Leaders in Emerging Markets

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Emerging markets represent now almost 40% of the world economy and eight out of the 20 biggest economies are from emerging markets with China as the second biggest economy in the world. As emerging countries are becoming more prominent in the world, MBA students need to have the knowledge and the tools to navigate its economic and business challenges. The course will also be looking at business strategies for emerging markets. Students will learn from lectures from the faculty and a number of executives from companies working in and from emerging markets. The Goals of this course are 1) To provide the opportunity to learn about Emerging Markets and leveraging the faculty lectures and the excellent speakers EMI brings 2) To increase connections between speakers and their organizations with EMI fellows and MBA students 3) To highlight the challenges and opportunities of doing business in emerging markets and 4) To engage students in active discussions about issues around emerging markets. (MHA-EL)