Posts by International Business Development Program
Beyond Yourself Across the Globe
Written by Doris Yuan, Lauren Zinzer, Terry Xu, and Brian Khan The orange street lights seeped through the blackout curtains of the overnight bus from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap as our team struggled to sleep through the rumbling and rattling of the ride. Four of us had embarked on […]
Experiencing Helsinki with Team Giosg
Written by: Terence Neo, Tarun Davuluri, Michael LaFramboise, Basim Siddiqui Big Reveal Day When we found out who our team was, our client company, and that we had been selected to travel to Finland, everyone in the team was overjoyed. We were already great friends and knew that we would […]
Direct to Delhi: Measuring Impact of Seva’s Global Eyecare Investment
Written by: Alexandra Hecht, Ariana Simone, Bjorn Halvorson, Lindsay Chan Preparing for Takeoff Our IBD team of Ally Hecht, Ariana Simone, Bjorn Halvorson, and Lindsay Chan spent the semester supporting the Seva Foundation, a global eyecare nonprofit, in developing a long-term monitoring strategy to…
Embracing Senegal: Stop Guessing Africa
Written by: Kristina Martinez, Nick Chen, Sam Magnuson, Tianyin Shi Embarking on an Unforgettable Journey An indelible mark was left on our minds when we were informed during our initial IBD class that we had been paired with Lengo, an AI-driven intelligence startup based in Dakar, Senegal. Their bu…
Spotlight on Bree Aronin, IBD Graduate Student Instructor
The IBD Program is thrilled to have Bree Aronin, Berkeley Haas MBA ’23 candidate, join the IBD team as this year’s Graduate Student Instructor. Bree comes to IBD with a wealth of knowledge and experience as a Navy veteran and entrepreneur, holding a BS with a focus in International Relations. [&…
Kicking off the Berkeley Haas spring semester 2023 IBD program!
The Berkeley Haas spring semester 2023 IBD class kicked off on January 19th with a Chou Hall room packed full of 32 IBDers eager to discover their new project clients and locations. Individual IBD project details were announced in this year’s “Big Reveal” presentation, led by IBD faculty Whi…
IBD 2023 Info Session
The annual IBD Info Session for the 2023 program was held on October 4, 2022 in the Wells Fargo Room. We had an excellent turnout for the event, with over 90 students in attendance, and informative presentations from IBD Faculty Director, Whitney Hischier and Executive Director, David Richadson. A…
2022 IBD Conference Recap
On September 16th, the annual International Business Development (IBD) Conference was held in the Wells Fargo Room on Berkeley Haas campus. This year was a special event, as it not only marked the 30th year anniversary of the IBD program, but also celebrated the return of IBD students to internation…
Foodies in Joensuu
Written by Jingwen Hu Exploring food is one of the most important things during travel. However, this is not easy for travelers in Joensuu – the North Karelian food is different from other more well-known Finnish cuisines, and there are not enough online reviews about local restaurants. Being …
How to survive Covid in a small northern town in Finland
Written By Drew Silverman In the event that you fly all the way to Joensuu, a northern Finnish town, with an all-star team of MBA classmates to work with a client and then test positive for Covid on the first day, I have the information you seek. Firstly, you need […]