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Associate Deans Conference
Conference 
Early registration ends 4 August!
Your role as the associate, assistant, or vice dean at your business school carries vital responsibilities in the overall operations of your institution. With significant shifts in workforce talent and societal demands, we share key insights that help you balance resources, fulfill a wide array of responsibilities, and maximize your institutional goals. Join academic leaders and decision-makers as we work to translate vision to action. Gain tools to navigate big-picture strategy while mastering everyday details.
Who Should Attend?
Associate, Assistant, Vice, and Deputy Deans, Deputy Pro Vice-Chancellors, Deputy and Policy Directors, Chairs/Chairpersons, Academic Heads, as well as program managers and leaders who manage faculty and operations at business schools.
Michael M. Crow is an educator, knowledge enterprise architect, science and technology policy scholar and higher education leader. He became the sixteenth president of Arizona State University in 2002 and has led ASU’s rapid and groundbreaking transformation into one of the world’s best public metropolitan research universities.
The recipient of the 2025 Edison Achievement Award, the inaugural American Council on Education Award for Institutional Transformation, and one of TIME magazine’s “10 Best College Presidents,” Crow previously served as executive vice provost and professor of science and technology policy at Columbia University. He has advised the U.S. Departments of State, Commerce, and Energy, as well as defense and intelligence agencies, and serves as Chairman of In-Q-Tel. He is a two-term member of the National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, and has advised several nation-states on matters of knowledge enterprise development.
An elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA), the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAA&S), and the American Philosophical Society (APS), Crow is the author of books and articles analyzing knowledge enterprises, science and technology policy, and the design of higher education institutions and systems. He coauthored Designing the New American University (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2015), outlining the imperative for new and creative public university models that advance both academic excellence and broad accessibility, and also, The Fifth Wave: The Evolution of the American Research University (2020), which urges the comprehensive redesign of higher education to educate large numbers of qualified students while leveraging discovery and accessibility. A former member of the U.S. Council on Competitiveness and the Council on Foreign Relations, Crow has also served on the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Academic Advisory Council.
Real Solutions. Real Partnerships. Real Impact.
After a successful debut last year, the Solutions Summit returns on Tuesday, September 1, bringing together business schools and industry partners to share innovative solutions and real-world strategies.
This complimentary bonus day of learning will begin with morning Affinity Group meetings and continue into the afternoon with interactive sessions designed to showcase real-world solutions co-developed by business schools and their external partners.
Presented in a case study format, each session will highlight practical, proven approaches to addressing some of the most pressing challenges facing business education today. Learn how institutions and innovative organizations have collaborated to implement impactful strategies, overcome obstacles, and achieve measurable results.
You will gain actionable insights and ideas to:
- Refresh and modernize curriculum offerings
- Assess and strengthen student readiness
- Support faculty development and engagement
- Build successful partnerships that drive institutional impact
- Join colleagues from across the AACSB community to explore innovative solutions, exchange ideas, and discover new opportunities for collaboration.
Space is limited. Reserve your spot by selecting the Solutions Summit option during conference registration.
Event Bundles
Packages of this event and others are available for a discounted price per attendee.