• Entrepreneurship Programs
• MBA for Working Professionals
• Technology Leaders
• Small Schools Network
• Metropolitan Business Schools
• Public Relations Professionals in Management Education
• Women Administrators in Management Education
   

Sponsored by:
                         Beta Gamma Sigma
 

Sponsored by:
                         W.P. Carey School of Business
                              Arizona State University
 

Sponsored by:
                         Stillman School of Business
                                     Seton Hall
 

AACSB: 2006 Update on Standards and Processes
Each January, AACSB, through the work of the Accreditation Quality Committee, updates the interpretive materials supporting the accreditation standards and processes. This session will review the most recent update and provide guidance on the impact on the AACSB accreditation process for business schools and accounting programs.

• Jerry Trapnell, executive vice president and chief accreditation officer, AACSB International
   

Learning Innovation in Business
Although the initial wave of dot-com development was mostly spark than fire when it comes to redefining the delivery of degree-based education, it has quietly advanced in the corporate environment. However, the focus has shifted from technology enabled formal learning into the field of informal learning, where learning and work converge. Learning officers from leading edge companies will describe how they drive learning innovation and discuss potential implications for business education.

• Nigel Paine, head of People Development, BBC Worldwide, UK
• Richard Straub,  former head of Learning, IBM Europe, Middle East, Africa and President of the European eLearning Industry Group
   

The Rankings Dilemma
This session will provide insights into the proliferation, methodology, and impact of media rankings of business programs. It will explore the challenges posed to business school leaders by rankings, provide perspectives on how to manage in light of these challenges, and describe how various international organizations plan to address some of the long-term issues by working collaboratively with schools and the media.

Moderator:

• Andrew J. Policano, dean, The Paul Merage School of Business, University of California, Irvine

Panel:

• Della Bradshaw, Business Education Editor, Financial Times
• Andrea Gasparri, managing director, School of Management, SDA Bocconi
• Patrick Harker, dean, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
   

The Future of Faculty and Scholarship
Is the research of business faculty relevant to practice? To many practitioners and management educators alike, research in business schools has become overly scientific and esoteric. Yet, the scholarly approach to business education is what differentiates degree-based education providers from their counterparts within business organizations. Experts in this session will examine the emerging role of research in business education and discuss best practices in advancing management knowledge.

• Gabriel Hawawini, dean, INSEAD
• John Kraft, dean, Warrington College of Business Administration, University of Florida
• Peter Lorange, president, IMD, International Institute for Management

Exhibitor Session: ETS - Best Practices in the Use of Assessment Data
This session will be comprised of two unified discussions concerning the effective use of outcomes assessments in tailoring curriculum and determining institutional effectiveness. A Senior Executive Director from Educational Testing Service will discuss strategies for institutional assessment and, in particular, outcomes assessments, as well as the types of data that such assessments provide and the interpretation and application of these data. Bridging the gap between the theoretical and practical, a co-presenter from an AACSB-accredited institution will represent the interest of schools of business – their objectives, expectations, and responsibilities – in building a successful assessment plan in order to document institutional effectiveness for accreditation purposes while using the results for tailoring curriculum. This practical aspect of outcomes assessment may be presented as a mini “case study” of a successful assessment plan.

• David G. Payne, senior executive director, Client Relations, Educational Testing Service
• Timothy E. Jares, associate dean, Monfort College of Business, University of Northern Colorado
   

• Patricia Turck-Paquelier, international brand president, L’Oréal Luxury Products Division 
   

EFMD Quality Improvement and Accreditation Systems
This session will explore the benefits of EFMD's quality improvement and accreditation systems designed for business school and corporate management development programmes.

The session will provide an overview of :

-  EQUIS - the EFMD accreditation for international business schools
-  EPAS - the EFMD accreditation for international degree programmes
-  CLIP - the EFMD accreditation for the global learning units of corporations
-  CEL - the EFMD accreditation for programmes with ICT based learning.

• Shlomo Ben-Hur, chief learning officer, DaimlerChrysler Financial Services AG
• Julio Urgel, director Quality Services, EFMD
   

Multicultural Perspectives on Corporate Social Responsibility (panel discussion)
Increased importance of corporate social responsibility, including ethics and corporate governance, has heightened awareness about differences in regional approaches.  The panel will investigate issues which can be set up in a different mode depending on the places, and also convergent perceptions about CSR with a global perspective. Lessons from the task force set up by EFMD and UN-Global compact about globally responsible leadership will be presented. Through a panel of two top executives and two Deans, the session will discuss potential tensions or convergences between Business issues, as seen by companies, and those of education and training related to CSR and Global responsibility

• Mark Drewell, group executive, Sustainability, Public Affairs, Investor Relations member of the Executive Committee, Barloworld
• Anthony Sampson, director of Corporate Social Responsibility, AVIVA
• David M. Saunders, dean, Queen’s School of Business, Queen's University
• Pierre Tapie, Groupe ESSEC president, ESSEC Business School – Paris
   

MBA in a Different Light
MBA programs have come under fire from outside and inside the academy. Some critics have said that MBA programs provide little value to their graduates and the organizations that employ them. Others say that they have become irrelevant in the current environment and, in some cases, have even done damage to our societies by focusing on scientific models. This session will try to paint a realistic picture of MBA education, exposing it strengths, as well as opportunities to improve.  It will look not only at the evolution of MBA education to where it is today, but also to anticipating the nature of MBA programs in the near future.

• Jean-Louis Scaringella, dean, ESCP-EAP European School of Management

• Robert S. Sullivan, dean, Rady School of Management, University of California, San Diego
   

Entrepreneurship: The Intersection of Teaching and Practice
Can business schools create entrepreneurs? Few other questions in business education engender more passionate responses. What they all agree on, however, is that entrepreneurship education requires teaching and practice to intersect in innovative ways. Panelists from academe and business will discuss this intersection by exploring the role of new enterprise incubators, implications for regional economic development, and the balance of protection and risk.

• Judith Cone, vice president, Entrepreneurship, The Kauffman Foundation
• Alain Dominque Perrin, executive director, Compagnie Financière Richemont

Exhibitor Session: Integrating Business Performance Management (BPM) into Your Classroom – A Practitioner’s Road Map
Keeping courses relevant and current with leading business technologies is a challenge. This session’s overview of BPM, dashboards, and demos of faculty-developed, classroom-ready teaching resources will enrich business and IS courses. Come learn about tools and teaching materials available through Hyperion’s Academic Alliance Program and the Teradata University Network.

• Mark Conway, director, Academic Alliance Program, Hyperion
• Michael Goul, Hyperion
   

Sponsored by:
                         Charles F. Dolan School of Business
                                    Fairfield University
 

Entertainment Sponsored by:
                                              The Fox School of Business
                                                     Temple University
 

•  Herman Mulder, executive vice president, Group Risk Management, ABN-AMRO
   

Sponsored by:
                                        ESCP-EAP
                         European School of Management
 

Succeeding with International Strategic Alliances
For many business schools, international alliances are the only way to accomplish strategic initiatives related to providing an international education. So why do some alliances succeed while others do not? This session will closely examine the most important strategic objectives, evaluate different types of alliances, and zero-in on the critical success factors for international alliances.

Moderator: 

• Peter Wolnizer, dean, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Sydney

Panelist:

• Steven J. DeKrey, associate dean and director of MBA Programs School of Business and Management, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
• Bertrand Moingeon, associate dean for Executive Education, HEC School of Management – Paris
• Mike Page, dean of Post Experience Programs and executive director, RSM Erasmus University
   

Fundraising for Business Schools: optional extra or strategic requirement?
Faced with shrinking government support and global competition, business school leaders around the world are seeking new sources of funding to enhance their reputation for high-quality management education. This session will introduce effective practices and structures in developing fundraising relationships with alumni, corporate partners and philanthropic trusts and explore how opportunities and strategies might vary in different contexts.

• Joanna Motion, vice president for International Operations, CASE Europe - Council for Advancement and Support of Education
   

Emerging Role of Global Consultancies in Management Education
Global management consultancies have a huge stake in management education and development. They recruit top graduates, advance management knowledge through research and publications, and provide education for themselves and their clients. Learning officers from two leading global consultancies will describe how they approach to these initiatives and discuss their emerging role in the global management education environment.

• Lydie Bonnet-Semelin, senior consultant, PDI - Personnel Decisions International
• David Smith, managing partner, Human Performance, Accenture
   

Exhibitor Session: McGraw-Hill’s Global Management Initiative
The presenters will discuss global trends in MBA education. They will demonstrate how universities can use self-paced tutoring, assessment and homework management products to increase student engagement and retention and build student teams. The presenters also will show how to use web-based tools for administering best practices for student team learning, and how instructors/administrators of MBA programs can use web-based tools to facilitate the blending of cases, textbook chapters and articles into a seamless custom product for students. 

• James Kourmadas. vice president, Marketing, McGraw-Hill Business and Economics Publishing
• Robin Zwettler, vice president, editor-in-chief, McGraw-Hill Business and   Economics Publishing

• James (Jim) Goodnight, founder and chief executive officer, SAS Institute Inc.
   

The Value of AACSB International Accreditation
As the oldest and largest accrediting body for business schools and accounting programs on a global basis, AACSB International accreditation has become the “gold standard” for business schools. AACSB accreditation is held by the best business schools and accounting programs in the world. In its efforts to continue to inform potential candidates for AACSB accreditation, this important session will explore the value of AACSB business accreditation and introduce the accreditation philosophy, standards, and support systems to assist business schools in the AACSB accreditation process.

• Jerry Trapnell, executive vice president and chief accreditation officer, AACSB International
   

EFMD Quality Improvement and Accreditation Systems: Benefits, Criteria and Processes (separate sessions on EQUIS, EPAS, CLIP and CEL) 
These interactive sessions will give you answers to all the questions that you may have on the respective EFMD Quality Improvement and Accreditations systems.  They will begin with a brief presentation, followed by your questions.

EQUIS Session:

• Julio Urgel, director, Quality Services, EFMD

 EPAS Session:

• Chris Greensted, associate director, Quality Services, EFMD

 CLIP Session:

• Shlomo Ben-Hur, chief learning officer, DaimlerChrysler Financial Services AG

CEL Session:

• Jim Herbolich, director, Network Services Department, EFMD