AMBA & BGA Global Deans and Directors Conference 2023
AMBA & BGA chose the magnificent city of Seville as the venue for the annual Global Conference for Deans and Directors.
Over three days, world-class speakers presented, discussed, and debated key issues impacting business schools and management education.
- 15–17 May 2023
- Spain, Seville
The conference explored themes such as:
- Brand new technology, including ChatGPT
- Sustainability and climate change
- Best practices in major markets
- How to foster global connections
- Diversity, equity, and inclusion
- Entrepreneurship in 2023
- How to make hybrid work in a digital world
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Conference welcome
- Andrew Main Wilson (CEO, AMBA & BGA)
- Bodo Schlegelmilch (Interim Dean of WU Executive Academy and Professor Emeritus)
- Robin Gibson (Director of External Affairs)
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Keynote 1: MBA education in China – the past, present and future
Beginning with an introduction to the history and development of the MBA degree in China, this session will offer insights into the country’s MBA market today, encompassing MBA programme portfolios in China, international joint MBA models and various MBA providers. Using MBA programmes available at Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University as a case study, the session will then review recent innovations and strategies of business schools in China. It will also focus on the impact of Covid-19 on international partnerships and how business schools in China are adapting in the post-Covid era to enhance their excellence.The session is designed to help academic institutions from outside China to be better prepared for partnerships with business schools in China, both now and in the future.
- Fangruo Chen (Dean of Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University)
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Keynote 2: Moving the needle on virtual and hybrid learning formats – choosing a dedicated software
What are the benefits of using dedicated virtual and virtual hybrid classroom software at a business school? This session will focus on how to demonstrate the return on investment (ROI) from financial and learning perspectives.As well as showcasing how technology can support your expansion efforts, the session will present case studies of how well-known institutions have implemented virtual and hybrid education successfully, overcome hurdles and positioned themselves as leaders in online executive education.
- Simone Hammer (Global Sales and Customer Success Director, Barco)
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Keynote 3: Emerging technologies and their impact
Get insights into new and emerging technologies that are set to disrupt the sector from NEOMA Business School’s Alain Goudey and Imperial College Business School’s Leila Guerra.Goudey will guide attendees through the potential impact of generative AI algorithms, such as ChatGPT, on higher education institutions. This will encompass how they could be used to enhance student engagement, personalise learning, increase accessibility and improve assessment. It will also cover key challenges associated with this technology, such as ensuring quality, validity, originality, fairness and privacy.Guerra will then show what an AI-powered business school looks like, with a particular focus on forming a strategy where AI and faculty work together. She will also outline how to differentiate between trends and real game-changers and how to embrace digital education. The latest technological innovations and the use of smart analytics to redesign the student journey will be covered, with an emphasis on moving away from linear to cyclical and how this will enable the implementation of lifelong learning initiatives.
- Bodo Schlegelmilch (Interim Dean of WU Executive Academy and Professor Emeritus)
- Leila Guerra (Associate Provost, Digital Lifelong Learning, Imperial College London; and ViceDean (Education), Imperial College Business School)
- Alain Goudey (Associate Dean for Digital NEOMA Business School)
- –Networking and refreshment break
Meet the speakers
Andrew Main Wilson
CEO, AMBA & BGA
Bodo Schlegelmilch
Interim Dean of WU Executive Academy and Professor Emeritus
Robin Gibson
Director of External Affairs
Fangruo Chen
Dean of Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Simone Hammer
Global Sales and Customer Success Director, Barco
Leila Guerra
Associate Provost, Digital Lifelong Learning, Imperial College London; and ViceDean (Education), Imperial College Business School
Alain Goudey
Associate Dean for Digital NEOMA Business School
Matthew Keown
Head of UK and Europe Sales, Cengage
Victor Hedenberg
Membership Director
Debbie Kemp
Director of Business School Engagement, AMBA & BGA
Jane Usher
Head of department, Milpark Business School
Paolo Taticchi
Deputy Director, UCL School of Management
Patrick Butler
Director Global Executive MBA, Monash Business School
Lloyd Edmondson
Client Development Director Austral Education Group
Peter Rodgers
MBA Director Southampton Business School, University of Southampton
Rob Angell
Deputy Director Southampton Business School, University of Southampton
David Bach
Dean of innovation and programmes, IMD
Zhongming Wang
International Advisor for China, AMBA & BGA, Zhejiang University, China
George Iliev
Director of Strategic Projects & Innovation; Accreditation & China Director
Professor Morris Mthombeni
Dean, Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS)
Eloise Symonds
Head of Research and Training in Digital Education, Insendi
Mark Stoddard
Director of Accreditation & Director of BGA Services
Wendy Loretto
Professor of Organisational Behaviour and former Dean, University of Edinburgh Business School, AMBA & BGA Chair
Emiko Tsuyuki
Professor Graduate School of Strategic Management, Chuo University
Metka Tekavčič
Dean, School of Economics and Business, University of Ljubljana
Ann Olazábal
Interim Dean Miami, Herbert Business School
Aditya Singh
Director, Athena School of Management
Haithem Marzouki
Director of Innovative Pedagogy, NEOMA Business School
Alberta Fumagalli Romario
Business Development Manager, Perlego
Luke Pennington
Regional Sales Lead, Perlego
Ryan Borgesius
Vice-President of Sales, Perlego
Katharine Templeton
Business Development Manager, Perlego
Mellissa Oliver-Jolley
Membership Manager, AMBA & BGA
Karen Spens
President, BI Norwegian Business School
Gulnara Kurenkeyeva
Rector
Almaty Management University
Horacio Arredondo
Dean, EGADE Business School, Tecnológico de Monterrey
Irene Rosberg
Programme director for the Blue MBA, Copenhagen Business School
Ajit Arun Parulekar
Director, Goa Institute of Management
Goa Institute of Management
Tim Landucci
Business School Marketing Consultant, SMRS
Jason Lawrence
Director, Online Programmes GMAC
Michele O’Dwyer
Professor of entrepreneurship, Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick
Andrea Tracogna
Dean, MIB Trieste School of Management
Boris Blumberg
Executive Director UMIO Maastricht University School of Business and Economics
Joy Jones
CEO, GMAC
Patrick Kyllonen
Distinguished Presidential Appointee, ETS
Robin Schinning
Account Executive, Ready Education
Siân Wilson
Senior Account Executive, Instructure
Ellen Buchan
Insight, Content & PR Manager
Leonora Clement
Head of Marketing and Communications
Jens Naber
Chief Digital Officer, Mannheim Business School
Ian Nickson
Regional Sales Director, Explorance
Kenji Yokoyama
Dean of External Relations, NUCB Business School, Professor Emeritus, Ritsumeikan APU
NUCB Business School
Tian (Terry) Meng
Executive Dean, MBA Center and Global Management Education Institute, Shanghai University
Lina Constanza Stella Leal
Director of MBA and Executive MBA programmes, Universidad de los Andes School of Management
Håkan Ericson
MD, GU Executive Education AB, University of Gothenburg School of Business, Economics & Law
Steef van de Velde
Former Dean and Professor of Operations Management and Technology, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM)
John Atherton
VP Sales, EMEA, Explorance
Nalisha Patel
Regional Director, Europe, GMAC
Meliá Sevilla
Meliá Sevilla is placed in the heart of Seville, just in front of the Luisa Park and the Plaza de España, close to the city centre and to the University (Old Tobacco Factory), Alcázar, Santa Cruz Quarter, the Cathedral and the Archives of Indies.