Boeing Institute for International Business Events

As a national thought leader, the Chaifetz School's Boeing Institute of International Business brings together business leaders, government officials, academics and students throughout the year to discuss the most important issues in international business today. These annual events include the International Business Awards Ceremony, the Bayer International Business Conference and the Boeing Distinguished Guest Lecture in International Business. The Boeing Institute also regularly supports other special events that bring attention to current trends and topics in global business.

International Business Awards

Each year, the Boeing Institute recognize outstanding student scholars studying international business and global business leaders advancing the field of international business.

Upper row L-R: Hadi Alhorr, PhD (Director, Boeing Institute of International Business), Francois Fraudeau (President and CEO, Novus), Steve Frein (VP of HR, AB-InBev), John Lyday (Senior VP of Human Resources, Bunzl Distribution), Jorge Arosemena (President, City of Knowledge Panama), Bob Chapman (President and CEO, Barry-Wehmiller), Edward Jones Dean Mark Higgins, PhD, Lisa Safarian (Executive VP and Head of Commercial Operations North America, Bayer), Kevin Carr (Managing Director, Marsh). Lower row L-R: Irma Hukeljic (Novus Global Business Scholar), Alexandria Gossman (AB-InBev Global Business Scholar), Cristen Voges (BIIB Advisory Board International Business Scholar), Aldo Noseda Olivari (Neil Seitz International Business Scholar), Maia Delkamiller (Seung Kim International Business Scholar), and Rafael Louie Hinlo (Bayer Global Business Scholar). Not pictured: Pat Larmon (President and CEO, Bunzl Distribution).

Bayer International Business Conference

In December of each year, the Boeing Institute presents an international business conference that features critical, timely topics and well-known speakers. The event attracts more than 300 attendees each year from global companies, government, civic organizations, academia and the public-at-large.

L-R: Damien Levie (Head of Trade and Agriculture: EU Delegation), Hadi Alhorr, PhD (Director, Boeing Institute of International Business), Marie-Liesse Marc (VP of Acquisitions and Asset Management, Vantage Airport Group), Bernard Sweicki (Director, Automotive Communities Partnership Center), and Ampy Kollman-Moore (Ampy Kollman-Moore LLC).

Boeing Distinguished Guest Lecture

The Boeing Distinguished Guest Lecture is occurs each spring semester and brings a prominent speaker to the Chaifetz School to share insights on a current international business with the SLU and greater St. Louis community. The 2019 Distinguished Guest Lecture featured Dr. László Szabó, Hungarian Ambassador to the United States.

Mark Higgins, Ph.D. (former Edward Jones Dean, Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business) and Hadi Alhorr, Ph.D. (Director, Boeing Institute of International Business) present His Excellency László Szabó with a decorative art piece featuring the colors of the Hungarian flag.