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Lecture
on emerging leadership challenges
LONDON,
ON, October 16, 2009 - The
Honourable John P. Manley, former deputy
prime minister of Canada, who was later
lauded for his leadership role following
the 9/11 terrorist attacks, will address
Ivey Business School students on how to
lead in the 21st Century.
Manley will
present "Preparing for the Emerging
Leadership Challenges of the 21st
Century" at the Richard Ivey School of
Business on October 20 at 10 a.m.
The lecture
is the fourth in an annual series as
part of the Thomas d'Aquino Lecture on
Leadership. Thomas d'Aquino, President
and Chief Executive of the Canadian
Council of Chief Executives and Chair of
the Ivey Business School's Lawrence
National Centre Advisory Council, will
provide introductory remarks.
Manley is
currently president-designate of the
Canadian Council of Chief Executives and
becomes President and Chief Executive on
January 1, 2010. He also currently
serves on boards of several
publicly-traded companies and is active
in the not-for-profit sector.
He was
elected into Parliament in 1988 and
re-elected three times. From 1993 to
2003, he served as Minister of Industry,
Foreign Affairs and Finance, in addition
to being deputy prime minister.
Following
the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001, he
was appointed chairman of a cabinet
committee on public security and
anti-terrorism. He was named "2001
Newsmaker of the Year" by TIME Canada
for his leadership in that role.
What:
John Manley lecture
Where: Ivey Business School, Room
1R40
Date: Tuesday, October 20
Time: 10-11:15 a.m.
Media must
RSVP to attend. Please contact Dawn
Milne at 519-850-2536 or
dmilne@ivey.ca. Media are invited to
listen to the student Q&A following the
presentation, but can not participate.
There will be a five-minute window for
Manley to speak with the media following
the presentation.
About
the Lawrence National Centre for Policy
and Management
The
Lawrence National Centre, part of the
Richard Ivey School of Business at The
University of Western Ontario, is
committed to the development of sound
public policy by providing a national
forum for business, academia, and
government to think globally, act
strategically, and contribute to the
societies in which they operate. The
Centre, located on The University of
Western Ontario campus in London, Ont.,
creates dynamic networks that bridge
business, academia and government. For
more information on the Lawrence Centre,
please visit
www.ivey.uwo.ca/lawrencecentre.
About the Richard Ivey School of
Business, The University of Western
Ontario
The Richard Ivey School of Business at
The University of Western Ontario (www.ivey.ca)
offers undergraduate (HBA)
and graduate degree programs (MBA,
Executive MBA and
PhD) in addition to non-degree
Executive Development programs. Ivey has
campuses in London (Ontario),
Toronto, and Hong Kong. Ivey
recently redesigned its curriculum to
focus on
Cross-Enterprise Leadership - a
holistic issues-based approach to
management education that meets the
demands of today's complex global
business world.
For more
information, please contact:
Dawn Milne, Richard Ivey School of
Business, 519-850-2536,
dmilne@ivey.ca
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