Authors@Google: Steve Lehto
In 1964, Chrysler gave the world a glimpse of the future. They built a fleet of turbine cars--automobiles with jet engines--and loaned them out to members of the public. The fleet logged over a million miles; the exercise was a raging success.
These turbine engines would run on any flammable liquid--tequila, heating oil, Chanel #5, diesel, alcohol, kerosene. If the cars had been mass produced, we might have cars today that do not require petroleum-derived fuels. The engine was also much simpler
80:Powering the economic growth engine
INSEAD's Robert Ayres and Ben Warr talk about why we cannot underestimate the importance of energy, as it has become the premier economic driver of growth of today.
81: In the world of banking, does size matter?
INSEAD banking and finance professor Jean Dermine shares insights from his new book, 'Bank Valuation and Value-Based Management', and the collapse of Lehman Brothers one year later.
82: Viral marketing: tell a woman?
Traditional marketing wisdom has it that if you want to use “word of mouth” you’d better be sure the people doing the talking are knowledgeable about the product. But a large-scale field experiment on viral marketing puts paid to that age-old concept.
83:A new world order: the rise of China and the decline of the West
While many are talking about the notion of a shift in power from West to East, a book by Martin Jacques takes this further by proclaiming that China will not only thrive in the 21st century, but will do so at the expense of the US.
84: The MBA oath debate
INSEAD professors Craig Smith and Theo Vermaelen face off on whether MBA students should take an oath in the first place.
85: Welcome, ‘Stateholder’
In light of the amount of government capital injected into the so-called "private economy" since mid-2008, INSEAD Professor Ludo Van der Heyden hails the emergence of the new 'stateholder'.
112: Claudia Zeisberger: Private equity in Asia
Asia's private equity star is shining bright yet only one third of global limited partnerships (LP) have allocations to Asia. What does this mean for private equity investors seriously contending with Asia?
113: A view of the Indian landscape
Harpal Singh of Fortis Healthcare, one of India's Business patriarchs comments on India's Business landscape.
114: Sunset in the Land of the Rising Sun
Japan's economy has been in dramatic decline, says INSEAD professor Stewart Black. What's causing its malaise and can we expect a rebound?
115: Emerging economies in healthcare: catching up or taking the lead?
According to Dr Roch Doliveux (MBA ‘81J), CEO of UCB, "the issue of access to medicine is an issue surprisingly both in the developed market and in the so-called emerging market, ‘so-called’ because we can’t talk about China, the second largest economy in the world, as emerging. I would say it has emerged already."
Strengthening the Prohibition of Torture: The Evolution of the UN Committee against Torture - Panel
Christopher Hall, Senior Legal Advisor, International Justice Project, Amnesty International
Juan Mendez, WCL Visiting Professor of Law and former President, International Center for Transitional Justice
Lorna McGregor, International Legal Advisor, REDRESS
Nora Sveaass, Vice Chair, UN Committee against Torture
Moderator: WCL Dean and Professor of Law Claudio Grossman, Chair, UN Committee against Torture
Strengthening the Prohibition of Torture: The Evolution of the UN Committee against Torture - Lunche
Luncheon Keynote Address by the Honorable Michael Posner, Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor: "The Role of the U.S. in Strengthening the Prohibition Against Torture"
Strengthening the Prohibition of Torture: The Evolution of the UN Committee against Torture - Panel
Julia Hall, Researcher on Counter?Terrorism and Human Rights in Europe, Amnesty International
Barbara Jackman, Immigration and Refugee Lawyer, Jackman & Associates (Canada)
Ann Jordan, Director, Program on Forced Labor and Trafficking, WCL Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
Francisco Quintana, Deputy Program Director for the Andean, North America and Caribbean Region, Center for Justice and International Law
Moderator: Ambassador Luis Gallegos, Member, UN Committee against Torture
Strengthening the Prohibition of Torture: The Evolution of the UN Committee against Torture - Conclu
WCL Dean and Professor of Law Claudio Grossman, Chair, UN Committee against Torture
Widney Brown, Senior Director, International Law and Policy, Amnesty International
Third Annual Freedom of Information Day - Welcome and Opening Remarks / Introduction / Award Present
Welcome and Opening Remarks -- Daniel J. Metcalfe, Executive Director, Collaboration on Government Secrecy, Washington College of Law
Episode 1 - College Cost Reduction and Access Act
Episode 1 - College Cost Reduction and Access Act
Episode 2 - Qualifying Payments Brief
Qualifying Payments Brief Brief
Episode 3 - Eligible Loans Brief
For more information, please see this document: http://www.wcl.american.edu/publicinterest/ejw/documents/eligible_loans.pdf
SAALT South Asian Summit - Workshop Session 4: Language, Rights, and Community
SAALT South Asian Summit - Workshop Session 4: Language, Rights, and Community
