Elevate: Asia Pacific

An interactive roundtable where AACSB mentors share insights, reflect on their mentoring experiences, and exchange practical advice for supporting schools on their accreditation journey.

Connect with peers, meet exhibitors, and explore fresh ideas in the Exhibitor Showcase, a space designed to help you build relationships, discover new solutions, and make the most of your time at the conference.

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

Beyond the Hype: Real-World Lessons on Bringing AI into the Classroom: Artificial Intelligence is evolving at a rapid pace, transforming higher education in unprecedented and unpredictable ways. As educators, we are challenged to integrate AI thoughtfully into our teaching, balancing innovation with ethical and pedagogical responsibility. In this session, we will share real experiences of bringing AI into the classroom—what worked, what didn’t, and what we’ve learned along the way. Participants will be invited to exchange their own success stories and challenges, fostering a collaborative discussion on how AI can enhance learning while maintaining academic integrity and human connection. This session is open to all attendees regardless of membership status.

As AI transforms the way we learn, teach, and operate, business schools are being called to fundamentally rethink their roles. This keynote will explore how intelligent technologies are reshaping the learner’s future, redefining the meaning of learning, and transforming traditional models of higher education. This session presents challenges for continuous curricular relevance in the evolving landscape and sets the stage for bold conversations about what it means to educate in an era defined by disruption, innovation, unpredictability, and rapid technological change.

In today’s competitive higher education landscape, business schools face mounting pressures to streamline operations, enhance faculty impact, and meet rigorous accreditation standards. This session explores how a modern Faculty Information System (FIS) can revolutionize academic administration by centralizing faculty data, automating review and promotion workflows, and supporting strategic decision-making. We will also cover the London Business School case study, highlighting how LBS uses Interfolio’s Faculty Search and reporting modules to attract top faculty, fulfill diversity reporting obligations, and gain real-time insights into faculty accomplishments. Discover actionable steps to drive digital transformation and future-ready business education.

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.

Connect with peers, meet exhibitors, and explore fresh ideas in the Exhibitor Showcase, a space designed to help you build relationships, discover new solutions, and make the most of your time at the conference.

Building on the themes of AACSB’s Global Research Impact Task Force and its recently released Global Research Impact Framework: Exposure Draft, this session explores how business schools can demonstrate that their research makes a meaningful difference—beyond publications and rankings. Participants will hear an overview of the Exposure Draft and the objectives driving this collective effort to advance how research impact is defined, evaluated, and rewarded in business education. Panelists will share how their institutions are broadening definitions and approaches to evaluating research impact. Attendees will then engage in discussion with colleagues on how business schools can enable research that is rigorous, relevant, and resonates with broader audiences, and consider the role AACSB can play in supporting this transformation.

Join your fellow attendees to commemorate the conference with a brief group photo.

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.

Enjoy an evening of relaxed conversation and shared connection, sponsored by the Hong Kong Metropolitan University. This dinner provides the perfect opportunity to enjoy the company of your colleagues, share insights from the day and continue meaningful discussions.

Begin the final day with networking over coffee. Reflect on the insights gained and prepare for the final sessions.

Connect with peers, meet exhibitors, and explore fresh ideas in the Exhibitor Showcase, a space designed to help you build relationships, discover new solutions, and make the most of your time at the conference.

Whether you have an upcoming Initial Accreditation visit, Continuous Improvement Review visit, or are considering accreditation, this session is for you! We invite you to bring questions related to the initial accreditation and continuing improvement review processes as we discuss what is expected and how to thoroughly prepare.

As the business education landscape evolves, responsible management has moved from a niche concept to a core driver of learner success. This interactive session explores how business schools across the Asia Pacific region are embedding responsibility and purpose into teaching and learning. Join this dynamic conversation on how AACSB’s Standards of Learner Success and PRME pedagogy tools intersect to shape learners for the future. Hear examples of innovations in teaching and student development that redefine what it means to educate for impact.

Explore the alignment (and gaps) between employer expectations and graduate readiness. This session explores emerging skill gaps, fast-changing industry demands, and the disconnects that can exist between academic preparation and workplace realities. Hear insights on how business schools can better equip graduates with the mindsets, capabilities, and adaptability needed to thrive in today’s dynamic and uncertain job market.

How do you improve feedback for students today and produce credible AoL evidence tomorrow? This session shows how TimelyGrader supports instructors with faster, clearer course-level assessment while giving institutions the data they need for AACSB Assurance of Learning. Part 1 focuses on instructors: designing transparent rubrics, generating high-quality feedback at scale, calibrating across sections and TAs, and preserving academic integrity. Part 2 turns to institutions: mapping outcomes to measures, gathering defensible evidence, and “closing the loop” with dashboards that track performance and improvement actions across programs. Part 3 will be our sharing of our product roadmap, and our vision of how assessment needs to evolve in the time of AI, and how Timelygrader can be your partner in enabling your own vision. Led by Robert Peregoodoff, Chief Learning Officer at TimelyGrader (and occasional “Chief Bureaucracy Officer”), this session translates accreditation requirements into everyday teaching practices that save time, raise quality, and strengthen AoL.

With 2030 fast approaching, schools must move beyond rhetoric to deliver measurable SDG impact. This session showcases bold initiatives embedding the SDGs into curricula, partnerships, and institutional strategy. Learn how leading institutions are accelerating action, tracking impact, and preparing graduates to lead in a sustainability-driven economy.

How are business schools becoming incubators of innovation? Explore how institutions across Asia Pacific are partnering with startups, corporations, and policy makers to nurture entrepreneurial mindsets and regional innovation. This session highlights ecosystem-building strategies, from accelerators to venture funds, and how schools can lead inclusive growth.

Connect with peers, meet exhibitors, and explore fresh ideas in the Exhibitor Showcase, a space designed to help you build relationships, discover new solutions, and make the most of your time at the conference.

As AACSB prepares for the 2026 refresh of its business and accounting accreditation standards, it has launched a global listening tour to gather members’ feedback and understand current priorities. This presentation features key leaders who will share emerging themes and stakeholder insights from around the world, with attendees gaining early visibility into potential refinements.

Business schools are reimagining how knowledge is created, shared, and applied. From immersive experiential learning opportunities to radical new approaches in program structures, faculty and administrators are pushing the boundaries of traditional teaching and learning.

In an era marked by budget constraints and demographic shifts, business school leaders are under pressure to deliver quality outcomes with limited resources. This session will explore practical, forward-thinking strategies for navigating financial challenges without compromising institutional mission or academic excellence. Speakers will share how they have streamlined operations, prioritized spending, and reimagined resource allocation to sustain impact.