{"id":42234,"date":"2016-01-29T07:54:54","date_gmt":"2016-01-29T17:54:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=42234"},"modified":"2018-12-19T11:08:37","modified_gmt":"2018-12-19T21:08:37","slug":"walter-dods-gives-talk-on-hawaiis-corporate-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2016\/01\/29\/walter-dods-gives-talk-on-hawaiis-corporate-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Walter Dods gives talk on Hawai\u02bbi<\/span>\u2019s corporate world"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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Walter A. Dods Jr.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Pacific Asian Center for Entrepreneurship<\/a> (PACE<\/abbr>) will host a Kīpapa i ke Ala lecture<\/a> on February 16, featuring <\/a> Walter A. Dods, Jr., chairman of Matson, Inc.<\/a> and author of Yes! A Memoir of Modern Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span><\/em>. Dods will sit down for a rare interview with PACE<\/abbr> Executive Director Susan Yamada<\/strong><\/a>, and take questions from the audience immediately following the interview.<\/p>\n

“I am excited to get to know Walter, and ask him to share his experiences about his rise to the top in Â鶹´«Ã½’s corporate world,” said Yamada. “I plan to point to fascinating stories from his book and extract his thoughts about being intrapreneurial and innovative within a corporation.”<\/p>\n

Dods retired as chairman of the board of First Hawaiian Bank<\/a> in 2008. He currently serves as chairman of Matson, Inc. and as trustee to the Estate of Samuel Mills Damon. He continues to serve on many corporate and civic boards.<\/p>\n

Event details<\/h2>\n

The lecture will be held at the Japanese Cultural Center of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>’s Mānoa Grand Ballroom. Doors will open at 4:30 p.m., with the lecture starting at 5 p.m. At 6 p.m., the audience will be given the chance to pose questions to Dods. <\/p>\n

Immediately following the lecture, his book, Yes! A Memoir of Modern Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span><\/em>, will be available for purchase at a discounted price of $10. Dods will also remain after the lecture to meet audience members and sign the book.<\/p>\n

The lecture is free and open to the public. To register online, visit the PACE<\/abbr> website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

About the lecture series<\/h2>\n

The Kīpapa i ke Ala Lecture Series was created in 2001 to help create an understanding of how the state may benefit from the fast-paced changes in the worldwide marketplace. Kīpapa i ke Ala translates into “paving the way,” which is a befitting title for the lectures that bring the best and brightest from the world of international business to share their knowledge with students, faculty and members of the greater Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> community. The lecture series is generously funded by John and Franci Davidson and the Emmett R. Quady Foundation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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