Event title: “The Power of Many” with Meg Whitman
Time: 7:45am
Venue: Mark Taper Auditorium, Los Angeles Central Library
Location: 630 West Fifth Street, Los Angeles, CA, 90071

Event description: Ira Jackson, dean of the Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management, talks with California gubernatorial candidate and former eBay CEO Meg Whitman about her new book, The Power of Many: Values for Success in Business and in Life. This Drucker Centennial event is part of the Drucker Business Forum series. Breakfast begins at 7:45am; the program begins at 8:30am. RSVP to Ted Habte-Gabr at ted@druckerbusinessforum.org. For more information, please click here.

Event title: “The Art and Science of Negotiation”
Time: 7:45am
Venue: Café Pinot
Location: 700 West Fifth Street, Los Angeles, CA 90071

Event description: Robert Mnookin, director of the Harvard Negotiation Research Project, discusses his work. This Drucker Centennial event is part of the Drucker Business Forum series. Breakfast begins at 7:45am; the program begins at 8:30am. RSVP to Ted Habte-Gabr at ted@druckerbusinessforum.org. For more information, please click here.

Event title: “The Road from Ruin: Reviving Capitalism”
Time: 7:45am
Venue: Mark Taper Auditorium, Los Angeles Central Library
Location: 630 West Fifth Street, Los Angeles, CA, 90071

Event description: Matthew Bishop, an editor at The Economist, discusses his new book (co-authored with Michael Green), The Road from Ruin: How to Revive Capitalism and Put America Back on Top. This Drucker Centennial event is part of the Drucker Business Forum series. Breakfast begins at 7:45am; the program begins at 8:30am. RSVP to Ted Habte-Gabr at ted@druckerbusinessforum.org. For more information, please click here.

Event title: “Ascending Dragon: Developing Cultural Leaders”
Time: 2-5pm; concert at 8pm
Venue: The Colburn School
Location: 200 S. Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Event description: The Drucker Institute, in partnership with Southwest Chamber Music and the Riordan Volunteer Leadership Development Program, will put on a leadership workshop as part of Ascending Dragon, a State Department-sponsored cultural exchange between the U.S. and Vietnam. The workshop will be followed by a concert featuring works by Maurice Ravel, Phạm Minh Thành, Alexandra du Bois, and Kurt Rohde.

In addition to helping with the April 30 workshop, the Drucker Institute will also be meeting in both Hanoi and Claremont, Calif., with a group of Vietnamese arts administrators and musicians to share Peter Drucker’s teachings on management and leadership. If you’re interested in attending the April 30 workshop, please contact Rick Wartzman at Rick.Wartzman@cgu.edu. To buy concert tickets (at $38 each) and learn more about Ascending Dragon, please click here.

Event title: Drucker Society Global Symposium
Time: The symposium will kick off at 6pm on Thursday, May 20
Venue: The Drucker Institute, CGU
Location: 1021 North Dartmouth Avenue, Claremont, CA 91711

Event description: This is the annual gathering of Drucker Society leaders from around the world. Drucker Societies are all-volunteer organizations that use Peter Drucker’s teachings to bring about positive change in their local communities; they are where Drucker’s ideas and ideals get turned into action. The Drucker Institute at CGU, which acts as the hub of this worldwide volunteer network, has committed to doubling the number of Drucker Societies around the world over the Centennial period.

This event is by invitation only.

Event title: World Innovation Forum
Time: 9am
Venue: Nokia Theatre, New York
Location: 1515 Broadway, New York, NY 10036

Event description: Leading thinkers in the field of innovation—including Michael Porter, Xerox CEO Ursula Burns, Seth Godin, and Teach for America’s Wendy Kopp—share their insights. This year’s World Innovation Forum has been designated a Drucker Centennial event. Click here for more information or to register.

Event title: “Finding Your Mojo” with Marshall Goldsmith
Time: 7:45am
Venue: TBD
Location: Downtown Los Angeles. Exact location TBD.

Event description: Best-selling author and celebrated business thinker Marshall Goldsmith talks about his new book, Mojo: How to Get It, How to Keep it, How to Get It Back if You Lose It. This Drucker Centennial event is part of the Drucker Business Forum series. Breakfast begins at 7:45am; the program begins at 8:30am. RSVP to Ted Habte-Gabr at ted@druckerbusinessforum.org. For more information, please click here.

Event title: World Business Forum
Time: 9am
Venue: Radio City Music Hall, New York City
Location: 1260 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020

Event description: Each year thousands of attendees from around the globe gather in New York City to network, advance their businesses and be part of this annual live experience with an incredible lineup of global leaders, brilliant minds, business icons and legendary CEOs. Speakers are slated to include Al Gore, Jack Welch, Jim Collins, David Gergen, Joseph Stiglitz, and many more. This year's event has been officially designated part of the Drucker Centennial. Click here for more information or to register.

Event title: Drucker Centennial Day
Time: TBD
Venue: Various
Location: Claremont Graduate University campus

Event description: Drucker Day brings together Drucker School alumni and others interested in hearing great speakers, taking mini-classes with faculty, networking, and enjoying great food. This year’s Drucker Day and related events will mark a capstone for the Drucker Centennial. More details will be posted in the coming weeks and months.

Event title: “The Element: A New View of Human Capacity.”
Time: 7:30am
Venue: Mark Taper Auditorium, Los Angeles Central Library
Location: 630 West Fifth Street, Los Angeles, CA, 90071

Event description: Drucker Institute Director Rick Wartzman talks with Sir Ken Robinson, one of the world’s leading authorities on innovation and creativity, about Sir Ken’s new book, The Element. This Drucker Centennial event is part of the ALOUD Business Forum.

Breakfast begins at 7:30am; the program begins at 8:15 a.m.

Subscription only. For more information, please click here.

Event title: “The Character of the Company”: How businesses balance profit with social responsibility.
Time: 6:30pm
Venue: Balch Auditorium, Scripps College
Location: 1030 Columbia Avenue, Claremont, CA 91711

Event description: Meg Whitman, former President and CEO of eBay, talks with Rajiv Dutta, current Drucker Executive-in-Residence and former President, eBay Marketplaces, PayPal and Skype. This is the first in a series of Drucker Centennial conversations with business leaders on managing in the 21st Century.

Admission is free, though seating is limited and reservations are strongly encouraged.

This event is sold out. For more information contact series@druckerinstitute.com.

Refreshments will be served.

Event title: “Turning a Thousand Points of Chaos Into a Single Beam of Light”: How do you take a mobile, diverse, knowledge-driven workforce and align its thinking?
Time: 7:00pm
Venue: Balch Auditorium, Scripps College
Location: 1030 Columbia Avenue, Claremont, CA 91711

Event description: Former top Coca-Cola executive Jack Bergstrand, the author of Reinvent Your Enterprise, talks with Rajiv Dutta, current Drucker Executive-in-Residence and former President, eBay Marketplaces, PayPal and Skype. This is the second in a series of Drucker Centennial conversations with business leaders on managing in the 21st Century.

Admission is free, though seating is limited and reservations are strongly encouraged.

Please RSVP to series@druckerinstitute.com.

Refreshments will be served at 6:00pm.

Event title: “A Visionary Look at the Evolution and Future of India”
Time: 7:30am
Venue: Mark Taper Auditorium, Los Angeles Central Library
Location: 630 West Fifth Street, Los Angeles, CA, 90071

Event description: Drucker School of Management Professor Vijay Sathe talks with Infosys Co-Chairman Nandan Nilekani about the future of the Indian subcontinent and its role as a global citizen and emerging economic giant, as explored in Nilekani’s new book, Imagining India. This Drucker Centennial event is part of the ALOUD Business Forum.

Breakfast begins at 7:30am; the program begins at 8:15 a.m.

Subscription only. For more information, please click here.

Event title: Cesar Chavez Day community-service project
Time: TBA
Venue: Hernandez Community Center
Location: 222 North Lugo Avenue, San Bernardino, CA

Event description: Drucker School students join with Karen Baker, California’s Secretary of Service and Volunteering, to build a playground in the Inland Empire—Claremont Graduate University’s backyard and one of the fastest-growing regions in the U.S. The event is meant to help showcase Peter Drucker’s passion for the work of nonprofits and his insight that “citizenship in and through the social sector is not a panacea” for fixing the ills of society, “but it may be a prerequisite for tackling these ills.”

If you’d like to participate, please contact Christina Wassenaar.

Event title: “Harnessing the Power of Many”: How does a company reach beyond its traditional boundaries to tap into the thoughts and ideas of those on the outside of the organization?
Time: 7:00pm
Venue: Balch Auditorium, Scripps College
Location: 1030 Columbia Avenue, Claremont, CA 91711

Event description: Intuit Inc. Founder Scott Cook talks with Rajiv Dutta, current Drucker Executive-in-Residence and former President, eBay Marketplaces, PayPal and Skype. This is the third in a series of Drucker Centennial conversations with business leaders on managing in the 21st Century.

Admission is free, though seating is limited and reservations are strongly encouraged.

Please RSVP to series@druckerinstitute.com.

Refreshments will be served at 6pm.

Event title: Claremont Graduate University’s 87th Commencement
Time: 10am
Venue: Mudd Quadrangle, CGU
Location: Southeast corner of Tenth Street and Dartmouth Avenue

Event description: The CGU community will gather together to celebrate the achievements of the Class of 2009. The Drucker School of Management will honor its graduates as the Drucker Centennial Class.

Tickets are not required.

Event title: The 4th DWS Annual Meeting + Lectures
Time: 10am
Venue: Azusa Ono Memorial Auditorium, Waseda University
Location: Tokyo, Japan

Event description: The fourth annual meeting of the Drucker Workshop (DWS)—the Drucker Society of Japan—will be one of two Drucker Centennial events in Japan. In the morning, various announcements will be made by branch leaders, study groups and individual members. In the afternoon, three special Drucker Centennial lectures are being planned by Prof. Atsuo Ueda, President of DWS, on “Designing Tomorrow and the Future”; Prof. Shinya Iwakura, Tama Art University, who is a former Senior Managing Director of Honda Motor Co., Ltd.; and Mr. Akira Kojima, Trustee & Senior Fellow of the Japan Center for Economic Research, on “The Teachings of Falstaff.”

A reception will follow at 5pm.

For more information, please contact Chuck Ueno.

Event title: Drucker Society Global Symposium
Time: The symposium will kick off at 6pm on Wednesday, May 20
Venue: The Drucker Institute, CGU
Location: 1021 North Dartmouth Avenue, Claremont, CA 91711

Event description: This is the annual gathering of Drucker Society leaders from around the world. Drucker Societies are all-volunteer organizations that use Peter Drucker’s teachings to bring about positive change in their local communities; they are where Drucker’s ideas and ideals get turned into action. The Drucker Institute at CGU, which acts as the hub of this worldwide volunteer network, has committed to doubling the number of Drucker Societies around the world over the Centennial period.

This event is by invitation only.

Event title: Drucker Centennial Global Conference on Knowledge-Based Innovation in Small- and Medium-Sized Korean Businesses and Social Enterprises
Time: TBA
Venue: TBA
Location: TBA in Seoul, South Korea

Event description: The Drucker Society of Korea will host a conference on fostering growth and innovation in small businesses and social enterprises. In Drucker-like fashion, the Koreans hope this event will help social entrepreneurs learn from those in the private sector, while also helping corporate CEOs and managers learn from successful nonprofits and social enterprises.

For more information, please contact Young-Chul Chang.

Event title: Drucker Centennial Marketing Symposium
Time: TBA
Venue: TBA
Location: Drucker School of Management, Claremont, CA 91711

Event description: Top marketing executives gather to examine how innovation intersects with marketing. George Day, of the Wharton School, will deliver the lunchtime keynote, highlighting Peter Drucker's contributions to the field.

This event is by invitation only.

Event title: “The Art of the Narrative”: The importance of stories in inspiring independent players in the organization to act in a concerted way.
Time: 7:00pm
Venue: Balch Auditorium, Scripps College
Location: 1030 Columbia Avenue, Claremont, CA 91711

Event description: Drucker Institute Director Rick Wartzman talks with Rajiv Dutta, current Drucker Executive-in-Residence and former President, eBay Marketplaces, PayPal and Skype. This is the fourth in a series of Drucker Centennial conversations with business leaders on managing in the 21st Century.

Admission is free, though seating is limited and reservations are strongly encouraged.

Please RSVP to series@druckerinstitute.com.

Refreshments will be served at 6pm.

Event title: World Business Forum
Time: 9am
Venue: Radio City Music Hall, New York City
Location: 1260 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020

Event description: Each year thousands of attendees from around the globe gather in New York City to network, advance their businesses and be part of this annual live experience with an incredible lineup of global leaders, brilliant minds, business icons and legendary CEOs. Speakers will include President Bill Clinton, Jack Welch, Gary Hamel, Jeffrey Sachs, and many more.

This year's event has been officially designated part of the Drucker Centennial.

Click here for more information or to register.

Event title: Drucker Way street renaming
Time: 5:15pm
Venue: The corner of Eleventh and Dartmouth Avenues
Location: Claremont, CA 91711

Event description: One block of Eleventh Street in Claremont, California, will officially be renamed “Drucker Way” in honor of Peter Drucker, the father of modern management. The newly named Drucker Way will extend one block from College Avenue to Dartmouth Avenue, and will be formally unveiled by Doris Drucker, wife of the late Peter Drucker. A reception will follow in the Burkle Courtyard and is open to the public.

Event title: CEO Forum
Time: 9am
Venue: Burkle Building, Drucker School of Management
Location: 1021 North Dartmouth Avenue, Claremont, CA 91711

Event description: Leading CEOs gather to discuss what it takes to be a leader in an age when the challenges facing our planet, our society, and our individual organizations are more complex and demanding than any known in our lifetimes.

This event is by invitation only.

Event title: Drucker Centennial in China and Hong Kong
Time: Various
Venue: Various
Locations: Beijing; Nanjing; Nanchang; Jinan; Shanghai; Hong Kong

Event description: On October 16, Drucker Centennial commemorations will take place in Beijing and at a forum at Nanjing University School of Business, with keynote speeches and concurrent sessions on papers presented on Drucker on management. On October 17, Drucker Forums for business, government, and social sector leaders will take place in Nanchang and Jinan. On October 18, a similar forum will take place in Shanghai. On October 19, a Drucker Forum in Hong Kong will include the presentation of the Bright China Drucker Awards for Innovation in Civil Society and for Corporate Social Integration, and a Drucker 100 Power Dinner for 300 top leaders in government, business, and the social sector.

Now available online are an overview of the Drucker Centennial in China as well as a detailed schedule of events.

Event title: The 4th DWS Annual Convention
Time: TBA
Venue: TBA
Location: Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan

Event description: The annual convention of the Drucker Workshop (DWS)—the Drucker Society of Japan—will be the most important Drucker Centennial event in Japan.

For more information, please contact Chuck Ueno.

Event title: World Business Forum
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Event description: The World Business Forum is the leading international symposium for the business community, and will take place for first time in Buenos Aires on October 26 and 27, 2009. This forum will be attended by more than 2,000 top executives from across the South American region, bringing together top business, political and academic figures to discuss the most critical issues of the day.

This event has been officially designated part of the Drucker Centennial.

Click here for more information.

Event title: World Business Forum
Location: Milan, Italy

Event description: The World Business Forum is the leading international symposium for the business community, bringing together top business, political and academic figures to discuss the most critical issues of the day.

This event has been officially designated part of the Drucker Centennial.

Click here for more information.

Event title: Drucker Centennial Week
Location: Los Angeles and Claremont, California

Event description: This week of events is the culmination of the two-year Drucker Centennial celebrated around the world—from New York City to Seoul, Vienna to Beijing, Tokyo to Sao Paulo.

Drucker Centennial Week was held at the Drucker School of Management in Claremont, Calif. and in downtown Los Angeles. It included visits from influential writer and professor Warren Bennis, author and leadership expert Ken Blanchard (One Minute Manager), author Jim Collins (Good to Great, How the Mighty Fall), author Stephen Covey (The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People), London Business School co-founder Charles Handy, and former Girl Scouts of the USA CEO Frances Hesselbein.

Click here for more information.

Event title: ExpoManagement
Location: Mexico City, Mexico

Event description: Each year thousands of attendees from across Latin America gather at ExpoManagement to network, advance their businesses and be part of this annual live experience with an incredible lineup of global leaders, brilliant minds, business icons and legendary CEOs. Speakers will include Jack Welch, Gary Hamel, Muhammad Yunus, Joseph Stiglitz and many more.

This event has been officially designated part of the Drucker Centennial.

Click here for more information or to register.

Event title: Drucker Global Forum: Reaching Out, Coming Home
Venue: House of Industry
Location: Vienna, Austria

Event description: Under the patronage of Michael Häupl, Mayor of Vienna, the Drucker Society of Austria will hold a major conference on management and social responsibility in the 21st Century. The Drucker Global Forum will take place on the occasion of Peter Drucker’s 100th birthday in the place of his birth. Speakers will include C.K. Prahalad, Charles Handy, Philip Kotler, Fredmund Malik, Hermann Simon, Yves Doz, and many more.

Click here for more information or to register.

Event title: ExpoManagement 2009
Venue: Santo Amaro, São Paulo
Location: Av. Dr. Mário Villas Boas Rodrigues, 387, São Paulo, Brazil

Event description: Each year thousands of attendees from across Latin America gather at ExpoManagement to network, advance their businesses and be part of this annual live experience with an incredible lineup of global leaders, brilliant minds, business icons and legendary CEOs. Speakers will include Jack Welch, Michael Porter, Paul Krugman, and many more.

This event has been officially designated part of the Drucker Centennial.

Click here for more information or to register.