International Business and Entrepreneurship Centre launches Visiting Scholars Speakers Series
In order to further support research into the areas of international business and entrepreneurship, the Faculty of Business Administration's International Business and Entrepreneurship Centre recently launched the Visiting Scholars Speakers Series, open to students, faculty, and the business community free of charge.
The Series' first speaker was Dr. Ed McMullan from the Haskayne School of Business at the University of Calgary who hosted a seminar in his area of expertise: entrepreneurship.
The Visiting Scholars Series is intended as a supplement to the Centre's soon to be officially launched Activator program, and will provide students with the opportunity to get advice from leading experts in the fields of entrepreneurship, new venture creation, entrepreneurial finance, and new venture creation.
The next event in the Series will be this coming April as Dr. Nikhil Varaiya, an expert in entrepreneurial finance, will be participating in faculty research seminars, in the entrepreneurial finance course, and will be offering a seminar to the business community as well.
Also appearing in April will be Dr. Jeffry Timmons, an entrepreneurship expert from Babson College in Boston, and Dr. Reg Litz, an expert in entrepreneurship and family business from the University of Manitoba, both will be delivering seminars with Dr. Litz's expected to close out the Series for the year.