Council on Emerging Market Enterprises

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Council on Emerging Market Enterprises (CEME)
Formation 2007
Type Educational organization and think tank
Purpose Study and application of best practices in emerging market enterprises
Headquarters Medford, Massachusetts
Executive Director
 Bhaskar Chakravorti
Parent organization
 Institute for Business in the Global Context (IBGC), The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
Website http://fletcher.tufts.edu/CEME
Formerly called
 Center for Emerging Market Enterprises (2007-2013)

The Council on Emerging Market Enterprises (CEME) (formerly known as Center for Emerging Market Enterprises) is a think tank and educational organization founded in 2007 by The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University.[1][2][3][4]

CEME's founding purpose is the study and application of best practices in emerging market enterprises through research, conferences, and visits from senior business executives. It is part of the Institute for Business in the Global Context (IBGC).[1][5]

History

Establishment

CEME was founded in 2007 concurrently with the creation of the Master of International Business (MIB) program, at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy,[6] as part of the school's strategy of expanding its scope of international relations to strengthen its study of business and economics.

The at-the-time Dean Stephen W. Bosworth stated that CEME would be central to the new program and would help establish more connections with practitioners in the private and public sectors.[1][7] At its inception Thomas Schmidheiny donated two million dollars, stating that it wanted to support its "unique approach in understanding the social and cultural issues of other countries".[1]

In December 2013 CEME changed its full form name to Council on Emerging Market Enterprises.[2][8]

Directors

CEME's first executive director was Charles Bralver. Bralver, an alumnus of the school, and co-founder and former executive director of Mercer Oliver Wyman, became the director of the International Business Center (later renamed IBGC), the umbrella organization for the MIB program and CEME, of which he was concurrently also appointed director.[6]

In 2011 Bhaskar Chakravorti succeeded Bralver in all three appointments. Chakravorti is a former partner of McKinsey & Company, and held research and teaching positions at MIT and Harvard University. Chakravorti is also a professor at the Fletcher School.[9][10]

Activities and areas of study

Research

CEME is composed of senior fellows that perform research on emerging and frontier market issues. The council divides this goal within four areas: Inclusive Growth, Sovereign Wealth and Global Capital, Innovation and Change, Country Management and Doing Business in BRICs.[2]

CEME established in 2011 the Sovereign Wealth Fund Initiative, in partnership with the financial services company State Street Corporation. and the law firm K&L Gates LLP. It was founded to provide strategic analysis and quantitative research focused on public policy issues and investment challenges facing sovereign wealth funds, institutional investors, central banks, governments and international organizations.[11] It also aimed at providing executive education on topics such as direct-investment transparency, national investment restrictions and the impact of tax policy.[12] The Sovereign Wealth Fund Initiative subsequently changed its name to The Fletcher Network for Sovereign Wealth and Global Capital, or SovereignNET in its short form.[13]

Guest lectures and conferences

CEME also organizes speaker series by guests lecturers from both the academic and professional spheres. Past lectures include "Challenges to Corporate Governance from Operating in Multiple Jurisdictions" by the Korkmaz Ilkorur (chairman of Bati Insurance Company), "How Flat is the World? A Look at China and India's Competitive Advantage" by Thomas Hout (associate professor at the University of Hong Kong School of Business, and at Fletcher School), and "Responsible Investing 3.0: Understanding the Environmental, Social, and Governance Context of Emerging Markets" by Jacob Park (associate professor of Business Strategy & Sustainability at Green Mountain College).[1][5][14][15][16]

In 2009, in partnership with the Bretton Woods Committee, CEME held a conference entitled "Strengthening Capital Markets in Emerging Market Countries"[17] In 2011 CEME held the "Strategy, Operations, and Leadership for Emerging & Frontier Economies Conference" and "Killing Cash - Pros and Cons of Mobile Money for the World's Poor, A Look at Both Sides of the Coin".[18][19]

Selected works

Monographs

Books

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Anderson, Linda (May 8, 2006). "New degree and centre for Fletcher CAMPUS BRIEFING". Financial Times.
  2. 1 2 3 "The Council on Emerging Market Enterprises". Medford, Massachusetts: The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. Archived from the original on Dec 23, 2013. Retrieved Jan 20, 2014.
  3. ↑ Namrata Singh & Shubham Mukherjee TNN (September 27, 2011). "'Developing mkts are crucibles of identifying opportunity in adversity'". Times of India (Mumbai).
  4. ↑ Cooper, Jay (March 17, 2008). "Sovereign wealth fund hires no cinch; Potential treasure trove of business awaits, but getting to it won't be a walk in the park". Pensions and Investments. p. 6. Retrieved Jan 21, 2014.
  5. 1 2 Knight, Rebecca (January 22, 2007). "A class act for professionals TAILORED PROGRAMMES: The Fletcher School is branching out and offering executive courses after demand from corporate clients, says Rebecca Knight" (PDF). Financial Times. p. 12. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 23, 2007. Retrieved Jan 20, 2014.
  6. 1 2 Anderson, Linda (March 26, 2007). "Degree for a complex world FLETCHER SCHOOL: The Master in International Business combines academic with practical, says Linda Anderson". Financial Times. p. 12. Retrieved Jan 20, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Canaccord Financial Inc. appoints new director: Charles N. Bralver". Investment Weekly News. Feb 20, 2010. Check date values in: |archive-date= (help);
  8. ↑ "The Center on Emerging Market Enterprises". Medford, Massachusetts: The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. 2013. Archived from the original on Oct 23, 2013. Retrieved Jan 22, 2014.
  9. ↑ Guerrero, Antonio (May 2011). "Pause For Thought". Global Finance 25 (5): 46–48.
  10. ↑ "Dr. Bhaskar Chakravorti". Medford, Massachusetts: The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. Archived from the original on December 26, 2013. Retrieved Jan 20, 2014.
  11. ↑ "State Street Corporation, K&L Gates LLP and the Fletcher School Form Alliance to Address Complexities and Opportunities for Sovereign Wealth Funds". Business Wire (New York). Jan 11, 2011.
  12. ↑ Moroney, Tom (Jan 11, 2011). "State Street, Tufts Offer Training, Research to Sovereign Funds". Bloomberg. Archived from the original on Oct 6, 2013. Retrieved Jan 20, 2014.
  13. ↑ Sullivan, Ruth (September 2, 2013). "Norwegian move to set a new governance standard". Financial Times. p. 11. Retrieved Jan 29, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Visiting the Hill". Medford, MA: The Tufts Daily. November 10, 2008. Retrieved Feb 2, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Visiting the Hill". Medford, MA: The Tufts Daily. September 22, 2008. Retrieved Feb 2, 2014.
  16. ↑ "News & Events Archive - Park Presents Paper at Conference". Poultney, Vermont: Green Mountain College. April 11, 2011. Retrieved Feb 5, 2014.
  17. ↑ Kvint, Vladimir (2009). n, ed. The Global Emerging Market: Strategic Management and Economics. New York: Taylor & Francis; Simulatenously published in the UK by Routledge. p. 247. ISBN 978-0-415-98839-1.
  18. ↑ "Strategy, Operations, and Leadership for Emerging & Frontier Economies Conference - About the Workshop". Medford, MA: The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. 2011. Retrieved Mar 6, 2014.
  19. ↑ "Killing Cash - Pros and Cons of Mobile Money for the World's Poor - A Look at Both Sides of the Coin". Medford, MA: The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. 2011.
  20. ↑ "LULAC: Killing or Restricting the 'Obamaphone' Program Would Hurt Seven Million Hispanics". Wireless News. Sep 15, 2013.

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