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  • 1.  2011 International Business Conference

    Posted 11-04-2010 10:04
    Saint Leo University would like to invite you to attend its 2011 2nd Annual International Business Conference.   The conference will be held on February 16 – 19, 2011 at Saint Leo University, located between Tampa and Orlando in Florida. The conference web page can be found at the following link: http://www.saintleo.edu/Academics/School-of-Business/International-Business-Conference. 

    Registration for the conference is now open, and can be found by clicking here.  Receive $50 OFF of the professional registration fee if your conference registration is received before December 31, 2010.

    In addition to the registration link, you can find information about our conference hotel, the Residence Inn NorthPointe in Tampa.  The hotel has guaranteed a significantly reduced room rate for conference attendees - $119/night for a studio/1-bedroom; $189 for a 2-bedroom - which includes a full complimentary breakfast, free wireless internet,  and has extended this discounted rate for 3-days prior to the conference (Valentine's Day weekend) as well as the weekend following the conference (President's Day weekend.)  To secure your hotel reservation, please go to the following link: http://www.saintleo.edu/Academics/School-of-Business/International-Business-Conference/Accommodations

    Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions or concerns.

    We hope you will join us in February and help make this conference a great success!

    Dr. Eric C. Schwarz
    Director, 2011 Saint Leo University International Business Conference
    School of Business
    Saint Leo University
    Office Phone:  1-352-588-7326
    Email:  eric.schwarz@saintleo.edu
               IBC2011@saintleo.edu


  • 2.  2011 International Business Conference

    Posted 12-06-2010 11:40

    The 2nd Annual Saint Leo University international Business Conference is pleased to announce two additional speakers for the conference on February 16-19, 2011 - Jose Valiente, Principal in the accounting, consulting, and financial advising firm of Larson Allen LLP; and Larry Cobb, Director of the non-profit corporation EthicWorks – which specializes in professional ethics and leadership training.
     
    Jose Valiente was born in Cuba but currently resides in Tampa, FL. He has served as President for the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and is a founding member of the Board of Directors for both the North Bank of Tampa and the Century Bank of Florida. With over thirty years of experience with public accounting and consulting as well as his roots in Cuba , Valiente will be presenting on "The Future of Change with Cuba", with a specific of focus on how the future of trade with Cuba will help rebuild that country, and will be a financial windfall for the United States.
     
    Larry Cobb, in addition to the Director of the non-profit corporation EthicWorks, has been involved with the NAHRO (National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Office) on several levels for more than two decades.  Cobb has served as a plenary speaker at international conferences on housing, community development and professional ethics. With an eye toward the future, he is active in the American Society for Public Administration Ethics Section as well as the re-accreditation of Masters of Public Administration programs at universities on the national level. Cobb will be presenting the topic of "International Business Ethics", which will focus on a variety of issues including the growing need for sound reasoning to resolve international ethical dilemmas, managing risk without gaming the system, and finding the courage and voice to rework international business ethics from the foundations up.
     
    We look forward to your attendance at this conference.  Registration for the conference is open, and can be accessed through the following link: http://www.saintleo.edu/Academics/School-of-Business/International-Business-Conference.  At that link, you will also find information about our keynote speaker (David Pearce Snyder – LifeStyles Editor of the Futurist), and other presentations and events taking place.
     
    Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns.
     
    Dr. Eric C. Schwarz
    Director – 2011 Saint Leo University International Business Conference
    Phone:  352-588-7326
    Email:  ibc2011@saintleo.edu



  • 3.  2011 International Business Conference

    Posted 12-06-2010 11:43
    The 2nd Annual Saint Leo University international Business Conference is pleased to announce two additional speakers for the conference on February 16-19, 2011 - Jose Valiente, Principal in the accounting, consulting, and financial advising firm of Larson Allen LLP; and Larry Cobb, Director of the non-profit corporation EthicWorks – which specializes in professional ethics and leadership training.
     
    Jose Valiente was born in Cuba but currently resides in Tampa, FL. He has served as President for the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and is a founding member of the Board of Directors for both the North Bank of Tampa and the Century Bank of Florida. With over thirty years of experience with public accounting and consulting as well as his roots in Cuba , Valiente will be presenting on "The Future of Change with Cuba", with a specific of focus on how the future of trade with Cuba will help rebuild that country, and will be a financial windfall for the United States.
     
    Larry Cobb, in addition to the Director of the non-profit corporation EthicWorks, has been involved with the NAHRO (National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Office) on several levels for more than two decades.  Cobb has served as a plenary speaker at international conferences on housing, community development and professional ethics. With an eye toward the future, he is active in the American Society for Public Administration Ethics Section as well as the re-accreditation of Masters of Public Administration programs at universities on the national level. Cobb will be presenting the topic of "International Business Ethics", which will focus on a variety of issues including the growing need for sound reasoning to resolve international ethical dilemmas, managing risk without gaming the system, and finding the courage and voice to rework international business ethics from the foundations up.
     
    We look forward to your attendance at this conference.  Registration for the conference is open, and can be accessed through the following link: http://www.saintleo.edu/Academics/School-of-Business/International-Business-Conference.  At that link, you will also find information about our keynote speaker (David Pearce Snyder – LifeStyles Editor of the Futurist), and other presentations and events taking place.
     
    Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns.
     
    Dr. Eric C. Schwarz
    Director – 2011 Saint Leo University International Business Conference
    Phone:  352-588-7326
    Email:  ibc2011@saintleo.edu