Who: As in the past three years, the program will attract representatives from higher education, global business and industry, as well as the public sector.  Engineering, language and international program educators will be present, along with corporate executives and personnel directors, and members of government, education, and public policy agencies.  

 

The keynote address will be offered by Dr. Klaus Kleinfeld, Chief Operating Officer of Siemens Corporation.  He will speak on "Leadership in a Global Environment - A Very Personal View."

Speakers as of October 2001:

• Honorable Lincoln C. Almond, Governor, State of Rhode Island (tentative)

• Britta Baron, Director, German Academic Exchange Service, New York

• Sigrid Berka, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

• Peggy Blumenthal, Institute for International Education

• Winifred Brownell, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Rhode Island

• Alberto Bustani, Rector, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM), Campus Monterrey

• Christian Callegari, Siemens AG

• Robert L. Carothers, President, University of Rhode Island

• Gary Lee Downey, Virginia Tech

• Gayle Elliott, University of Cincinnati

• Christopher Fredericks, DAAD

• John M. Grandin, University of Rhode Island

• Rick Grant, BMW Manufacturing Company

• Eckhard Hommrichhausen, BMW Manufacturing Company

• Jens Hupkau, Brown & Sharpe Manufacturing Co.

• Pamela Joell-Hightower, Siemens Corporation

• Marlene M. Johnson, Executive Director and CEO, NAFSA:  Association of International Educators

• Regina Kecht, Rice University

• Chai Kim, College of Business, University of Rhode Island

• Thomas J. Kim, Dean of Engineering, University of Rhode Island

• Frithjof Klasen, Fachhochschule Köln

• Klaus Kleinfeld, COO, Siemens Corporation

• Juan Lucena, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

• Cheryl Matherly, Rice University

• Miguel Medina, Duke University

• Michael Nugent, FIPSE

• Gene G. Oswalt, Corporate Treasurer,
  ZF Group North American Operations
  Cincinnati

• Ishwar Puri, University of Illinois-Chicago

• Sohrab Rabii, University of Pennsylvania

• Jay Rajgopal, University of Pittsburgh

• Damon Rarick, University of Rhode Island

• John F. Silva, Hilti Inc., San Rafael, California

• Richard Vaz, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

• Sue Vernon-Gerstenfeld, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

• Walter von Reinhart, University of Rhode Island

• Steve Weininger, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

• Bernd Widdig, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Last Updated:  01/10/2003