Vice President of the United States Kamala Harris commented on the innovative collaboration between UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School and Howard University School of Business during An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar’s visit to the Vice President’s Residence as part of St. Patrick’s Day celebrations earlier this year. “An Taoiseach visited my alma mater, Howard University, to celebrate… Read more >
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UCD’s Dr. Penelope Muzanenhamo selected to Empower 100 Future Leaders Role Model List
The Empower 100 Future Leaders Role Model List was released on the 24th of May 2023 celebrating inspirational individuals who are driving the inclusion of people of colour across organizations. Selected to the list is Dr Penelope Muzanenhamo who is Assistant Professor in Marketing and Society at UCD College of Business, which is an interdisciplinary… Read more >
The World Needs Visionary, Courageous Leaders
Today’s leaders must be effective communicators who embrace depolarization, paradox, and compassion—and who take action without fear. Effective leadership plays a critical role in shaping the success of any society or organization. As American author John Maxwell declared, “Everything rises and falls on Leadership” In our complex and connected world, society faces mounting environmental and… Read more >
Teach a Village to Fish
What if we were to take the popular adage “Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime” and modify it slightly. Let’s make it: Give a village fish, and you feed its people for a day. Teach its people… Read more >
Manchester Metropolitan University’s Business School joins Global Business School Network
Network will help improve access to education and the impact of research Manchester Metropolitan University Business School has joined the Global Business School Network (GBSN), a network of the world’s leading business schools working on improving access to management education for the developing world. GBSN is made up of a network of only 140 top business… Read more >
The American University in Cairo School of Business Concludes Digital Campaign, “#IMovedMyBusinessForward,” Themed on Family Business
The American University in Cairo (AUC) School of Business has officially concluded the 3rd edition of its #IMovedMyBusinessForward campaign themed on family business. The campaign was initiated by Business Forward, the knowledge portal of the School, and powered by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). The campaign objective was to disseminate working knowledge about family businesses by presenting successful… Read more >
Business Opportunities, Growth, and Strategy in the Spotlight at the First Esade Entrepreneurship Summit
“Learn from mistakes, and you will go faster.” This maxim, from David Casellas, CRO and partner at Borneo and co-founder of Pridatect and Red Points, joined by Patrick Bales, founder and CEO of Stoyo, kicked off the first edition of the Esade Entrepreneurship Summit, two days of discussions on the various stages of entrepreneurship and company financing. The event was jointly organized by the Esade Entrepreneurship Institute (EEI), which… Read more >
The Annual Energy Conference Gathers EU Policymakers and Business Leaders at Esade
Also taking part in the 11th Annual Energy Conference were Javier Solana (EsadeGeo) and Elena Bou (EIT InnoEnergy) “The energy transition is unstoppable. There’s no going back”, said Cristina Lobillo, Director for the Energy Platform Task Force of the European Commission, during the 11th Edition of the Global Annual Energy Meeting organized by EsadeGeo, the EU… Read more >