Wharton Executive Education Presents Wharton Fellows Master Class
Working with Government, Executive Education Program, June 26-28, 2005 in Washington, DC
Philadelphia, PA (PRWEB) May 19, 2005 -- Wharton Executive Education will host, Working with Government, a
3-day Wharton Fellows program in Washington, D.C., June 26-28, 2005 at the
Ritz-Carlton in Georgetown.
What are the implications of shifts in global
politics, reorganizations such as the creation of the Office of Homeland
Security in the United States, the rise of e-government are reshaping
government, and other emerging changes for working with governments around the
world?
This high-impact program will explore how government works, how
governments are changing, and how corporations can work more effectively with
government. Senior executives will learn lessons from examining how government
is reinventing itself and how to apply these strategies to their own
organizations. They will also gain inside-the-beltway insights on the new role
of government in shaping industries.
Wharton Fellows is a life-long
learning network of thought leaders senior executives, Wharton faculty, and
leading experts that provides critical knowledge and network decision support
to proactively meet business challenges. As part of the Wharton Fellows program,
a series of Master Classes are held at locations around the world so that
executives can get essential first-hand access and gain insights into critical
global business issues.
While the setting for this Master Class is
Washington D.C. and the speakers are primarily from U.S. government,
participants from around the world will be in attendance to share their
experiences, as many of the issues addressed are relevant in a global context.
Session topics include:
The Changing Government Scene: Perspectives
from the Council for Excellence in Government
The U.S. President's Agenda
and its Impact on Business
Corporate Governance, Sarbanes-Oxley and
Anti-Trust: Roundtable Discussions
The Economics and Politics of the U.S.
Federal Budget
Cases Studies in Reinventing Government: IRS and DHS
The Role and Impact of Congressional Aides (including networking with the aides)
Addressing the Changing State and Municipal Scene
Lessons from
Lobbying (with a panel of veteran lobbyists)
Managing Contract and
Reputation Risks
The Business of Science and the Role of Government
Upcoming Wharton Fellows Master Classes include Design, Innovation and
Strategy (September 22-27, 2005) in Copenhagen and Milan; and Latin America/U.S.
Hispanic Market Opportunities (December 4-6, 2005) in Miami.
The Wharton
School of the University of Pennsylvania is recognized around the world for its
academic strengths across every major discipline and at every level of business
education. Founded in 1881 as the first collegiate business school in the United
States, Wharton has approximately 4,600 undergraduate, MBA, and doctoral
students, more than 8,000 participants in its executive
education and executive training programs annually, and an alumni network of
more than 80,000 worldwide.
More information on Wharton Fellows can be
found at: http://executiveeducation.wharton.upenn.edu/course.cfm?Program=FEB
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