Distinguished Speaker Series

The Distinguished Speaker Series brings a variety of corporate leaders to campus to address relevant issues and share insights.  The Distinguished Speaker Series is a program of the Center for Global Leadership, one of the Centers of Excellence at the Paul Merage School of Business.

FEMBA students may attend the Distinguished Speakers Series free of charge, as well as the exclusive networking receptions that follow. The Speaker Series Events are high-level networking opportunities for students – Merage faculty, staff, alumni, corporate partners and members of the Dean’s Leadership Circle frequently attend Speaker Series Events.

In past years, Merage FEMBA students have met with senior executives at organizations such as Mattel, Disney, Allergan, Beckman Coulter, Mazda, and Ingram Micro. To see a sample list of past speakers, click here.

All events are held from 5:30-6:30 pm at the UCI Student Center. For more information and the registration form, please click here.

2009-2010 Speaker Series Events:




Past Speakers:

Guy Abramo, Chief Strategist, Ingram Micro

Sally Anderson, Managing Partner, Ernst & Young

Anne Bélec, President and CEO, Volvo Cars of North America

Emil J. Brolick, President & Chief Concept Officer, Taco Bell Corp.

Bob Eckert, Chairman of the Board and CEO, Mattel

Paul Folino, President and CEO, Emulex

Scott Garrett, President and CEO, Beckman Coulter

Cynthia Harriss, President, Disneyland Resort

Charles D. Martin, General Partner, Enterprise Partners

Matthew Massengill, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Western Digital Corporation

James V. Mazzo, President and Chief Executive Officer, Advanced Medical Optics, Inc.    

Bob McKnight, Chairman & CEO, Quiksilver Corp.         

Michael Mussallem, Chairman and CEO, Edwards Lifesciences    

James O'Sullivan. President and CEO, Mazda North American Operations     

Matt Ouimet, President, Disneyland Resort     

John Palmer, President, Southern California Region, Verizon Wireless 

David Pyott, Chairman of the Board, President, and CEO, Allergan     

Lee D. Roberts, Chairman and CEO, FileNet 

Greg Spierkel, CEO, Ingram Micro

Dennis J. Sweeney, Director, McKinsey & Company

Dean Yoost. Managing Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP