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Pitt Business G-20 World Tour

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Nearly 500 students, alumni, and community members joined Pitt Business to learn more about the G-20 Leaders' Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy. To commemorate the historic Pittsburgh Summit, Pitt Business hosted a month-long celebration of the G-20 member countries with spotlights and forums on the role of the G-20 in our global economy. Once a week for the four weeks leading up to the Pittsburgh Summit, Pitt Business hosted World Wednesdays, a program of distinguished speakers in a panel-forum discussion on a topic related to their region. On Media Monday, four distinguished journalists provided insight on their coverage of the G-20. Special thanks to the following guests for speaking during our World Wednesdays and Media Monday:

  • Dr. Irfa Ampri, alternate executive director for the South East Asia Voting Group of the World Bank
  • Mr. Orhan Arslan, attache for economic affairs for the Turkish Consulate General in New York City
  • Mr. Jeffrey Ballou, deputy editor at Al Jazeera
  • Dr. Daniel Berkowitz from the Russian and East European Studies Center
  • Mr. Kenneth Carmichael, Globe and Mail
  • Mr. Gordon Chang, journalist
  • Ms. Rhian Chicott of the Chamber of British Industry
  • Ms. Sharon Epperson, correspondent from CNBC
  • Honorary Consul of France Jean-Dominique Le Garrec
  • Dr. Muge Kokten Finkel from the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs
  • Ms. Tingyan Lai, Vice Consul Economic and Commercial Office Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in New York
  • Ms. Carla Andrea C. Leininger from PNC Bank
  • Ms. Carla Lucente, Honorary Consul of Italy.
  • Dr. Alberta Sbragia, Director of the European Union Center
  • Mr. Dan Simpson, editor of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
  • Mr. Phillip Smith, CEO of Copperweld
  • Mr. Bill Toland, Pittsburgh Post Gazette

G-20 Country Days

On each of the 20 days preceding the summit, Pitt Business also featured a different G-20 country with presentations on the cultural and economic aspects of that country in the lobbies of Mervis Hall and Sennott Square throughout the day.