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Connect the diverse strengths of individuals, and the result is a stronger and richer whole. Learn why fostering key partnerships is critical to the missions of the world’s business schools, through international collaboration, strategic alliances, and understanding trends that shape management education. Presented by AACSB and EFMD, this forum explores how global networks give business schools a competitive advantage—in a world that becomes smaller and more complex each day. Conference Co-Chairs: Howard Thomas, dean, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick   Josep Valor-Sabatier, associate dean for Faculty and Research, professor of Information Systems and Information Technology, IESE Business School, University of Navarra

Keynote Speaker:

Pankaj Ghemawat
Anselmo Rubiralta Professor
IESE Business School

Pankaj Ghemawat is the Anselmo Rubiralta Professor of Global Strategy at IESE Business School.  From 1983 to 2008, he was on the faculty at the Harvard Business School where he was appointed, in 1991, the youngest full professor in the school’s history. In his opening keynote address, Dr. Ghemawat will share valuable insights and recommendations for organizations operating in a semiglobalized world, based on his award-winning book, Redefining Global Strategy.