Upcoming Events
Comparing Mexican and American Public Opinion and Foreign Policy (May 24)
The Consulate General of Mexico in Dallas, the World Affairs Council of Greater Dallas, the Southern Methodist University, The University of Texas at Arlington, and The University of Texas at Dallas have put together a panel discussion called "Comparing Mexican and American Public Opinion and Foreign Policy" at 9am on Tuesday, May 24 in the Smith Auditorium in the Meadows Museum of Art on the SMU campus.
Participants will present the survey Mexico and the World. Global Visions 2004. Public Opinion and Mexican Foreign Policy, identifying and analyzing attitudes, values, and general orientations of Mexicans about foreign affairs from a comparative perspective. The survey was developed by CIDE, the Mexican Council of International Affairs, and with the coordination of the Chicago Council on Foreign Affairs (CCFR). Authors will give special emphasis on national identity, level of contact with the exterior, and interest and knowledge about world affairs. The program includes the participation of Ambassador Andres Rozental, Dr. Guadalupe Gonzalez of from the Centro de Investigacion y Docencia Economica (CIDE), Manuel Garcia y Griego from UT Arlington, Alejandro Nieto from SMU, and Rodolfo Hernandez Guerrero from UT Dallas. For driving directions and parking information to the Meadows Museum, please visit its Web page at http://www.meadowsmuseumdallas.org/. For any other information call 972-883-6401.
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CEOs Tell All: How They Retooled Their Businesses After Major Disruptive Events (May 25)
The MIT Enterprise Forum of Dallas/Fort Worth, Inc. will present CEOs Tell All: How They Retooled Their Businesses After Major Disruptive Events, at The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) School of Management Building, Richardson, Texas, May 25, 2005. Registration and reception with light buffet begin at 5 p.m., and the program at 6:15 p.m. The price is a donation of $25 for general admittance with advance registration, or $35 at the door.
The program is being sponsored jointly by the Dallas clubs representing the Harvard Business School, Johnson School at Cornell University, MIT, MIT Enterprise Forum, and Wharton. For information and reservations, go to www.whartondfw.org/events.html CEOs have long been faced with major disruptive events, which include crises or significant change affecting the life of the enterprise. Disruptions such as change in the competitive environment, change in customer composition, supply chain disruptions, human resource disruptions, and are just a few of the situations that have caused CEOs to rethink their business models and lead changes that will turn their companies around.
The three CEOs who will tell their stories are (alphabetically): Ken Rees, former CEO of InnoVentry Corporation and CashWorks (currently he is president and CEO of PayDay One); John Ryan, former CEO of Entrust (currently he is the chairman of the board of Zix Corporation); and Sunny C. Vanderbeck, founder and CEO of Data Return. The moderator will be Don Hicks, professor of political economy and public policy at UTD.
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So You Want To Be An Entrepreneur? (June 2)
The Richardson Chamber of Commerce is hosting a presentation by Scott Walker, president and CEO of BillMatrix Corporation at 11:45am on June 2 at the Radisson Hotel Richardson, located at 1981 N. Central Expressway at Campbell Road. There is a $30 charge for members and a $45 charge for non-members.
Scott B. Walker is chairman, president, and CEO of BillMatrix Corporation, an automated bill payment company utilizing both the Internet and telephone ("IVR" Interactive Voice Response). Since assuming ownership of the company in early 1999, Walker has built the company from four employees to more than 150 today and experienced more than an 80 percent annualized growth rate for the last six years. Currently, the company processes more than $5 billion in bill payments annually with more than 120 billers, including several Fortune 500 companies. Nationally, BillMatrix is considered the leading third party IVR bill payment company. The company has been recognized for three years in a row as one of the 100 fastest growing companies in the Dallas- Fort Worth metroplex. For more information, call 972-234-4141
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BioTexaSummit 2005 (June 7-8)
This conference will explore the Texas healthcare landscape from a political, economic, social, cultural, and ethical perspective. The conference will be held on June 7 and 8 in the InterContinental Stephen F. Austin Hotel in Austin, Texas. For more information or to register, see www.cti-med.org/biotxsummit.htm.
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BioDFW Breakfast Series: "ODC Therapy, Inc." (June 16)
The BioDFW Breakfast Series is having its June presentation at 7:30am on Thursday, June 16 at the UT Southwestern Medical Center A.W. Harris Faculty - Alumni Center, located at 5323 Harry Hines Blvd in Dallas. Thomas Turpen, president and CEO of ODC Therapy Inc. will be discussing the company. There is no cost to attend. RSVP at www.dallaschamber.org/calendar.html, info@biodfw.org or 214-712-1922.
