Tuesday, 31 Jan 2006
Pursuing Growth at John Deere Agricultural Division - Adel A. Zakaria
Adel A. Zakaria, Senior Vice President, Worldwide Engineering and Manufacturing, Global Agricultural Tractor and Implement Sourcing, Deere & Company. Since 1995, Adel A. Zakaria has been responsible for leading and directing the Worldwide Engineering and Manufacturing Equipment Division for John Deere's agricultural equipment. A native of Cairo, Egypt, Zakaria joined Deere & Company as a staff engineer in 1976. Within Deere, Zakaria has held the positions of Vice President of Agricultural Equipment Division and Director of Engineering Diesel Engines and has developed a worldwide engineering group that adopted a common engine design across North America and Europe. Part of the Technology, Globalization, and Culture series.
Grace, Peace, and Hope in Northern Ireland: Stories of Catholics and Protestants Behind the Peace - Ronald A. Wells
Ronald A. Wells is Professor of History at Calvin College, and author of the forthcoming Peace and Reconciliation in Belfast: The Friendship of Ken Newell and Gerry Reynolds.
Toward a Unified Theory of Black America - Roland Fryer
Harvard economist Roland Fryer, the 2006 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. keynote speaker, uses economic theory to study race relations in America. His groundbreaking work in using intricate economic theory in the field of African American studies has garnered the attention beyond academic departments. He is a Junior Fellow and assistant professor of economics at Harvard who received his doctorate in 2002 from Pennsylvania State University. His...