Although Dr. Martin Luther King is remembered for the March on Washington, few people remember that the full title of that iconic march was The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Dr. King was both a fervent supporter of racial harmony and a strong proponent of equal economic opportunity for Black Americans. Many years after the death of Dr. King and the passage of the Civil Rights Act, Black Americans still suffer from large economic disparities, employment discrimination, and a higher unemployment rate. The deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and others galvanized the Black Lives Matter movement resulting in many corporations issuing statements and financial pledges in support of racial equity. Yet, a year later, so many of those pledges remain unfulfilled. Beyond corporate statements for solidarity, what is needed is true organizational change that will grant more equal opportunity to Black Americans and to Black people all over the world. A world in which all human beings have true equal access to economic mobility is how we will all live in peace.
Dr. Ajunwa will look back and assess how corporations have tried to respond to the injustice of racism in the US economy, and what they can and should do to bring us closer to achieving Dr. King’s dream of equal economic opportunity for all Black Americans.” This would follow the line in the synopsis, “A world in which all human beings have true equal access to economic mobility is how we will all live in peace.”
Speakers
Opening remarks: Christina Bache, Chair, UN PRME Working Group on Business for Peace and Research Affiliate, Queen’s University
Moderator: Robert McNulty, Founding Chair, UN PRME Working Group on Business for Peace and Just Business, LLC
Speaker: Dr. Ajunwa is a tenured law professor at the UNC School of Law and an adjunct Associate Professor at the Kenan-Flagler School of Business where she is a Rethinc. lab Fellow.
Date and Time
Thursday, May 27th, 2021
10:00am Washington D.C.
3:00pm London
4:00pm Geneva
4:00pm Cape Town
7:30pm Mumbai
10:00pm Singapore
Registration
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The world is facing fundamental and interrelated systemic challenges, including the COVID-19 pandemic as well as environmental and social crises and issues. Those issues cannot be solved by business as usual. Fortunately, there is a framework that can help navigate efforts to deal with them: the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Right now, the SDGs are the best agenda available to share ambitions and measure progress towards the achievement of a large number of common goals.
The private sector’s active involvement is vital in this ambition. But progress is too slow – not because of a lack of intentions, but because of the serious gap in developing advanced strategies in realising the SDGs. It’s difficult to integrate SDGs in core business. So, can corporate leaders step up to the challenge and drive systems change?
We think it is possible – and your contribution is important. Join our free, online conference in which we will exchange experiences, showcase tools and concepts, and learn from leading thinkers and experts.
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This conference is part of the project Managing the transition to sustainable business models: the role of leadership and measuring shared value creation (with project number 438-14-901 of the research programme Sustainable Business Models) which is (partly) financed by the Dutch Research Council (NWO).
The International Centre for Transformational Entrepreneurship (ICTE) believes that sharing and debating possible alternative transformational entrepreneurial ideas and solutions from a futuristic and multi-disciplinary basis, will offer opportunities that will lead to creating future sustainable socio-economic development and growth. As a result, ICTE is inviting you to participate in conversations about the formation and launching of the International Academy for Transformational Entrepreneurship (IATE). IATE will serve as the vehicle by which global leading entrepreneurship educators, researchers, practitioners, and policy makers will work together to engage in knowledge transfer, research, university entrepreneurship ecosystem development and policy formulation to promote socio-economic growth in a post-COVID world.
To foster these conversations, ICTE is leading an online Think Tank webinar on Monday 24 May 2021 at 7:30am EDT/ 12:30pm BST, with an international, diverse mix of attendees from educational institutions, policy makers and industry.
Speakers
The webinar will be led by leading international experts to help stimulate conversations on how a transformational entrepreneurial philosophy can assist a post-Covid19 socio-economic development and will include:
Professor John Latham CBE, Vice-Chancellor and CEO, Coventry University
Professor Gideon Maas, Executive Director of ICTE
Mr Andreas Aasted Gjede, Director Copenhagen School of Entrepreneurship (CSE), Denmark.
Professor Xi Wang,Director of Fintech Centre, Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing, China.
Associate Professor Daniel Agyapong, Head of Department, Marketing and Supply Chain Management, University of Cape Coast, Ghana.
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What would a business school look like if one started with a blank sheet of paper and did not benchmark other business schools?
What would the content be? Who would teach? What would it cost? In this session, we will look at how business schools got to be where they are because of the Ford and Carnegie reports over half a century ago, the advent in 1987 of the first of the major rankings, and the drivers of accreditation. Join one of GBSN’s new members, Coventry University Business School for this session, as Kai Peters, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Faculty of Business and Law), will make the case for a major overhaul of the structure and positioning of business schools for the future.
GBSN, sponsored by AACSB International and Stanford Seed and supported by Peaqs and Emlyon, is pleased to present a virtual business concept competition for African undergraduate and graduate students. The competition challenged student teams to design a viable business concept that addresses a locally-relevant challenge or problem related to sustainable development and Agenda 2063. The focus of the competition was to promote and support responsible capitalism for emerging markets and to identify high potential young people for mentorship and investment.
Over 80 student teams from 34 institutions in 15 countries across Africa have signed up to participate. Join us as we celebrate the power of entrepreneurship in sustainable development and celebrate the work of all the student teams as well as announce the winning project.
The competition was designed with the following values in mind:
A commitment to the importance of responsible entrepreneurship and its role in job creation
An international outlook
A commitment to ethical business practices
A strong interest in young people in emerging markets and the role that business can play in creating opportunities that enable them to develop
A believe that business is a public trust with the obligation to improve and serve society
A commitment to lifelong learning and continuing education
The awards ceremony virtual event will feature a line-up of notable speakers, an introduction to the international panel of investors and judges and announcement of the winning team. The awards ceremony event will be open to the public.
Artificial intelligence (AI) holds a lot of promise. But although AI has all the potential of a new general-purpose technology, it also has the potential to create new problems, cause accidents, and to be misused. The latter has in recent years led to various global initiatives to establish common frameworks for the ethics, regulation and governance of AI. Business schools can make a valuable contribution to these, as this webinar, looking at AI from both scholarly and practitioner perspectives, argues.
Under the term ‘democratization’ of AI, three challenges for the governance of AI stand out wherein business schools can, through their teaching, applied research and broader business-community engagement, contribute. The first is to help accelerate the diffusion of human-centered AI. The second is to contribute to the debate on the design of appropriate and strong incentives for adherence to ethical and fair AI development, and the third is to pursue green AI. If these three challenges can be addressed, it may help ensure that the benefits of AI be broadly shared.
This webinar, organised by Cork University Business School at University College Cork, Ireland in collaboration with the Machine Intelligence Institute of Africa (MIIA) will provide an introduction and overview of the current initiatives and thinking in this regard.
All entrepreneurs. All stages. Everywhere. Whether you are dreaming about launching a startup or you already have a Series A round, the Entrepreneurship World Cup can help you take your next big step.
The Entrepreneurship World Cup is more than just a pitch competition. It gives everyone who enters access to the knowledge, networks, and for some, the capital they need to start and scale a company.
The EWC started out as an idea- and now supports 175,000 entrepreneurs in 200 countries. It is made possible by three co-host organizations – Misk Global Forum, Global Entrepreneurship Network and The Global Education & Leadership Foundation.
Stages
Idea Stage Do you have an idea for a new company, but aren’t sure how to start or find the resources you need to take the next step? EWC helps you unleash your idea with free on-demand training and $10,000 in perks – just for signing up.– Plus, you have a chance to win $50,000 in cash prizes and to meet and network with and top investors locally and internationally. Being an EWC alumni will give you access to an international community.
Early Stage Do you have an emerging startup and want to accelerate its trajectory? EWC empowers early-stage founders with access to world-class educational resources, training and up to $750,000 in perks — as well as a chance to sharpen your skills through a global pitch competition and win up to $500,000 in cash prizes. You will also have a chance to meet and network with peers and top investors locally and internationally. Being an EWC alumni will give you access to an international community.
Growth Stage Have you already found your market fit, started gaining serious traction and have an initial round of funding secured? EWC provides you with a global network of potential collaborators and expert mentors to help you achieve exponential growth – and a chance to win a no-strings attached check for $500,000. Plus, a chance to meet and network with peers and top investors locally and internationally. Being an EWC alumni will give you access toan international community.
Cash Prizes
EWC is all about the entire experience – training, resources, connections, mentorship and more. But on top of that, we have some amazing, impactful prizes – more than $1 million in cash total for the global winners plus $75 million worth of in-kind support for the top 100 global finalists, not to mention investment opportunities and awesome resources and perks from our leading partners. In addition to these global prizes,many EWC national competitions offer their own prizes.
Timeline
February – May 2021, Accelerate 1: Startups are put through a series of education and virtual training opportunities to sharpen their skills around areas such as customer & industry knowledge; personal & team skills; creativity & problem solving, and business acumen.
May – July 2021, National Competition: Competitions happening simultaneously in 100+ countries, virtually and at in-person live events. Winners receive national prizes and advance to stage 3.
August – September 2021, Accelerate 2: Startups are put through a series of education and virtual training opportunities to sharpen their skills around areas such as customer & industry knowledge; personal & team skills; creativity & problem solving, and business acumen.
November 2021, Global Finals: The top 100 global finalists travel to the EWC Global Finals for a bootcamp and the finals round of the competition where they can network with potential investors and compete on stage for cash prizes and support services.
Learn More
To learn more about the Entrepreneurship World Cup including benefits, judges, events, new +updates, overview and partner application, use the button below.
Accelerating the Collective Impact of Management Education in the Decade of Action
The Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) initiative of the United Nations Global Compact is convening the 2021 Global Forum for Responsible Management Education – 9th PRME Assembly.
Join fellow deans, scholars, educators, students and business leaders across the wider PRME community in helping to envision and shape the future of business and management education in support of the global effort to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Key Themes and Sessions
Collaboration and strategic alignment of PRME and UNGC for collective impact (Global and Local perspective)
Advancing management education in key priority areas including business and human rights, decent work, gender equality, climate change and sustainable finance amongst others
Advancing strategic partnerships for impact and amplification
Focus sessions for PRME Chapters, Working Groups, Deans, Champions, Students, Partners and more
Student-led sessions on the value of sustainability-focused education in building competencies for the future and announcement of student-engagement initiatives
Presentation of PRME Recognition Awards
Launch of the Positive Impact Rating (PIR) 2021 Edition
Important Dates
15th June, 2021: PRME will be hosting sessions at the United Nations Global Compact Leaders Summit.
16th – 17th June, 2021: PRME Global Forum will begin at the conclusion of the Leaders Summit
Registration is complimentary for all employees of companies and non-business stakeholders participating in the UN Global Compact and as well as UN partners and affiliates and Government representatives. If you are unsure if your company is a UN Global Compact participant, please click here to search. PRME signatory tickets are complimentary as well. For questions about registration, please email leaderssummit@unglobalcompact.org.
The GBSN Global Entrepreneur in Residence (EiR) Program is a new collaborative effort with Lancaster University Management School and AUC School of Business. An initiative, built on the success of the initial pilot, is designed for graduate and undergraduate students and faculty to work closely with Entrepreneurs in Residence from different GBSN Member schools. The program is designed to help students and faculty improve communities through the research they do and the training programs they conduct.
Join this closing event to witness the student teams final presentations. In addition, learn more about future plans for the GBSN Global Entrepreneur in Residence program.
Program
Introduction Hala Barakat, Director, Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation CEI School of Business, The American University in Cairo
Opening Remarks Sherif Kamel, Dean, School of Business, American University in Cairo AUC
Introduction to Review Panel Brian Gregory, Teaching Fellow, Lancaster Management School, Lancaster University
Introduction and Admitting Teams Richard Baguley, Managing Director of GDR Communications Ltd and Lancaster EiR Ghada Hafez, Associate Director, Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation- CEI, School of Business, The American University in Cairo
Review Panel and Feedback Dan LeClair, CEO, Global Business School Network (GBSN) Dr Sophie Alkhaled, Senior Lecturer in Entrepreneurship Lamiaa Kamel, Founder, CC Plus
Closing Remarks Dan LeClair, CEO, Global Business School Network (GBSN)
Conclusion and Program Plans Brian Gregory, Lancaster Management School, Teaching Fellow, Lancaster University
About the Pilot Program
Background
GBSN together with Lancaster University and AUC School of Business are launching the Entrepreneur in residence program (EIR). An initiative for AUC graduate/undergraduate teams, to work closely with a Lancaster University’s Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR) who is steeped in the way of life of the small-and-medium-sized business (SME) world.
The objective is to generate a simple comparative analysis/ document/report and highlight best practices, and new techniques in the EIR’s field (details below) in both regions and come up with recommendations on how to impact the industry
Learning Objectives
Teams who join this program are expected to be able to:
1. To interact with actual startups in Egypt and internationally, experience their process and challenges
2. To start interacting with different elements in the entrepreneurship ecosystem
3. To examine issues related to management of entrepreneurial ventures
4. To discuss the challenges and opportunities for entrepreneurs in Egypt and internationally
6. To examine and analyze emerging online business models and digital marketing tools
Competency coverage
Students will develop and practice several competencies and transferable skills, including, but not limited to:
Written and oral business communication skills, focusing on startup context
Teamwork and collaboration skills
Analyzing different business models of startups
Developing, analyzing, and writing business cases
Outcome
The end result is expected to be three comparative analysis presentations all related to industry and the startups in the media and PR field. All researches will complement each other’s to give a full view of the industry’s challenges, opportunities, solutions and growth plan and to be presented in the final online event, that will be attended by members of GBSN, Lancaster, AUC School of Business, industry representatives from both countries…
Student teams will receive certificates of participation in the international program from the partner entities.
Program Structure
Three teams will be selected to work on the pilot project with Richard Baguley, Managing Director of GDR Communications Ltd and Entrepreneur in Residence, Lancaster University Management School. The project included 8 online sessions over the duration of two months. All three teams worked on a comparative report for the same field (Media and Public Relations), but from different perspectives.
Richard Baguley introduced the field, provided an overview of the industry and shared his own entrepreneurial story. Student teams were expected to complete two assignments in addition to the final presentation; i.e. research of the field in Egypt/MENA area vs. UK/Europe that includes challenges, opportunities and the future of this field, in general and in specific startups. The final session will be when the teams present their comparative analysis reports and their findings to a review panel. The event is open to the public.
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The final session will be when the student teams present their comparative analysis reports and their findings to a review panel. The event is open to the public.
