Posts by International Business Development Program
Sunshine and Spreadsheets in Floripa!
Project Country: Brazil / IBD Client: Softplan Written by: Krittanat Ratanachai, Jash Padhiar, Sarah Intoccia & Shilpa Gopal Week 1: The Groundwork Begins If we had to describe our IBD trip to Florianópolis, a lush tropical island in southern Brazil, in one word, we would likely land on […
Lost in Translation: Building Bonds that Transcend Language in Tokyo
Project Country: Japan / IBD Client: Z-Works Written by: Danni Yang, Gabi Moreira, Niveda Kumar, and Luis Sante Mastering the 0.5 selfie in Japan (1: Chureito Pagoda, Mt. Fuji; 2: Sea of Clouds at Hotel Chinzanso, Tokyo) 袋いりますか? Instant fear. The awkwardness of the moment extends a…
IBD Alumni Share How IBD Has Influenced Their Careers
Recently several IBD alums returned to Haas to share with the current class how IBD has influenced their career trajectories and approaches to their work. Below are their reflections. “The entire team built so much confidence through the IBD experience and learned how to be most effective working …
Spotlight on Terry Xu, IBD Graduate Student Instructor
The IBD Program is thrilled to have Terry Xu, Berkeley Haas MBA ’24 candidate, join the IBD team as this year’s Graduate Student Instructor. Terry comes to IBD with a wealth of knowledge and experience in investment/asset valuations, senior stakeholder management, and hypothesis driven problem s…
Launching IBD 2024 with a riveting Big Reveal!
Now in its 32nd year, the IBD program kicked off spring semester 2024 with one of our favorite events: the project “Big Reveal.” As part of this first IBD class of the year, faculty mentors Whitney Hischier and Judy Hopelain announced our current IBD project clients, their country locations, an…
Summarizing the 2023 IBD Conference!
On September 15th, the Annual International Business Development (IBD) Conference was held in the Wells Fargo Room at Berkeley Haas. This year’s IBD Conference was a wonderful event, celebrating eight IBD teams and the project-based work they completed overseas with their clients in May. Their pro…
Adventures in Java!
Written by: Abby Gritter, Savannah Hall, DJ Prahladka, and Alexandra Ferreira The IBD Dagangan team created a wonderful website documenting their IBD experience in Indonesia and beyond. You can read all about their IBD experience and adventures by clicking HERE Please enjoy a selection of the IBD …
Rumbunctious Adventures in Cambodia
Written by: PJ Hummelt, Rafael Koraicho, Terence Chan, and Jayshawn Anderson Pre-Arrival: Sip Ahoy! When we first heard that our client would be an artisan rum distillery in Cambodia, our first thought was “Cool!”. But then a mild panic kicked in – none of us knew much about rum besides [&…
GWF Team Travel 2023
Written by: Menanteau Moolman, Whitner Chase, James Hake, and Scott Ario First Day in Lucerne, Switzerland Our first day consisted of introductions and interviews with the C-suite in the Pilatus Conference Room, named after Mount Pilatus, which towers over Lucerne with snow-lined peaks at nearly 7,0…
Reflections from Ghana
Written by: Jayson Wang, Patrick Drown, Ryan Armanda, and Sarah Vlazny The road to Ashesi The car ride from Accra, Ghana’s capital, to Ashesi University starts out paved, but the final twenty minutes of the ride is a bumpy, slow dirt road. Ditches in the road, car stalls from slippery […]