Event: Bridging Cultural Differences in Global Business – Gananan Forum Singapore

The first session of the Gananan Forum (Singapore), will kick off their first event, “Bridging Cultural Differences in Global Business” led by Mr Bhaskar Pant, [managing Director, Asia-Pacific Operations, for Princeton-based Educational Testing Service (ETS)] in MTV Asia (Singapore) on 10 April 2007 (Tuesday). Here is how you can register for the event.

Date: 10th April 2007, Tuesday, 7pm
Venue: MTV Asia LDC

Register with us at ganananforumsg@gmail.com

About the speaker:
Pant assumed his position in March 2006, after serving for four years as Managing Director of World Learning for Business, the global business language and intercultural-training division of Vermont-based educational organization, World Learning.

Pant relocated to Singapore from Princeton in late 2006 to assume leadership of the ETS Asia-Pacific region and oversee country operations in China, India, Japan, South Korea and South East Asia-Pacific markets.

Prior to joining World Learning, Pant headed his own global effectiveness-skills training company based in New Delhi, India. Previously he served as President, South Asia, for Turner Broadcasting International, and was responsible for introducing CNN and other Turner television networks into South Asia. Prior to that, Pant held the position of Vice President, Broadcast Systems, for Sony Corporation of America and served in senior executive positions in international sales and marketing for prominent companies such as Tektronix in the United States, Europe and Asia.

Pant is an experienced “global business communication skills” trainer, having trained executives in Asia and the United States, conducted inter-cultural training seminars at events such as the annual meetings of the International Drug Information Association and the Association of College and University Attorneys, and provided cultural briefings to delegations such as the Vermont Governor’s Trade Delegation to Europe and Asia.

Born in Zambia, Africa, Pant holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Rochester and a master’s degree in communications from Indiana University.

Forum session:

• 7.00 – 7.15pm: Arrival of forum participants
• 7.15 – 8.30pm: Forum presentation and discussion
• 8.30 – 9.00pm: Interaction with among forum participants and speaker

MTV Asia is located at the Atrium @ Orchard, 60A Orchard Road, #04-01 Tower 1, Singapore 238890. Please refer to this map for directions.

Please Contact Ming Han Yeo (65-9230-3360, National University of Singapore, yeominghan@gmail.com) and Justin Loh (65-9028-8100, National University of Singapore, justinloh@gmail.com) for entry when you arrive at the location to open the door.