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International Speaker Series

Kilts Speaker Series

The Kilts Center’s International Speaker Series welcomes alumni who work internationally or whose work has an impact outside the US. Pulling from their work in marketing, technology, CPG, retail, and other industries, these alumni share trends and issues facing not only their industry but also their geography.

This new series has welcomed speakers from Zurich International (Hong Kong) and Ripple, a fintech company (Singapore).

Upcoming Events

The Kilts Center holds International Speaker Series events throughout the academic year. Please check this page for updates on upcoming events.

Past Speakers

Stéphanie Borge Mueller, '12

Director, Brand Management, BMW

Stéphanie Borge Mueller has over 20 years of in-depth experience in corporate strategy, business development, project management, marketing and communication at the international level. Her extensive expertise includes managing cross-functional, cross-cultural and geographically distributed teams to ensure successful digital transition and cultural change.

Recording coming soon.

Sarita Singh, '07

Director, Global Business Group, Southeast Asia & South Asia, Facebook

An international alumna in tech based in Singapore, Sarita Singh leads the teams responsible for helping to build communities across 12 key markets including Singapore, Pakistan, Vietnam, and Indonesia. Prior to Facebook, Sarita spent several years at Google and has previously worked at salesforce.com, Oracle, and Hewlett Packard in various sales, marketing, and operations roles. Sarita is a passionate advocate of emerging markets and helping to drive diversity in the technology industry and start-up community.

This recording is only available to Booth students, faculty, and staff.

Watch a recording of the event

Gap Kim '13

VP of Marketing, Ripple

Gap Kim has over 20 years of experience in the tech and digital industry, including leadership positions in marketing, product marketing, business strategy, sales and organizational leadership. His career spans across the globe from Silicon Valley to Asia, government to the private sector, and early stage start-ups to large multinational organizations. Currently, Gap is the VP of Marketing for Ripple, a blockchain enterprise that enables payments around the world, where he is responsible for brand, corporate, growth, and product marketing.

This recording is only available to Booth students, faculty, and staff.

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Digital World = Data

For Danna Fishbein, a presentation from Gap Kim, ’13 about digital marketing in emerging markets was a highlight of her time at Booth.

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Virtual Events and the Power of Connection

Evening student Fiona Kennedy shares how heartening it is to see alumnus Satyajeet Salgar, '07, Google, take a passion and turn it into a career.

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Prioritizing Equity Authentically

Authenticity, data, and empathy: Kilts Fellow Chloe Saddler lays out how brands can respond to social issues in a real way that will resonate with consumers.

Read Chloe's takeaways »

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