KIN Dialogue: Fall 2010

October 12-13, the KIN with convene a select group of global business leaders and academic thought leaders to explore creating and leveraging non-traditional partnerships to innovate and stay ahead of your competition.

The KIN is pleased to welcome U.S. Congressman Dick Gephardt, John Preston (KSM ’76), Managing Partner, C Change Investment and Bret Lewis and Dave Baarman of Fulton Innovation among others to expand our minds and open new possibilities for innovation.

KIN Global 2010

KIN Global welcomed a world-class roster of changemakers and innovators to the Kellogg campus to collaborate on ways to foster sustainable prosperity in all corners of the globe.

Youth Action International

During the KIN Global Summit, the delegates decided to put innovation into action and created an impromptu auction that pledged $50,000 for Kimmie Weeks' organization, Youth Action International.

The funds helped YAI to expand womens entrepreneurship centers in both Liberia and Sierra Leone. The centers train women in a variety of small businesses and provide them with micro loans to start their endeavors.

Iceland Vision 2020

The KIN is helping to rebuild the economy of this energetic, artistic and innovative island nation.

Recently, a contingent of innovation leaders from the Kellogg Innovation Network (KIN), including Jørn Bang Andersen, an expert on innovation in the Nordic region, and Patrick Crehan, a policy and economic development consultant, traveled to Iceland to work with the country’s leaders on creating a strategy for rescuing their economy.

Turkey

Partnering with the Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Program at Northwestern University, KIN Global is pleased to announce our 2010 focus on Turkey.

A country at the crossroads, Turkey has been an important link between East and West for centuries. As collaboration is our theme for 2010, Turkey will provide a rich topic for discussion.

Andrew Wachtel, Dean of the Graduate School at Northwestern will lead a dynamic panel of speakers to further our understanding of this fascinating country.

(RED): KIN Global Vision Partner

After a competitive interview process, (RED) selected a KIN Global Scholar as their 2010 Summer Intern. The Kellogg student will work with (RED) to take cause marketing to new levels of excellence in the fight against HIV/AIDS in Africa.