From: Strategy & Operations Management Association
Date: February 3, 2020
Subject: [SOMA] Newsletter - 2/3
SOMA Club Events: High Impact Tea – February 4th
In partnership with Net Impact and Impact@Anderson, there will be a High Impact Tea event on Feb. 4th from 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM. Join a conversation led by Dr. Magali Delmas and Scot Rank ('89) as they discuss strategies for bringing sustainable practices into a corporate scale. Scot brings a wealth of experience as a CEO and 36 years of experience in consumer products, retailing, and management consulting. Click on the link to sign up and for more information! Register HERE Running a Global Business Luncheon with Kevin Berryman ('87) - February 6th On Thursday, Feb. 6th, the Center for Global Management/SOMA/IBA will be hosting a luncheon in the La Force Conference Room (F-410) with CGM board member Kevin Berryman (’87), President and CFO of Jacobs Engineering group. This is a great opportunity to meet with an executive leader and UCLA Anderson alum in a small group setting! There are limited spots so any students who are interested please submit you interest to Lucy.Allard@anderson.ucla.edu together with a copy of your resume. Feb. 6th from 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM.
Day in the Life of Operations with FEMBA Panel – February 8th Curious about the daily ins and outs of working as an operations/logistics manager for a multinational corporation spanning the globe? Come hear fellow Anderson alum, Otto Gudiel (FEMBA ’19), talk about his current role and past experience working in operations and logistics management and how he was able to use his Anderson education to forge a pathway towards advancement in this very exciting and crucial component of business operations. The event will be on Feb. 8th from 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM. Register HERE Lunch & Learn with McKinsey Young Leaders Forum– February 11th MCA & SOMA will host a lunch time session on Tuesday Feb. 11th from 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM with Kayvan Kian, Founder of McKinsey Young Leaders Forum and discuss "How Young Leaders Can Thrive in an Uncertain World." Register HERE Lunch & Learn with Professor Tang - Managing Global Supply Chains in the Industry 4.0 Era – February 18th Join SOMA for a speaker series event with Professor Tang on Tuesday Feb. 18th from 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM! Industry 4.0 creates a “force” to make companies to rethink the way they manage their supply chain. In this presentation, Professor Tang shall examine the following questions: How should companies leverage various evolving technologies (Additive Manufacturing, Advanced Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous Vehicles, Blockchain, Drones, Internet of Things, etc.) to improve their supply chain competitiveness? What kind of value (economic, social and environmental) can these technologies bring? What are the potential pitfalls? Register HERE DOJ/Company Events: Hyundai/Genesis DOJ - March 6th
If you are interested in the automotive industry, there will be a DOJ (alongside other MBA programs) to visit Hyundai/Genesis in Fountain Valley, CA on Mar. 6th from 8:30 AM - 1:00 PM. There are 15 spots available. If you are interested, please sign up in MyCareer via the link below by Feb. 21. Register HERE Shout Outs/Announcements: Evolve Conference 2020: The Changing Consumer – February 21st Retail Business Association’s 4th-annual EVOLVE Conference will take place on Friday, Feb. 21st, from 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM. The lineup of speakers features keynotes by Grant Barth – former CMO of Levi’s, business leader for 16+ years at Nike, and current Founder and President at ThenWhat, Inc –and Ghadi Hobeika, CMO US and Group CDO of Westfield, and a founders keynote panel featuring founders of APL, Lunya, The Bouqs Company. SOMA will have a panel on Sustainability in the Retail Supply Chain featuring exciting speakers from companies such as The Honest Company, Beauty Counter, and CommunityMADE. We are looking forward to an insightful panel discussions and hope to see you there! Register HERELearn More Instagram:
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