Val Samonis
SEMI Online and Royal Roads University
Toronto, ON, CANADA
GLOBAL BUSINESS, EDUCATION & HIGH TECH GURU
Biography
IN BRIEF: Educated in USA, UK, Canada, Singapore, Poland, Val Samonis (PhD, CPC) gained three decades of cross-functional research, business intelligence, teaching, editing, and "blue ribbon" advisory experience combining his theoretical & hands-on empirical approaches to business, technology & modern policy frontiers globally. Expert in high-tech methods of analysis, knowledge management & education, he is an eagle-eyed outside-of-the-box analyst, transformation thinker & intercultural communicator (fluent in English, German, Russian, Polish, Lithuanian; some Spanish, French) with extensive contacts esp.in emerging markets.
EXPERIENCE: Dr. Val Samonis lived globally & worked with top business reformers in emerging markets (e.g. Polish Central Banker L. Balcerowicz, Czech Deputy PM P. Mertlik), 5 Nobel Laureates in The Stanford Economic Transition Group; lectured globally on trade/investment/finance, ICT/knowledge economy, corporate governance, strategy/competitiveness & other issues in modern global economy; and has been published globally. He managed and/or worked in a hands-on manner in international research and advisory "blue ribbon" teams/digital networks sponsored by Transnational Corporations Review, Institute for New Economic Thinking, African Capacity Building Foundation, European Union, World Bank, Hudson Institute, Center for European Integration Studies, Joint Committee on Corporate Governance (Canada), Virtual Consultation Forum for the First Inter-American Meeting of High-Level Authorities on Sustainable Development, OECD-WB Private Sector Advisory Group on Corporate Governance, a number of governments & global financial/economic organizations. Val served as an advisor to the Czech Government, Lithuanian Parliament, global organizations (e.g. UNCTAD, ITC), and multinational corporations (HungryMinds, A.Andersen, Medley Global Advisors, CARE). Dr. Samonis has been teaching online, onsite, and dual-mode comprehensive and specialized courses in International Economics & Management, Frontiers in Emerging Markets, Corporate Governance & Finance, Global Knowledge Economy, E-Business, Economics, and supervising graduate students at the U of Toronto, Columbia University (USA), University of Maryland (USA), Royal Roads University (Canada), University of Tasmania (Australia), Center for European Integration Studies.
Industry Expertise (3)
Education/Learning
Management Consulting
International Trade and Development
Areas of Expertise (3)
Education for the Global Knowledge Economy
Global Business & Finance
New Economic Growth
Accomplishments (1)
V. Samonis: TWENTY YEARS OF THE WEB! (professional)
2013-02-25
THE NEW ERA OF GLOBAL DIGITAL COLLABORATION started in earnest! Life will never be the same! See: http://www.myspace.com/video/val/val-samonis-the-web-connected-sm/54002902
Affiliations (4)
- Royal Roads University and SEMI Online
- Institute for New Economic Thinking, USA
- Transnational Corporations Review (Ottawa-Beijing)
- ECFR Berlin
Links (2)
Event Appearances (1)
Dangerous New Currency Wars in the World
Global Depression Two Toronto and globally via the Internet
Sample Talks (1)
Riding Global Risks in the 21st Century
"Riding Global Risks in the 21st Century" suggests new and more efficient ways of dealing with complexities of doing business/investing in the new multipolar world. Current risk metrics are hopelessly out of line with the nature of modern (digital) economy and the modern character of global financial flows.
Style
Availability
- Keynote
- Moderator
- Panelist
- Workshop Leader
- Host/MC
- Author Appearance
- Corporate Training
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