Paraguay: The Case for Foreign Direct Investment and Tourism Development
Friday, March 27, 2015 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Agenda
8:00 – 8:05 a.m. Introduction to the Event, Sue DaBaco, MBA
8:05 – 8:10 a.m. Welcome, Dean Eileen Sherman, School of Business
8:10 – 8:15 a.m. Introduction of Keynote Speaker, Carol Vollmer Pope, Associate Professor, School of Business
8:15 – 8:45 a.m. Keynote Speaker: Honorable Mabel Causarano, Paraguayan Minister of Culture
8:45 – 9:15 a.m. Economic Development Student Panel
(MBA students: Cindy Cervantes, Sergio Diaz, Amy Pietsch, Jaimie Thomas; Global Marketing undergrad students: Carrie Bosanec, Jasmine Conway, Rita Fadness, Siyeon Kim)
9:15 – 9:45 a.m. Art Rizzi, Vice President Olinda USA
9:45 – 10:00 a.m. Break
10:00 – 10:15 a.m. Tourism Development Student Panel
(MBA students: Shona Boyd, Fran Chesser, Ciara King; Global Marketing undergrad students: Melissa Lee, Carla Lopez, Kevina Vann)
10:45 – 11:00 a.m. Osvaldo Codas, Director of Tourism &Culture and Manager Hotel del Lago, San Bernardino, Paraguay
11:00 – 11:30 a.m. Use of U.S. English in Paraguayan Promotion
(MBA student: Jillian Schmus; Global Marketing undergrad students: De Shawna Brown, Nichole Kruse, Lila Msetief, Amanda Wiseth)
11:30 – 11:55 a.m. Sebastian Brizuela, Founder/Editor Revista Logica, SRL Paraguay
11:55 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Closing Remarks, Sue DaBaco, MBA