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
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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.Â
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.
Register for the Session
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.
The importance of achieving SDG #1: Eliminate poverty everywhere is reinforced by global increases in extreme poverty and inequality caused by the pandemic as well as by the interconnections that SDG 1 has with all other SDGs. Commitments to prosperity and a better world are even more important post-pandemic, but to achieve prosperity for all, more complex, multidimensional, multidisciplinary thinking and dialogue are needed.
The main goal of the global 8th RMER Conference is to bring together the responsible management education community and its different stakeholders to address the issues of poverty, prosperity and the SDGs in creative, innovative ways that are grounded in the six RME principles of purpose, values, method, research, dialogue and partnerships.
The 8th RMER event will be held in The People’s Republic of China, where the successful accomplishment of the 13th National 5-Year Poverty Alleviation Plan (2016-2020) shows that high aspirations are achievable. This continues the RME tradition of holding inspirational, multidisciplinary and multicultural events that contribute to mutual sharing and learning among management educators and other stakeholders – all in service of creating a prosperous, harmonious, sustainable world.
Conference Dates
19 October- Participant arrive, get-together evening and keynote speech 20-21 October- Main Conference 22 October- Side events, study visits and social program
Conference Venue
International Business School at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University Suzhou, China
Co-Organizing Parterns
PRME Anti-poverty Working Group and PRME Regional Chapter DACH
Conference Keynote Speakers
Prof. Stuart Hart, one of the world’s top authorities on the implications of environment and poverty for business strategy, the Steven Grossman Endowed Chair for Sustainable Business, Professor, and Co-Director of SEMBA at the University of Vermont’s Grossman School of Business.
Ms. Violeta Bulc, EU Commissioner for Transport from 2014 to 2020. Before stepping in EU Commission, deputy Prime Minister of Republic of Slovenia in 2014, the founder and curator of #Ecocivilisation: #EcocivilisationTalks, #EcocivilisationInAction, #YearOfUbuntu, #GlobalOpenHouse.
Other keynote speakers will be announced soon…
Conference Format
The final format of the event will be decided in June or July, depending on the pandemic-related circumstances. While hoping for the onsite conference, the event could be held in a hybrid format: onsite for the participants from China and virtual for the international participants. In either case, we warmly welcome global participation and contribution while ensuring program, organizational and infrastructural and logistic conditions for a fruitful exchange and mutual learning.
Important Dates
5th September 2021 Deadline for early-bird registration
10th October 2021 Deadline for regular registration
The Center for Global Business’ Annual Forum is an event occurring every spring that brings together distinguished voices from the academic, policy, diplomatic, and business communities to speak on a different theme each year.
Montpellier Business School would happily present the Microfinance in Developed Countries Chair. The Chair Holder, Dr Anastasia Cozarenco, will share her experience, how the project arose, leading to the creation of this Chair in 2018. She will also explain why the chair recently broadened its scope, research and teaching activities to become the Social & Sustainable Finance Chair.
Building on the Chair’s activities, Montpellier Business School launched its Yunus Centre for Social Business and Financial Inclusion in 2019. Dr Elsa Kassardjian, the Development Manager, will talk about the challenges and opportunities of creating and maintaining such a Centre. She will present in particular a project funded by the European Commission, MBS’s Yunus Centre is involved in.
Management education is quickly evolving as the world undergoes several major changes such as the COVID-19 pandemic. It must adapt to several different challenges, such as new customer needs and new competitors. This increases the need for stakeholders in management education to truly understand what the successful business schools of the future will look like.
This webinar will focus around the following ideas: relevance and excellence in both teaching and research and an institutional dynamic which continually moves the institution to the future through innovation and change. Attendees can expect to leave the webinar with a greater understanding of how to identify current gaps and the change processes that will have to be deployed to effect such changes.
Date
Wednesday, March 31, 2021
8:00 a.m. Washington D.C.
1:00 p.m. London
2:00 p.m. Geneva
3:00 p.m. Cape Town
6:00 p.m. Mumbai
9:00 p.m. Singapore
Register
This webinar is free of charge. Click the button below to register.
This conference tackles the specificities of both Africa and the Middle East regions in common plenary sessions and in separate tracks, specifically targeting relevant issues for both regions. The conference addresses topics such as ongoing trends and new developments in management education, inside, and outside of the two regions. It promotes an active debate between regional actors and participants from other regions of the world.
Business school professionals that attend the conference will develop higher levels of insights on how to approach challenges in the upcoming years, while also strengthen their networks across the regions.
