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(INDIANAPOLIS – April 13, 2015) . . . John C. Lechleiter, Ph.D., who serves as Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Indianapolis-based global pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly and Company, has been selected by the Board of Directors of The International Center as recipient of the 2015 International Citizen of the Year Award. The award will be presented at a tribute dinner and program at the Indiana Roof Ballroom on October 6, 2015. Honorary Co-Chairs for the event represent a corporate and civic Who’s Who of previous award recipients, former Eli Lilly and Company top executives, global corporate community
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March 16, 2015 Spring 2015 Leadership Across Cultures Program Follows Successful Pilot (INDIANAPOLIS – March 16, 2015) . . . For many Indiana businesses, globalization is more than a buzzword: If it’s not a goal, it is already a reality. In response to companies’ growing need to improve their global leadership infrastructure in order to effectively expand their global operations, The International Center has launched Leadership Across Cultures, a leadership development series designed for leaders who work in today’s global market,  that spans three Fridays in late April and early May, 2015. The series has been developed in collaboration
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(INDIANAPOLIS – March 6, 2015) — The International Center has announced that Rosa Julieta Montaño Salvatierra, Founder and Director of Oficina Juridica para la Mujer in Bolivia, is visiting Indianapolis through Wednesday, March 11 to meet with local government and nonprofit leaders who share her passion for advocating for the rights of women, particularly advocacy for victims of rape, sexual assault and domestic abuse. Ms. Montaño is one of ten women worldwide who received an International Women of Courage distinction from Deputy Secretary of State Heather Higginbottom and First Lady Michelle Obama and who are traveling to nine U.S.
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