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Events
The Smurfit MBA - An Introduction
Discover the renowned Smurfit MBA with our 1-hour webinar, hosted by Economics lecturer, Jim Power.
Please note: these webinars have taken place. However, you can still sign up and we will send you the recordings of the session.
The Smurfit MBA is designed to develop global leaders. Accredited for more than 20 years, we are one of an elite group of schools worldwide to hold the ‘triple crown’ of accreditation from the three centres of business and academic excellence, EQUIS (Europe), AACSB (US) and AMBA (UK). Our accreditations are a signal of quality from international independent peers and are your guarantee that you will receive a top quality, internationally recognised degree.
In this webinar we will cover:
An overview of the Smurfit MBA
The impacts of politics on economic developments
How economic outcomes impact on quality of life
The growing importance of ESG in business
Economics & financial markets
An update on global economic developments
Business and social trends, and how they will impact business.
In addition, you will also have the opportunity to ask questions in a live Q&A, and hear from alumni and their experiences of the MBA programme.
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About Jim Power
Jim Power has worked as an economist in the private sector for over 35 years. He is owner manager of Jim Power Economics, an economic and financial consultancy, which he set up in 2009.
He was previously Treasury Economist at AIB (1987-1991), Chief Economist at Bank of Ireland Group (1992-2000) and Chief Economist Friends First Group (2000 to 2018). He is a board director of Love Irish Food. He is a member of the Institute of Directors in Ireland. He successfully completed the Institute of Directors Diploma examinations in Company Direction in 2022.
In February 2021, Jim and Chris Johns launched their own Podcast ‘The Other Hand’, which is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and other podcasts hosts.
He is a graduate of UCD and holds a BA and a Master of Economic Science Degree. He lectures on the Full-Time MBA at Smurfit School of Business, UCD.
In 2009 he published his first book ‘Picking up the Pieces’, and co-authored ‘Marketing Multiplied’ in 2015. In November 2021 he published a book on the SME sector in Ireland with Kinsale accountant Cormac Fitzgerald, ‘Smart Tips for SMEs’.