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Plenary I
Management Education on the Move: An
Introduction to AACSB’s Blue Ribbon Committee on
Accreditation Quality (BRC)
In this lead-off session, AACSB and BRC leadership will offer an overview of the lessons learned since adoption of the 2003 standards and discussion of the BRC’s strategy, process and initial focus.
Moderator:
John Fernandes, President and Chief Executive
Officer, AACSB International
Panelists:
Thierry Grange, Dean and Director General,
Grenoble Ecole de Management
Andy Policano, Dean, The Paul Merage School of
Business, University of California, Irvine, and
Chair, AACSB International Board of Directors
Rich Sorensen, Dean, Pamplin College of
Business, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and
State University
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Luncheon and
Plenary III
Beta Gamma Sigma International Honoree
Joseph J. Plumeri, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Willis Group Holdings plc Joe Plumeri is Chairman and CEO of Willis Group Holdings plc. Under Joe's leadership, Willis has strengthened its position as one of the world's leading insurance brokers. Appointed in October 2000, Plumeri successfully returned the company to public ownership in 2001 and, in 2008, spearheaded Willis's $2.1 billion acquisition of Hilb Rogal & Hobbs (HRH), the largest insurance brokerage deal in the last decade.
Plumeri has been a leader in the insurance industry in an era of unprecedented change. Over the last decade, he has pressed for greater transparency, integrity, client service and innovation throughout the industry.
In recognition of these efforts, St. John's University School of Risk Management named Plumeri the 2006 Insurance Leader of the Year. In 2009 and 2010, he was named to Treasury & Risk magazine’s list of "100 Most Influential People in Finance."
Prior to joining Willis, Plumeri had a 32-year career at Citigroup and its predecessor companies. An active and committed community leader, he has been honored by numerous civic and philanthropic organizations. Born in Trenton, New Jersey, Plumeri received his Bachelor of Arts degree in history and education from The College of William and Mary and also attended New York Law School.
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Plenary IV
Dan Ariely, James B. Duke Professor of Behavioral Economics and author of
"The Upside of Irrationality"
 In
his provocative sessions, Irrationality is the
Real Invisible Hand, Dan Ariely introduces
behavioral economics and explores its potential
to transform the way we think about and teach
management as well as public policy.
Despite our intentions, why is it that we so
often fail to act in our own best interest? Why
do we promise to skip the chocolate cake, only
to find ourselves drooling our way into
temptation when the dessert tray rolls around?
Why do we overvalue things that we’ve worked to
put together? What are the forces that influence
our behavior? Dan Ariely, James B. Duke
Professor of Psychology & Behavioral Economics
at Duke University, is dedicated to answering
these questions and others in order to help
people live more sensible – if not rational –
lives. His interests span a wide range of
behaviors, and his sometimes unusual experiments
are consistently interesting, amusing and
informative, demonstrating profound ideas that
fly in the face of common wisdom.
In addition to appointments at the Fuqua School
of Business, the Center for Cognitive
Neuroscience, the Department of Economics, and
the School of Medicine at Duke University, Dan
also is a founding member of the Center for
Advanced Hindsight, and the author of
"Predictably Irrational," and "The Upside of
Irrationality."
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Luncheon and
Plenary V
An Open Discussion on Business and Accounting Accreditation
This panel of Pre-Accreditation, Initial Accreditation, Maintenance of Accreditation, and Accounting Accreditation Committee chairs will provide their perspectives on current issues related to the AACSB accreditation processes and application of the standards.
Moderator:
Linda A. Livingstone, Dean and Professor,
Management, Graziadio School of Business and
Management, Pepperdine University
Panelists:
Jon S. Davis, Chair, Accounting and
Information Systems, Wisconsin School of
Business, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Denise T. Smart,
Professor of Marketing and Dean of the McCoy
College of Business at Texas State
University-San Marcos
Michael J. Page, Provost and Vice President
for Academic Affairs, Bentley University
Robert D. Reid, Dean, College of Business,
James Madison University
Jerry E. Trapnell, Executive Vice President
and Chief Accreditation Officer, AACSB
International
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