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Global Entrepreneurship Week 2008 |
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The Sigmund Weis School of Business at Susquehanna University celebrated Global EntrepreneurshipWeek, an international initiative encouraging youth to think big, to turn their ideas into reality and to make their mark on the world. On Nov. 18, the school brought together successful entrepreneurs and executives representing a variety of industries to explore two critical topics of our time. Watch the Competing in a Global Economy program.John Resnick, creator of the nationally syndicated radio program Legends of Success, moderated the panel discussions. Participants included:
"The Future of Education"
The demographics in the United States are shifting. People are moving to different geographic regions in the U.S. and are conducting more business online. Companies are changing the way they do business. Many of the jobs students will have do not even exist today.Education must keep up with the changing landscape, and the changing ways in which people are learning. Sometimes this means incorporating new technologies into the learning environment. Sometimes it means totally rethinking teaching methods. So, what is on the horizon? What does the future of education look like?
"Competing in a Global Economy"Even if you have never left the United States, you interact with the global economy every day. Your shirt is made in Malaysia. Your customer service call goes to India. Your retirement account rises and falls on the whims of worldwide trading. Even something as American as apple pie could soon be made with Chinese apples. The United States is losing its footing as the world's superpower because of growth in nations such as China and India. But the U.S. has staked its claim as a bastion of innovation, a place where ideas are a rich natural resource. So how will individuals, entrepreneurs, small business owners and corporations learn to be competitive in this evolving global economy?
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