Featured Speakers Iris Firstenberg, Ph.D Associate Adjunct Professor UCLA Anderson School of Management Introduction and comments by Professor David Lewin A great leader helps keep a team engaged and energized when the pressure is high. In times of great uncertainty and rapid change, the challenge to maintain a sense of focus, drive, and enthusiasm requires […]

Featured Speakers John de Figueiredo, Ph.D Associate Professor of Strategic Management and Associate Professor of Law UCLA Anderson School of Management John de Figueiredo's primary fields of research are competitive strategy, political and legal strategy, law and economics, and the management of innovation. His research in "non-market" strategy examines how firms use political influence, regulatory […]

Featured Speaker Gene D. Block Chancellor UCLA Changes in the economy and public policy continue to highlight challenges for the “New Normal.  The recession has had a far reaching impact on local and global markets and on public institutions.  Reduced tax dollars have exacerbated the budget deficit in California and the public university system, responsible […]

“Toward a New HR? Perspectives on a Changing Role" Featured Speakers: Bob Johansen Distinguished Fellow Institute for the Future Michael Haffenden Co-Founder and Director Corporate Research Forum Graham Prentice Associate Corporate Research Forum Ed Leamer Chauncy J, Professor of Management UCLA Anderson Graduate School of Management David Lewin, Ph.D Neil H Jacoby Chair in Management […]