Masters of Business Studies
The Graduate Business Department delivered another edition of the Seminar Series during the autumn 2011 semester. Delivered as a module on both the Masters of Business Studies and Masters in Internationalisation programmes this series exposes learners to practitioner and specialist academic insights on programme topic areas and provides students with an opportunity to test their understanding of theoretical and practical ideas and concepts. In this highly interactive module, students and speakers engage in a reflective manner on the meeting of academic theory with industry and sectoral practice. The speakers included:
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Tuesday 13th September |
Professor Sean Kay, Professor of Politics & Government, Chair of International Studies, Ohio Wesleyan University, USA |
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Friday 16th September |
Mr Don Moore, former MD of ESB International |
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Thursday 22nd September |
Ms Renee Flynn, HR Manager, Lake Regional Medical Ltd, Wexford |
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Friday 23rd September |
Ms Shirley Comber, Procurement Specialist, Bausch & Lomb, Waterford |
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Friday 30th September |
Mr Philip MacKeown, Director, Musgrave Group |
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Friday 7th October |
Professor Bill Rees, Professor of Financial Analysis & Director of Research, University of Edinburgh Business School |
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Friday 14th October |
Mr Brian Kilgallen, Agriculture Attache, Agriculture & Fisheries Unit, Permanent Representation of Ireland to EU |
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Tuesday 18th October |
Mr Simon Barry, Chief Economist, Ulster Bank (ROI) |
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Friday 21st October |
Mr Eddie Scaife, Commerical Director, Aramark Ireland |
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Thursday 10th November |
Ms Olivia O'Reilly, Project Manager, Tall Ships Race 2011, Waterford |
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Friday 11th November |
Senator Jillian Van Turnhout, CEO, Children's Rights Allowance |
For further information, please contact the Series co-ordinators Dr Sheila O’Donohoe sodonohoe@wit.ie, ext. 2422, or Gerard Arthurs garthurs@wit.ie, ext. 5648
