Global Leadership Forum 
Toronto, Canada
Wednesday, October 5, 2005
Caledon Room, Intercontinental Hotel
2 – 4 pm

A representative group of the BII interns participated in the SIFE World Cup 2005 and had the opportunity to exchange and share ideas and cultures with the attendees. They also led the BII Global Leadership Forum, which was organized on October 5th as an official event of the SIFE World Cup. Dozens of students and faculty from around the world, including the USA and Canada, were in attendance. They had the opportunity to learn about the successes and challenges of the BII program over the last year.

The Forum opened with presentations by three of the groups who participated in this fifty-two-person U.S. State Department-funded SIFE exchange program: the US interns who visited Malaysia and the Malaysian and Indian interns who traveled to the US (3 months stay for each group). These interns shared their experiences, lessons learned, and personal / professional growth experienced. Following these presentations, a discussion session focused on The Important Role of International Travel Exchange in Global Leadership and Professional Development, was facilitated between the interns and later to include the audience.

BII Intern Participants:

United States:

Mr. Kent Otto – Drury University
Mr. Jeffrey Seifried – Drury University
Malaysia:
Ms. Azadiah Azizun – Universiti Tenaga Nasional
Ms. Kamilah Shahidan – Universiti Teknologi MARA
Mr. Firdaus Kamaruddin -- Universiti Teknologi MARA
Ms. Nurbaini Alfian -- Universiti Teknologi MARA
India:
Ms. Edlyn D'Souza – St. Xavier's College
Ms. Heer Ganjawala – St. Xavier's College
Ms. Remya Anantharaman – Dr. Mgr. Janaki College of Arts & Sciences for Women
Ms. Zainab Abbas -- MOP Vaishnav College for Women
Ms. Tania D'Cruz -- St. Xavier's College
Ms. Sowmiya Sudhakar -- MOP Vaishnav College for Women

 

Agenda:

• Welcome & Opening Remarks [5 mins]
• Introduction & Presentations by BII Interns [45 mins]
       - American Interns
     - Malaysian Interns
     - Indian Interns
• BII Intern Group Discussion [20 mins]
• Open Discussion/Question & Answer Session [45 mins]
• Closing Remarks [5 mins]

* Event Facilitators:

Sylvester John, Director, SIFE BII
Susan Smith, Program Cordinator, SIFE BII

 

The SIFE World Cup took place from 5-7 October at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto Canada. The event brought together more than 1500 people from over 50 countries including 280 global business leaders. The USA was represented by more than 100 students and 100 business leaders. The opening round of competition was held on 6 October, narrowing the field from 45 national champion teams to 16 teams entering the semi-final round. From the semi-final round, four teams emerged as final round competitors: ESSEC Business School (France), Kaduna Polytechnic (Nigeria), Drury University (United States) and University of Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe). The final round of competition was a true showcase of the worldwide impact that SIFE students are making. The four teams made their presentations in front of a crowd of over 1,000 people and 40 judges comprised of CEOs and high level executives of leading companies from all over the world. Ultimately, the University of Zimbabwe was named the 2005 SIFE World Cup Champion.