Wednesday, November 8, 2000

Tutorials

08:00-08:30

Registration and Refreshments

08:30-10:30

Introduction to Cross-Cultural Business
Ted Dale, Managing Director, Meridian Resources

10:30-10:45

Break

10:45-12:45

Making Marketing Global
Tim Fallen-Bailey, Director, Global Products Group, Sybase, Inc.

12:45-13:30

Luncheon

13:30-15:30

Harnessing the Worldwide Internet Marketplace ...
Jorden Woods, CTO, GlobalSight

15:30-15:45

Break

15:45-17:45

Passport to Proper Internationalization
Benson Margulies, CTO, Basis Technology Corporation

Thursday, November 9, 2000

08:30-09:00

Registration and Refreshments

09:00-10:00

Keynote: Corporate Strategy in the Era of Globalization
Abbas J. Ali, Ph.D., Director, School of International Management, Eberly College of Business, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

10:00-10:15

Break

10:15-12:15

  

The Changing Internet Steve Teixeira, Chief Technology Officer Full Moon Interactive How New McDonald Might Run His Farm Richard Youatt, Operations Manager, American University of Armenia

12:15-13:30

Luncheon

13:30-15:30

A Contrarian View : Why Companies Shouldn't Globalize Donald A. DePalma, Ph.D., Vice President of Corporate Strategy, Idiom, Inc. Global Frameworks in the Internet Era Roger Jeanty, President Lionbridge Technologies, Inc.

15:30-15:45

Break

15:45-17:45

  

Capitalizing on Japan's E-Conomy : Taking American Products and Services Overseas Mark Mason, Ph.D., Senior Vice President, Global Strategy, Basis Technology, Inc. Technology & Distributed Development Michael Roche, Senior Architect Lotus Development Corporation

17:45-18:30

Break

18:30-21:30

Reception & Special Event Dinner
Speaker: Alan Dundes, Professor of Anthropology and Folklore, University of California, Berkeley

Friday, November 10, 2000

08:30-09:00

Refreshments

09:00-10:00

Keynote: Globalisation and the Level Playing Field - Reconciling the Geometry
Earl Mardle, KeyNet Consultancy, Australia

10:00-10:15

Break

10:15-12:15

  

Making the Global Jump Mark T. Moore, International Channels Manager, Timberline Software Unicode 101 for Globalization of Software Keith A. Regli, CTO and VP Product Development, Transparent Language, Inc.

12:15-13:15

Luncheon

13:15-15:15

How to Increase Global Profits Curtis R. Porritt, Director, SDL Globalization Consulting Services E-Business Strategies and Tools to Increase Global Market Share and Preserve Global Branding Martha Ferro Geller, Vice President of Globalization Strategies, GlobalSight

15:15-15:30

Break

15:30-17:10

Facilitated Discussion : Where Do We Go From Here?

17:10-17:30

Conclusion & Acknowledgments