2009 Global Business Forum Speakers and Panelists
Cate Ambrose
Executive Director, Latin American Venture Capital Association
Jose Armario (MSPM ’03)
Group President, McDonald’s Latin America and Canada
Eric Baptiste
Secretary General, Confederation Internationale des Societes d’Auteurs et Compositeurs (CISAC)
Rich Beckman
Knight Chair for Visual Journalism, University of Miami
Charles C. Bohl, Director
Real Estate Development and Urbanism Program, School of Architecture, University of Miami
Caroline Bradley
Professor and Chair, International Law, School of Law, University of Miami
Allen J. Brenteson
Corporate Vice President, Baptist Health South Florida
Maria Eugenia Brizuela de Avila
Regional Head for Latin America Corporate Sustainability, SBC Latin America
Chris Burns
Global Employee Benefits Practice Leader, Willis Group
Zayra Calderon
CEO, Duramed FUTURES Tour
Juan N. Cento
President, Latin America-Caribbean Region, FedEx
Sanjeev Chatterjee
Vice Dean, Professor, and Executive Director, Knight Center for International Media, School of Communication, University of Miami
Corey I. Cheng
Director, Music Engineering Technology Program, Frost School of Music, University of Miami
Bart Chernow
Vice Provost for Technology Advancement and Vice President for Special Programs and Resource Strategy, University of Miami
Jaime Correa
Professor and Director, Suburb and Town Design Program, School of Architecture, University of Miami
Richard J. Cote
Professor of Pathology and Urology, Department of Pathology, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine
Michael L. Ducker
President, International, FedEx Express
John Echevarria
Executive Vice President of Operations for Latin America, Universal Music Group International
Serona Elton (MM ’95)
Interim Director, Music Business and Entertainment Industries Program, Frost School of Music, University of Miami
Richard D. Fain
Chairman and CEO, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
Robert Fuhlbrugge
Senior Director of Advanced Development and Technology Sourcing, Shure Inc.
J. Carl Ganter
CEO, Circle of Blue
John Oldfield
Executive Vice President, Water Advocates
Pascal Goldschmidt
Senior Vice President for Medical Affairs and Dean, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami
Adam Goldstein
President and CEO, Royal Caribbean International
Kenneth Goodman
Co-Director of the UM Ethics Programs and Director of the Bioethics Program, University of Miami
William S. Green
Senior Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Education, University of Miami
Sam L Grogg
Dean, School of Communication, University of Miami, and Chief Executive, Knight Center for International Media
Michael R. Halleran
Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Miami
William Heffernan,
President and CEO, TotalBank
Craig Herkert
CEO, Wal-Mart International – The Americas
Roberto Higuera
Vice Chairman and CEO, Banco Popular Español
Alberto Ibargüen
President and CEO, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
Barbara E. Kahn
Dean, School of Business Administration, University of Miami
John Kennedy
CEO, International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI)
Muhtar Kent
President and CEO, The Coca-Cola Company
Bob Kohn
Chairman and CEO, RoyaltyShare Inc.
Ricardo Lago
Former Chief Economist, European Development Bank
Thomas LeBlanc
Executive Vice President and Provost, University of Miami
Jorge Mejia
Vice President, Latin America and U.S. Latin, Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Randy Mitchell
Special Advisor for Entrepreneurship, U.S. Department of Commerce
John Oldfield
Executive Vice President, Water Advocates
Jonathan Ortmans
President, The Public Forum Institute
William S. Green
Senior Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Education, Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost, University of Miami
Stephen Owens
President, Swire Properties
Fernando Paiz
Chairman, Wal-Mart Centroamérica
Jan Paulsson
Partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Schulyer Quackenbush
Chair, MPEG Audio Subgroup, and President, Audio Research Labs
John H. Rooney, Jr.
Partner, Shutts & Bowen LLP
Carlos Rosso
Executive Vice President, Related International
Hayes Roth
Chief Marketing Officer, Landor Associates
Matthew, Rubel (MBA ’80)
Chairman, CEO, and President, Collective Brands Inc.
Manuel Santos
Professor and James L. Knight Chair, Department of Economics, School of Business Administration, University of Miami
Arun Sarin
Former CEO, Vodafone Group Plc
Terresa A. Scandura
Dean, Graduate School and Professor of Management, University of Miami
Frances Aldrich Sevilla-Sacasa
Former President, U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management
Penny Shaffer
Market President of South Florida, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida
Donna E. Shalala
President, University of Miami
Arun Sharma
Vice Dean of Strategic Initiatives and Chair, Department of Marketing, School of Business
Eric Silagy
Vice President and Chief Development Officer, Florida Power & Light
Jim Skinner
Vice Chairman and CEO, McDonald's Corporation
Jay S. Skyler
Professor of Medicine, Pediatrics, and Psychology, Department of Medicine, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami
Paul Stebbins
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, World Fuel Services Corporation
Rosa Sugrañes
Chairman of the Board and Founder, Iberia Tiles
Barbara Talbott
Executive Vice President, Marketing, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts
Martha Temple
President of Global Benefits, Aetna
Steven G. Ullmann
Professor and Director, Health Sector Management and Policy Programs, School of Business Administration, and Special Assistant to the Provost, University of Miami
Jeffery Vance
Professor and Chairman, Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Department of Human Genetics, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami
T. Nejat Veziroglu
Professor and Director, Clean Energy Research Institute, College of Engineering, University of Miami
Jack Welch
President, Jack Welch LLC
George Yudice
Professor, Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Miami
