Event
Whiting-Turner Business & Entrepreneurial Lecture
Thursday, November 19, 2009
5:00 p.m.
1110 Kim Engineering Building
Melissa Corley
301 405 6501
clark-communications@umd.edu
http://www.eng.umd.edu/whitingturner/
Speaker: S. Tien Wong, CEO of Opus 8, Inc.
"Entrepreneurial Leadership in the New Economy"
Abstract
Serial entrepreneur and private investor S .Tien Wong will present his thoughts on what it will take to succeed in the new economy. The business and economic climates have radically changed in the past 18 months. Business is as challenging and competitive as ever, capital is scarce, and customers are more demanding. What does this mean for entrepreneurs and future leaders? Wong will draw on his experience as Founder and CEO of one of the world's largest customer relationship management (CRM) companies, as well as his experience in investing in and acquiring business services and technology companies. Topics will include the changing nature of customer service, private equity, IT and the emergence of China as a powerhouse, and how these trends may alter the way we need to conduct business and train our future business leaders.
