Press Release
Contact: Cassandra Cranston |
Phone: (919) 549-7500 |
Globalization 2008: Story Tips - Lenovo, Red Hat, Global Business, Technology Piracy
TIP SHEET
The Council for Entrepreneurial Development is hosting
the inaugural Globalization 2008 conference, an event featuring
international thought leaders and expert panelists discussing
global models for businesses at all stages in high-growth
industries. The event will be held on Friday, February 14,
2008, from 8A to 5P at the Embassy Suites RTP East in Cary,
N.C. We’ve developed a few story ideas to aid in your coverage
of globalization and Triangle-area businesses. For more
information on the conference, or to arrange interviews,
please contact Cassandra Cranston at ccranston@cednc.org or
919 226 0460.
Capturing Global Opportunity
The global economy is creating opportunity in North Carolina.
High-tech workers in our state enjoy higher wages and more
job opportunities because of international trade. Consider
Lenovo. Though the ThinkPad is now manufactured in China,
most of Lenovo’s R&D occurs right here in the Triangle.
Deepak M. Advani, Lenovo’s chief marketing officer and senior
vice president global e-commerce, will discuss Lenovo’s
global strategy and how they have overcome the barriers
that a global company faces. Advani will also talk market
entry strategies and address cultural differences/managing
global workforce. as the featured speaker of the Council
for Entrepreneurial Development’s Globalization 2008 Conference
at 9A on February 14, 2008, at the Embassy Suites RTP East
hotel in Cary, N.C. For more information on this topic,
or to schedule an interview at the event with Mr. Advani,
please contact Cassandra Cranston at ccranston@cednc.org or
919 226 0460.
Piracy V. Privacy
The Fourth Annual Business Software Alliance and IDC Global
Software Piracy Study revealed that more than one-third
(35 percent) of the software installed in 2006 on PCs worldwide
was obtained illegally. That software piracy alone resulted
in almost $40 billion in global losses. Attorneys and entrepreneurs
discuss strategies for respecting privacy while protecting
against piracy during a presentation called Key to Global
Success: Executing an IP Strategy at the Council for Entrepreneurial
Development’s Globalization 2008 Conference at from 1:15-2:30P
on February 14, 2008, at the Embassy Suites RTP East hotel
in Cary, N.C. Panelists include Neil Bagchi, corporate associate,
with the Kennedy Covington law firm; Marshall Phelps, corporate
vice president and deputy general counsel, intellectual
property, for Microsoft Corp.; Chris Price, president and
CEO at LaamScience; and Arti Rai, professor of law at Duke
University. For more information on this topic, or to schedule
an interview at the event with a panelist, please contact
Cassandra Cranston at ccranston@cednc.org or
919 226 0460.
Driving Global Investment
With trade barriers falling and investment opportunities
growing in developing nations and more traditional international
markets, more American entrepreneurs are looking beyond
America’s borders for solid business deals. In the cleantech
sector alone, global venture investments rose to $1.1
billion in the first half of last year, according to a report
by Ernst & Young and Dow Jones VentureOne. How can enterprising
Americans take advantage of global investment opportunities?
A panel of experts will offer strategies and advice for
developing a framework for building great companies through
international investment. Panelists include Mark Rostick,
managing director of Intel Capital; Oren Cohen, chief medical
and scientific officer for Quintiles Transnational Corp.;
Art Pappas, managing partner at Pappas Ventures; and Terrance
Philips, vice president of SVB Global. The presentation
will be from 10:15-11:30A at the Council for Entrepreneurial
Development’s Globalization 2008 Conference on February
14, 2008, at the Embassy Suites RTP East hotel in Cary,
N.C. For more information on this topic, or to schedule
an interview at the event with a panelist, please contact
Cassandra Cranston at ccranston@cednc.org or
919 226 0460.
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