Reconceptualising the professions:
Interdisciplinary Debates
The Globalization and Changing Geographies of Professional Expertise (Nottingham University)
The second event in this inter-disciplinary seminar series on, 'Re-Conceptualising the contemporary 'professions' is focused around exploring the ways in which processes of contemporary globalization are creating new threats and opportunities for professional service delivery and new organisational form which operate across national boundaries, whilst also engaging with the role of different supra-national (e.g. GATS) and nation-state regulatory frameworks.
Details of event
Date: 24th April 2009
Venue: The Sir Clive Granger Building, School of Geography (Room A31), University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD
Start time: 11 am
Confirmed speakers to date include:
Dr Donald McNeill (Urban Research Centre, University of Western Sydney)
"The globalisation of architectural practice"
Dr Lee Elliott, Director, EMEA Research, Jones Lang LaSalle.
"Local Hands, Global Reach: The risks and rewards of globalising real estate services"
Dr Andrew Jones (Birkbeck, University of London);
"Born Global Professionals? Examining corporate globalization in business service firms"
Dr Michael Smets (Said Business School, University of Oxford).
"Doing deals in a global law firm: International professional work and its institutional repercussions"
Prof. Barry Curnow (International Council of Management Consulting Institutes and Cass Business School)
"Tales from Shanghai, Beijing and Moscow: some reflections on the evolving dynamics of international consultancy practice"
Prof. Keith Robson (Cardiff Business School)
"Regulation, markets, technologies: Business Risk Audit and the audit field"
Attendance is by invitation only. If you are intersted in attending this event please contact Professor Jon Beaverstock by email jonathan.beaverstock@nottingham.ac.uk
Bursaries are available to PhD students, Post-Doctoral researchers within 2 years of completing their PhD or unwaged academic researchers. Bursaries will be awarded on a first-come first-served basis and will provide a contribution to travel and subsistence expenses. To be considered please contact the event organiser. The decision of the event organiser regarding the award of bursaries is final.
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