AMBA & BGA Latin America Deans & Directors Conference 2023
The AMBA & BGA Latin America Conference for Deans and Directors took place in Mexico City, Mexico.
This unmissable gathering brought together business school leaders from across Latin America to address pressing issues in business education, both specific to the region and beyond.
- 27–29 September 2023
- Mexico City, Mexico
Keynote speakers shared insights on topics such as:
- The MBA revolution: embracing change and shaking things up
- Sustainability superheroes: leading the charge for responsible management education
- Power moves: riding the wave of digital transformation and AI
- Entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship: igniting innovation and sparking success
- Unity in diversity: championing inclusion and celebrating differences
- –Registration and networking lunch
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Conference overview and welcome
- Andrew Main Wilson (CEO, AMBA & BGA)
- Bodo Schlegelmilch (Interim Dean of WU Executive Academy and Professor Emeritus)
- Alfredo Nava Govela ( Director de la Facultad de Economía y Negocios en Universidad Anáhuac México)
- Claudia Ibarra Baidón (Dean, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente (ITESO) Universidad Jesuita de Guadalajara)
- Francisco Pérez González (Dean)
- Horacio Arredondo (Dean, EGADE Business School, Tecnológico de Monterrey)
- Juan José Martínez Rodríguez (Dean, UDEM Business School, Universidad de Monterrey)
- Julián Sánchez García (Vice Dean, IPADE Business School)
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Session 1: The MBA revolution – embracing change and shaking things up
How are leading business schools embracing change and revolutionising the MBA experience? This panel session will examine forward-thinking approaches taken by prominent institutions in Latin America and beyond.Panellists will share their insights and experiences, exploring innovative pedagogical methods, curriculum enhancements, technology integration and strategic adaptations to the ever-evolving demands of the global business environment.Attendees can expect a stimulating discussion on how visionary business school leaders are seeking to shake things up in business education. Discover how their ideas and initiatives can help foster agile, resilient and industry-relevant MBA programmes that prepare future leaders to excel in an increasingly dynamic and interconnected world.
- Virginia Lasio (Former Director, ESPAE – Escuela de Postgrad en Administración de Empresas)
- Ann Olazábal (Interim Dean Miami, Herbert Business School)
- Horacio Arredondo (Dean, EGADE Business School, Tecnológico de Monterrey)
- Veneta Andonova-Zuleta (Dean)
- –Networking break
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Session 2: How to increase enrolment while streamlining payment processes
International and domestic students are increasingly seeking a seamless, flexible and efficient digital experience from recruitment to graduation that validates the cost of attendance. Business schools must therefore put their best foot forward and offer a service that guides students through their educational journey.According to a recent study by Flywire, a majority of students believe that a painful and slow payment experience would paint a negative picture of the university. To avoid the risk of losing students forever, it is of paramount importance to get the education payment experience right.In this session, find out how business schools can lay a solid foundation for a more compelling and holistic student experience by digitising all international and domestic education payments, not just tuition fees. It will also demonstrate how this process helps create strong connections and long-lasting relationships.
- Patricio Hughes (Sales Manager, Latin America Flywire)
Meet the speakers
Andrew Main Wilson
CEO, AMBA & BGA
Bodo Schlegelmilch
Interim Dean of WU Executive Academy and Professor Emeritus
Alfredo Nava Govela
Director de la Facultad de Economía y Negocios en Universidad Anáhuac México
Claudia Ibarra Baidón
Dean, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente (ITESO) Universidad Jesuita de Guadalajara
Francisco Pérez González
Dean
ITAM Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México
Horacio Arredondo
Dean, EGADE Business School, Tecnológico de Monterrey
Juan José Martínez Rodríguez
Dean, UDEM Business School, Universidad de Monterrey
Julián Sánchez García
Vice Dean, IPADE Business School
Virginia Lasio
Former Director, ESPAE – Escuela de Postgrad en Administración de Empresas
Ann Olazábal
Interim Dean Miami, Herbert Business School
Veneta Andonova-Zuleta
Dean
Universidad de los Andes
Patricio Hughes
Sales Manager, Latin America Flywire
Enrique Bolaños
President, INCAE Business School
Victor Hedenberg
Membership Director
Steef van de Velde
Former Dean and Professor of Operations Management and Technology, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM)
Sylvia Meljem Enríquez de Rivera
Head of Accounting Department, ITAM
William Steinwascher
MBA Director UDEM Business School
Yvette Mucharraz y Cano
Women in Senior Management Research Centre Director (CIMAD) at IPADE Business School
Luiz Artur Brito
Dean, FGV EAESP
Victoria Kent
Associate Director, Client Development – EMEIA Market Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS)
Alejandro Horn García
Academic and Government Lead, North LATAM, LinkedIn
Osmar Ernesto Arandia Pérez
Director of Consulting, Research and Lifelong Learning, UDEM Business School
Sankar Sivarajah
Dean, School of Management, University of Bradford
Dr Cristina Sambrook
Head of Recruitment and Student Mobility, Birmingham Business School
José Marcelo Tam Malaga
Digital Transformation Vice President at Softek, UDEM Business School
Zhongming Wang
International Advisor for China, AMBA & BGA, Zhejiang University, China
Antonio Eugenio Morfin Maciel
Associate Dean de la Facultad de Economía y Negocios en, Universidad Anáhuac México
Bin Shen
Vice Dean Glorious Sun School of Business and Management, Donghua University China
Haitao Wu
Dean School of Business Administration, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law
George Iliev
Director of Strategic Projects & Innovation; Accreditation & China Director
Ramnik Aulakh
Senior Market Development Manager, GMAC
Cristina Martínez Pinto
Founder and CEO PIT Policy Lab
Juan Esteban Escalante Gómez
Director of the MBA, Universidad EAFIT
Hyatt Regency Mexico City
The recently renovated Hyatt Regency Mexico City offers delegates a stylish setting for the conference as well being located in the heart of upscale Polanco. Our venue offers views of Chapultepec Park, the second largest city park in Latin America, after the Santiago Metropolitan Park in Chile.