Babson's Global Symposium Explores Power and Promise of Entrepreneurship In London--April 26-27, 2002.Business Editors WELLESLEY, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 22, 2002 Babson College Babson College, located in Wellesley, Massachusetts (zoned as "Babson Park," ZIP code 02457),[1] is a private business school that grants all undergraduates a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. The F. W. in Wellesley, Mass., U.S.A. presents the Babson Symposium on Global Entrepreneurship: From Promise to Prosperity, a two-day event to explore the power and potential of entrepreneurship, in London, England on April 26-27, 2002 at the Langham Hilton. Leading industry executives and academic thinkers will examine such issues as: - The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Report (GEM)-- groundbreaking research and analysis that demonstrates the power of entrepreneurship as one of the most important roads to rapid and substantial economic development. Presented by the study's principal researchers. - Classic Venture Capital: From Ecstasy to Agony in Just 12 Months. - Entrepreneurship Hatcheries: A look at Babson student businesses launched in the supportive environment of on-campus hatcheries. - Corporate Entrepreneurship: Two Perspectives - Radical Innovation Discover, Development and Commercialization - Youth Entrepreneurship: Stimulating Business Development in the United Kingdom. Keynote speakers include: Robert J. Davis, partner, Highland Capital, an early stage venture capital firm and former president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Lycos Inc. which merged in 2000 with Terra Networks Terra Networks, S. A., usually referred to as "Terra", is an Internet multinational company with headquarters in Spain. Part of Telefónica Group (the former Spain's public telephone monopoly and now one of the most important telecommunications companies in the world), Terra ; and Arthur M. Blank, chairman, president, and CEO, the NFL's Atlanta Falcons tr.v. co·found·ed, co·found·ing, co·founds To establish or found in concert with another or others. co·found of The Home Depot The Home Depot (NYSE: HD) is an American retailer of home improvement and construction products and services. Headquartered in Vinings, just outside Atlanta in unincorporated Cobb County, Georgia, Home Depot employs more than 355,000 people and operates 2,164 big-box , the world's largest home improvement retailer. Symposium presentations will look at a variety of topics and issues around entrepreneurship including: - The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Report (GEM)-- groundbreaking research and analysis that demonstrates the power of entrepreneurship as one of the most important roads to rapid and substantial economic development. Presented by the study's principal researchers. - Classic Venture Capital: From Ecstasy to Agony in Just 12 Months. - Entrepreneurship Hatcheries: A look at Babson student businesses launched in the supportive environment of on-campus hatcheries. - Corporate Entrepreneurship: Two Perspectives - Radical Innovation Discover, Development and Commercialization - Youth Entrepreneurship: Stimulating Business Development in the United Kingdom. U.S. News & World Report U.S. News & World Report Weekly newsmagazine published in Washington, D.C. U.S. News was founded in 1933 by David Lawrence (1888–1973) to cover important domestic events; he founded World Report in 1945 to treat world news. The two magazines were merged in 1948. magazine's most recent rankings (April 2002) named Babson College the #1 school for entrepreneurship education for the ninth year in a row. Babson has one of the largest dedicated entrepreneurship faculties in the world, who bring a unique combination of scholarly and business accomplishment to their teaching. Babson grants BS, MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration , and custom MS and MBA degrees through its Undergraduate Program and the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College, and offers executive development programs to experienced managers worldwide through the Babson School of Executive Education. The College's venture, Babson Interactive LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , develops distance learning programs and business simulations for executives and graduate students. The Babson Symposium on Global Entrepreneurship is sponsored by Habib Bank AG Zurich, Hillsdown Holdings, Diageo, and the Alfadl Group. Note to Media: For a complete schedule of the Babson Symposium, please visit events at the Babson website:www.babson.edu. |
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