GBSN Events

October Cross-Border Collab

DATE & TIME

Thursday, 6 October, 2022

8:00am EDT

LOCATION

Hosted on Zoom.

CONTACT

Emma Martens, emartens@gbsn.org

GBSN Members are Invited to October’s Cross-Border Collab: The Essential Role of Business Schools in Shaping Society

As the founding Dean of the School of Business at the American University in Cairo (AUC), Sherif Kamel played a lead role in shaping a city and country, as well as building a business school. Join Dean Kamel for our October Collab to explore the critical role that a business school plays in the community and other insights from his recently published book, Leading Change in Challenging Times: Lessons of Disruption and Innovation from Egypt – Thoughts, Observations, and Reflections.

In his book Kamel examines the significant role that business schools, particularly AUC, play in educating the next generation of business leaders, policymakers, entrepreneurs and change agents. He emphasizes that human capital is one the world’s most valuable assets, that it is the role of each individual to contribute to the socioeconomic development and growth of their own committees and the world. By instilling the importance of lifelong learning, business schools can continue the development of this critical asset.

In the October Collab Dean Kamel will share with us his insights on how GBSN members can help shape the society of the future on an organization and personal level. We will discuss questions like:

  • How can business schools support and encourage lifelong learning to aid in the development of more skilled human capital?
  • What is the role of business schools in the larger education ecosystem in shaping society?
  • How do business schools continue to remain relevant and competitive in an ever changing world?

Special Guest

  • Sherif Kamel

    Dean; Professor of Management
    The American University in Cairo School of Business
    Egypt

When?

Thursday, 6 October, 2022

  • 8:00am Washington D.C.
  • 2:00pm Paris
  • 1:00pm Lagos
  • 5:30pm Mumbai
  • 8:00pm Singapore

Register

Cross-Border Collabs are not open to the public and are only open to GBSN Members. 

Member Sign-Up

What are Cross-Border Collabs?

Cross-Border Collabs are exclusive gatherings for GBSN members, focused on engaging our community to tackle some of the greatest challenges of our time. Facilitated by topic experts, these session will provide a place for our members be active participants in our mission of improving management and entrepreneurship education for the developing world. Collabs are held monthly on every first Thursday of the month. Collabs are an exclusive opportunity for member school ambassadors, deans and leading faculty members.

ABCC Kick-Off Event 2022

Join us in celebrating the kick-off of this year’s Africa Business Concept Challenge! Throughout the event we discuss the overview of the competition, hear a few tips, important competition information, and teams receive guidance from judges for their developing projects, centering the factors that would make a project effective within their community and high-scoring in the competition.

A few gems from the event included Judge Joanne Mwangi-Yelbert, CEO of the PMS Group Ltd in Kenya’s suggestion: “It needs to be a solution for the same old problem, but a different approach. Which has to be replicable, scalable, must be easier, faster, and cheaper. That’s the only way that it will be effective for their community.” and Judge Austin Okere, founder of the Computer Warehouse Group PLC in Nigeria notice that “People think that entrepreneurs as people that are looking for spaceships solutions, no, especially in Africa where the problems are basic. Any solution that solves a problem in a way that enables you to have that impact and is commercially sustainable; you are the entrepreneur.”

If you weren’t able to celebrate live with us, please enjoy the full playback recording at your leisure!

What is the Africa Business Concept Challenge?

The Africa Business Concept Challenge intends to assist young people from the African continent who have an entrepreneurial orientation, a desire to serve their community, and demonstrate the values outlined below. With a focus on promoting responsible capitalism, the competition will identify high potential young people for mentorship and investment.

Learn More!

2022 Africa Business Concept Challenge Virtual Awards Ceremony

DATE: Wednesday, May 4

TIME: 9:00am EDT / 1:00pm GMT / 2:00pm WAT / 4:00pm EAT

LOCATION: Zoom

watch recording here

GBSN are pleased to present a virtual business concept competition for African undergraduate and graduate students, sponsored by AACSB International and Thunderbird Africa Center for Excellence and supported by Peaqs, Association of African Business Schools, Stanford Seed and em lyon business school. The competition challenged student teams to design a viable business concept that addresses a locally-relevant challenge or problem related to Agenda 2063, and inclusive and sustainable development.

Over 78 student teams from 46 institutions in 17 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 Virtual Awards Ceremony will recognize the Top Six teams and their incredible pitches made in the week prior to our outstanding international panel of judges, with the winning team being awarded a $5,000 scholarship! The awards ceremony event will be open to the public in celebration of this momentous achievement.

Presenters

  • Dan LeClair

    Dan LeClair, Ph.D

    CEO
    Global Business School Network
    USA

  • Tim Mescon

    Executive Vice President and Chief Officer of the Europe, Middle East, and Africa Headquarters
    AACSB International
    Netherlands

  • Dr. Rickie A. Moore

    Professor of Entrepreneurship Director, MSc in Global Innovation and Entrepreneurship
    emlyon business school
    France

  • Philip Thigo

    Director for Africa
    Thunderbird School for Global Management, Arizona State University
    USA

Africa Business Concept Challenge Kick-Off Event

DATE: Thursday, March 24

TIME: 9:00am EDT / 1:00pm GMT / 2:00pm WAT / 4:00pm EAT

LOCATION: Zoom

KICK-OFF RECORDING

Welcome to the 2nd Africa Business Concept Challenge, sponsored by AACSB and Thunderbird Africa Center of Excellence, and supported by Peaqs, Association of African Business Schools, Stanford Seed and em lyon business school.

Watch the kick-off recording here

We look forward to welcoming the 2022 Cohort of student teams from institutions across Africa. This event officially kicks off the 2nd edition of the Africa Business Concept Challenge. The Kick-Off will convene 50+ student teams from across the African continent, Investors and Investor Experts, and the impressive panel of Judges. GBSN’s CEO, Dan LeClair, will lead a discussion around the importance of entrepreneurship in inclusive and sustainable development.

The event is open to the entire global community. GBSN invites you to join us as we officially launch the games!

Hosts

Sponsors and Partners

  • Tim Mescon

    Executive Vice President and Chief Officer of the Europe, Middle East, and Africa Headquarters
    AACSB International
    Netherlands

  • Darius Teter

    Executive Director
    Stanford SEED
    USA

  • Dr. Rickie A. Moore

    Professor of Entrepreneurship Director, MSc in Global Innovation and Entrepreneurship
    emlyon business school
    France

Panelists

July Cross-Border Collab

DATE & TIME

Thursday, 7 July, 2022

8:00am EDT

LOCATION

Hosted on Zoom.

CONTACT

Emma Martens, emartens@gbsn.org

GBSN Members are Invited to July’s Collab: Workforce Development in the Humanitarian Sector

The July Collab will feature a discussion with Pam Steele, the Supply Chain Transformation Director for PSA. PSA is a management consultancy specializing in supply chain transformation and workforce capacity development in the health sector in low- and middle-income countries.  

Pam has first-hand experience in how the humanitarian sector is challenged by limited access to skilled labor despite high levels of unemployment, primarily due to:

  • Rapid change within the humanitarian sector, its key players, and operations
  • Needs for updating professional skills, fueled by technological change
  • Insufficient access to educational opportunities to prepare individuals for humanitarian sector roles

Join the July Collab to explore the role of business schools in developing the humanitarian workforce of the future.

We will explore questions like:

  • How can business schools be proactive in combating this workforce discrepancy and improving workforce sustainability?
  • Why is attention to gender and inclusion in leadership so crucial to workforce development in the humanitarian sector, and how can we do so?
  • What is the importance of teaching students to identify actual beneficiaries and their needs?
  • What roles do business schools play in preparing students to create proactive humanitarian solutions?

Special Guest

  • Pamela Steele

    Supply Chain Transformation Director
    Pamela Steele Associates
    United Kingdom

When?

Thursday, 7 July, 2022

  • 8:00am Washington D.C.
  • 2:00pm Paris
  • 1:00pm Lagos
  • 5:30pm Mumbai
  • 8:00pm Singapore

Register

Cross-Border Collabs are not open to the public and are only open to GBSN Members. 

Member Sign-Up

What are Cross-Border Collabs?

Cross-Border Collabs are exclusive gatherings for GBSN members, focused on engaging our community to tackle some of the greatest challenges of our time. Facilitated by topic experts, these session will provide a place for our members be active participants in our mission of improving management and entrepreneurship education for the developing world. Collabs are held monthly on every first Thursday of the month. Collabs are an exclusive opportunity for member school ambassadors, deans and leading faculty members.

June Cross-Border Collab: EdTech and the Future of HigherEd with Daphne Koller

DATE & TIME

Thursday, 2 June

11:00am EDT

LOCATION

Hosted on Zoom.

CONTACT

Emma Martens, emartens@gbsn.org

GBSN Members are Invited to June’s Collab: EdTech and the Future of HigherEd with Daphne Koller

From the role of technology to the question of what we ought to know in order to meet the global challenges ahead, discussions will explore the role if education in shaping a more inclusive and sustainable society.

Our June Member Collab will feature an intimate conversation with Daphne Koller, Professor of CS & Pathology at Stanford University, Founder and CEO of insitro, Co-founder of Coursera, and Co-Founder of Engageli. GBSN member ambassadors and leading faculty from across the globe are invited to join this Collab’s discussion around the role of technology in shaping the future of learning and teaching.

With the onset of the global pandemic, academic institutions around the world embraced flexibility, offering hybrid learning environments with both virtual and physical classrooms. The pandemic seems to have spurred a series of innovations and notable trends across the education sector. These changes might give the impression that academia is experiencing some much-needed reform. Yet, these trends don’t necessarily tackle the real challenges facing higher education like — certifying knowledge instead of cultivating the learning experience; being inaccessible to the socio-economically disadvantaged, and focusing on easily-obsolete knowledge and disregarding context. Is business education playing its role in society, and in addressing challenges to access and quality?

We will explore questions like:

  • Which higher education trends and innovations will stick?
  • What will business education look like in the next five years?
  • What are the advantages and downsides of our new, digital world and learning at a distance?
  • With so many lacking the resources or time to access such education, will technology truly deliver equality of opportunity?

Daphne Koller is a trailblazer, using the power of computing and data to transform two massive sectors, education and health. She is the Founder and CEO of insitro, which is using machine learning techniques to revolutionize the drug discovery and development process. She is also the cofounder, former co-CEO, and board member of Coursera which now reaches almost 40 million learners around the world. She has been recognized as one of Time’s Magazine 100 Most Influential People, and is the recipient of many notable awards including the MacArthur Foundation Fellowship. Join us for this closed member convening to hear Daphne’s thoughts on innovation, AI and impact.

Special Guest

When?

Thursday, 2 June, 2022

  • 11:00am Washington D.C.
  • 5:00pm Paris
  • 4:00pm Lagos
  • 8:30pm Mumbai
  • 11:00pm Singapore

Register

Cross-Border Collabs are not open to the public and are only open to GBSN Members. Member ambassadors and leading faculty must register to secure a seat at the table,

Member Sign-Up

What are Cross-Border Collabs?

Cross-Border Collabs are exclusive gatherings for GBSN members, focused on engaging our community to tackle some of the greatest challenges of our time. Facilitated by topic experts, these session will provide a place for our members be active participants in our mission of improving management and entrepreneurship education for the developing world. Collabs are held monthly on every first Thursday of the month. Collabs are an exclusive opportunity for member school ambassadors, deans and leading faculty members. Click here for more information on Cross-Border Collabs

May Cross-Border Collab with Judy Samuelson, Aspen Institute

DATE & TIME

Thursday, 5 May, 2022

8:00am EDT

LOCATION

Hosted on Zoom.

CONTACT

Emma Martens, emartens@gbsn.org

Aligning Business with the Long-Term Health of Society

Our May Member Collab will feature Judy Samuelson, Founder and Executive Director of the Aspen Institute Business and Society Program. GBSN members are invited to join this Collab’s discussion around corporate purpose and long-term value creation. Discussions will explore Samuelson’s work in business education at Aspen and previously with the Ford Foundation.

We will discuss Judy’s book, Six New Rules of Business: Creating Real Value in a Changing World, where she describes the profound shifts in attitudes and mindsets that are redefining our notions of what constitutes business success.

Book Overview

Dynamic forces are conspiring to clarify the new rules of real value creation—and to put the old rules to rest. Internet-powered transparency, more powerful worker voice, the decline in importance of capital, and the complexity of global supply chains in the face of planetary limits all define the new landscape. As executive director of the Aspen Institute Business and Society Program, Judy Samuelson has a unique vantage point from which to engage business decision makers and identify the forces that are moving the needle in both boardrooms and business classrooms.

Samuelson lays out how hard-to-measure intangibles like reputation, trust, and loyalty are imposing new ways to assess risk and opportunity in investment and asset management. She argues that “maximizing shareholder value” has never been the sole objective of effective businesses while observing that shareholder theory and the practices that keep it in place continue to lose power in both business and the public square. In our globalized era, she demonstrates how expectations of corporations are set far beyond the company gates—and why employees are both the best allies of the business and the new accountability mechanism, more so than consumers or investors.

Samuelson’s new rules offer a powerful guide to how businesses are changing today—and what is needed to succeed in tomorrow’s economic and social landscape.

Special Guest

  • Judy Samuelson

    Vice President, Founder & Executive Director, Business and Society Program
    The Aspen Institute
    USA

When?

Thursday, 5 May, 2022

  • 8:00am Washington D.C.
  • 2:00pm Paris
  • 1:00pm Lagos
  • 5:30pm Mumbai
  • 8:00pm Singapore

Register

Cross-Border Collabs are not open to the public and are only open to GBSN Members. 

Member Sign-Up

What are Cross-Border Collabs?

Cross-Border Collabs are exclusive gatherings for GBSN members, focused on engaging our community to tackle some of the greatest challenges of our time. Facilitated by topic experts, these session will provide a place for our members be active participants in our mission of improving management and entrepreneurship education for the developing world. Collabs are held monthly on every first Thursday of the month. Collabs are an exclusive opportunity for member school ambassadors, deans and leading faculty members. For more information on upcoming and previous Collabs, visit gbsn.org/collabs

April Cross-Border Collab

DATE & TIME

Thursday, 7 April, 2022

8:00am EDT

LOCATION

Hosted on Zoom.

CONTACT

Emma Martens, emartens@gbsn.org

GBSN Members are Invited to April’s Cross Border Collab

Join us Thursday, April 7th for GBSN’s April Cross-Border Collab. This month’s unique conversation will be an opportunity to learn about  new opportunities for your students, faculty, and administrators to engage with the network. GBSN’s CEO Dan LeClair will be announcing the start of several new programs with our corporate partners and will be available to take any questions you may have about membership.  

The strength of the network comes from diversity and size, but also the connectivity achieved between members. This Collab will also include some time for participants to connect with old and meet new member colleagues.

When?

Thursday, 7 April, 2022

  • 8:00am Washington D.C.
  • 2:00pm Paris
  • 1:00pm Lagos
  • 5:30pm Mumbai
  • 8:00pm Singapore

Register

Cross-Border Collabs are not open to the public and are only open to GBSN Members. 

Member Sign-Up

What are Cross-Border Collabs?

Cross-Border Collabs are exclusive gatherings for GBSN members, focused on engaging our community to tackle some of the greatest challenges of our time. Facilitated by topic experts, these session will provide a place for our members be active participants in our mission of improving management and entrepreneurship education for the developing world. Collabs are held monthly on every first Thursday of the month. Collabs are an exclusive opportunity for member school ambassadors, deans and leading faculty members.

Capability Development for Sustainable Finance & ESG Investments Roundtable

DATE & TIME

Thursday, 5 May, 2022

6:00 – 7:30am EDT

LOCATION

Hosted on Zoom.

CONTACT

Emma Martens, emartens@gbsn.org

REGISTER HERE

Session Recording

BACKGROUND

Sustainable Finance & ESG Investment are amongst the most potent tools to help address some of the fundamental challenges that modern society is facing.

We are pleased to share the launch of the GBSN for Sustainable Finance & ESG Investment IMPACT Community to serve as a forum for taking Sustainable Finance to the next level. The goals of this new Impact Community are to improve the perception and the management of risks and opportunities associated with ESG factors, contribute to unlocking sustainable financial flows and positively impact the societies in the developing world, and making local businesses more perennial and sustainable. With the GBSN mission in mind, this Impact Community aims to increase awareness and support from a North to South perspective and to increase cooperation from a South to South perspective.

As a way to launch this new IMPACT Community, we invited academic faculty and administrators from institutions across the world, and practitioners from organizations which have domain expertise to join us for this inaugural roundtable discussion on May 5th, 2022. Developing the capability in local society and business comes as a result of developing the capacity of business schools to provide the kind of education that will enable students to have an impact on their communities. This could be through executive education or undergraduate education, or if research has an impact on the teaching. The Roundtable discussion covered the following questions:

  • How can we develop Sustainable Finance & ESG Investments capability through sharing resources, exchanging information, and facilitating collective action? 
  • What are the capacity and capability barriers and knowledge gaps preventing the development of Sustainable Finance and ESG Investment? 
  • How could business schools contribute to a better evaluation and management of local implications of the SFI/ESG agenda?
  • How can business schools better articulate and integrate students and professionals; companies, governments and society; local and global interests; to provide capacity, capability and knowledge in SFI/ESG with ultimate positive impact in the real world?

SPEAKERS

  • Edith Aldewereld

    Sustainable Finance Advisor
    ACATIS Fair Value Investment AG
    Switzerland

  • Giles Cuthbert

    Managing Director
    Chartered Banker Institute
    United Kingdom

  • Clemente del Valle

    Director, Center for Sustainable Finance
    Universidad de Los Andes
    Colombia

  • Lyn Javier

    Assistant Governor of the Policy and Specialized Supervision Sub-Sector
    Bangko Sentral Ng Pilipinas
    Philippines

  • Rui Zhu

    Professor of Marketing, Director of Social Innovation and Business for Good Center, Director of Common Prosperity and Social Innovation Center
    Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
    China

MODERATORS

  • Felipe Calderon

    Head, Washington SyCip Graduate School of Business
    Asian Institute of Management (AIM)
    Philippines

  • Ivan Diaz-Rainey

    Associate Professor of Finance; Director of the Climate and Energy Finance Group (CEFGroup)
    Department of Accountancy and Finance, University of Otago
    New Zealand
  • Dan LeClair

    Dan LeClair, Ph.D

    CEO
    Global Business School Network
    USA

  • Aditya Singh

    Director
    Athena School of Management
    India

  • Viviane Torinelli

    Co-Founder Brazilian Alliance of Sustainable Finance and Investments (BRASFI)
    Guest Professor FDC for Sustainable Finance and Investment
    Brazil

DATE & TIME

Thursday, 5 May

  • Singapore: 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
  • Beijing: 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
  • Sao Paulo: 7:00 AM – 8:30 AM
  • Washington DC: 6:00 AM – 7:30 AM
  • Lagos: 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
  • Cape Town: 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
  • Dubai: 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM
  • Mumbai: 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM

AGENDA

Agenda
5 minsIntroduction & Welcome
Dan LeClair, CEO, Global Business School Network, USA
Goals of the Impact Community 
Aditya Singh, Director, Athena School of Management, Chair, Sustainable Finance & ESG Investments Impact Community, India
5 minsFIRESTARTER
Edith Aldewereld, Founder, Women in Sustainable Finance and Partner, Sonnenberg Wealth Management AG, Switzerland
5 minsFIRESTARTER
Lyn Javier, Assistant Governor of the Policy and Specialized Supervision Sub-Sector Bangko Sentral Ng Philipinas, Phillipines
20 minsBreakout #1
What is happening in Sustainable Finance in your local systems?
10 minsReport Back & Discussion
Key Takeaways from groups.
5 minsFIRESTARTER
How institutions can help businesses incorporate ESG and what have been the outcomes of the CKGSB project.

Rui Zhu, Professor of Marketing, Director of Social Innovation and Business for Good Center, Director of Common Prosperity and Social Innovation Center, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business, China
5 minsFIRESTARTER
Clemente del Valle, WEF; Director, Center for Sustainable Finance, Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia
20 minsBreakout #2
What is your institution doing and what would you like to do?
What would you like to do as part of the Impact Community?
10 minsReport Back & Discussion
Key Takeaways from groups.
5 minsFIRESTARTER
Giles Cuthbert, Managing Director at Chartered Banker Institute, United Kingdom
5 minsClosing and Call to Action
Aditya Singh, Director, Athena School of Management, India

About GBSN Impact Communities

GBSN Impact Communities bring together scholars and business practitioners to address management and entrepreneurship challenges relevant to emerging economies. This creates knowledge, experiences, and relationships. Interest in forming learning communities is growing, with new ones emerging in human rights, sustainable energy, healthcare, and community-engaged learning.

Learn More About Impact Communities

February Cross-Border Collab

DATE & TIME

Thursday, 3 February, 2022

8:00am EDT

LOCATION

Hosted on Zoom.

CONTACT

Emma Martens, emartens@gbsn.org

Prioritizing People, Planet, and Purpose in Business Education: A Conversation with Andrew Jack of the Financial Times 

There is little doubt that media rankings have an enormous influence on business education. They assess school performance and serve as a benchmark for students, employers, and school leaders. And they offer an entry point for reporting on trends and innovations in business education. Join the February Member Collab for an intimate conversation with FT Education Editor, Andrew Jack, about ESG in business education globally, especially as a catalyst for international development. We’ll talk about the role of FT rankings and its inaugural Responsible Business Education Awards, which is designed to “showcase strong examples of work by business schools seeking to focus on people and planet alongside profit.” 
Collabs are exclusive to GBSN member institutions. For this edition, members representatives are encouraged to invite their colleagues responsible for rankings and directors of MBA programs and other programs that are ranked internationally. Academic leaders and faculty from member schools can secure a spot by registering below.

Speaker

  • Andrew Jack

    Global Education Editor
    Financial Times Editorial
    United Kingdom

When?

Thursday, 3 February, 2022

  • 8:00am Washington D.C.
  • 2:00pm Paris
  • 2:00pm Lagos
  • 6:30pm Mumbai
  • 9:00pm Singapore

Register

Cross-Border Collabs are not open to the public and are only open to GBSN Members. 

Member Sign-Up

What are Cross-Border Collabs?

Cross-Border Collabs are exclusive gatherings for GBSN members, focused on engaging our community to tackle some of the greatest challenges of our time. Facilitated by topic experts, these session will provide a place for our members be active participants in our mission of improving management and entrepreneurship education for the developing world. Collabs are held monthly on every first Thursday of the month. Collabs are an exclusive opportunity for member school ambassadors, deans and leading faculty members.

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