Edinburgh University Business School Events

2012 Latin American Forum "Business Opportunities in Latin America: Shifting Perspectives"

2012-05-17T08:00:00+01:00

This is an unprecedented event in the north of the UK which aims to establish an annual tradition at the University of Edinburgh. The focus of this first edition is to raise awareness about business opportunities in Latin America and share the experience of global companies operating there as well as of Latin American companies doing business internationally; placing particular emphasis on the shift to a more sophisticated and versatile economy that has taken place in recent years. The programme will feature a dynamic set of panel discussions, case studies and keynote speeches ranging from sustainability and climate change to innovation and entrepreneurship, bringing together over 10 high profile speakers from prestigious institutions such as the ILO, ProChile, CAIC and the OECD. Delegate Rates: £5 for UoE students, £20 for University Staff and £30 for Executives.

Funding Ladders: a one day conference run by The London Stock Exchange

2012-05-23T10:30:00+01:00

This free event is jointly run by the London Stock Exchange and the Entrepreneurship Club. With the outlook for the economy remaining uncertain and reduced access to traditional forms of funding we are delighted to invite you to a ‘Funding Ladders’ day on 23rd May 2012. At this event we will explore the alternative funding options available to small and medium sized companies as they seek to fund future growth. We have a range of high-profile speakers who will cover financing options ranging from angel investors and venture capital, through to flotation on the AIM. In addition, Scottish Enterprise and the Scottish Loan Fund will be there to highlight their support for Scottish Companies. Please find the agenda for the event below. Agenda 10.30 Registration & Refreshments 11.00 Chairmans welcome – Adrian Smith, Former Programme Director of EPIS 11.05 Introduction to University of Edinburgh Business School 11.25 Supporting Scottish Companies – Gary Torbett, Scottish Investment Bank 11.45 Scottish Loan Fund – David Milroy, Investment Manager, Maven Partners 12.05 What do angels look for? - Andy Laing, Investment Executive, Archangels 12.25 Q&A for the first two speakers ‘Early Stage’ Panel Discussion Panel to include: MBM – Sandy Finlayson, Baker Tilly – Ewan Grant, School of Informatics – Colin Adams, Clydesdale Bank - TBC 12.35 Panel session with questions from the floor 13.00 Lunch 14.00 Chairman welcomes back 14.05 What does Venture Capital look for? - David Sneddon, Scottish Equity Partners 14.25 Floating on AIM – Mark Fahy, London Stock Exchange 14.45 Keynote case study 15.05 Q&A for the previous 3 speakers Later Stage Panel Discussion Panel to include: Cenkos – Neil McDonald, Buchanan Communications – Diane Stewart, University of Edinburgh Commercialisation – Mike Capaldi, Finlayson, Wagner, Black – Scott Black 15.25 Panel session with questions from the floor 15.55 Chairman’s thanks and close of event 16.00 Coffee and networking

Credit Research Centre: Seminar Series 2012: Systematic Risk and Credit Rating

2012-05-24T14:00:00+01:00

Investors were surprised during the Global Financial Crisis that mortgage securitizations were exposed to larger default rates than corporate bonds given the same credit rating. This paper presents a parsimonious model attributing deviations of default rates from expected default probabilities implied by credit ratings to systematic risk. Conditions, under which the systematic risk of securitized tranches of pools is higher than that of single name debt instruments with the same rating are identified. An extensive empirical study analyzes a unique and comprehensive data set, which includes ratings, yield spreads, defaults and control variables for securitizations and corporate bonds. The analysis finds evidence that financial instruments may be exposed to different levels of systematic risk given the same rating. Therefore, credit ratings do not provide comprehensive information on the degree of systematic risk. An analysis of yield spreads at origination finds empirical evidence that fixed income investors (contrary to credit rating agencies) include systematic risk in the pricing of financial instruments.

PRMIA Model Risk panel session - Can Model Risk be measured and managed?

2012-05-24T17:00:00+01:00

Edinburghs PRMIA chapter in partnership with Edinburgh University Business School is pleased to announce a panel event to debate this and other related questions. Models are now an integral part of the modern financial institutions armoury in understanding, measuring, monitoring and reporting risk. But models themselves will only ever be an estimate. Additionally they can be badly parameterised, misused and built on assumptions which can quickly become out of date as markets change direction.

Google: Beyond Google Search - Press Play for Display, Video & Social

2012-05-24T18:30:00+01:00

The E Club and the Internet Marketing Meetup present Danny Gray, Industry Manager at Google This session goes beyond the familiar text ads on Google.com and introduces the Google Display Network, YouTube and Google+ as ways of engaging new audiences and reaching new customers. It provides an overview of the 3 areas and why you should be doing them, as well as practical steps to help your business get started. After the event the audience are invited to join the speaker and the organisers at the local pub.

Social Media Marketing for Small Business - Event now full

2012-05-29T08:15:00+01:00

This will be a morning, half day event. The talks will start at 9am, there will be coffee from 8:15am. If you would like to attend, please register for this event below. The Entrepreneurship Club and iVenture are teaming up with Our Social Times and Constant Contact to host a FREE social media marketing seminar for small & medium-sized enterprises in Edinburgh on Tuesday 29th May. This intensive, half-day event will feature expert speakers on a range of key topics: The 7-Step Social Media Marketing Strategy How to Supercharge Your Facebook Marketing How to Generate New Leads on Twitter Tips & Tricks for Social Media Success “Live” Case Studies & Q&A Featuring expert speakers at the forefront of this exciting industry, including Luke Brynley-Jones (Founder, Our Social Times), Julie Niehoff (Senior Regional Development Director, Constant Contact) and Tammy Kahn Fennell (CEO, MarketMeSuite), this high-value seminar will focus expressly on the needs and interests of SMEs. It will also include a panel discussion featuring small businesses that are already implementing social media effectively within their marketing. Registration is required to attend this event. *This event is now full. *

Visa Update Seminar: A Guide to Recruiting International Talent

2012-05-30T12:00:00+01:00

This free seminar is aimed primarily at graduate recruiters. It aims to give individuals and employers an opportunity to find out what the recent UK Border Agency visa changes mean and how they are affected. Most of the session will be given over to a presentation by Dearson Winyard International (DWi) on the Tier2 (General) visa category of the points based immigration system. DWi is a specialist organisation providing comprehensive advice and guidance to individual and corporate clients on the complexities of UK immigration policy and work visas. Changes to the points based immigration system (PBS) were introduced by UKBA in April 2012 and have the resulted in the removal of the Tier 1 Post Study Work visa route. This means that graduates from outside the European Economic Area can no longer arrange their own visas independently in order to work in the UK after completing their studies. Employers can still hire international talent via the Tier 2 route and immigration specialists from DWi will explain the process. Talent Scotland’s Relocation Advisory Service will outline how they can help employers to navigate the visa landscape. The University’s Careers Service will then outline how we can support employers to source talented international graduates. There will be a Q&A session followed by a networking lunch. To register please email employers@ed.ac.uk

The Third Sector in a Time of Risk and Uncertainty: A workshop to celebrate the (continuing) contribution of Irvine Lapsley to third sector research

2012-05-31T09:00:00+01:00

The Third Sector in a Time of Risk and Uncertainty. This international workshop is a celebration of the contribution and continuing involvement of Irvine Lapsley to third sector studies. At a time of great uncertainty in the global economy and the impact of this upon local communities, this workshop will bring together the cutting edge research to consider the impact of this uncertainty upon the third sector. It will seek to evaluate whether these organisations are 'at risk' along a number of dimensions - and how they are responding to these risks. The foremost third sector researchers from across Europe will present at the workshop, together with a panel of leading directors and chief executives from the third sector in Scotland. Together, they will enable a discussion about 'whether the third sector is at risk'. The workshop is the first of a pair of events intended to look at how the third sector is responding to the global economic crisis. It is intended to researchers, managers in the third sector and local government and civil servants and policy makers in government. The second workshop, with further US and European speakers will take place on 14 June. The programme for this second event will be issued shortly. Attendance at both events is free of charge but prior booking is essential, as places are strictly limited.

The Credit Crisis Five Years On: Unpacking the Crisis

2012-06-08T08:00:00+01:00

The School of Social and Political Science and Business School at the University of Edinburgh invite all interested delegates to attend a two-day workshop on the Credit Crisis in the Social Studies of Finance and Accounting on Friday 8 June & Saturday 9 June 2012. Interested delegates can attend either one or both days of the conference, details of which are shown in the programme below. Lunch and drinks will be provided on both days, and if you are also interested in joining us for dinner on June 8, please contact Frances Burgess on the details below. For more information or to confirm your attendance, to one or both of these events, please contact either Frances Burgess (SSPS) or Desné Masie (Business School) on: frances.j.burgess@ed.ac.uk or dmasie@staffmail.ed.ac.uk We look forward to seeing you there.

Managing Psychological Well-being at Work: Linking Research and Practice

2012-06-08T09:30:00+01:00

What? One day event on managing psychological well-being at work Why? To bring together students, academics, practitioners and other relevant stakeholders to explore the issues affecting psychological well-being at work; to discuss how best to manage psychological well-being in the workplace; and to discuss ways in which to bridge the research-practice gap Who? Invited guest speakers from academia, industry and practice will present their research, or practice, in relation to the theme of the event. Cost: The event is free to attend. However, registration for the event is required as spaces are limited.

Sovereign Wealth Focus - Edinburgh Dialogue

2012-06-12T08:00:00+01:00

We are pleased to invite you to our third Sovereign Wealth Focus – Edinburgh Dialogue on Tuesday 12th June at the University of Edinburgh Business School. The recent evolution of global capital markets has been dramatic, and as new capital flows emerge, a key question remains the future role and scope of both sovereign wealth and national reserve portfolios – both in terms return on assets and foreign direct investment. Drawing in a range of senior speakers from all sides of the equation, this year’s the Edinburgh Dialogue will focus on Strategies for National Reserve Portfolio Management, see attachedment. Edinburgh Dialogue events are designed as neutral forums in which representatives of sovereign wealth funds, managers of national reserves and central banks can interact in confidence with global capital markets institutions and respected academics and analysts. The events are run according to the Chatham House rule, which we understand to mean that any comments made during the conference cannot be quoted externally without the express permission of the author. Delegate Rate £150

Transformation of Russian business since 1991 - from collapse to middle income

2012-06-13T18:30:00+01:00

This is a joint event with Scotland Russia Forum, SDI and the Business School. A birds eye view of what has happened from a journalist who has lived in Russia for nearly all that time and seen the changes at first hand. Ben Aris will look at the rise of the middle class, the macroeconomic situation now and the prospects for the direction of reforms and political developments in the future. He first gave a version of this talk at the BRIC summit in 2011 in China where he was invited to speak as an official member of the Russian delegation Ben is the editor/publisher of bne (business new europe) and an Eastern Europe specialist. Among the longest-serving foreign correspondents in Eastern Europe, Ben has been covering Russia since 1993, with stints in the Baltics and Central Asia. He is a former Moscow bureau chief for the Daily Telegraph and was a contributing editor at The Banker and Euromoney for a decade. He is also a regular contributor to many of the best-known international business titles such as The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times, Institutional Investor and many others. In 2003, Ben moved to Berlin as acting bureau chief for the Guardian before founding bne in 2006 to cover all of CEE. He returned to live in Moscow full time in the summer of 2009.

Meet our Student Recruitment Manager in Chicago

2012-06-19T08:00:00+01:00

Interested in the University of Edinburgh Business School's postgraduate taught programmes for 2012 or beyond? We invite you to take the opportunity to meet Elizabeth Gorrilla, Student Recruitment Manager, in Chicago, Illinois, Tuesday, June 19. Please contact Elizabeth to arrange an individual meeting,

Entrepreneurship as a Force for Good - Larry Sullivan, Chairman of COINS Global

2012-06-25T18:30:00+01:00

This event will focus on Larry Sullivan’s shared value initiatives in his businesses and how he sees social responsibility not as tokenistic but truly embedded into his companies. He will discuss creating economic as well as societal value as demonstrated by his latest venture: The Cookie Bar; a social enterprise in Surrey. He will speak on the importance of various principles, processes and techniques that he used as part of starting and establishing businesses around the world including the significance of building a team comprised of balanced personalities. Larry is Chairman of COINS, a global software solutions company; he is also founder of five other niche market software houses. His companies include Total Objects and OASIS Solutions, where he is also Chairman. His past directorships include CSBI SA (Poland), Computerland Poland, CSBI EE (Russia), CSB Meridian, and Matrix Ventures, a venture capital trust. In 2004 Larry also funded and established the not for profit Stepping Stones School, a school for children with hemiplegia and mild to moderate learning difficulties. He established the COINS Foundation in 2006 to galvanise the charitable activities of his companies. Last year Larry launched The Cookie Bar; a social enterprise with profits going back to schools and projects supported by the COINS Foundation. He intends to open a second Cookie Bar in the City of London; linking them to schools and running them as social enterprises and helping children to achieve social and economic independence.

Innovation in Information Infrastructures (III) Workshop 2012

2012-10-09T09:00:00+01:00

The rationale for the Edinburgh Information Infrastructures event is to discuss the development and evolution of new kinds of information infrastructures (IIs). In particular, the aim is to consider how as social scientists we might go about studying large-scale infrastructural developments. We want to investigate whether (and how) new emerging technological formations have consequences for existing theories and methodologies? Do they have characteristics, capacities and dynamics that require the development of new concepts and tools? Or will existing socio-technical approaches and frameworks simply “scale-up”, to paraphrase the prominent sociologist of science Karin Knorr Cetina. This is the second Edinburgh workshop on IIs in recent years. The first, considered what was then emerging visions of the future. Today, several years later, things are still far from clear. Some of the computing models set out back then have failed to materialise in the way anticipated (SaaS), whilst others not predicted have begun to emerge. We see this workshop as taking this agenda forward through bringing together discussions of technological developments with talks on potential approaches and methods for their study.