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Panels

Live Your Joy

Named after Bonnie St. John’s latest book, this women’s only breakfast is an intimate discussion about the successes and challenges women face in their pursuit for personal, professional, and spiritual fulfillment. Guests will identify their sources of strength and weakness as they manage the various aspects of their daily lives.

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Crisis Management in Sports

From the prospective of sports team owners, players, lawyers, and agents we will examine the turning point and turnaround of players, team franchises, and management after periods of personal and professional crisis.

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The Entrepreneur’s Dilemma

A real-world problem solving session spotlights a burgeoning entrepreneur during the early phase of growth. A diverse group of industry professionals spanning PR, Marketing, Media, Non-Profit and Retail sectors helps one of Wharton’s young business owners with ideas and strategies to help grow their brand and business.

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Alumni Entrepreneurship Forum — ALUMNI ONLY

Informal networking opportunity designed to connect alumni who are either current entrepreneurs or those contemplating going into business for themselves. The session will also consist of a series of 3-minute speed introductions followed by an interactive exercise matching business needs with expertise and experience.

The Courage to Make Moves (Leadership/Career Development)

This session will help guests at any stage of their career think about the next steps and how to navigate that process. Our speakers will share their thoughts and perspectives based in their long and successful careers. Anyone who is forward thinking and wants to plan for their future should come and hear on how to strategically prepare for their success.

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What’s Changed in Finance?

Ali Velshi interviews seasoned industry leaders on the aftermath of the global financial crisis and what we can expect in the recovery. We will tackle tough questions that include:

  • With heightened governmental intervention and scrutiny, how private will the private sector be?
  • What will the road to recovery look like for the US and for other nations around the globe?
  • What are the lessons learned from this crisis and what will be the lasting impact?
  • Our guests will take away perspectives on the differences/similarities of this crisis from past crises; how leading financial services firms will change new product development, issuance, and lending practices; will any national economies benefit in the recovery.

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Turning Points in American Cities

This segment features a wide-ranging discussion on efforts to turnaround urban cities. Panelists will be prompted for responses on the following subtopics:

  • Creating competitive advantage and harnessing agglomeration benefits
  • Dealing with budget shortfalls
  • Poverty reduction – Garnering support from the state and suburban communities
  • Education reform – Taking on the broken education system

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Major Sponsors
UBS Citi Credit Suisse Exelon
AAMBAA     The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

Sponsored by the African American MBA Association of the Wharton School