Harnessing the Power of Social Networks: Bridging the Gap between Traditional Interactions and new Digital Media

In the current climate it is vital to maintain your networks alive and working for you. Professional colleagues, classmates, clients and suppliers are potential sources of business and will provide recommendations that can make the difference, if managed in the right way. 

Join us to update on the leading edge technology to leverage those contacts, do business and stay ahead in turbulent times. Apply the principles and directed networking with other participants who share your same professional and personal interests. 

Includes a live demonstration customised to participating attendees!

Participating speakers and firms:

Richard Ward - LinkedIn.

LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional network with over 30 million members and growing rapidly. LinkedIn helps you exchange knowledge, ideas, and opportunities with your trusted contacts.Our mission is to connect the world’s professionals to accelerate their success. We believe that in a global connected economy, your success as a professional and your competitiveness as a company depends upon faster access to insight and resources you can trust.

Rosario Sica and Norman Lewis - OPENKNOWLEDGE

OpenKnowledge, established in January 2008 provides its customers with advice on how to improve their businesses, using processes, people and Enterprise 2.0 innovative technologies (i.e. social networks, wikis, tagging...). The OpenKnowledge partners have over 15 years experience in New technologies in learning processes, and draw upon an international network.

Richard Fisher - Korn Ferry International

Korn Ferry International, executive recruitment leader and innovator, has evolved as the world’s premier provider of executive talent management solutions in attracting, retaining and developing senior managers.  Korn/Ferry’s services range from executive recruitment to corporate governance and CEO recruitment, outsourced recruiting, management assessment and executive coaching and has offices in more than 90 offices in 40 countries in the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and Africa

Agenda:

• 6.00 - 6.15  Registration and Welcome drink
  
• 6.15 - 6.35  Richard Ward, Linkedin
• 6.35 - 6.55  Rosario Sica and Norman Lewis, CTO Open Knowledge
• 6.55 - 7.10  Closing Panel Q&A:  Norman Lewis, Richard Ward & Richard Fisher, Korn Ferry
  
• 7.10 - late   Networking, drinks & canape

Admission price includes drinks and canapes.

Any other infomation, contact event organiser and Global Talent Implementation Sponsor -  Dominic Reimbold, dreimbol@chicagobooth.edu , + 44 (0)7881 750 467.