Conferences

The Kellogg School of Management hosts several student-led conferences each year. The conferences bring business leaders from around the world to the Kellogg School campus. If your company is interested in getting involved with a conference, please contact the student representatives for that conference or an Assistant Director of Corporate Relations: Jennifer Johnson, at 847-467-1301 or Elizabeth Orr, at 847-491-3548.

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Innovating Social Change Conference (ISC Conference)
October 3, 2007, James L. Allen Center
Contacts: Lisa Tan and Liz Lippert

The Kellogg School of Management is proud to host the 8th Innovating Social Change Conference. As terms such as sustainability, CSR, and Social Enterprise appear more frequently in corporate conversations, today’s leaders are faced with the challenge of not only incorporating these words into daily conversations, but also translating them into business initiatives. Kellogg students strive to grow into socially responsible global leaders, and will increasingly have to address these issues in their careers, regardless of industry focus or job function. The conference will bring together business and community leaders, as well as highly engaged students to explore the challenges associated with making this vocabulary actionable and relevant to corporations’ strategic planning processes.

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Real Estate Conference
October 17, 2007, James L. Allen Center
Contact: Augy Rizo

The Kellogg School of Management's 2007 Real Estate Conference provides an innovative forum for the real estate community of students, faculty, alumni and industry leaders to discuss current and burgeoning trends in real estate management, development and finance. Against the backdrop of frenzied global real estate investment and corporate activity which has dominated the financial headlines in the past 12 months, the 2007 Real Estate Conference’s thought provoking panels and speakers promises to be a rewarding and insightful event!

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Leadership Conference
October 31, 2007, James L. Allen Center
Contact: Chaim Lubin

The Kellogg School of Management Leadership Conference was created to provide its participants with effective tools to further enhance their leadership skills and ability to impact their organizations. The 2007 Kellogg Leadership Conference, "Seasons of Leadership," will include speakers and panels on topics such as: Leading Companies and Communities, Leadership and Turnarounds, and Effective Management of Cross Functional teams. Experienced leaders will highlight the ways to adapt leadership in evolving and uncertain environments effectively leading their organizations or communities to the path of success. The Leadership Conference allows participants to develop crucial leadership skills, to hear leaders share their experience, and to network with others interested in the topic of leadership.

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Finance Conference
November 14, 2007, James L. Allen Center
Contact: Priya Krishnan

Each year, the Kellogg Finance Conference provides an exciting forum for business leaders, alumni, students and faculty to discuss rising issues in the global economy. The 2007 Finance Conference will concentrate on firms’ liquidity and the effects on credit risk, as well as discuss the future in successful hedge fund strategies. This year’s conference will feature prominent keynote speakers and panelists with expertise in various facets of finance. In addition to being a tremendous learning experience, the conference is an ideal venue for all participants to enhance their networks within the finance community.

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Business of Healthcare Conference
January 19, 2008, Weiboldt Hall & Donald P. Jacobs Center
Contacts: Ed Tufaro and Rohit Garg

The 2008 Kellogg Business of Healthcare Conference will provide a conducive and interactive medium to explore trends, discontinuities, opportunities and challenges associated with today's life sciences and healthcare service sectors. Annually, the KBHC attracts over 400 attendees, including opinion leaders, industry professionals, academia and students, making it one of the top conferences at the Kellogg School of Management. Prior year's KBHC themes have included "Transforming the Face of Healthcare," "From Science to Sales" and last year’s theme “Today’s Ideas for Tomorrow’s Patients.”

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Marketing Conference
January 25-26, 2008, Weiboldt Hall & Donald P. Jacobs Center
Contact: Tamsyn Smith

Customers today are equipped with a greater degree of knowledge and sophistication with regard to the goods and services they choose to purchase. In order to remain competitive, companies must also become more sophisticated in their approach to marketing and the innovation process. Traditional marketing frameworks still form the cornerstone of most marketing programs, but have been increasingly adapted to meet the challenges brought on by today’s empowered customers. The 2008 Kellogg Marketing Conference, Breaking the Rules, will take a closer look at the role these classic frameworks play in today’s marketing landscape. We will bring together leading academics, authors and industry professionals in order to shed light on this dynamic topic.

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Women's Business Association Conference (WBA Conference)
February 6, 2008, James L. Allen Center
Contact: Denise Kiang

The Kellogg School of Management is thrilled to offer the 2008 Women's Business Association Conference. As business environments become increasingly complex, this conference seeks to provide current students, alumni, corporate sponsors and attendees with a unique opportunity to openly exchange ideas while building and strengthening personal and professional networks. The 2008 conference will explore new perspectives on the challenges of female leadership, including an interactive negotiations workshop, a look at the innovative programs companies are offering to assist in balancing personal and professional lives, strategies on leaving and re-entering the workforce, and tactics to step outside one’s comfort zone and embracing new opportunities.

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Technology Conference
February 20, 2008, James L. Allen Center
Contact: Ajit Ramachandran

The 2008 Kellogg Technology Conference, "The Next Wave of Technology Innovation" will focus on the emerging trends of mobile/wireless products, including, but not limited to video-on-demand, the digital home, artificial intelligence, collaboration/open source, and online communities, as well as how new innovations are being launched by major technology firms and start-up companies in a variety of emerging markets. Through a diverse set of panel sessions, the conference hopes to appeal to a wide range of attendees, speakers, and sponsors.

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Black Management Association Conference (BMA Conference)
March 7-9, 2008, James L. Allen Center
Contacts: Brian Carter and Darryl Dove

The 21st Kellogg School of Management Black Management Association Conference will be held on March 7-9, 2008. This is the school's oldest student-led conference and one of the most distinguished events of the year. During this time, students, alumni, prospective students, faculty, and professionals from across the country will gather to mark this important milestone through keynotes, panels and networking events led by some of the world's most influential thought leaders in business, media, entertainment, and government. Keynote speakers and panelists will engage conference participants in an inspiring dialogue on the importance of leveraging economic resources, social capital, and intellectual might to uplift our communities and empower future generations to build enduring institutions and legacies.

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Private Equity Conference
April 2, 2008, James L. Allen Center
Contacts: John Palmer and Ed Mahon

The Kellogg School of Management's Private Equity Conference is the school’s foremost event targeted to the private equity community. The conference creates an open and interactive forum for students, alumni, principal investment professionals, and other industry participants to discuss trends and lessons learned, as well as debate current hot topics in the private equity industry. The conference will examine investing in specific industries (including consumer and retail, healthcare, technology, and others), ranging from early-stage to late-stage investing, as well as analyze alternative forms of private equity such as mezzanine and distressed investing. This year’s conference will also examine the impact of growth and globalization of private equity, as well as managing and exiting investments and deploying capital.

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Greater China Business Conference
April 19 , 2008, James L. Allen Center
Contact: Erin (Yen Chun) Lin

The 2008 Kellogg School of Managements’ Greater China Business Conference, “One World – Removing Barriers to Achieve the Global Dream” will focus on understanding the latest developments in the evolving Chinese marketplace. The conference will facilitate discussion and debate about the existing barriers to the global dream, such as legal challenges, economic sustainability and cultural differences. The conference will feature prominent keynote speakers and panelists who will share their insights on how the Chinese government, Chinese corporations and foreign global companies facethese current challenges, and how the dream of a boundary-less world can be achieved.

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Manufacturing Business Conference (MBC)
April 30, 2008, James L. Allen Center
Contact: Clint Collins

The Master of Management and Manufacturing program (MMM), a joint-degree program representing both the Kellogg School of Management and the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, is pleased to offer the 2008 Manufacturing Business Conference (MBC). The Manufacturing Business Conference is recognized as the premier event for the MMM program by MMM students, faculty and alumni. It is a wonderful opportunity to bring together students, alumni, faculty, and industry professionals to discuss key topics in manufacturing. The 2008 conference will be no exception, as we look forward into "The Future of the Manufacturing Business in America” and explore topics such as global manufacturing, mergers and acquisitions, improvement strategies, and knowledge management.

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India Business Conference
May 10, 2008, Donald P. Jacobs Center
Contacts: Amit Bakshi and Roshni Nadar

In recent years, India has become known as a destination for quality talent at affordable prices. But, as the India story continues to develop, it is becoming clear that India has much more to offer. Marketing India’s virtues to the world, as well as its products and services domestically and abroad will become increasingly important as India blazes its way towards becoming an economic superpower. What will India, its companies, people, and values be known for? With “Branding India, Indians, and Indianness” as its theme, the India Business conference will provide a forum for the Kellogg School’s renowned faculty to discuss this issue with the very best business leadership from India. In addition to covering the overall business outlook in India, we will explore India’s unique value proposition in diverse areas such as hospitality, entertainment, and wellness.
With cutting edge panels and fresh keynote speakers, this year’s India Business Conference aims to be broad as well as innovative. We hope you will join us next year for what promises to be the premier conference covering Indian business.

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Latin American Business Conference
May 17, 2008, James L. Allen Center
Contacts: Enrique Nehme and Juan Carlos Guillermety

The Kellogg School of Management is proud to present the “Latin America Business Conference: A vision towards 2020.” At the conference, political, economic and business leaders will discuss their vision about the future of the region. Discussion topics include “Entrepreneurship in Latin America, “How Asia’s developing economic growth is shifting business models in Latin America” and “Beyond commodities, Latin America, real opportunities in value added industries”. The LABC will be the perfect stage to interact with the leaders that are shaping the future of the region, to learn about the trends of the continent from top Kellogg professors and to have an informal discussion with others interested in doing business in Latin America.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where do I park?

• Monday-Friday: Between 7AM and 4PM, only designated parking lots for visitors with a parking pass. Click here for directions and maps of designated parking lots.
• Monday-Friday: After 4PM, any parking lot, no parking pass needed.
• Saturday-Sunday: Any time, in any parking lot and no parking pass needed.

Where do I get a parking pass (only if I am parking Mon-Fri between 7am and 4pm)?

• Conferences will have a volunteer(s) stationed at designated lots with parking passes for visitors for the start of the conference.
• Please continue to check conference Web site for parking details particular to the conference you are attending. Links to each conference Web site are listed above.

What is the appropriate attire for a Kellogg Conference?

• It is recommended you wear business or business casual attire to the conference.

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