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edge they need. Wharton’sonline business analysisand research journal willlaunch a Chinese versionin early 2005, adding toits English, Spanish andPortugese versions. As well,Knowledge@Wharton andThe Boston ConsultingGroup have partneredto create four special reportson China, the firstof which, “China and theNew Rules for Business,”is now available on theKnowledge@Wharton websitein both Chinese andEnglish .The Chinese version ofKnowledge@Wharton willtarget management leadersin China as well as Chinesereadingpopulations worldwidewith a mix of tailoredand existing content. Theproject, a year in the making,came together when bothDean Patrick Harker andBoston Consulting Groupofficials, led by a Whartonalum, expressed a simultaneousinterest in creatingreal-world, online communicationsvehicles to tackle theopportunities and challengesof operating in China.“Our original strategy isto have a two-fold engagement,”explains MukulPandya, editor and directorof Knowledge@Wharton.“On one hand, there’s ahuge hunger for informationabout how to dobusiness in China amongWestern executives. Allthey have been getting is alot of hype, or horror stories.Our opportunity is totell stories for the benefitof a Western world thatwants to figure out what’sreally real. Then there’sa great hunger in Chinatoo about business in theWest, and for them, havingaccess to a place likeWharton is crucial.”Wharton alumnus HalSirkin, W’80, a senior vicepresident at BCG and leaderof the firm’s OperationsPractice, says that for manycompanies, China has risento the top of the managementagenda. “In manyindustries today, operatingin China is no longer justan option to consider — it’san imperative if they are toremain competitive,” Sirkinsays. “Yet many questionsand risks remain.”The Chinese version ofKnowledge@Wharton willbe funded by a combinationof corporate sponsorshipsand donations from alumni,parents of existing studentsand friends of the School.It comes on the heels ofthe fifth anniversary ofKnowledge@Wharton,which now has more than350,000 subscribers in189 countries.Tech LeadersSpeak on VCat InauguralWharton WestConferenceThe state of venture capitalwas one of the many topicsaddressed at Wharton West’sfirst venture capital conference,held May 11 in SanFrancisco and organized byProfessors Andrew Metrickand Chris Geczy. Called“Venture Capital: TheoryMeets Practice,” the eventdrew alumni from bothcoasts to hear speakers suchas John Dean, WG’74, formerCEO of Silicon ValleyBancshares, Jim McElwee,WG’76, general partner ofWeston Presidio, MichaelMortiz, WG’78, partnerat Sequoia Capital, andTed Schlein, C’86, generalpartner of Kleiner, Perkins,Caufield & Byers.Lauder Alumniand BusinessLeaders Gatherfor GlobalBusiness ForumMost images of entrepreneurshiptend to focus onthe vision and guts involvedin getting ventures off theground. But at a recent paneldiscussion at the inauguralLauder Institute AlumniAssociation Global BusinessForum in New York, agroup of entrepreneurs– some just a few years intotheir venture, and at leastone with decades of experience– offered a portraitof the entrepreneur thatseldom makes it onto thecover of Business Week: Theentrepreneur as mensch.Panelists emphasized lessthe solitary aspects of theentrepreneurial life than thesocial ones. Forget genius,they said; what really countsmost is building a strongnetwork to turn to for helpand advice, treating peoplewith dignity, and servingyour customers well.Chaired by LauderInstitute governor EdgarBronfman Jr., the chairmanand CEO of Warner MusicGroup, the panel featuredTom Bendheim, the CEOof Rheingold Brewing Co.;George Bennett, the chairmanand CEO of HealthDialog; Luis Gonzales, COOand founder of Vidalink,a Brazilian pharmaceuticalsupply company; CharlesRashall, president andfounder of brandadvisors;and Diane Ty, chairman andco-founder of YouthNOISE.JOHN BUGGIE, WG’92; DICK PARSONS; LEONARD L AUDER, W ’544 . S U M M E R 2 0 0 4 . W H A R T O N N O W
The Global BusinessForum was held in April atthe Metropolitan Club inNew York City and was attendedby more than 300Lauder/Wharton alumni.In addition to the participantsnoted above, over 30industry leaders served askeynote speakers and panelists,including LeonardLauder, W’54, CEO of EsteeLauder; Dick Parsons, CEOof Time Warner; A.G. Lafley,CEO of Procter & Gamble;Sir Martin Sorrell, CEOof WPP; Paul Fribourg,CEO of ContiGroup; ShivKhemka, WG’90, G’90,CEO of Sun Group; andRichard Haass, presidentof the Council on ForeignRelations. To read moreabout the Business Forum(including coverage fromKnowledge@Wharton), visit.Robert E.Mittelstaedt: 13Years as ViceDean of ExecutiveEducationRobert E. Mittelstaedt hasresigned from his positionas vice dean of the WhartonSchool’s executive educationdivision, a role he has heldfor 13 years. Mittelstaedtleft his post to become deanof the W.P. Carey School ofBusiness at Arizona StateUniversity, effective July 1.During his tenure atWharton, Mittelstaedt wasresponsible for building theAresty Institute of ExecutiveEducation into one of thelargest organizations of itstype in the world, withmore than 220 programsfor 8,000 to 10,000 executivesannually. He was instrumentalin founding theDirectors’ Institute in 1993,the Wharton ElectronicCommerce Forum in 1996,and Knowledge@Whartonin 1999. During 1996-99, he headed Wharton’sexternal affairs division,including fund raising,public relations, communicationsand alumni affairsfunctions. He also led thestartup of Wharton West asthe initiative’s interim vicedean during 2000-2001.While at Wharton, he alsoserved as associate directoror director of a number ofprograms including: theLeonard Davis Instituteof Health Economics;the National Health CareManagement Center; theWharton Applied ResearchCenter; and the WhartonInnovation Center.Dean Patrick Harkersaid, “I am deeply gratefulto Bob for his outstandingwork at Wharton. Hisappointment to the W.P.Carey deanship is muchdeserved recognition of hisabilities as a leader and hiscommitment to businesseducation. We wish him thevery best of success in hisnew position.”NewsmakersJoseph E. Harari,PAR’90, member of theSchool’s Executive Boardfor Latin America, wasawarded (along with histhree brothers) Panama’shighest civilian honor,The Order of Vasco Nunezde Balboa, in April. Theaward is conferred to citizensof the Republic whohave made outstandingcontributions to the countryover the years.Peter Murphy, WG’88,was featured in an articleabout his career as seniorexecutive vice presidentand chief strategic officer ofthe Walt Disney Company(Daily Variety, 4/2/04).Ron Wilson, WG’95and Brian LeGette, WG’95,were featured in an articleabout their company,EntreQuest, producers ofperformance wear merchandise(Baltimore Sun, 4/6/04).Jay I. Kislak, W’43, wasfeatured in an article abouthis gift of 4,000 artifacts ofearly America to the Libraryof Congress (WashingtonPost, 4/7/04).Upcoming Patagonia AlumniLeadership Venture; January 7 –16, 2005 (Includes flying timefrom the U.S.)In January 2005, the Wharton Leadership Ventureswill offer its first Venture to South America foralumni. This trip takes participants into the heartof Patagonia to the famous “Torres Del Paine.” Ledby Professor Mike Useem, Director of the Centerfor Leadership and Change Management, and underthe expert guidance of Vertical SA’s world-classmountaineering team, the Venture will provide a setof engaged, hands-on experiences for exploring andmastering the capabilities for effective individual andteam leadership in business and beyond. Participantswill have the opportunity to improve their capacitiesto think strategically, communicate effectively, andact decisively.This week long program begins the afternoon ofJanuary 8, 2004 in Punta Arenas, Chile. Participantswill spend the week trekking in the Torres Del PaineNational Park alternating between lodges and camping.A key highlight of the trip will be an afternoon ofwalking and ice-climbing on Grey Glacier. It promisesto be a challenging and invigorating program atonce fostering an environment for further leadershipdevelopment as well as providing the opportunity foralumni to reconnect.Enrollment opened on July 1, 2004. For furtherinformation and to enroll please e-mail AldoBoitano at aldo@vertical.cl or Penny Bamber atpennyb@wharton.upenn.edu.W H A R T O N N O W . W H A R T O N A L U M N I M A G A Z I N E .5
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