Former British Prime Minister John Major (left) chats with Charles F. Knight, chairman emeritus of Emerson and chair of the Olin School of Business’ National Council. Major was one of the keynote speakers at the recent International Business Outlook Conference at the Charles F. Knight Executive Education Center. Several master of business administration students organized the conference. Other speakers included Patrick Stokes, chief executive officer and president of Anheuser-Busch, and Richard Mahoney, former chief executive officer of Monsanto and the Distinguished Executive in Residence in the Olin School’s executive M.B.A. program.