- WDI Consultant Leads Workshops In The Philippines
WDI Consultant Leads Workshops In The Philippines
Monday, May 18, 2015
One of WDI’s global projects, the U.S. Department of State’s Leading Entrepreneur Expert Partnership (LEEP), partners with U.S. embassies and in-country collaborators to have professionals share their expertise and facilitate relationships and dialogue in emerging markets to motivate the next generation of entrepreneurs to develop solutions to global challenges. As… - WDI Class of 2015 Summer Interns Head Overseas
WDI Class of 2015 Summer Interns Head Overseas
Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Thirteen University of Michigan graduate students from six University of Michigan schools and colleges have traveled to 12 countries around the world this summer as part of the WDI Global Impact Internship program. The interns are stationed in India, Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania, Ghana, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Zambia, Bangladesh,… - London Talks Positive Business And The BoP
London Talks Positive Business And The BoP
Thursday, May 7, 2015
WDI Senior Research Fellow Ted London spoke with Michigan Ross writer Terry Kosdrosky in advance of London's presentation at the Positive Business Conference May 14-15 at Ross. Click here to read the article. Click here to learn more about the Positive Business Conference. - Encouraging Words At Case Writing Workshop
Encouraging Words At Case Writing Workshop
Friday, April 24, 2015
On the third and final day of the case writing workshop in Manila led by WDI, two graduates of the first workshop stopped by to give some encouraging words to the current cohort of 35 professors from across the Philippines. Carolina Sangga, a physics professor from the Technological Institute of… - Case Components Topic Of Day Two At Workshop
Case Components Topic Of Day Two At Workshop
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
The second day of the case writing workshop led by WDI for 35 Filipino professors centered on how to properly research and write a case study. WDI case writing expert John Branch, professor at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business, spent the day detailing the components of a… - Second STRIDE Case Writing Workshop Begins
Second STRIDE Case Writing Workshop Begins
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Thirty five faculty members from around the Philippines gathered in Manila April 21 for the start of a three-day case writing workshop that is part of the STRIDE project. WDI case writing expert John Branch, professor at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business, began the workshop by first… - Yadav Joins Biotech Supply Chain Advisory Board
Yadav Joins Biotech Supply Chain Advisory Board
Thursday, April 9, 2015
WDI Director of Healthcare Research Prashant Yadav was one of six people from academia and the biotech industry named to the board of advisors for the Bio Supply Management Alliance (BSMA), whose mission it is to advance a holistic end-to-end supply chain management for biotech. Yadav joins Jayant Aphale (Sarepta… - London Speaks At G20 Event In Turkey
London Speaks At G20 Event In Turkey
Wednesday, April 8, 2015
WDI Senior Fellow Ted London delivered a keynote address on April 8 at the G20-B20 Workshop on Inclusive Business in Ankara, Turkey. The workshop precedes the April 9-10 G20 Development Working Group (DWG) meeting, also in Ankara. London spoke to attendees from government, business, international organizations, and civil society groups… - NextBillion Case Competition Winners Announced
NextBillion Case Competition Winners Announced
Wednesday, April 8, 2015
Two Yale University students have won the 2015 NextBillion Case Writing Competition for their business case that chronicled the mobile money startup venture MPESO in Nicaragua. Students Julian Chernyk and Rodrigo Cuestas followed the founder of MPESO, Haroldo Montealegre, as he pondered whether to expand his mobile money efforts in… - Yadav Talks About Healthcare Staffing In India
Yadav Talks About Healthcare Staffing In India
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
WDI Director of Healthcare Research Prashant Yadav was recently interviewed by the Economic Times in India, that country's largest circulation financial newspaper, about the shortage of skilled health care workers in India. In the article, Yadav said the shortage of workers is not a problem the country's on-the-job training efforts…