AMBA & BGA Asia Pacific Deans and Directors Conference 2023
The AMBA & BGA Asia Pacific Conference for Deans and Directors took place in Bangkok, Thailand, from Wednesday 15 to Friday 17 November 2023.
Over three days, delegates from business schools and educational institutions in the region experienced world-class thought leadership alongside two spectacular dinners held at some of Bangkok’s most iconic venues.
- 15–17 November 2023
- Bangkok, Thailand
The conference presented, discussed, and debated key issues that were set to impact business schools in the Asia Pacific area over the next five years and beyond. Throughout the event, the following themes were explored:
- Best practices in business school innovation, including digitalisation and AI development
- Life-long learning programme development and alumni career growth
- Sustainable entrepreneurship and leadership development through the Silk Road network
- Capacity-building for industrial partnerships and eco-systems supporting business schools
- Approaches to “golden courses” focusing on both theoretical principles and practical skills
- Responsible management and sustainability in business curriculum development
The conference provided a valuable platform for business school leaders and teaching faculty to engage with these critical themes shaping the future of management education and higher education across the region.
- –Registration and networking
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Conference overview and welcome
- Andrew Main Wilson (CEO, AMBA & BGA)
- Somchai Supattarakul (Dean Thammasat Business School, Thammasat University)
- Professor Wilert Puriwat (President, Chulalongkorn University, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand)
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Session 1: Lifelong learning programme development (panel)
How can business schools design and implement lifelong learning programmes that not only enrich students’ educational journey, but also foster a strong and enduring alumni community?This session will share the thoughts and experiences of renowned business educators in relation to the challenge of developing cutting-edge curricula that prepare students for the evolving demands of the business world.
- Raman Ramachandran (Director and Dean, K J Somaiya Institute of Management, Somaiya Vidyavihar University)
- Arief Wibisono Lubis (Vice Dean of Academic, Research, and Student Affairs)
- Patrick Butler (Director Global Executive MBA, Monash Business School)
- –Networking and refreshment break
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Session 2: Hyper-personalisation – how to increase programme enrolment with micro-credentials and analytics
MBA programmes around the world are experiencing significant disruption, with many students opting for flexible and specialised programmes that focus on relevant, real-world skills instead of degrees with fixed curricula.How can the MBA market change to address changing demands? Could the future of degree programmes lie in a ‘build-your-own’ structure where students can pick and choose micro-degrees and skillsets that they can put together to form a personalised degree?This session will explore ways in which new technologies, such as those relating to AI and blockchain, can provide candidates with a hyper-customisable degree using micro-credentials and analytics.
- Zheng Wei Quah (Co-Founder and CEO Accredify)
Meet the speakers
Andrew Main Wilson
CEO, AMBA & BGA
Somchai Supattarakul
Dean Thammasat Business School, Thammasat University
Professor Wilert Puriwat
President, Chulalongkorn University, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
Chulalongkorn Business School
Raman Ramachandran
Director and Dean, K J Somaiya Institute of Management, Somaiya Vidyavihar University
Somaiya Vidyavihar University
Arief Wibisono Lubis
Vice Dean of Academic, Research, and Student Affairs
Faculty of Economics and Business Universitas Indonesia
Patrick Butler
Director Global Executive MBA, Monash Business School
Zheng Wei Quah
Co-Founder and CEO Accredify
Elsamari Botha
MBA Director, University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury
Hassan Abu Bakar
Professor / Dean, Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business, Universiti Utara Malaysia
Pipop Udorn
Vice-Rector, Academic Affairs Thammasat University
Thammasat University
Victor Hedenberg
Membership Director
Wong Wing Kwan (Ivan)
Head of Government & Academic (North Asia) LinkedIn
Zhongming Wang
International Advisor for China, AMBA & BGA, Zhejiang University, China
Kenji Yokoyama
Dean of External Relations, NUCB Business School, Professor Emeritus, Ritsumeikan APU
NUCB Business School
José Alves
Dean of the Faculty of Business, City University of Macau
Steef van de Velde
Former Dean and Professor of Operations Management and Technology, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM)
Jorg Bley
Dean International Business School Suzhou, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
Professor Yusniza Kamarulzaman
Professor & Dean, Universiti Malaya
Zhi Yang
Dean School of Management, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Jun Qi
Associate Dean, School of Management, Jinan University, China
Xingyu Chen
Associate Dean College of Management, Shenzhen University
Anupama Gupta
Director, Accreditations and Ranking SP Jain Institute of Management & Research
S. P. Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR)
Jenifer Lewis
Vice Dean, Academic Affairs and Accreditation
Graduate School of Business, Nazarbayev University
Professor Sarah Kelly OAM
Head of School, QUT Graduate School of Business
Surasak Suthongwan
Executive Assistant to the President and Chairman of the board Toyota Motor Thailand
Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel & Towers
Ideally situated on the Chao Phraya River, our five-star conference venue offers our delegates unobstructed river views of Bangkok as well as access to the Si Phraya ferry dock and is only a short distance from the Wat Phra Kaew temple and the Grand Palace.