PILKINGTON RATIU

BUSINESS SCHOOL

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“Money is really only interesting for what you can do with it. In my case it gives me the freedom to do what I really want to do.”

Ion Ratiu

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Pilkington Ratiu Business School seeks to bring together a broad spectrum of ideas, cultures and people to develop thoughtful, respectful, articulate and eff ective leaders equipped for positions of responsibility in business

and society in South East Europe, Central Asia and the Middle East.

Pilkington Ratiu Business School is about international management education of the highest quality: the knowledge, att itudes, values and skills that foster professionalism, social engagement, prosperity and excellence in leadership.

Pilkington Ratiu Business School is a tribute to the lives of Ion and Elisabeth Ratiu (née Pilkington), successful international, for-profi t and social entrepreneurs.

PRBS puts a strong emphasis on demonstrated excellence, academic abilityand leadership potential. Our international faculty, representing top business schools such as Harvard, INSEAD, IMD, Cranfi eld and Ashridge, is committ ed to delivering a unique teaching/learning experience.

A rich and rewarding life usually combines varied platforms and interests. Our model of management education applies to all management arenas - public, private and social. When our lives are richly involved in many diff erent aspects of society, our commitments feed off and complement each other, creating valuable synergy.

We aim to provide fi rst-rate international management education for future business, NGO and public sector leaders wishing to work in the region. PRBS will contribute signifi cantly to the area’s economic development, prosperity and civic engagement, as well as the consolidation of democracy. Business activity has proven to be more eff ective than donor-aid programs alone in stimulating development and enriching the quality of life.

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Keen to play your own special role in the world?

Pilkington Ratiu Business School is the place to acquire the higher education you need to become a part of the future. Through our programs and unique teaching/learning environment, students absorb a real understanding of the key functional areas of management activity, while developing the att itudes, values, skills and broader vision needed in today’s real world.

All courses require a high level of both individual and group-based preparation for every session (readings, internet research, case studies and project preparation). PRBS uses a variety of teaching methods, including the case method of teaching pioneered by Harvard Business School, project work, simulations, fi eld trips, and the completion of a thesis.

MBA Program

The PRBS MBA program is the opportunity to experience a world of diff erent background, cultures, beliefs and talents. Sharing, learning, achieving and applying ... all in just ten months of intensive work, while forging friends for a lifetime.

10 months, 18 modules, 12 professors ... a lifetime experience

The MBA curriculum is designed for rapid learning and preparing students for international business careers. This aim is refl ected in the ten-month, com-pressed time-frame, by focusing on study fi ve days a week and avoiding ‘down-time’.

PRBS also off ers a range of subjects that have only recently entered MBA curricula: corporate gover-nance, corporate social responsibility, cross-cultural understanding, ethics and, above all, sustainability - subjects of vital importance for future leaders.

PRBS Short Executive Programs (SEPs) for top-management are designed to inform, provoke and inspire business leaders and their partners. These exclusive weekends off er plentiful opportunities to compare notes with fellow guests and faculty members on how best to navigate present-day challenges in the company of leading management practitioners.

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The Pilkington Ratiu Fellowship Program addresses experienced managers embarking on the next phase of their career. Current practices will be challenged, boundaries will be crossed, beliefs will be shaken as, together, we develop a more integrated view of management. Expect to share ideas, best practices and viewpoints with your fellows. Diversity and networking is encouraged for personal and career development. Treat the program as the launching pad to your future.

The Fellowship Program curriculum consists of eighteen two-day weekend modules. A candidate who opts to take every module will be able to complete the program in less than one year. Others may decide to spread their course of study over a longer period, up to a maximum of three full years.

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The format of each weekend combines business with pleasure in a timetable that allows freedom and fl exibilty for individual preferences as well as informal private discussions with fellow guests and faculty. Sessions are participative, combining work-shops, lectures, round-tables, case-studies and debates. Guests are encouraged to submit questions and their own case studies beforehand, to bring even greater immediacy and relevance to the weekend’s discussions.

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Short Executive Programs

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Dr. Sham L. Bathija Senior Economic Advisor to the President, Afghanistan

Dr. Bathija’s academic credentials link him to New York University, Harvard University, Stanford University and Columbia University. Formerly he was the outset, he was UNCTAD/United Nations Special Representative to “Operation Salaam” for Afghanistan, working closely with HRH Prince Sadruddin Agha Khan, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan. Mr. Bathija is an experienced, development economist with recognized leadership and management qualities and decades of knowledge and expertise in national economic development with multilateral institutions including the UN.

Dr. John Heptonstall Dean, PRBS

Dr. John Heptonstall is one of Europe’s most distinguished management educa-tors and practitioners. He has designed, conducted and/or lectured on tailored executive programmes in fi nance and in corporate strategy for numerous inter-national organisations, including: American Management Association; The Bank of Montreal; ANZ Bank; Alcan Aluminium; SKF Bearings; Coutt s Private Bank-ing; Raja Garuda; Commonwealth Bank of Australia; Kone; Electricité de France; Swiss Central Bank; UBS - Union de Banques Suisses; Coopers & Lybrand; Price-WaterhouseCoopers; Ernst & Young; Sinopec.

Dr. Bob Boland

Dr. Boland was responsible for the establishment of the fi rst Engineering Management Programme at Cranfi eld. At the University of Cape Town, he was instrumental in the founding of the Graduate School of Business, and development of the MBA and Executive Programs. Subsequently, he consulted, taught and researched accelerated learning systems and educational technology at INSEAD. From 1983, Dr. Boland worked in Africa and Latin America as a consultant to the International Labour Offi ce in Geneva. Dr. Bo-land is currently with the French Geneva Campus of Thunderbird - The Ameri-can Graduate School of International Management - and the European Institute, Geneva.

Dr. Farid MunaChairman of Meirc Training & Consulting.

Dr. Farid Muna holds an MBA in Finance from the University of California at Berkeley and a Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior from London Business School. He was the Managing Director of Meirc, where he participated in consulting, research, and management training assignments in North Africa, Japan, USA, the Middle East, and the Gulf. Dr. Muna’s training and consulting interests concentrate on leadership, negotiation skills, creativity, strategic thinking, planning, and human resources management.

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business speakersbusiness speakersbusiness speakersFlorin Ilie Director, Head of Equity Markets for ING Romania

Florin Ilie is Director, Head of Equity Markets for ING Romania, coordinating research, sales and trading activities. Florin is an expert in fi nancial analysis and EU aff airs. He started his career in 1998, working in commercial and investment banking, consulting and diplomacy. He started out as an equity analyst and subsequently worked in banking and consulting. Florin also joined the diplomaticservice during the EU accession negotiations and was Romania’s Eurodiplomat prior to 2002 Spanish Presidency of the EU Council. In parallel, Florin has been involved in teaching and research at ASE Bucharest, Harvard University and Universidad de Alcala. He has published numerous articles, textbooks and studies on international economics and fi nance.

Dana Denis-SmithManaging Director of Marker Global

Dana Denis-Smith is the Managing Director of Marker Global, a London-based business consultancy. She has ten years of experience as an analyst of the economic transition of Eastern Europe. Previous to her current role, she worked as a lawyer for Linklaters and as an analyst for a number of London-based economic forecasters and business intelligence providers, including The Economist Intelligence Unit. She worked as a business journalist for the BBC World Service inLondon, Reuters in Romania and the Russia Journal in Moscow.

Titus Bocseri Managing Director, Umbrella Solutions, New York

Titus Bocseri is the Managing Director of Umbrella Solutions, a consulting, executive development and information services fi rm based in NY. Their clients in-clude companies such as: Alico, New York Life, Wachovia Securities, SEI Investments, Pfi zer, GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson & Johnson, ConocoPhillips, DuPont, Microsoft, and many others. Titus worked previously in New York for HSBC as Senior Vice President where he headed the strategic initiatives unit in Global Insurance. Prior to that, Titus worked on Wall Street as Vice President in charge of Strategic Develop-ment in the Global M&A Department for Willis Group Holdings Limited and was Corporate Vice President of New York Life Insurance. In addition, Titus holds an adjunct faculty position at Columbia Business School where he teaches courses in corporate strategy and business development.

Bogdan CiobotaruVice President, Morgan Stanley’s Central & Eastern European Group

Bogdan Ciobotaru has over 10 years of investment banking experience, primarily in the Balkan region, specialized in mergers and acquisitions. His notable transactions include Vimetco $525 MM IPO, Rosneft $10.7 Bn IPO, $381 MM NASDAQ IPO CTC Media, Trader Media East $566 IPO, Integra $700 MM IPO, RCS/RDS IPO (ongoing), Integra IPO .

Becoming a strategic partner of the Pilkington Ratiu Business School is a high-level commitment to excellence in education:• playing a key role in PRBS board-level decision-making:• founding a PRBS Chair related to your business activities; a chair is a long term com-mitment to excellence in both teaching and research around a specifi c topic. • naming scholarships to PRBS after your company• accompany students from their admission to PRBS to the start of their careers with: - representation on PRBS Board of Admission - internship programs- company presentations on campus- study visits to your company- recruitment events and interviews• involvement of your company in the development of signifi cant academic content: courses, seminars and case studies

Corporations are invitated to become corporate partners of Pilkington Ratiu Business School, by investing in the school’s mission, sustaining talent, encouraging great ideas, including:• internship programs• scholarships• company presentations on campus• study visits to company• recruitment events and interviewsAll the above can be named after your company.

As a PRBS partner you will benefi t from exceptional visibility on campus:

• space and service during PRBS Job Fairs• promoting your business through business competitions, teaching awards or named facilities• space on the www.prbs.eu Career page to present your business opportunities• your company name listed in all PRBS publications, printed and on-line• custom-designed Short Executive Programs (SEPs) and consulting at discounted rates• space in PRBS campus media ( journals and publications)• VIP invitations to all PRBS events

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Entrepreneurship and development – coupled with the preservation and reinforcement of core social, moral and democratic values – are the keys to

sustainable economic development for all.

Pilkington Ratiu Business School

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