Corporate Strategies in An Economic Downturn

The first talk in FSV (Fiat Sapientia Virtus) series of dinner talks will be organised by The Malay College Old Boys Association (MCOBA).

Date : 29th July 2009
Venue : Mahkota Ballroom, Istana Hotel Kuala Lumpur
Time : 7.45 pm
Dress Code : Lounge Suit

The talk this year will be presented by Professor David Collis, an adjunct Professor in Corporate Strategy, of the Harvard Business School; Boston, USA entitled 'Corporate Strategies in an Economic Downturn'. This topic is appropriate, especially in the current global economic downturn, and it is hoped that it could assist in contributing, albeit in a small way, towards finding innovative solutions for the Malaysian Corporate Sector.

MCOBA, established in 1929, has been involved in activities relating to the upliftment of education in the country. Based on the experience and extensive network which the organisation and its members have, it was felt appropriate that MCOBA embark on presenting a series of talks especially in current affairs, economic, corporate strategies and leadership to the private and government sectors. This talk is the first in the series.

All proceeds for the FSV series will be for the 'Education Fund' of MCOBA, which will be used for the enhancement of education both for its members and all Malaysians.

To RSVP, please send an email to the address below or fax to the number below:

Executive Secretary
MCOBA Penthouse,
42, Jalan Syed Putra,
50460 Kuala Lumpur.

Fax: +603 227 43176
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RM 3,500 per table of 10 cheques payable to: MCOBA.

About Professor David J. Collis:

For the past twenty years David J. Collis has been a professor at the Harvard Business School, where he is an Adjunct Professor of Business Administration within the Strategy Unit -- only the second fulltime Adjunct Professor appointed at HBS. Previously, he was the MBA Class of 1958 Senior Lecturer in the Strategy group at the Harvard Business School, having previously completed five years as the Frederick Frank adjunct Professor of International Business Administration at the Yale School of Management and two years as a professor at Columbia Business School. He is an expert on corporate strategy and global competition, and is the author of the recent books Corporate Strategy (with Cynthia Montgomery) and Corporate Headquarters (with Michael Goold and David Young). He also teaches several Executive Education programs. His work has been frequently published in the Harvard Business Review, Academy of Management Journal, Strategic Management Journal, European Management Journal, and in many books including Managing the Multibusiness Company, International Competitiveness, and Beyond Free Trade. The more than fifty cases he has authored have sold over 400,000 copies worldwide.

David Collis received an M.A. (1976) with a Double First from Cambridge University where he was the Wrenbury Scholar of the University. He graduated as a Baker Scholar from Harvard Business School, MBA (1978), and received a Ph.D. (1986) in Business Economics at Harvard University where he was a Dean's Doctoral Fellow. From 1978 to 1982 he worked for the Boston Consulting Group in London. He is currently a consultant to several major U.S. corporations, and on the Board of Directors of PICIS and the Board of Trustees of the Hult International Business School, and the Advisory Boards of Vivaldi Partners, Folderwave and formerly of Ocean Spray and WebCT. He is also the cofounder of the elearning company E-Edge, and the advisory firm Ludlow Partners.

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