Cultural Differences & Cultural Diversity in International Business

Henk bought his first camera when he was 16 years old with which he started taking pictures of empty factories and forgotten castles. Now he flies around the world as Captain on a Boeing 787. While his crew is relaxing at the local swimming pool, he ventures out to desolated city palaces, overgrown industrial factories or rusted war vessels.

Dr. Alain Krapl is an Associate Professor of Finance and Director of the International Business Program at the Haile/US Bank College of Business. He earned a B.A. and M.S. in Economics from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and a Ph.D. in Finance from the University of Connecticut. His teaching interests include international finance, financial management, and derivatives securities.

Full Circle Sailing with Monique and Paul van der Linden Monique and Paul have been cruizing the globe in their Full Circle Sailing boat since 2011. They have been around the world and are planning to keep on doing this for at least two years (at the time of this writing). Paul is an ex-marketeer and has been sailing longer than Monique. Monique is an ex-stewardess who was looking for someone to go sailing with. They found each other and off they went. With their Full Circle Sailing business, they sometimes take guests for a stretch.

Jesse is the Chief Learning Officer at Lingo Live and oversees the development of the company's learning program and coaching community. Focused on situated approaches to learner development, his learning program design leverages meaningful relationships, real-world contexts and behavior change models for optimal impact. His primary mission aims to empower people with the confidence and knowledgeable skills to participate fully and authentically in a target community.

Andy Molinsky is the author of two books - Global Dexterity and Reach - and is a professor of international management and organizational behavior at Brandeis University in the US. He writes regularly for Harvard Business Review, Inc.com, and Psychology Today and is the creator of the new online course Mastering American Business Culture.

Dylan Bollen, a Ph.D. student in astronomy and astrophysics at KU Leuven University in Belgium, and Macquarie University, in Sydney Australia

Ron Carucci is co-founder and managing partner at Navalent, working with CEOs and executives pursuing transformational change for their organizations, leaders, and industries. In addition to being a regular contributor to HBR and Forbes, and has been featured in Fortune, CEO Magazine, BusinessInsider, MSNBC, Inc, Business Week, Smart Business, and thought leaders. He is the best selling author of 8 books, including the Amazon #1 Rising to Power, the Journey of Exceptional Executive.

Prof. Dr. Dr. Andrea Maier, Professor of General Medicine and Aged Care also connected to The University of Melbourne, Australia, where she is Divisional Director of Medicine and Community Care. Then there is The Royal Melbourne Hospital where she is Professor of Ageing. And if that wasn't enough she also has a chair at the Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Tyler Muse is the Founder and CEO of Lingo Live, a language learning company he started in 2012 after learning Spanish with a woman in Guatemala, over Skype. Today, Lingo Live helps thousands of working professionals throughout the globe express their authentic voice and communicate more effectively in their jobs through highly-personal one-on-one English communication training. Lingo Live’s mission is to encourage meaningful human connections through learning.

Cy Wakeman is a dynamic international keynote speaker, business consultant, New York Times bestselling author, and global thought leader with over 25 years experience cultivating a revolutionary new approach to leadership. Her newest and most anticipated book, No Ego.