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Speaker Bio
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CHRISTOPHER S.
DIGIORGIO
ACCENTURE
Christopher DiGiorgio is the Managing Director of the Accenture California practice leading over 2500 people. Chris previously led the High Tech practice on the West Coast and was a lead partner in the Transportation and Travel Services practice
world-wide.
Chris is based in the San Jose office. During his 28 years with Accenture, his
expertise is business & IT transformation in large, complex global organizations. His industry
expertise is in high technology, transportation, semiconductors,
finance/accounting, logistics and leasing.
Chris is Co-Chair of Joint Venture Silicon
Valley and a member of the Executive Committee of the Bay Area Council. He is
also a board member of the Bay Area Economic Forum and The Tech Museum of
Innovation. Chris was honored as a Distinguished Alumni from California State
University where he earned a B.S. in Computer Science and a B.S. in Business
Administration.
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About Accenture
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 Accenture is a global
management consulting, technology services and
outsourcing company. Combining unparalleled experience, comprehensive
capabilities across all industries and business functions, and
extensive research on the world's most successful companies, Accenture
collaborates with clients to help them become high-performance
businesses and governments. With approximately 177,000 people serving
clients in more than 120 countries, the company generated net revenues
of US$21.58 billion in fiscal 2009. Its home
page is www.accenture.com.
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Global Leaders Breakfast Speaker Series
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 Leading in a Time of Globalization
Guest Speaker
Christopher S. Digiorgio
Partner, Accenture
Introductory Comments
Chuck Reed
Mayor, San Jose
Please join us for the inaugural event in our series brought to you by the Global Leadership Advancement Center at San Jose State University's College of Business.
This series is an opportunity to hear from exceptional global leaders and to explore global leadership best practices. It is also an opportunity to network with Silicon Valley business people, SJSU alumni and talented students. |
Where & When
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San Jose City Hall Rotunda (see directions)
200 East Santa Clara Street
San Jose CA 95113 Event: Tuesday, November 17, 2009Please RSVP by: November 12, 2009 Donation: $25 (Early Bird Fee $20 if registered by 11/6/09) 7:00AM Breakfast will be available starting at this time
7:30AM Formal program begin with welcome by CoB Dean David Steele 8:45AM Networking RSVPYes - I can join you No - I will not be able to attend
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Global Leadership Advancement Center
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"Our mission is to advance the field of global leadership and
disseminate best practices to help students, managers and organizations
function more effectively in today's international work settings."
Co-curricular
Education
The Global Leadership Passport Program assesses global leadership skills in an
undergraduate course open to all SJSU students and then steers them to campus
courses, programs, speaker series, and experiences that will allow them to
continue developing themselves. As Global Leadership Passport Fellows,
outstanding students will participate in mentoring and internships with global
firms and organizations.
GLLab
The Global Leadership Laboratory develops global skills in SJSU
students, visiting university groups, and external groups via assessment,
training, coaching, mentoring, experiential learning, and social
innovation/business projects. The GLLAb works in conjunction with external
partners to research the best methods for training global leaders and will host
annual Best Practices Workshops for HR personnel.
Social Innovation Initiative
This initiative
leverages the symbiotic relationship among San Jose
State University,
social entrepreneurs, the city of San
Jose, foundations, and other innovation organizations
to encourage and train people to apply technology and innovation for the good
of the local community.
Research
The center promotes cutting-edge research via annual symposia,
best article and dissertation awards, and website resources. GLAC's web site
presents a bibliographic resource list of global leadership research and
developmental activities for researchers, teachers and trainers.
Global Leadership Advancement
Center
Joyce Osland, Executive Director, Lucas Endowed Professor of Global Leadership
Jeffrey Gaines, Assistant
Director
Richard Okumoto, Global
Leader-In-Residence
www.sjsu.edu/glac
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