Elevate: Asia Pacific

Begin your day by networking over coffee. This is an excellent opportunity to reconnect with colleagues, make new connections, and discuss the sessions ahead.

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How are business schools embedding AI into their institutional DNA? Speakers will share AI strategies that go beyond individual tools - shaping hiring policies, curriculum architecture, research priorities, and ethics frameworks. Learn from real-world examples across Asia Pacific on institutional change management in an era of intelligent systems.

Discover practical approaches for equipping faculty with skills, tools, and confidence to integrate AI into teaching and research. Learn from institutions investing in training, experimentation, and cross-disciplinary collaboration.

Building on the themes of the Research Impact Task Force’s exposure draft framework, this session explores how business schools can demonstrate that their research makes a difference—beyond publications and rankings. Highlighting examples from schools across Asia Pacific, panelists will discuss how they define, measure, and communicate research impact. They will share strategies that uphold scholarly rigor while also ensuring societal, business, and policy relevance. Attendees will gain practical insights into integrating impact into their research culture, strengthening institutional narratives, and positioning their schools as drivers of meaningful change.

Hear case studies from business schools that have achieved measurable non-academic impact - from influencing policy and industry practices to driving community change. Gain insights on how to tell compelling impact stories.

How do we know if we’re making a difference? This session presents models and tools for assessing a business school’s societal value—from alumni impact metrics to community-engaged research frameworks. Hear from institutions pioneering new ways to evaluate and amplify their contribution to the common good.

Geopolitical shifts, economic pressures, and changing learner expectations are reshaping global mobility. This session explores how institutions are responding to policy changes, visa challenges, and shifting demographics. Gain insights into sustaining strategic international partnerships under resource limitations, fostering global competencies when physical travel is restricted, and reimagining internationalization to buffer against regional disruptions. Discover innovative approaches to global engagement that enhance institutional resilience and ensure long-term stability in an unpredictable environment.

Relax and enjoy the company of your colleagues. This reception is the perfect opportunity to unwind and continue the day’s discussions in a more informal setting.