The Go Point: When It's Time to Decide
Professor Michael Useem—William and Jacalyn Egan Distinguished Profssor of Management; Director, Center for Leadership and Change Management

G06, Dhirubhai Ambani Auditorium
Jon M. Huntsman Hall, 3730 Walnut Street

Moments of decision are those times when an individual, team or organization faces a tangible opportunity to go one way or another. And ultimately, every decision comes down to a go point—that moment when the essential information has been gathered, the pros and cons are weighed, and the time has come to get off the fence. Decisions at such points are at the heart of leadership and a driver of organizational performance, and they are of particular importance during moments of emergency or stress, as we all witnessed during the recent financial crisis. Drawing on the decision moments of a range of company leaders, corporate directors—and even mountaineers on Mt. Everest, firefighters in the wilderness and generals at Gettysburg—Michael Useem identifies what it takes for making timely calls when leadership really matters.

All Alumni Lunch
Under the tent on Lehman Brothers Quad
Network with fellow Wharton MBA alumni over an informal lunch.

Concurrent Professional Educational Workshops (Please select one)

Workshop 1: Lifelong Career Management for Wharton MBA Alumni: Career Resources and How to Stay Connected ^{SOLD OUT}
F85, Jon M. Huntsman Hall
3730 Walnut Street

Moderated by Cara Costello, Senior Associate Director, MBA Career Management

This overview session will be presented by Wharton Career Management staff, Cara Costello, Senior Associate Director of Alumni Services. The workshop will provide an overview of career resources available to Wharton MBA alumni. Whether you are actively seeking employment, interested in long term career development networking resources, or are in the position to hire from Wharton, a breadth of alumni resources will be highlighted.

Workshop 2: The Entrepreneurship Perspective—Lessons from Wharton Alumni ^{SOLD OUT}
Co-sponsored by Wharton Entrepreneurial Programs
F95, Jon M. Huntsman Hall
3730 Walnut Street

Moderated by Jeffrey Babin, C'85, WG'91
Panelists for this workshop: Joel Cantor, WG'89, CEO, Cantor + Partners LLC; Brett Hurt, WG'99, Founder & CEO, Bazaarvoice; Paul Raden, WG'89, Managing Director, Citi Prepaid Services (formerly Ecount); Gregg Spiridellis, WG'99, President & Co-founder, JibJab Media Inc.; Peter Thomas Roth, W'79, CEO, Peter Thomas Roth Labs; Raymond Tsao, WG'94 - Founder, Covendis Technologies

Wharton alumni entrepreneurs have founded some of the world's leading companies. This panel of Wharton entrepreneurs will provide a compelling look at what it takes to start a successful business. Their inspiring stories will help explain the motivations, challenges and greatest rewards of owning a business.

Workshop 3: 25^th Reunion Alumni Panel—Milestones towards 25 Years of Leadership
240, Jon M. Huntsman Hall
3730 Walnut Street

Panelists: Scott Jenkins, WG'84; Ziad Abdelnour, WG'84; Susan Hallman, C'80, WG'84; Farid A. Naib, WG'84; Robert (Bob) Paladino, WG'84

This exciting panel of renowned Wharton MBA executives discuss how their Wharton experience impacted their careers. Panelists will discuss how they remained in the mainstream or took detours on their road to success throughout 25 years of leadership.

Future for Investors
Professor Jeremy J. Siegel—Russell E. Palmer Professor of Finance
Zellerbach Theater, Annenberg Center, 3680 Walnut Street
Professor Jeremy Siegel, one of the world's top investing experts, will discuss the valuation of the current market, the most promising asset classes, the connection between growth and return, the Age Wave and International Investing.

Concurrent Professional Education Workshops (Please select one)

Workshop 1: Hedge Funds: Are They Weathering the Storm?
G06, Dhirubhai Ambani Auditorium,
Jon M. Huntsman Hall, 3730 Walnut Street

Moderated by Christopher C. Geczy, Assistant Professor of Finance. Panelists: Marco Spinelli, WG'99 - Morgan Stanley; Barry Rosenstein, WG'84 - Jana Partners; Glenn Tongue, WG'84 - T2 Partners; Kurt Cellar, WG'99 - Partner, Bay Harbour Management
This panel will explore important trends in the industry.

Workshop 2: Managing Your Career
F85, Jon M. Huntsman Hall,
3730 Walnut Street

Moderated by Peter Cappelli, George W. Taylor Professor of Management; Director, Center for Human Resources
In this session, Professor Cappelli will show evidence about how the factors shaping careers have changed, demonstrate what we know about the emerging patterns for careers and discuss how to plan your own career moves.

Workshop 3: Real Estate ^{SOLD OUT}
F95, Jon M. Huntsman Hall
3730 Walnut Street

Moderated by Joseph Gyourko, Martin Bucksbaum Professor of Real Estate and Finance; Chair, Real Estate and Finance; Chair, Real Estate Department; Director, Samuel Zell and Robert Lurie Real Estate Center