COURSE NUMBER: EWMBA 298S-1

COURSE TITLE: Seminars in International Business: China

UNITS OF CREDIT: 2 units

INSTRUCTOR: Arman Zand

E-MAIL ADDRESS: arman@armanzand.com

CLASS WEB PAGE LOCATION: http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/EWMBA/academics/seminars-in-international-business.html

MEETING DAY/TIME:

Instructional Dates* All sessions are mandatory in order to receive a passing grade (pre, post, and in-country sessions)
Sunday, May 14, 2017	Class Session (5PM - 9PM) dinner provided
Sunday, May 21, 2017	Class Session (10AM - 2PM) lunch provided
Sunday, June 11, 2017	Arrive in Shanghai, China (before 5pm)
Monday, June 12, 2017 – Friday, June 16, 2017	In-Country Instruction
Saturday, June 17, 2017	Depart from Beijing, China
Sunday, June 25, 2017	Class Session (10AM - 2PM) lunch provided

PREREQUISITE(S): None

CLASS FORMAT (Will there be lectures, cases, or a mixture?): 3 lectures plus 1 week on the ground in China

REQUIRED READINGS: Mainly recent articles TBD

BASIS FOR FINAL GRADE: Final paper

ABSTRACT OF COURSE'S CONTENT AND OBJECTIVES:
Seminars in International Business ("SIB") are designed to introduce EWMBA student participants to the culture, history and business environment in various countries. Each SIB program focuses on a country or combination of countries that will illustrate how business environments vary across cultures. These programs do not focus on specific industries. Rather, by examining a variety of companies and industries, the goal is to develop a broader perspective of how business is conducted in a particular region of the world.

Silicon Valley is the undisputed innovation capital of the world. But other countries also want to leverage innovation as means to grow their economies. In fact, China currently has the 2nd largest venture capital market in the world and celebrates huge tech giants such as Huawei, Tencent (Wechat), Alibaba, etc. However, true innovation isn’t easy and China has it’s challenges. After one week in China, visiting venture capital firms, startups, and a few tech giants, we will be in a position to uncover the answer the question: Will China become a true global innovation superpower?

CAREER FIELD: International Business

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH:
Arman has more than 17 years of experience working in venture capital, technology, and finance. Prior to joining Quona Capital, Arman was Director of Business Development at RocketSpace, Inc. where he helped advise on corporate open innovation and connected startups with Fortune 1000 brands. Arman spent the previous 15 years at Silicon Valley Bank in the US, India, U.K, and the Middle East, helping expand the bank globally including 7 years in China where he helped co-found China's first joint venture technology bank.