A group of academic and corporate professionals will discuss “Doing Business Across Cultures” 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday at Drake University’s Aliber Hall. The panel, organized by the Principal Financial Group Center for Global Citizenship, will include Jeffrey Kappen, assistant professor of international business at Drake; Barbara McKenzie, senior executive director and chief operating office of boutique operations for Principal Global Investors LLC; Matthew Mitchell, assistant professor of international business and strategy at Drake; Renee Schaaf, vice president of strategic planning and business development for Principal International; and Claudia Schabel, a diversity consultant with DuPont Pioneer.