This is a slidecast of 5 seminars that I have attended during my second year of International Business Management at Artevelde University College in Ghent.
The slidecast includes a short reflection on the following seminars:
Prof. Dr. Dirk Buyens – Working and Living abroad
Elizabeth Vennekens-Kelly – Doing Business in the USA
Joeri Van den Bergh – The Next Generation
Prof. Dr. Al Kamienski – Economic Freedom & World Happiness
Filip Nuytemans – FLYSE: Zero to One
Hope you enjoy!
Brand Side of Digital Disruption | Ramon Luijten - EMansion | Mobile Conventi...Mobile Convention
Make sure to check out the interview with Ramon Luijten after the last slide.
Presentation of Ramon Luijten from EMansion. As Ramon already said in his interview: It's not the Internet of Things but the Internet of experiences and that's where he come in as a Virtual Reality (VR), Video Streaming & Location Based Service Specialist. It's a must to deliver the best possible mobile experience location independent.
Taking Advantage of Digital Disruption in Travel and ExpenseSAP Concur
At Concur client roadshow in Washington, D.C. Roadshow, guest speaker Ted Schadler, co-author of "Empowered" (Harvard Business Review Press) and Principal Analyst at Forrester Research, Inc., provided insight into the industry trends, and how these are impacting your Corporate and Government Travel and Expense (T&E) initiatives. This presentation was followed by Concur's SVP and GM, Federal Government Jim Lucier to talk about how Concur is harnessing digital disruption. Learn more on digital disruption from Forrester: http://bit.ly/1gpluQU
Customer Adoption is the new ROI. Creating SOE (Systems of Engagement) is how you maximise customer adoption. The entry point to SOE is the Smart phone. Are you maximising Smart Adoption of your cloud services?
Traditional retail is challenged by new players like Zalando, Amazon, Alibaba and many others. How can the retail incumbents respond to this digital tsunami? By winning the omnichannel war, battle by battle.
Brand Side of Digital Disruption | Ramon Luijten - EMansion | Mobile Conventi...Mobile Convention
Make sure to check out the interview with Ramon Luijten after the last slide.
Presentation of Ramon Luijten from EMansion. As Ramon already said in his interview: It's not the Internet of Things but the Internet of experiences and that's where he come in as a Virtual Reality (VR), Video Streaming & Location Based Service Specialist. It's a must to deliver the best possible mobile experience location independent.
Taking Advantage of Digital Disruption in Travel and ExpenseSAP Concur
At Concur client roadshow in Washington, D.C. Roadshow, guest speaker Ted Schadler, co-author of "Empowered" (Harvard Business Review Press) and Principal Analyst at Forrester Research, Inc., provided insight into the industry trends, and how these are impacting your Corporate and Government Travel and Expense (T&E) initiatives. This presentation was followed by Concur's SVP and GM, Federal Government Jim Lucier to talk about how Concur is harnessing digital disruption. Learn more on digital disruption from Forrester: http://bit.ly/1gpluQU
Customer Adoption is the new ROI. Creating SOE (Systems of Engagement) is how you maximise customer adoption. The entry point to SOE is the Smart phone. Are you maximising Smart Adoption of your cloud services?
Traditional retail is challenged by new players like Zalando, Amazon, Alibaba and many others. How can the retail incumbents respond to this digital tsunami? By winning the omnichannel war, battle by battle.
IdeaPOP! conference, May 15, 2019
University of South Carolina Division of Student Affairs and Academic Support
Featuring:
- Ann Marie Klotz, The New School
- Nathan Strong, UofSC
Held each May, IdeaPOP! is an in-house conference that examines higher education trends and issues through presentations and workshops whose content aligns with the ACPA/NASPA Professional Competency Areas for Student Affairs Practitioners
How to Take Charge of Your Future and Plan for Success - ACS International Sc...Anna Lundberg
This keynote talk was intended to inspire students and encourage them to be proactive about the decisions they are making when it comes to university courses and careers.
third in a series
What makes a difference for all learners in developing literacy K-5? Allington/Gabriel framework, examples from gr 1 writing, gr 4/5 literature circles and response writing, teaching decoding strategies in context.
You\'ve Got the Power is a very popular session delivered to frontline staff in schools and offices. It helps staff understand the key role they play in building and breaking school/district reputation and delivers five "power tools" to help them maximize their reputation-building influence.
Exploring Majors and Careers - Key Questions to Ask YourselfKimberly Knowles
This is a guide that I developed in 2007 for a presentation on Self Motivation that I gave - it gives useful suggestions for questions to ask yourself to help narrow in a major or career choice.
IdeaPOP! conference, May 15, 2019
University of South Carolina Division of Student Affairs and Academic Support
Featuring:
- Ann Marie Klotz, The New School
- Nathan Strong, UofSC
Held each May, IdeaPOP! is an in-house conference that examines higher education trends and issues through presentations and workshops whose content aligns with the ACPA/NASPA Professional Competency Areas for Student Affairs Practitioners
How to Take Charge of Your Future and Plan for Success - ACS International Sc...Anna Lundberg
This keynote talk was intended to inspire students and encourage them to be proactive about the decisions they are making when it comes to university courses and careers.
third in a series
What makes a difference for all learners in developing literacy K-5? Allington/Gabriel framework, examples from gr 1 writing, gr 4/5 literature circles and response writing, teaching decoding strategies in context.
You\'ve Got the Power is a very popular session delivered to frontline staff in schools and offices. It helps staff understand the key role they play in building and breaking school/district reputation and delivers five "power tools" to help them maximize their reputation-building influence.
Exploring Majors and Careers - Key Questions to Ask YourselfKimberly Knowles
This is a guide that I developed in 2007 for a presentation on Self Motivation that I gave - it gives useful suggestions for questions to ask yourself to help narrow in a major or career choice.
Collapsing Narratives: Exploring Non-Linearity • a micro report by Rosie WellsRosie Wells
Insight: In a landscape where traditional narrative structures are giving way to fragmented and non-linear forms of storytelling, there lies immense potential for creativity and exploration.
'Collapsing Narratives: Exploring Non-Linearity' is a micro report from Rosie Wells.
Rosie Wells is an Arts & Cultural Strategist uniquely positioned at the intersection of grassroots and mainstream storytelling.
Their work is focused on developing meaningful and lasting connections that can drive social change.
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This presentation, created by Syed Faiz ul Hassan, explores the profound influence of media on public perception and behavior. It delves into the evolution of media from oral traditions to modern digital and social media platforms. Key topics include the role of media in information propagation, socialization, crisis awareness, globalization, and education. The presentation also examines media influence through agenda setting, propaganda, and manipulative techniques used by advertisers and marketers. Furthermore, it highlights the impact of surveillance enabled by media technologies on personal behavior and preferences. Through this comprehensive overview, the presentation aims to shed light on how media shapes collective consciousness and public opinion.
2. Table of content
1. Prof. Dr. Dirk Buyens – Working and Living abroad
2. Elizabeth Vennekens-Kelly – Doing Business in the USA
3. Joeri Van den Bergh – The Next Generation
4. Prof. Dr. Al Kamienski – Economic Freedom & World Happiness
5. Filip Nuytemans – FLYSE: Zero to One
3. Prof. Dr. Dirk Buyens
1/12/2015
Working and living
abroad
4. “‘Being out there’ is one thing, ‘having learned
something’ is however the key question” – Dirk Buyens
5. • No international experience
• Not well prepared
• Not able to speak Spanish
• Suffered for 3 months
8. • 20 – 30 days a year
• Hard to talk about politics
9. 5 international competencies
Language skills
Way of showing interest
in a country/people
Outside-in-view
Look at the world from
another perspective
Multi-ethnocentricity
reflex
…..
Homelessness skill
High emotional stability
is required
Cultural facade
Being able to see
through it
10. How to prepare in advance?
➜ Think it over
➜ Learn the local language
➜ Dare to jump
➜ No right or wrong place
➜ Inform yourself
➜ Get to know yourself
11. How to behave once there?
➜ Reach out
➜ Show interest
➜ Look for similarities
➜ Work hard
➜ Open your mind
➜ 'Act' like a local
➜ Engage yourself
12. What is left when you return?
➜ Everyone is interested (30”)
➜ Life went on
➜ Leaving is easier
➜ Behave 'amongst' your friends,
not above them
➜ Reflect on yourself
➜ Enjoy the memory
13. Conclusion
• Don’t wait too long
• Be prepared
• No wrong place to go
• Prepare for your come-back
30. Conclusion
• Other view on marketing
• Interesting studies
• Confusing order
• Great opportunity
31. Prof. Dr. Al Kamienski
2/05/2016
Economic freedom
and world happiness
32. 5 dimensions to happiness
Mental
Learning dimension
Emotional wellbeing
Psychological
Environmental factors
Socializing
Virtual friends
Real life friends
Spirituality
Believe in sth
Professional
Quality of work/life
Standard of living
38. ➜ More customers more trips
➜ Same amount of drivers UberPool
➜ “Sometimes it is better to
cannibalize yourself then someone
else eating you up.”
Growth and
cannibalization
41. ➜ People don’t like change
➜ Believe in your own ideas
➜ Listen to others, but stay critical
Dare to change
42. “People don’t like change. But as long as you have a
clear vision in mind and you realise your goals, people
will follow your changes.” - Filip Nuytemans