GLOBAL ALUMNI SUMMIT
GLOBAL ALUMNI SUMMIT
Hult Alumni Head to Bali in June 2012
The Global Alumni Summit 2013
One location, one weekend, alumni from the last 30 years...it must be the Global Alumni Summit!
May 31st to June 2 nd in Cartagena, Colombia
Launched in 2012, the first Global Alumni Summit was held in Bali,
Indonesia. It was led by the Indonesian Alumni Chapter and Hult in
an effort to bring together alumni from all over the world from all
graduating years.
Every year Hult Alumni Chapters across the world place bids to host
the annual Global Alumni Summit. After a month-long poll of alumni,
the Colombia Chapter was chosen to host the 2013 Summit in
Cartagena, Colombia!
The 2012 summit saw over 80 alumni who graduated between 1980
and 2011 gather in Bali. Alumni took part in a Pocket MBA course led
by Hitendra Patel, John Newman, Chris Kinsville-Heyne, Jay Zif, Yael
Zif, and Steve Hurley to refresh their skill sets in Marketing, Leadership,
Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Crisis Communications.
After receiving your feedback on the 2013 Summit’s agenda,
we’re pleased to announce your preferred events, topics and
activities for the Summit:
The summit culminated with a Balinese Gala Dinner featuring
Mbaranga Gasarabwe (1991 alum and UN Assistant Secretary-General
for Safety & Security) as the keynote speaker and an awards presentation to winners of the Chapter Leaders Competition and the Alumnus
of the Year.
Top events (in order of preference):
Preferred topics for external speakers:
1) Talks by business leaders not
associated with Hult
2) Social/networking activities
3) Master Classes
1) Strategy
2) New Markets
3) Leadership
4) Entrepreneurship
Preferred Master Class topics:
Social/Networking activities (in order of preference):
1) Leadership
2) Entrepreneurship
3) Marketing
1) Day-time tour of the city
2) Day outing
3) Night-time tour of the city
Alumnus of the Year 2012—Byung Doo Sohn
The results have already been communicated to the Colombian Chapter and they
have been busy organizing the logistics and activities in Cartagena to ensure we get the
best deal possible for participants and address any safety concerns. They’ve also been
working with the Alumni Affairs team to secure external speakers and professors
recommended by you to teach a Master Class at the Summit.
Byung Doo Sohn—who has held several high-profile private and public sector roles since
graduating from Hult in 1985—was named Hult’s Alumni Association, Alumnus of the
Year. The award recognizes outstanding achievements among former Hult students.
It’s shaping up to be an interesting line-up that addresses the topics and agenda
that you selected in the survey, so we are sure you will find the event both
interesting and rewarding.
Sohn, now Chairman of Korean Broadcasting System, began his career working for the electronics
giant Samsung. After studying at Hult in Boston, he quickly took on a series of roles facilitating development between the private sector and the South Korean government. By 1997, when the Asian
financial crisis hit, Sohn was at the head of a committee tasked with controlling debt and making
South Korean companies more competitive. He is now widely respected for his role in implementing
reforms and helping to solve the country’s financial problems. His merits earned him the Bronze Tower Order of Industrial Service, and an honorary PhD in Economics from t ???U?????????-???????()]??e??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????) ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????5??(?????)????????
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