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Wharton 125
2006 Global Alumni Forums Capped
by a Sold-out Event in Rio de Janeiro
Why have Mexican companies become such powerhouses? What are the
challenges of family businesses? In markets like India and Brazil,
will company efficiency suffice? Wharton's Global Alumni Forum
addressed serious
questions in a sparkling setting as hundreds of alumni
and friends gathered
in Rio de Janeiro August 10-11.
This year's Latin American Forum was part of the
School's ongoing celebration of its 125th anniversary.
Robert Mangels, WG'75, chairman and CEO of Mangels Industrial,
served as chairman of the Forum's Organizing Committee,
which attracted major business and government leaders.
Notable speakers included Henrique Meirelles, governor of
the Central Bank of Brazil; Alain Belda, chairman and CEO
of Alcoa; Roberto Civita, W'57, chairman and CEO of
Abril Editora; Pedro Henrique Mariani, CEO and president
of Banco BBM; Arminio Fraga Neto, founder of Gavea
Investimentos; Hector Medina, EVP Planning and Finance,
CEMEX; Mary Anastasia O'Grady, member, Editorial Board,
The Wall Street Journal; Pedro Moreira Salles, vice chairman
and CEO of Unibanco; Ernesto Silva, COO of Coca-Cola
FEMSA; and Wharton professors Raffi Amit, Xavier Dreze,
Dawn Iacobucci, Kenneth Shropshire, and Jitendra Singh.
Odemiro Fonseca, WG'75, President of the Organizing
Committee, had a huge impact on the success of the Global
Alumni Forum. Set in the elegant beach-front Copacabana
Palace Hotel, the event attracted the School's largest contingent
in Latin America with 526 registered participants.
Don't miss the 2007 Wharton Global Alumni Forums in
Hong Kong, Costa Rica, and Zurich. Visit
www.wharton.upenn.edu/alumni/forums/
for updates.
   
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