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Women and Management Dinner 2009
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How Women can Change the World ~ doing more than making a difference
 Wednesday 12 August, 2009 - Grand Hyatt Melbourne
In 2009, MBS is delighted to welcome as its guest speakers, two inspiring women who are changing the face of philanthropy. Through achievement in business and community, these two women will share their fascinating stories on how they are leading transformative change in Australia, Africa and Nepal.
- Ms Audette Exel, Chief Executive Officer, ISIS (Asia Pacific) and Co-Founder, The ISIS Foundation
- Ms Jill Reichstein OAM, Chair, Reichstein Foundation
Register now: www.mbs.edu/wam2009
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Bring the Mojo back to your organisation!
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New executive education program: 26 - 27 August 2009
 The global financial crisis has caused many organisations severe strain, some failing, most surviving and yet others succeeding and performing well above their peers. Our experience with a wide range of organisations has shown us that there are five key skills that leaders and organisations need to successfully navigate in these ‘tough times’ - and that organisations and leaders who display these sit clearly above the rest of the field.
Find out more about Bringing the Mojo back to your organisation.
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Members of the Alumni Council have signed off an ambitious three-year Workplan which is set to be a lighthouse for how alumni can support institutions in their reach for excellence. 
Hear Mark Crosby speculate on which countries are best positioned to lead a global recovery, and what it might look like. Particular attention will be paid to the economic prospects for Australia and our main trading partners: Japan, China, and the United States.
The next generation of brand managers must be willing to relinquish some of the control their forebears have enjoyed. That was one of the central themes at the MBS Marketing Association’s May event on the future of brands and brand managers. 
The old adage that a crisis brings out the best in people remains as true as ever. 
Physiotherapist and current MBS student Mark Alexander has experienced a full career. He’s felt the patriotic roar of an Olympic crowd after walking in the Athens 2004 closing ceremony, chewed the fat with billionaires like Richard Branson, spent a year drinking with the world’s most energetic Irish dance troupe, Riverdance, and rubbed shoulders with elite international athletes.
We want to hear about your experiences of working, living and studying in Melbourne. MBS is launching a social media campaign called ‘Experience Melbourne’.
After sell-out success with series one, John Armstrong presents series two of the Philosophy for Business breakfast series. At a time of historic economic change and turmoil it is crucially important that businesses think broadly and deeply about fundamental questions. In these seminars you will learn how to think clearly and constructively about some of the great issues that face business (and people involved with business) today. 
Despite organisations investing millions in workforce diversity to boost employee morale and improve performance, they rarely achieve their expected benefits. Left unmanaged, workforce diversity actually does the opposite of what it promises—creating internal conflict and reducing organisational performance. 
Melbourne Business School has once again decided to participate in the Australian Financial Review's BOSS magazine MBA alumni survey and we are seeking your assistance. Boss would like to hear from MBS graduates who completed their degree in 2006, 2007 or 2008, either part-time or full-time. 
By applying advances in statistical analysis to macroeconomic policy, Australian-led research is set to have a huge impact on the future stability of both local and international economies.
