Capacity Building Workshop - Frankfurt
Future Ready Graduates: Experiential Learning for Career Success
This in-person workshop will be delivered in English.
- 4 November 2026 | 9:00 AM–5:00 PM
- Frankfurt, Germany
Join us for an engaging and collaborative workshop focused on embedding leadership skills, employability skills, and business simulations into your curriculum to support the development of career-ready graduates. Through interactive discussions, practical activities, and the exchange of ideas and experiences, participants will explore innovative approaches to enhancing student learning and graduate outcomes.
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This workshop also provides an excellent opportunity to connect with academics and educators from schools and universities across Germany, Europe, and the United Kingdom, fostering international networking, knowledge sharing, and potential collaborations. Participants will leave with fresh insights, practical strategies, and valuable professional connections to help enrich their teaching, strengthen curriculum design, and better prepare students for success in an increasingly global and dynamic workplace.
Event programme
- –Registration and Networking
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Welcome and AMBA & BGA Overview
- Debbie Kemp (Director of Business School Engagement, AMBA & BGA)
- Richard Turner (Head of Business Development - BGA)
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Beyond The Business Start Up Journey: Building Entrepreneurial Confidence, Creativity and Career Readiness
Kent Business School shares insights from its Business Start-Up Journey programme, which has supported hundreds of students to develop the confidence, creativity and entrepreneurial mindset to turn ideas into action. This session explores how experiential entrepreneurship education can develop the confidence, agency, creativity and adaptability that underpin career readiness in a rapidly changing world.
- Rebecca Smith (Lecturer in Employability and Entrepreneurship)
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Developing Future-Ready Decision-Makers: Experiential Learning with Business Simulations and AI
The session will explore how schools can develop the decision-making skills graduates increasingly need through experiential learning with business simulations, while also looking at how AI can support instructors and students.
- Max Appercé (Area Manager, Cesim)
- Thomas Schempf (Professor)
- –Lunch
How much does this workshop cost?
This workshop is free to attend.Meet the speakers
Max Appercé
Area Manager
Cesim Simulations
Thomas Schempf
Professor
Sven Stromann
Director Alumni Relations and Career Development Office
Mannheim Business School
Rebecca Smith
Lecturer in Employability and Entrepreneurship
Kent Business School
Richard Turner
Head of Business Development - BGA
AMBA & BGA
Debbie Kemp
Director of Business School Engagement, AMBA & BGA
Enrique Peñalba
Director of Operations, IE Talent & Careers, IE University
Venue
Address: Steigenberger Icon Frankfurter Hof | H Rewards
Transport:
By train: Frankfurt Central Station (Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof) is approximately a 13-minute walk from the hotel.
By car: Public parking is available at the Kaiserplatz parking garage, located directly opposite the hotel.
By air: Frankfurt Airport (FRA) is approximately 12 km from the hotel, with convenient train, underground (U-Bahn), bus, and taxi connections available.
Registration
Video Testimonials
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