BCEMBA06

Rose vs. Lyons
Distinguished Faculty Go Head-to-Head Over the World Economy: "Is the World Really Flat?"

Informed Reasoning, spurious accusations, clear facts, and vague insults will fly when

Richard Lyons
Executive Associate Dean and Sylvan Coleman Professor of Finance
&
Andrew Rose
Bernard T. Rocca Professor of International Trade and Director of the Clausen
Center for International Business & Policy

Discuss the recent work of Thomas Friedman, Pulitzer Prize-winning foreign
affairs columnist for the New York Times.

Lyons on the Yes side: "Though I respect some of the research [Professor Rose] has done (most actually), on this issue he's stuck in the past, lost in a world of frictions that, operationally, the world has moved beyond. I'm just surprised that he would put himself in the position of defending that side."

Rose on the No side: "John Lennon once wrote 'Imagine there's no country. It isn't hard to do.' That seems to capture the views of my opponent, and I take it about as seriously as other lyrics by Lennon like 'I am the Walrus.'"

Tuesday, March 14, 2006
6:00 pm: Cocktail Reception
7:00 pm: Debate and Discussion
8:00 pm: Complimentary Dreyer’s Ice Cream Tasting
8:30 pm: Conclusion

Location:
William F. Cronk Conference Center at the
Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Holdings, Inc. Corporate Headquarters
5929 College Avenue, Oakland, CA

Please Register online

Cost: $15 for students, alumni & guests through March 7, 2006 and $20 thereafter or at the door (pending availability). REGISTER EARLY AS THIS EVENT SELLS OUT!

Special thanks to Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Inc. for hosting this event.