DUAL Invitation October 2006

The Distinguished Universities Alumni League (DUAL) has kindly invited Oxbridge Society members and our guests to participate in the activities listed in the extract of the DUAL October Update below. For more information, visit http://www.dual.org.sg

1. Thurs Oct 5th, 7:00pm – 9:00pm – Stanford MBA Program

Information Session

2. Wed Oct 11th, 6:30pm – 8:30pm – MIT Sloan on the Road MBA

Admissions Presentation

3. Wed Oct 18th, 7:00pm – 9:00pm – Networking Night with Bob

Herbold, author of “The Fiefdom Syndrome” and retired Executive Vice

President and COO of Microsoft Corporation, will speak on “The Turf

Battles That Undermine Careers and Companies…and How to Overcome

Them

4. Thurs Oct 19th, 7:00pm – 9:00pm – DUAL Drinks

5. Sat Nov 4th, 3:00pm – 5:00pm – DUAL Hi-Tea Talk “The Global

Revolutionizing Forces Underway that Present the Greatest Business

Challenges & Opportunities”

6. Thurs Nov 9th, 2:00pm – 4:00pm – “Is the World Flat?

Opportunities for Entrepreneurs & SMEs in the Globalized World in

the 21st Century” Forum

7. Sat Nov 25th, 7:00pm – 11:00pm – Thanksgiving/Holiday Dinner

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1. Stanford MBA Program Information Session

Spend an evening learning about the MBA Program at the Stanford

Graduate School of Business. Meet an admissions officer and learn

more about Stanford’s new curriculum offering a more personalized,

engaging, and global educational experience. You will also have the

opportunity to hear insights on the MBA experience from alumni and

ask questions.

Date: Thurs, Oct 5th, 2006

Time: 7:00pm – 9:00pm

Venue: Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB)

28th Floor Conference Room

North Bridge Road, Raffles City Tower

Singapore 179101

Seating is limited. Please register on line:

www.gsb.stanford.edu/mba/info_sessions.

2. MIT Sloan on the Road MBA Admissions Presentation

On behalf of the MIT Sloan MBA Admissions Office, it is our pleasure

to invite you to the MIT Sloan on the Road presentation this fall in

Singapore. MIT Sloan on the Road presentations give prospective

applicants the opportunity to learn about MIT Sloan from the people

who know it best — the alumni!

Date: Wed, October 11, 2006

Time: 6:30-8:30 PM

Location: Four Seasons Hotel Singapore

190 Orchard Boulevard

Singapore 248646

Julie Strong, Senior Associate Director of MBA Admissions, will be

representing MIT Sloan at this event.

3. Networking Night with Bob Herbold

DUAL, in conjunction with American Association ConneXions and the

University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, has organized a

special event featuring Bob Herbold, author of “The Fiefdom

Syndrome” and husband of U.S. Ambassador to Singapore Patricia

Herbold. Attendees will have the opportunity to hear Herbold speak,

ask questions and meet with the author himself.

Date: Wed, Oct 18th, 2006

Time: 7:00pm – 9:00pm

Venue: University of Chicago, Graduate School of Business

101 Penang Road

(Parking available next door at the Regency Service)

Cost: $10 DUAL members

$15 non DUAL members

Includes light refreshments.

Limited seating, reserve early!

To register, please send your payment to the American Association

office, 10 Claymore Hill, Singapore 229573. For queries, please

email crce.jobs@… or call 6738-0371. Please indicate

whether you are DUAL and which alumni club or non-DUAL members. No

refunds for cancellations and no shows.

About the event:

The Turf Battles That Undermine Careers and Companies…And How to

Overcome Them: The problem begins when individuals, groups or

divisions – out of fear – try to protect their turf and reshape

their environment to gain as much control over it as is possible.

It stems from the inclination of managers and employees to become

fixated on their own activities, their own careers, and their own

territory or turf to the detriment of those around them. People who

create fiefdoms become dangerously insular, lose their ability to

act consistently on behalf of the greater good of the organization,

and they hoard resources. In this presentation, Bob will discuss

why this happens, and what to do about it.

About the speaker:

Robert J. (Bob) Herbold, retired Executive Vice President and Chief

Operating Officer of Microsoft Corporation, is the Managing Director

of Herbold Group, LLC, a consulting practice focused on

profitability. Herbold serves on the Board of Directors of Agilent

Technologies, ICOS Corporation and First Mutual Bank. In 2001,

Herbold was appointed by President Bush to the President’s Council

of Advisors on Science and Technology, where he chairs the Education

Subcommittee. Prior to joining Microsoft, Herbold spent 26 years at

Procter & Gamble.

Herbold’s experiences at Microsoft and Procter & Gamble were the

basis of an article he authored in the January 2002 issue of the

Harvard Business Review entitled “Inside Microsoft: Balancing

Discipline and Creativity”, recommending strategies that companies

could use to improve profitability and agility. Herbold recently

authored a book titled “The Fiefdom Syndrome”, which focuses on the

turf battles that undermine careers and companies – and how to

overcome them.

“The Fiefdom Syndrome” will be available for purchase at the event.

It is also widely available at booksellers and is publised by

Doubleday.

4. DUAL Drinks

Do come down and join us for DUAL Drinks! It will be a great time

to relax, catch up with old friends, and meet new people!

Date: Thurs, October 19th

Time: 7:00pm – 9:00pm

Venue: Brewerkz Restaurant & Microbrewery

30 Merchant Road #01-05/06 Riverside Point

Singapore 058282

Tel: (65) 6438 7438

Cost: $5 for 2 soft drinks

$15 for 2 beer

(no more finger food)

5. DUAL Hi-Tea Talk: “The Global Revolutionizing Forces Underway

that Present the Greatest Business Challenges & Opportunities”

Ms. Tara Kimbrell Cole, Managing Director of Synovations, will

explore shifting perspectives on the topic through an overview of

innovative business models and opportunities for sustainable

profitability.

Date: Sat November 4th, 2006

Time: 3:00pm – 5:00pm

Venue: The American Club

3rd Floor

10 Claymore Hill

Cost: $20

RSVP by Fri October 27th to Ms. Ng Hau Yee at

elohyn@…. Minimum of 20 is required before this Hi-Tea

Talk will be held.

Synopsis: We are all familiar with these revolutionary changes from

conflicts & technology to the management of knowledge and our

natural resources, the urgent imperatives of climate change. Yet

many business leaders have not yet fully integrated the meaning and

implications of these changes for their own business sectors.

New sustainable models that offer potential profitability are

addressed through documented business cases. Specific sector

opportunities (identified by SYNOVATIONS’ research) and some of the

mental and business models that facilitate the opportunities are

explored. Has your corporation actively leveraged the revolutionary

changes to create a competitive edge? This presentation keeps its

eye on profitability through the prism of some of the toughest

global challenges.

The research underlying the observations and insights is drawn from

a combination of leading institutions including CSIS (Washington

DC), Milken Institute, World Health Organization, various United

Nations agencies, and UK research centers such as Sustain/Elm Farm,

Conservation International and many others.

Please see attached for Ms. Tara Kimbrell Cole’s bio.

6. “Is The World Flat? Opportunities for Entrepreneurs & SMEs in

The Globalized World in the 21st Century” Forum

The NUS MBA Alumni Club is co-organizing a Distinguished Alumni

Business Leaders Forum titled “Is The World Flat? Opportunities for

Entrepreneurs & SMEs in The Globalized World in the 21st Century” on

9th November with Singapore Business Federation and MIT Alumni. The

event is also supported by the NUS Business School and DUAL.

The Distinguished Alumni Business Leaders Forum is a platform that

brings together top corporate executives, successful business

leaders and entrepreneurs from the alumni community of top

universities and business schools as well as academic and student

leaders to interact and share life experiences, practical wisdom and

relevant insights. Each session will feature a panel of prominent

business and industry practitioners who will discuss their

challenges, achievements and opportunities based on a topic of

interest. It is anticipated that the audience will be actively

engaged in stimulating discussions at each session to learn about

business issues, industry growth trends and opportunities.

Details:

Date: Thurs November 9th, 2006

Time: 2:00pm – 4:00pm (registration starts at 1:30pm)

Venue: Singapore Business Federation Auditorium

10 Hoe Chiang Road

#22-01 Keppel Towers

Singapore 089315

Cost: DUAL member $30 before Oct 15th; $40 after Oct 15th

Topics for panel discussions:

• What are the opportunities in a globalized world for a small

economy like Singapore and for the local businesses and industries?

• What are the opportunities for entrepreneurs and small and

medium businesses today to grow to become global forces of tomorrow?

• What should individual companies, businesses, industries or

countries learn so that they can continue to succeed in this age of

globalization?

Chairman/Moderator of the session:

• Mr. Will Hoon, Executive Vice President, Transpac Capital

Panelists:

• Mr. Asad Jumabhoy, Director, Global Refund Holdings BV and

CEO, First Currency Choice

• Mr. Sanjiv Aiyar, President, Emerio Corporation; Former VP

and Managing Director, HP Southeast Asia and Singapore

• Mr. Ed Cheong, Director (Industry Development), Singapore

Business Federation

• Mr. Chris Firth, Chief Executive Officer, dollarDex*

*Invited

For further details and registration, please go to the attached pdf

file.

7. Thanksgiving/Holiday Dinner

Save the date! Saturday, November 25th, 7:00pm for our jointly

organized Thanksgiving cum year-end holiday celebration at The

American Club. Come join us for a grand buffet feast of good ole

American-style roasted turkey plus all the trimmings. More details

to come…………..

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Oxbridge Circular issued on 4th October 2006 by Jacqueline Chong,

Honorary Secretary, The Oxford and Cambridge Society of Singapore.