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 âdemocratizationâ 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.
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 Universityâs 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 EIRâs 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 otherâs to give a full view of the industryâs 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 countriesâŠ
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.
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 Chairâs 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, MBSâs Yunus Centre is involved in.
To ensure we provide the best in education, we consistently focus on creating a learning environment that will allow students to directly encounter real-life situations that will test their skills, knowledge, and emotions. Universal Business School’s 80% experiential learning module allows students the flexibility to react to conditions rather than merely thinking about how to respond to in a scenario.
UBS’ two year AICTE approved PGDM program is designed to train aspirants for multiple business roles at different scales. With the global immersion program, students also gain the chance to receive international exposure to develop an intricate understanding of the international market. The program has been designed by 60 CEOs and is refined by 30 Senators who are leading industry professionals.
The program follows the Experiential Learning Waterfall, which allows UBS to optimize the learning process towards 80% practical learning. Each course is embedded with:
Live Decision Making
Leading And Executing Live Revenue Generating Businesses
Simulations And Experiments
Case Blazer (50 Hours Non-stop Dynamic Case Study Competitions)
Global Immersion Programs In Europe And Asia
Live Projects In Companies
Student Boardrooms
Industry Ceo Workshops
Student Mentoring By Industry
Research Projects
Economic Review Sessions
Thinkathons
Quizzes
Conferences And Symposiums
Shadow Techniques, and
Global And Indian Internships
UBS’ Experiential Learning Waterfall ensures that our student’s gain the ability to grasp complex concepts, put them in practice, develop learning agility and assures that fundamental business ideas are ingrained in them. Join us to learn more about how UBS’ uses its experiential learning waterfall.
How are organizations adapting to the disruptive forces transforming globalization, such as economic nationalism, technological transformation, environmental crisisâand, of course, the Covid-19 pandemic? For nearly two decades at BCG, Dr. Arindam Bhattacharya has worked closely with some of the worldâs leading global companies, helping leaders to navigate the complex and rapidly changing environment. In this GBSN cross-border webinar, he talks with GBSN CEO, Dan LeClair, about that experience and his new book, Beyond Great, and offers insights into the future of business education as well as business.
Great performance in the 21st century is all about delivering consistently strong returns to shareholdersâright? Wrong. That may have been true in the 20th century, when the rules of the business game were predictable, but not today. That world no longer exists. As BCGâs new book Beyond Great shows, the world has been transformed by three powerful, disruptive forces: social tension, economic nationalism, and technological revolution.
This event is designed for business school students, faculty, and administrators.
To achieve business advantage, leaders will have to make bold changes on three major fronts.
Many European countries like Germany and Sweden are known for their substantial investments into university science and the great inventions these investments yield. However, compared to countries like the US or the UK, they suffer from relatively low engagement of scientists in business startups. This is surprising given that the regulatory environments of these countries and the availability of venture capital have improved considerably over the last years.
Therefore, in this seminar Holger Patzelt introduces the results of a multi-study, multi-year project which has investigated university startup activity with a focus on the psychology of founding new ventures rather than the external context. He illustrates key psychological challenges scientists face when founding new ventures, how problems within the entrepreneurial team can counteract founding intentions and activities, and the role of the university context in shaping scientists’ attitudes toward entrepreneurship. Patzelt will provide specific recommendations for universities how based on the results of our research they can create an environment that may help scientists develop an entrepreneurial mindset.
Learning by doing has become a powerful methodology in management education to develop in studentsâ competencies to adapt and make decisions in a changing context, as well as fostering innovation skills and responsible business practices.
Working towards becoming a third-generation university, Universidad de La Sabana has concentrated its efforts on working closely with companies, as well as government and private R&D, to help resolve managerial challenges and encourage the development of joint solutions. This is the case of MUUHACK, an open innovation and experiential learning exercise in which participants created solutions to contribute to the development of the value chain of the dairy sector in Colombia. This activity was organized in alliance with Asoleche, the national dairy industry association; and INNpulsa Colombia, the innovation and entrepreneurship Government Agency.
In the emerging academic field of Business and Human Rights (BHR), conducting research with real-world impact is the declared objective of many researchers. It is a field in which individual research interests and advocacy for human rights are often closely aligned.
Companies under pressure to manage human rights challenges also welcome research on applied research questions. They hope for scholarly guidance on implementation challenges and results that are readily applicable in corporate practice.
However, setting up research projects that meet the sometimes paradoxical requirements from academia and practice poses many challenges for researchers in this field. This includes:
How can researchers meet theoretical publication requirements while working on applied research questions?
How can researchers ensure research objectivity and independence if their projects require travel funds and support in the field by companies?
How can researchers work closely with companies to understand their business challenges while maintaining a critical distance to also challenge them with their findings?
In this webinar we will provide examples from our work conducted in the context of the Geneva Center for Business and Human Rights. We will present our distinct research process and methodology to discuss with participants how to make further improvements. To close the webinar, we will highlight potential unintended consequences of conducting research with the declared objective of affecting change in company conduct.
The theme for International Women’s Day this year is #ChooseToChallenge.
A challenged world is an alert world. Individually, we’re all responsible for our own thoughts and actions – all day, every day. We can choose to challenge and call out gender bias and inequity. We can choose to seek out and celebrate women’s achievements. Collectively, we can all help create an inclusive world. From challenge comes change, so let’s all choose to challenge.
This Collab takes place a few days before international women’s day – a day we celebrate the heroic acts of courage, determination, and perseverance of ordinary women. This yearâs theme #ChooseToChallenge highlights the importance of pursuing change for a more inclusive world. The pandemic has exposed societal inequalities, but it has also brought forth an increased effort to support vulnerable populations. This month we will be joined by two distinguished women who have been champions of change throughout their careers. Dr. Vinika Devasar Rao, the Executive Director of the INSEAD Emerging Markets Institute and Gender Initiative. Dr. Rao will be opening our Collab by discussing the implications found in her research regarding gender diversity in corporate leadership and its impact on women in the workplace. We are also honored to be joined by Dr. Margee Ensign. As former president of the American University of Nigeria, Dr. Ensign is recognized internationally for her work with the Adamawa Peace Initiative which promoted peace through education, empowerment, and community development in response to the Boko Haram crisis. Currently, Dr. Ensign is the president of Dickinson College. Under her leadership the school has created a continuing education program for women whose education has been interrupted by conflict and continues to emphasize the importance of international learning.
As an internationally recognized leader for her pioneering academic and humanitarian work, we celebrate the impact of Dr. Ensign’s work. We invite you to join GBSN and Dr. Ensign to collectively explore questions like:
How can universities confront social inequalities and racial injustice to create more supportive learning environments for all? What are leaders doing differently now? What will it really take to achieve a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive learning environment?
How can universities teach with a more inclusive mindset â that weâre all in this together, and must advance cooperatively or risk not advancing at all?
How are universities confronting real problems and expanding service to their local and global communities? and how can universities collaborate to collectively confront these challenges?
How do we build programs that offer the necessary skills and mindset that prepares the next generation for more unprecedented challenges on a global level?
We will also be joined by a special opening speakers Dr. Vinika Devasar Rao, the Executive Director of the INSEAD Emerging Markets Institute and Gender Initiative. Dr. Rao will be opening our Collab by discussing the implications found in her research regarding gender diversity in corporate leadership, specifically the impact of male supervisorial support on the self-regulating focus of mid-career female managers.
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 ambassadors and deans to be active participants in GBSNâs mission of improving management and entrepreneurship education for the developing world. Collabs happen every first Thursday of the month.
Date
Thursday, 4 March, 2021
8:00am Washington D.C.
2:30pm London
5:30pm Lagos
6:30pm Dubai
8:00pm Mumbai
10:30pm Singapore
Registration
Collabs are an exclusive opportunity for member school ambassadors and deans. All member school ambassadors and deans can RSVP for this Collab by clicking the button below.
