An Extraordinary Place You’ll enjoy a calendar packed with OPPORTUNITIES, many of which you’ll have a hand creating and planning. Here is just a sample of the many events, activities and thought leaders that have ENGAGED UC Davis MBA students.
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Bernard Tyson, President and COO, Kaiser Permanente
DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS Top executives, company founders, veteran entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and financiers share valuable insights and lessons learned. Our recent speakers include: ■■
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numerous opportunities to build your networks, socialize and simply have fun outside the classroom, from parties that celebrate the School’s diversity to field trips that explore local industries and businesses. Each week, students, faculty and staff gather for Connections, a casual get-together to build community and learn what is happening at the School.
UC Davis MBAs network and learn alongside like-minded students from Rice University, Boston University and Baylor College of Medicine at Ignite. The annual conference has included a whirlwind tour of San Francisco Bay Area startups and VC firms—including Coursera, Facebook, Media Spike, Khosla Ventures, Google, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Plug and Play Tech Center and Square—and presentations by successful and up-and-coming entrepreneurs.
8 M A K E A N E T I M PAC T | Net Impact uses the power of business to create positive social, environmental and economic change. Our Gold-ranked chapter has been recognized as the Trailblazing Chapter of the Year, the Best Small Chapter of the Year and among the top four Graduate Chapters worldwide. The chapter hosts high-profile speakers, offers leadership development opportunities, supports courses in social entrepreneurship and sustainable business, and joins peers at the annual national Net Impact conference.
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International Study Trip course opens a window to global business. After a quarter-long study of a region, students take lessons learned on a two-week tour with site visits and executive meetings. Recent trips included Chile, Hungary and the Czech Republic, China, Vietnam, Ecuador and Panama, Germany, and Italy and Turkey— including a visit to the Blue Mosque in Istanbul.
Sandy Weill, Former Chairman and CEO, Citigroup Bernard Tyson, President and COO, Kaiser Permanente Harold Schmitz, Chief Science Officer, Mars Inc. John Mackey, Co-founder and Co-CEO, Whole Foods Market Anne Gates, Executive Vice President and CFO, Disney Consumer Products
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Edward Zhu, Founder and CEO, CHIC Group
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James C. Davis, President, Chevron Energy Solutions
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Gordon Hunt, MD, Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Sutter Health Rick Ridgeway, Vice President of Environmental Initiatives, Patagonia Carl J. Schramm, Former President and CEO, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation; named the “Evangelist of Entrepreneurship” by The Economist Ron Canion, Co-Founder, First President/CEO, Compaq Computer Anne Simpson, Senior Portfolio Manager of Investments and Director of Corporate Governance, California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) Bill McKibben, Founder, 350.org