Now in its fourth year, the Global Governance Summit will take place virtually on 15 October 2026 from 14:00-16:30 SAST. This year’s theme is Legitimacy, Leadership and the Future of Governance: Trust Is the New Currency of Leadership. The program will focus on institutional trust, governance, leadership legitimacy, responsible business education and the role of business schools in strengthening credible institutions.
This international survey explores women’s leadership towards sustainable futures, with the objective to better understand perspectives across different national and cultural contexts and identify pathways to make green transformation (GX) and sustainability transitions more inclusive, participatory, and effective.
Participants aged 18 or above are invited to take part. The survey is open to all genders, contexts, and sectors, including academia, industry, civil society, government, entrepreneurship, and the broader community. Each response helps to strengthen the diversity and global representation of perspectives in the research and advance initiatives to build inclusive and sustainable futures.
Together with co-chairs Kerry Laufer (Dartmouth), Michellana Jester (MIT Sloan School of Management), Shannon McKeen (Wake Forest University School of Business), and Stavros Hadjisolomou (American University of Kuwait), GSBN is hosting a virtual half-day symposium on June 11 exploring how AI is reshaping experiential learning in business schools across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and beyond.
As business schools adopt AI tools and seek to expand access to hands-on learning, important questions are emerging about learning quality, student engagement, and the evolving roles of educators and industry partners. At the event, we’ll cover:
New sessions and speakers are being added to the event page on a rolling basis. While content will be designed primarily for individuals and institutions based in or partnering in MENA, participants from other regions are welcomed and encouraged to attend. With a nominal registration fee (50 USD) and multiple concurrent sessions, the symposium is well-suited for colleagues from the same university to attend together and then confer and share what they learned to help build internal capacity and momentum.
The ESCA Africa Case Conference invites educators, researchers, practitioners, and doctoral candidates to submit case studies and case projects that reflect African business realities, entrepreneurial dynamics, managerial decision-making challenges, and innovation ecosystems.
The conference provides a developmental and collaborative space to strengthen case writing, case teaching, and case dissemination practices across Africa, while ensuring global teaching relevance.
The Global Business School Network (GBSN) invites faculty from member schools who are experts in international trade, supply chain, or SME development to apply to serve as a Faculty Fellow within the DHL GoTrade GBSN Fellowship Program. Faculty Fellows have a unique opportunity to engage in a high-impact initiative connecting DHL professionals, graduate business students, and small business owners in emerging markets.
Current openings are available to work with SMEs based in Ghana, Mexico, South Africa, and Sri Lanka.
As a DHL GoTrade GBSN Faculty Fellow, you will:
Commitment: The time commitment for this role is about 6 hours across the 8 months that students and SMEs work together in the GoTrade Fellowship program. Specifically:
GoTrade Faculty Fellows can gain global exposure and recognition through the Global Business School Network and will receive a digital badge signifying selection as a Fellow.
About the GoTrade Fellowship program:
The GoTrade Fellowship program is open to master’s and PhD students across the GBSN network. If accepted, we pair the students with a small- to medium-sized enterprise (SME) in the developing world. The student and SME spend 8 months working together to fulfill a goal or goals for the SME. As a GoTrade Faculty Fellow, your role would be to advise these pairs.
Expressions of Interest are accepted until February 1 or until positions are filled. Active affiliation with a GBSN Member institution is required. Experience and/or expertise relevant to a participating country (Ghana, Mexico, South Africa, and Sri Lanka) is preferred but not required.
Looking to experience simulation learning? Marketplace Simulation invites business school faculty to join the upcoming Train the Trainer workshop in Knoxville, TN, USA, May 12–15, 2026.
These are immersive, hands-on workshops where professors play our simulations firsthand and discover new ways to teach, coach, and connect with students. You won’t just hear about experiential learning—you’ll experience it for yourself.
It’s a joy for us to bring educators together from around the world, and these events are some of the most meaningful things we do.
Attendees at the New Delhi workshop will get to play our best-selling Conscious Capitalism simulation and attendees in Knoxville will play our very popular Venture Strategy simulation. Those who stay for the fourth day will also get to play our upcoming Chocolate Simulation.
Both events are free to attend. We provide meals, materials, and time to think deeply about what great teaching can look like.
If you’re interested—or know someone who should be there—here’s the link: https://www.marketplace-simulation.com/ttt/
In coordination with Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University, GBSN invites business schools from Africa and around the world to contribute to the emerging Logistics for Africa initiative, a Pan-African Logistics Education Hub.
The initial phase focuses on bringing institutional and faculty expertise together to co-develop an asynchronous, online graduate program in logistics designed to address the logistics and supply chain challenges facing Africa. The program will be supported and delivered through the Edinburgh Business School online learning platform, a world-class platform drawing on decades of experience in inspiring and empowering students globally through a flexible and accessible delivery model.
About the Program
The Summer Program: Mobility for Positive Impact is a three-week international experience designed for MBA and specialized master’s students from around the world. Participants learn through MBA-level courses, team-based innovation projects, and cultural immersion in one of Latin America’s most dynamic cities. The program emphasizes creativity, sustainability, and practical problem-solving.
Program Highlights
Courses (MBA-Level)
Who Can Apply
Participants must be enrolled in an MBA or specialized master’s program at their home institution.
Application & Fees
Contact
For questions or to begin your application, email: cparejac@pucp.edu.pe
Registration
Contact
Julianna LaBelle, bhr@gbsn.org
GBSN for BHR Impact Community FAQ
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Webinar on experiential learning: The Business and Human Rights (BHR) Clinic as a pedagogical innovation to train leadership skills
Human rights challenges are among the most pressing, complex, and underestimated business challenges of our time. Businesses often struggle with aspects such as addressing labor rights violations in global supply chains, training employees on human rights standards, reporting on human rights impacts, aligning business models with the needs of vulnerable migrant workers, balancing security with privacy rights, or operating in conflict zones. Yet, these issues are increasingly critical for future business success and, in the European context, companies are now legally required to conduct human rights due diligence.
Business schools play a pivotal role in equipping future leaders with the skills and knowledge to address human rights issues. Innovative teaching methods can provide immersive learning experiences that empower students to actively contribute to solving societal challenges. The context of business and human rights is ideal for training leadership skills.
In this webinar, we will introduce BHR clinics as an example for experiential learning. Conducted in close collaboration with partner organizations, clinical education requires students working on real-life business challenges. The close collaboration between students and the project partner allows students to understand human rights challenges as leadership challenges, to gain thorough insights into specific human rights issues in practice, enhance their analytical and problem-solving skills needed to address these issues, and build their experience in project management and team leadership.
The webinar aims to offer a platform for discussing the BHR clinic concept with those interested in offering experiential learning to their students. We will jointly explore further pedagogical innovations to empower tomorrow’s business leaders to manage human rights in practice.
Thursday, 30 January
Wednesday, 25th September 2024, 4:30pm – 6:30 Bangkok / 11:30am Geneva / 5:00am EST at the Sasin School of Management (Sasa Pathasala, ซอย จุฬา 12 Wang Mai, Pathum Wan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand). Joint initiative by the International Labour Organization, the GBSN for BHR impact community and the University of Geneva.
Increasing consumer awareness on human and labor rights, investment requirements on ESG performance, and a growing number of due diligence laws, require human rights expertise and new management skills. Students are demanding that business schools adapt to these developments.
The International Labor Organization, GBSN for BHR, and the University of Geneva joined forces to create teaching resources that integrate human rights in management education and equip students with the skills to navigate complex supply chains and operating environments responsibly.
The teaching resources are ready-to-use modules that include presentation slides and accompanying teaching notes, background readings, and teaching experiences from lecturers who have discussed the topic from different perspectives. They are available open source and require no prerequisites from lecturers or students. The resources can be adapted for different regions and class levels.
If you’re looking for teaching resources that link academic insights and current challenges in management practice, this might be for you!
For more information about the seminar, please contact Julianna LaBelle.
