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 and Team Development, 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 past speakers, click here.

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

2008 Speaker Series Events:

February 12, 2008
Rick W. Rayson
Managing Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP
With 27 years experience at Deloitte & Touche, including 17 years as a partner, Mr. Rayson oversees the firm’s four business groups: audit, tax, consulting, and financial advisory services.

April 8, 2008   
Scott A. McGregor
President and CEO, Broadcom
Scott McGregor joined Broadcom in 2005 as President and Chief Executive Officer. He is responsible for guiding the strategic direction of the company, business development, and day-to-day operations.

May 20, 2008   
James Mazzo
Chairman, President and CEO, Advanced Medical Optics
Mr. Mazzo is Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of this global optic company, with operations in 24 countries around the world.



Past Speakers:

Guy Abramo, Chief Strategist, Ingram Micro

Sally Anderson, Managing Partner, Ernst & Young

Tara O. Balfour, President, California Commercial Banking, 
Market President, Orange County, Bank of America

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

Warren Bennis, "Dean of Leadership Gurus" -- Forbes Magazine Author and Distinguished Professor, USC

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

Ray Cohen, CEO and Chairman of the Board, Cardiac Science

Bob Eckert, Chairman of the Board and CEO, Mattel

Paul Folino, President and CEO, Emulex

Scott Garrett, President and CEO, Beckman Coulter

Roger Glickman, President, Krispy Kreme/Great Circle Family Foods

Cynthia Harriss, President, Disneyland Resort

Scott Hodson, Co-founder and VP, Development, Aqueduct, Inc. (previously BuyNow.com)

Larry Holt, National Vice President, Lucent Technologies Western Division, Topic: Leading the New Converged Network for Business Success

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.         

David J. Murphy, Chief Executive Officer, the Y&R companies, Irvine          

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 

Andrew Patel, CEO, huddle247.com 

Quang Pham, Founder and CEO, MyDrugRep.com

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

Judith A Rogala, President, National Mobile Television Studios    

Lee D. Roberts, Chairman and CEO, FileNet 

Jim Rogers,  General Marketing Manager, Lincoln Mercury 

Greg Spierkel, CEO, Ingram Micro

Dennis J. Sweeney, Director, McKinsey & Company

Dean Yoost. Managing Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

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