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Summarizing the 2023 IBD Conference!
October 18, 2023
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…
Adventures in Java!
August 16, 2023
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…
Rumbunctious Adventures in Cambodia
July 31, 2023
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…
GWF Team Travel 2023
July 28, 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…
Reflections from Ghana
July 26, 2023
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…
Beyond Yourself Across the Globe
July 20, 2023
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…
Experiencing Helsinki with Team Giosg
July 20, 2023
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…
Direct to Delhi: Measuring Impact of Seva’s Global Eyecare Investment
July 20, 2023
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…
Embracing Senegal: Stop Guessing Africa
July 20, 2023
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…
Spotlight on Bree Aronin, IBD Graduate Student Instructor
March 22, 2023
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,…
