classes in 17 prisons in England and Scotland. Has an annual budget of £ 412,000 funded by 4% individual donors, 40% fees for service/products, 53% private foundation, 1% government, 2% corporate funding;
They will participate in the course “Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management (SPNM) course at the HBS campus from 18 to 24 July 2010 and will also be provided with funding to spend additional time in the US on a study tour, visiting social enterprises, meeting US community leaders and learning about different enterprise models
The awardees will speak at a small gathering of interested members in central London in the autumn and have also agreed to make themselves available in the future to share their experience with any future candidates.
COMMUNITY PARTNERS –PROGRAMME OPPORTUNITIES
The HBS Club of London has started a new and exciting non-profit initiative called Community Partners. Its mission is to provide our Alumni with the opportunity to connect with local non-profit organizations and help them solve business problems. The range of opportunities on offer include: short-term pro-bono projects, full-time job opportunities and board positions. If you are interested in learning more or joining one of the projects/positions listed below, please contact John Bello on jbello@mba2001.hbs.edu
FULL-TIME JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Mentoring Coordinator
Organization: UnLtd, The Foundation of Social Entrepreneurs
Website: http://www.unltd.org.uk
Location: London
Salary: £25,624 to £27,594 + 5% contributory pension
PRO-BONO PROJECTS
Organization: Blue Sky and COUI
Website: http://www.impetus.org.uk
Description: Performance measurement and management
Time commitment: 5 days during 3 months
Location: London and Denham, Middlesex
Organization: COUI
Website: http://www.impetus.org.uk
Description: Fundraising strategy review for COUI
Time commitment: 5 days but does not all need to be on site
Location: London
Organization: FRC Group
Website: http://www.impetus.org.uK
Description: Review of delivery model and development of growth plan
Time commitment: ~10-12 days in total
Location: London with limited travel to Liverpool
Organization: FRC Group
Website: http://www.impetus.org.uK
Description: Support for recruitment of marketing and sales director for FRC
Time commitment: ~5-7 days in total
Location: London with limited travel to Liverpool
Organization: Impetus Trust
Website: http://www.impetus.org.uK
Description: Secondee and Intern project
Time commitment: ~5 days
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OTHER HBS ANNOUNCEMENTS
IS THIS YOUR CLASS REUNION YEAR? GIVE TO THE HBS IN A TAX EFFICIENT WAY - THROUGH THE BRITISH FRIENDS OF HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL.
If 2010 is your class reunion year, remember that all donations (which will count for your Class Fund) giving by UK residents through the UK registered charity British Friends of HBS – qualify for tax relief which will be added to your gift and can increase the value of the gift by as much as two-thirds!
For dual US-UK tax payers, giving through the CAF American Donor Fund allows donors to get a tax deduction in both the US and UK. Donors can give through the CAF American Donor Fund if they pay tax in both the UK and US and if earnings exceed the worldwide foreign-earned income threshold (currently $80,000).For more information and Gift forms see the website link below or request information from the British Friends of HBS (e-mail: dwilson@aifs.co.uk) http://www.cafonline.org/default.aspx?page=7141&btnServices=&
VIRTUAL LEARNING SERIES - UPCOMING CALLS FOR Q1 2010
February 8, 2010 - 12-1pm EST - Professor Michael Wheeler
Negotiation Ethics - Whenever we negotiate, our values are put to the test. Our words and deeds reflect what we think we owe our counterparts – if anything—in regard to candor, fairness, and the possible use of pressure tactics. Professor Michael Wheeler, co-author of What’s Fair? Ethics for Negotiators (with Carrie Menkel-Meadow), will discuss the challenge of preserving one’s own integrity in world where we often have conflicting obligations and others may not be as scrupulous.
March 10, 2010 - 12-1pm EST - Professor Noam Wasserman
Founders’ Dilemma – Recipient of the Class of 2009 Faculty Award, Professor Noam Wasserman will discuss how early decisions around money and power in entrepreneurial ventures have important long-term consequences for founders and their ventures. Professor Wasserman’s research indicates that a founder who gives up more equity to attract cofounders, new hires, and investors builds a more valuable company than one who parts with less equity. More often than not, however, those superior returns come from replacing the founder with a professional CEO more experienced with the needs of a growing company. This fundamental tension requires founders to make "rich" versus "king" trade-offs to maximize either their wealth or their control over the company.
For more information and program details please see the Virtual Learning Series at . http://www.officerslounge.hbs.org/article.html?aid=448&nl=27
HARVARD BUSINESS PRESS / MCGRAW HILL
Wed Feb 10th – 6pm presentation starts 6.30 pm - Women Lead the Way by Linda Tarr-Whelan
Cost: £25 (which includes drinks, canapés and a copy of the book). Venue: The McGraw-Hill Companies, 20 Canada Square, London, E14 5LH.
Linda will be discussing her new book ‘Women Lead the Way’ which offers practical steps for women to bring their passion, brains and background to the power tables and achieve their potential while making a valuable contribution to their company or organisation and global society. She makes the case for balanced leadership with women as full partners in top-level decision making and combines compelling research, international experience and fascinating personal stories with solid, practical advice on how women can get to the top. Linda is a premier expert on women's leadership and is a frequent speaker at conferences and in the media as well as being an advisor to top officials in the United States and Europe on the role of women.
More details on Linda and the book here: http://www.lindatarrwhelan.com
For more information on the event and to book click here:http://womenleadway.eventbrite.com or contact jon_shipley@mcgraw-hill.com / 01628 502 950
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OTHER BUSINESS SCHOOLS
INSEAD ALUMNI CLUB
Explore London with the 'Go Game' - Saturday 20 February
An afternoon of intrigue and adventure with The Go Game! A high-tech treasure hunt played on mobile phones, with a sprinkling of lively characters (you may get a chance to chat up Agent Hotpants at the bar or chase down a sneaky superhero in tights). Players compete to take the most entertaining photos during the creative challenges. The result? A perfectly shaken Go Game cocktail of fun, ending at a pub where you'll see the photos and videos from the game and vote on the winners. The cost of the afternoon's entertainment is £30 or £40 per player You can choose to sign up with your own team (max 10 per team) or be randomly assigned.
Please contact Katie Arquati - 0207 868 2848 or email Katie at uk.events@naa.insead.edu
VENUE Notting Hill Area - TIME 1pm to 6.30pm; COST Members £30 Non-Members £40
LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL
Global MBA Sailing Trophy, Athens, 31st April - 1st May 2010 www.globalmbatrophy.com
London Business School and the Yacht Club of Greece host for the fifth consecutive year the Global MBA Trophy, a high profile international sailing event that brings together crews of alumni of the top business schools league and would like to hear from HBS London Alumni who would like to compete. The school to be challenged this year is INSEAD, the 2009 winner. For more information please contact Laura Scaramella (lscaramella.jemba2006@london.edu)
On Career Break and Considering Returning to Work? Save the date for the Career Relaunch Forum at London Business School on November 2, 2010
This one day return to work conference is produced by the career reentry programming company iRelaunch, - whose founders -are two Harvard MBAs, Carol Fishman Cohen and Vivian Steir Rabin - authors of the acclaimed career reentry strategy book Back on the Career Track, and is sponsored by prestigious employers. The program includes a compelling line-up of speakers, panelists, workshops, and networking time with sponsors. HBS Club members and their partners will receive a discount off the Forum registration fee. Click here for more information, or go to www.irelaunch.com
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SPECIAL OFFERS FOR HBS ALUMNI
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Doyle Hotel Group – in addition to their prize of a luxury weekend in one of their hotels they are also offering HBS Alumni a 10% discount off their Best Available Rate subject to availability, black out dates may apply). The offer is valid until end July 2010. To redeem the offer members should enter the promotional code HARV when they enter their dates to check availability. The link below will take you to a dedicated page for HBS Alumni Club of London Members which has full details of the offer available. -
http://www.doylecollection.com/exclusive_packages/harvard_alumni_club_of_london.aspx
Harvard Business School Alumni Club of London
NEWSLETTER - JANUARY 2010
Ring out the Old Ring in the New
Dear Alumni, I suspect that 2009 is a year that many of us are glad to see the back of – hoping for better things in 2010. Despite its difficulties, the past year has been productive for the HBS Alumni Club of London with the launching of the Club’s new web site and the introduction of two new competitions in addition to many other activities. The first contest was to identify and select 2 leaders from the not-for-profit sector as recipients of the newly established HBS Alumni Club of London’s Social Enterprise Scholarship Fund. The chosen candidates – nominated by HBS Alumni Club members – will attend HBS’ Strategic Perspectives in Non-Profit Management course in July 2010. See www.exed.hbs.edu/programs/spnm. Winners will be announced in the next few weeks.
The second competition is the inaugural Alumni New Venture Contest. The London HBS Alumni Club is one of 8 worldwide that has agreed to participate in this trial run. The choice of the alumni new venture to represent the London Club at the US final will be chosen during an event on 25th March 2010 – venue to be fixed details to come –The deadline for applications has been extended to 1st February close of business - Click here for more information. If your company would like to sponsor this innovative event in London please contact us - admin@hbsa.org.uk
There have also been a raft of high level and substantive presentations over a diverse range of subjects in the course of 2009; a continuation of the popular 1st Tuesday’s drinks and the Summer Party in the garden at the Goring Hotel and the Champagne Xmas Reception at Trinity House, which were both well attended and much enjoyed. The Silent Auction in support of the Social Enterprise Scholarship Fund - held by email in the run up to the Xmas party and then finalised during the evening - raised about £12,500 for the Fund. As you will see from the events below, planning for the activities of 2010 is underway and I would be delighted to hear from any Alumni who have subjects and / or speakers that they would like to suggest. In the meantime I take this opportunity of wishing you and your family a happy, healthy and successful 2010 and look forward to welcoming you to some of the Club’s events during the year.
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
COMING IN JANUARY
 14th JANUARY 2010 – Joint event with London Business School – The Upside of Turbulence - Dr. Donald Sull - Faculty Director of Executive Education, and Professor of Management Practice, London Business School. Time: 7.00 p.m. - 9.00 p.m. (presentation starts at 7.00 p.m.)
Venue: London Business School, Regent's Park, London NW1 4SA.
Crisis and uncertainty are inevitable, and bring both risks and opportunities. While many companies use a crisis as excuse for underperformance, others leverage the turbulence to grow and emerge from the crisis stronger than before. How do you identify and capitalize on these opportunities? How do you avoid falling trap of the crisis and turbulence? Click here to book.
 27th JANUARY 2010 - An invitation from the British Friends of Harvard Business School to join them for their Annual Dinner Guest speaker: Sir Robert Worcester, KBE, DL - The Current Political Scene, Britain and the USA Time. 7.30 pm for 8.00 pm. Venue: The Carlton Club, 69 St James’s Street, SW1. Click here for full invitation
9th FEBRUARY 2 010 - Reorganising For Resilience: Putting Your Customer At The Center Of Your Organization - Professor Ranjay Gulati. 6.30 p.m. - 9.00 p.m. (presentation starts at 7.00 p.m.) Venue: Howard de Walden room. The Marylebone Hotel, 47 Welbeck Street, London, W1G 8DN Is your firm “customer centric”? Do you really know what that much-employed term means? Most companies claim they are constantly thinking about customers yet consistently fail to deliver solutions to their customers’ most pressing needs. In a presentation based on his new book Reorganize for Resilience, Harvard Business School Professor Ranjay Gulati reveals how “resilient” companies—those that prosper in good times and bad—are driving growth and increasing profitability by immersing themselves in the lives of their customers. By reorienting their organizations to be proactive, flexible, and truly customer-centric, these pioneering companies have spiked growth even in the face of some of the most daunting economic conditions in modern history. Janet Photo link http://sands.hbs.edu/photos/facstaff/Ent77265.jpg
2nd MARCH 2010– The Landscape after the Election – Panel Discussion at the Boothroyde Room in the House of Commons - 6.30 p.m. - 9.00 p.m. (presentation starts at 7.00 p.m.) Panelists include Mark Field – Conservative MP for Westminster; Gillian Tett - Assistant Editor - Financial Times, responsible for global coverage of financial markets. Other panel members and Chair to be named.
25th MARCH 2010 New Ventures Contest - London final to select New Venture which will represent London at the Final in the US to be held in April 2010. Venue and Timing to be announced.
SAVE THE DATE
8TH JULY 2010 – THE SUMMER PARTY AT LONDON ZOO
Other HBS Announcements
HBS LONDON WINE TASTING TEAM. In 2009 the HBS team have won the Inter-Business School Wine Tasting Competition for the first time against teames from Insead and London Business School and Wharton. The Team are looking for new members for the 2010 competition and wine practices start at the end of January 2010 . So if you are a master of wine, an enthusiastic amateur or if you would just like to help organise events and join the fun , please contact : -Henry Lawson henry.lawson@dds.co.uk; Kuralay Elemesova <kuka25@gmail.com or Jane O'Riordan <JaneO@capricorngroup.co.uk>
UPDATE YOUR PROFILE –
HBS has launched a contest to all alumni to promote participation in the alumni directory. Each week thru to mid-January, HBS will give away an e-reader to a randomly selected alumnus/a who has a complete profile in the alumni directory. See http://www.alumni.hbs.edu/hbsnetworkchallenge
IS THIS YOUR CLASS REUNION YEAR? GIVING TO THE HBS THROUGH THE BRITISH FRIENDS OF HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL.
If 2010 is your class reunion year remember that all donations (which will be counted for your Class Fund) giving by UK residents through the UK registered charity British Friends of HBS –qualify for tax relief which will be added to your gift and can increase the value of the gift is by as much as two-thirds!
For dual US-UK tax payers, giving through the CAF American Donor Fund allows donors to get a tax deduction in both the US and UK. Donor can give through the CAF American Donor Fund if they pay tax in both the UK and US and if earnings exceed the worldwide foreign-earned income threshold (currently $80,000).For more information and Gift forms see the below website link, or request information from the British Friends of HBS (e-mail: dwilson@aifs.co.uk) http://www.cafonline.org/default.aspx?page=7141&btnServices=&
Harvard Business Press – Thursday January 21st 2010 - Why Should Anyone By Led By You? by Rob Goffee and Gareth Jones.- Venue: The McGraw-Hill Companies, 20 Canada Square, London, E14 5LH 6pm – 8.30 meet the authors, discuss their current views on leadership and learn how world-class organisations have driven change and achieved success through effective leadership development. For details and registration contact Jon Shipley, Business Development & Special Sales; Mobile: +44 (0)7920 503860 , Phone: +44 (0)1628 502950, jon_shipley@mcgraw-hill.com
SPECIAL OFFERS FOR HBS ALUMNI
Doyle Hotel Group – in addition to their prize of a luxury weekend in one of their hotels they are also offering HBS Alumni a 10% discount off their Best Available Rate subject to availability, black out dates may apply). The offer is valid until end July 2010. To redeem the offer members should enter the promotional code HARV when they enter their dates to check availability. The link below will take you to a dedicated page for HBS Alumni Club of London Members which has full details of the offer available.http://www.doylecollection.com/exclusive_packages/harvard_alumni_club_of_london.aspx
NEWSLETTER - November 2009
SPECIAL EVENTS
Social Enterprise Scholarship Members of the HBS Alumni Club of London are invited to propose candidates for the first HBS Alumni Club of London's Social Enterprise Scholarship - to send two Chief Executives from the Social Enterprise Sector to attend the Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofits Management Course at the HBS. Click here for full details and application information. Application deadline 20th November 2009.
The First Alumni New Venture Contest In collaboration with HBS Alumni Clubs in 8 regions around the world – including the London Club – the Harvard Business School's Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship and Alumni Relations has launched the 2010 Alumni New Venture Contest (NVC). Local contests will be held in the participating HBS Alumni Clubs – including London - and the winner from each of these local Contests – the London one will be held during a “Dragon’s Den” event in mid March - will go on to compete in the final to be held on the HBS campus on 26th April 2010. Click here for full details and application form. Application deadline 15th December 2009. If your company would like to sponsor this innovative event in London please contact us - newventure@hbsa.org.uk
COMING IN NOVEMBER
3rd NOVEMBER - The Inter-Business School Wine Tasting Competition, hosted by Jancis Robinson. Instead of a 1st Tuesday event go along and support the HBS Team at the inter-schools annual wine contest as the alumni of the leading business schools again do battle over 8 glasses of wine, four white, four red. This is your chance to have a great evening, as the HBS team, competes against other business schools and to enjoy the same wines with no pressure as a spectator. Time 6pm - 8.30 Venue The Winter Garden, Blue Fin Building, 110 Southwark Street, London SE1 0TA Tube – Blackfriars; Southwark London. Click here to sign up.
5th NOVEMBER - "Too Big to Fail - How to Fix the U.S. Financial System" book to be published November 2009 – a detailed study of the financial crisis and an analysis of the US government's responses to the crisis and its recent blueprint for financial regulatory reform.– an evening with the author Robert Pozen - senior lecturer at the Harvard Business School, Chairman of MFS Investment Management; Formerly vice chairman of Fidelity Investments and president of Fidelity Management & Research Company, and chairman of the SEC advisory committee on improving financial reporting during 2008. Time - 6.30 p.m- presentation starts at 7.00 p.m. Venue :Bain & Company Inc. 40 Strand, London WC2N 5RW. ONLY A FEW TICKETS LEFT. Click here to sign up.
 10th NOVEMBER – Growing a Business in Difficult Times - Karan Bilimoria - founder and Chairman of Cobra Beer and Independent Crossbench Peer - will talk about the challenges that led up to his business being restructured and the recent Joint Venture with one of the world's leading global brewers, Molson Coors. Karan will draw on his own experiences of building a brand in the downturn of the 1990's and the importance of being adaptable and flexible while growing a business. He will also share his views on the current economic climate and what it means for business going forward. Time 6.30- - presentation starts at 7 pm. Venue : Home House Ltd., 20 Portman Square, London W1H 6LW. Click here to sign up.
COMING IN DECEMBER
3rd DECEMBER - Grown Up Digital: How a New Generation is Changing Business – an evening with Don Tapscott the internationally renowned writer, consultant and authority on business strategy and organizational transformation and the strategic impact of information technology on innovation, marketing and talent – and author of Wikinomics: Harnessing the Power of Mass Collaboration - discusses his new book Grown Up Digital arguing that the Net-Generation has come of age and a new paradigm in management – Talent 2.0 – is changing how every winning company will harness the power of human capital. Click here to sign up.
14th DECEMBER - HBS XMAS PARTY – A champagne reception at Trinity House, headquarters of the UK lighthouse service overlooking the illuminated Tower of London. With catering by the social enterprise - the Hoxton Apprentice and a silent auction in support of the HBS Alumni Club of London Social Enterprise Scholarship Fund. Click here to sign up.
COMING IN JANUARY
14th JANUARY – Joint event with London Business School – The Upside of Turbulence - Dr. Donald Sull Faculty Director of Executive Education, and Professor of Management Practice, London Business School. Crisis and uncertainty are inevitable, and bring both risks and opportunities. While many companies use a crisis as excuse for underperformance, others leverage the turbulence to grow and emerge from the crisis stronger than before. How do you identify and capitalize on these opportunities? How do you avoid falling trap of the crisis and turbulence. Donald will address these issues.
27th JANUARY 2010 - An invitation from the British Friends of Harvard Business School to join them for their Annual Dinner Guest speaker: Sir Robert Worcester, KBE, DL - The Current Political Scene, Britain and the USA” 7.30 pm for 8.00 pm. Venue: The Carlton Club, 69 St James’s Street, SW1. Click here for full invitation.
Follow up to some recent HBS Alumni Club of London Events
A very interesting joint event with the London Business School on Careers in Social Enterprise on 10th September, with an impressive and varied panel of speakers chaired by our own Daniela Barone Soares – Chief Executive of Impetus Trust. Charmian Love – who heads up the H BS London Alumni Club’s Social Enterprise activities, has put together a list of useful resources for HBS Alumni interested in this area. Click here for updated list.
A good time was had by all at the 1st TUESDAY drinks on 6TH OCTOBER to welcome the new graduates from the class of 2009 arriving in London – see the photos in the website - http://www.hbsa.org.uk/images.html?view_album=4
Other HBS ANNOUCEMENTS November 4, 2009, 12- 1 PM EST - Careers Service - Moving away from Corporate: Forging Ahead as an Independent Consultant. Pamela Puryear, PhD - President, Claritas Consulting Group – Register at http://www.hbsa.org.uk/hbs_career_resources.html November 9, 2009 - 11:30-1pm EST Virtual Learning Series - November call is open to all HBS - Professor Rob Kaplan, Senior Director of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc and Professors Bill George, Jay Lorsch, Arthur Segel - The Financial Crisis: One Year Later - In November 2008,. See the following link for registration information Alumni http://www.clubhub.hbs.org/article.html?aid=302 November 18th 2009 , 12–1 PM EST Resume Writing – presented by Alumni Career and Professional Development Register at http://www.hbsa.org.uk/hbs_career_resources.html Around the other Business Schools’ Alumni Club October 29, 2009 - 4pm to 8pm - The Clean Energy & Technology Marketplace - University of Chicago Booth School of Business; The University of Chicago and the Eastern Europe & Russia/CIS Group Woolgate Exchange, 25 Basinghall Street, London EC2V 5HA ; For details Tel: 020 7581 7392; fax: 020 7581 7388 , mail: ctaylor@aifs.co.uk London Business School 19th November - Questions of Governance: what can civil society teach other sectors? 6pm – 8pm, London Business School, Regent’s Park, London, NW1 4SA Email alumnievents@london.edu Tel +44 (0)20 7000 7234
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