Wednesday, 25th September 2024, 4:30pm – 6:30 Bangkok / 11:30am Geneva / 5:00am EST at the Sasin School of Management (Sasa Pathasala, ซอย จุฬา 12 Wang Mai, Pathum Wan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand). Joint initiative by the International Labour Organization, the GBSN for BHR impact community and the University of Geneva.
Increasing consumer awareness on human and labor rights, investment requirements on ESG performance, and a growing number of due diligence laws, require human rights expertise and new management skills. Students are demanding that business schools adapt to these developments.
The International Labor Organization, GBSN for BHR, and the University of Geneva joined forces to create teaching resources that integrate human rights in management education and equip students with the skills to navigate complex supply chains and operating environments responsibly.
The teaching resources are ready-to-use modules that include presentation slides and accompanying teaching notes, background readings, and teaching experiences from lecturers who have discussed the topic from different perspectives. They are available open source and require no prerequisites from lecturers or students. The resources can be adapted for different regions and class levels.
Shaping narratives is about effectively words, images, sounds, body language, metaphors, symbols to tell stories about food. These stories can help envision new possibilities (e.g., what kind of food future is possible), new norms, or offer new strategies for action to achieve nutritious and sustainable consumption. We can tell these narratives through media, family life, education, religion, sports institutions.
This is a two-hour online event, scheduled for 5 March 2024 starting at 14:30 Central European Time. The session is divided into three parts – an introduction, a fireside chat, and an interactive workshop. The students will work alongside a wide range of professionals, including writers, artists, producers and advertising strategists, to brainstorm on language, stories, and conversations. Together, we will craft new narratives that resonate across various domains spanning family life, education, media, religion, education, sports and fashion.
This is a selective opportunity reserved for top students at the masters level, who are interested in marketing (or related subjects such as advertising) and care deeply about the role it can have in health and sustainable development. Experience or demonstrated interest in the food system is also a plus. Selected students will contribute to positive impact, learn new ideas and approaches through experience, and develop new connections.
Outcome
1. Participants are inspired to use language and symbols in stories about food that directly address real-world challenges.
2. Participants co-create one story across multiple institutions that can (re)frame narratives.
Date
March 5, 2024 at 9:30am EDT/2:30pm Central Europe Time
Deadline to Apply
February 22, 2024
Format
This is an online event, 2-hour duration. It has three parts – an introduction, a fireside chat, and interactive workshop. This event is free of charge, but registration is required to save spot. Limit is 30 participants.
More than 20 GBSN members have registered to participate in the 2024 edition of the Positive Impact Rating (PIR), which is based on student input about the societal impact of their business schools. In this session, we explore the experience of four schools on four continents. Why did they choose to participate in the PIR? What were the risks and challenges? What did they learn? In what ways did it help them? How has GBSN membership supported their goals of cultivating positive impact?
The Positive Impact Rating (PIR)evaluates business schools based on their societal impact and commitment to continuous improvement. Unlike traditional rankings, PIR emphasizes purpose-driven education, aligning with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Students in Africa: Scholarship & Funding to Study Abroad
June 1st, 12:00 EST | 16:00 PM GMT | 19:00 Nairobi & Egypt Time
Are you an African undergraduate or graduate student or looking for financing opportunities to study abroad? Join us to explore diverse opportunities to make your dreams abroad come true!
During this session, we will cover…
✅ Financing opportunities (loans, funds, scholarships, among others!) ✅ Process to get funding from 8B Education Investments ✅ Tips to get the scholarship/fund of your dreams!
🚨 There will be time for live Q&A at the end of the session.
About Elijah Koome:
Elijah Koome is the community manager at 8B Education Investments, a social impact firm that provides financing options for African students planning to study abroad in the United States. Elijah is an admissions and scholarships expert focusing. He has supported dozens of students to gain admission in leading universities around the world.
June 6th, 11:00AM EST | 15:00 GMT | 18:00 Egypt Time
About the workshop:
Feeling overwhelmed by choosing a career path?
Join our interactive workshop to gain practical insights and guidance on how to navigate this important decision. Discover strategies and considerations to help you make an informed choice and set yourself on a fulfilling career path.
In this workshop, we will cover:
✅ Self-Exploration: Identify career directions that align with your strengths, interests, and values. ✅ Researching Options: Learn effective methods to research industries, job roles, and growth opportunities. ✅ Decision-Making Frameworks: Evaluate options, assess fit, and make confident career choices.
Don’t leave your career path to chance—join us for this empowering workshop and take charge of your professional future!
About the Speaker
Iyad Uakoub has 12+ years of global experience in building award-winning career centers, advising startups, empowering organizations with workforce learning & engagement strategies and leveraging data and technology to democratize career opportunities.
Entrepreneurship: Tech & Cybersecurity for Social Good
June 7th, 12:00 Mexico City Time | 14:00 EST | 21:00 Egypt Time
How Can Cybersecurity Be a Source For Social Good?
Are you interested in breaking into AI, cybersecurity, or tech sectors but don’t think you have the right background? Come join us to hear about the journey of a tech and social entrepreneur with a philosophy background, who is changing how we use AI and technology to solve social issues!
✅ What is the relationship between AI and data science? ✅ What is the relationship between cybersecurity and AI? ✅ How can AI and technology be a source of social good/impact? ✅ How does a career in cybersecurity looks like?
🚨 There will be time for live Q&A at the end of the session.
About Victoria Martín del Campo:
Victoria Martín del Campo is a Mexican technology entrepreneur and AI ethics researcher. She has a degree in Philosophy and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Data Science at the Universidad Panamericana. Victoria’s professional experience includes co-founding Chimali, a Spanish-language cybersecurity software that uses NLP and Image Recognition to protect the privacy and well-being of children in Latin America. She worked in the Federal Judiciary, where he co-wrote policy, designed ethics impact assessments, and led interdisciplinary Brain Hives. Victoria specializes in public policy focused on technology for social good and the philosophy of technology, with research interests ranging from the epistemology of machine learning to fair AI and data processing of children and indigenous peoples. She has published various articles, reports, and policies related to AI ethics, and has given talks on related topics.
Jun 8th, 18:00 Nairobi & Egypt Time | 11:00 EST | 15:00 GMT
Building a Digital Solutions Company from Scratch:
Are you interested in learning about ways to use and even create digital solutions for your daily work, student life, or even the company you’re at? Digital solutions are all about using technology to solve problems!
Whether you are a business, tech, computer, or data science major, or any other, learning to use digital solutions in your sector is a MUST!
✅ What are some types of digital solutions? ✅ What are some digital solutions tools I can use? ✅ Tips and lessons from creating a digital solutions company
🚨 There will be time for live Q&A at the end of the session.
About June Syowia:
June Syowia is an innovator, impact entrepreneur and technology enthusiast. She is currently the CEO of Beiless Group, a company that provides digital solutions for businesses in the African region. In the last 7 years, June and her team have delivered hundreds of impeccable services for entities ranging from SMEs to multinationals. She is an experienced leader with a decade of demonstrated history working in running businesses and organizations that solve problems in her community and beyond. She is an economics graduate and firmly believes that the future of Africa’s growth is highly pegged on evolutionary ideas that disrupt people’s minds
She’s been selected as a Forbes 30 under 30 honoree and Forbes most promising entrepreneurs n Africa 2018. She has also received global recognition including CEO Global regional and country SME winner 2018 and the Global Student Entrepreneur Award in 2017. June has been named one of the brightest young minds in Africa by BYM. She has also previously co-founded a social enterprise that led to her being named as a Top 40 Under 40 woman by Business Daily Africa in 2015 and one of the most influential youths in Kenya
Workshop: Turn Your 3-Page CV into a 1-Page Resume
June 13th, 11:00AM EST | 15:00 GMT | 18:00 Egypt Time
About the workshop:
Ready for a career change that ignites your passion and opens new doors?
Join this workshop and discover how to revamp your CV to make a lasting impression and land your dream job in a different field.
What will be covered in the workshop?
✅ Learn the art of crafting a standout CV that showcases your transferable skills and attracts employers in your target industry. ✅ Navigate the challenges of transitioning careers ✅ Position yourself as a strong candidate, even without direct experience.
Join our interactive workshop and actively engage in discussions and receive personalized guidance to customize your career journey.
About the Speaker
Iyad Uakoub has 12+ years of global experience in building award-winning career centers, advising startups, empowering organizations with workforce learning & engagement strategies and leveraging data and technology to democratize career opportunities.
Creating a Better Workplace: For Early Career Employees
June 15th, 11:00AM EST | 15:00 GMT | 18:00 Egypt Time
About the webinar:
Creating a healthy and inclusive workplace environment for new employees can be a challenge, especially when those employees are recent graduates, or are working from remote locations rather than in a main office. This session will cover strategies for early career employees, and how to foster the best experience for reduced churn and increased productivity.
This session, will cover:
• Best practices for creating better workplace experiences for early career employees • Different needs of new employees in general, and of early stage talent • Common tactics required to support early career employees working in remote environments
About Andrew Wainstein:
Andrew introduced the concept of fantasy football to the UK, and is the man responsible for its growth into the mainstream and its place in the fabric of football. Steering the business for three decades through seismic changes in media and technology, he developed teams that created successful products for partners such as the BBC, the Telegraph, Sky Sports, Barclays and Vodafone.
Andrew is now working as a coach, where he helps clients develop careers and businesses that align with their core qualities and values. He is also developing a new venture called Campfire, which is about bringing people together for conversations that get to what’s important in our work and lives as a whole.
About Iyad Uakoub
Iyad Uakoub is a leadership coach, behavioral scientist, and startup advisor. He heads behavioral science research at Sounding Board, a VC-backed leader development platform that serves enterprise clients.
Iyad led Learning & Development, Talent, and People Operations programs at three multibillion dollar tech startups in Silicon Valley. He served as a career educator, faculty fellow, and lecturer at Stanford, Purdue, Localized, California State, and the United Nations where he designed nationally recognized coaching and data insight interventions.
He’s also the Founder and CEO of Sparathon, the first behavior design-based learning & coaching consultancy for leaders, founders, and early-stage startups. He sits on the board of advisors of HR.com, Harvard Business Review, and the Digital Coaching Committee at the International Coaching Federation.
Workshop: How to Research a Company Before an Interview
June 20th, 11:00AM EST | 15:00 GMT | 18:00 Egypt Time
About the workshop:
Are you prepared to nail your next job interview by demonstrating your knowledge and interest in the company?
Join this workshop to learn how to gather essential information and tailor your responses to showcase your understanding and alignment with the company’s goals and values.
In this workshop, we will cover:
✅ Identifying reliable sources and channels for gathering company information. ✅ Analyzing the company’s mission, values, and culture to align your responses effectively. ✅ Leveraging your research to ask thoughtful questions and engage in meaningful conversations during the interview.
This is an interactive session where you can practice researching a company and receive personalized feedback from experts.
Walk away with the skills to impress interviewers, demonstrate your enthusiasm, and increase your chances of landing the job.
About the Speaker
Iyad Uakoub has 12+ years of global experience in building award-winning career centers, advising startups, empowering organizations with workforce learning & engagement strategies and leveraging data and technology to democratize career opportunities.
June 21, 4:00AM EST | 8:00AM GMT | 11:00AM Egypt Time
About the Event
We’re bringing employers, industry experts, and career coaches together on Localized to help you launch your career in tech and business. This is your opportunity to interact with employers seeking to recruit exceptional and diverse talent in meaningful roles across different industries and geographies.
Sign up for the career fair to:
✅ Learn about open positions in your country and meet with recruiters looking for talent like you ✅ Explore different industries through expert sessions about sectors like AI, FinTech, Robotics and more ✅ Attend Career Development Workshops to improve your CV/Resume and Cover Letter writing skills ✅ Apply for open positions
Office Hours: Career Guidance with Career & HR Coach-in-Residence
June 27th, 11:00AM EST | 15:00 GMT | 18:00 Egypt Time
About the workshop:
OFFICER HOURS ARE BACK! Our popular interactive session where you can receive expert guidance and support.
Whether you have burning questions or simply want to listen to others’ inquiries, this session is for you!
If you have any queries regarding your job search or upcoming discussions with recruiters, this is the perfect opportunity to get the answers you need.
✅ Need specific advice on your CV, Cover Letter, or digital profile? ✅ Preparing for an upcoming interview and seeking assistance? ✅ Struggling with follow-up strategies after an employer interaction?
Don’t miss out on this valuable chance to engage in a small group setting and have all your questions addressed.
About the Coach
Iyad Uakoub has 12+ years of global experience in building award-winning career centers, advising startups, empowering organizations with workforce learning & engagement strategies and leveraging data and technology to democratize career opportunities.
May 9th, 11:00AM EST | 15:00 GMT | 18:00 Egypt Time
About the workshop:
Is applying to jobs taking lots of your time? Struggling to adjust every application material to each position? This is for you then! Preparing a Portfolio with every required document can save you hours and even days of work when applying for jobs! In this workshop, we will discuss and DO together:
✅What are the documents in a Portfolio ✅What are the differences of a Portfolio according to sectors? ✅How much do you need to adjust your Portfolio documents for each position?
Come ready with the documents you already have if any (CV, Cover Letter, or others), and examples of the documents required for the positions you want to apply to!
We believe in practice, and our workshops are the place to do so!
Don’t miss out on the opportunity to build your Portfolio with us and get it ready for coming career fairs!
About the Speaker
Iyad Uakoub has 12+ years of global experience in building award-winning career centers, advising startups, empowering organizations with workforce learning & engagement strategies and leveraging data and technology to democratize career opportunities.
May 16th, 11:00AM EST | 15:00 GMT | 18:00 Egypt Time
About the workshop:
You landed the interview now what?
Following up with an employer after the interview is an art and we will help you master it! It requires doing it at the right time, way, and with the right words to have a positive impact on your application.
In this workshop, we will discuss and practice together:
✅When and how to follow up ✅What to include in your follow-up message ✅Strategies to boost your application
If you have an interview coming up mention it and we will be happy to assist with specific examples!
We believe in practice, and our workshops are the place to do so!
Don’t miss out on the opportunity to build a rocking follow-up email with us and get it ready for upcoming interviews!
About the Speaker
Iyad Uakoub has 12+ years of global experience in building award-winning career centers, advising startups, empowering organizations with workforce learning & engagement strategies and leveraging data and technology to democratize career opportunities.
Digital Transformation: Building a Tech Company from Scratch
May 17th, 18:00 Nairobi & Egypt Time | 11:00 EST | 15:00 GMT
Building a Digital Solutions Company from Scratch:
Are you interested in learning about ways to use and even create digital solutions for your daily work, student life, or even the company you’re at? Digital solutions are all about using technology to solve problems!
Whether you are a business, tech, computer, or data science major, or any other, learning to use digital solutions in your sector is a MUST!
✅ What are some types of digital solutions? ✅ What are some digital solutions tools I can use? ✅ Tips and lessons from creating a digital solutions company
🚨 There will be time for live Q&A at the end of the session.
About the Speaker
June Syowia is an innovator, impact entrepreneur and technology enthusiast. She is currently the CEO of Beiless Group, a company that provides digital solutions for businesses in the African region. In the last 7 years, June and her team have delivered hundreds of impeccable services for entities ranging from SMEs to multinationals. She is an experienced leader with a decade of demonstrated history working in running businesses and organizations that solve problems in her community and beyond. She is an economics graduate and firmly believes that the future of Africa’s growth is highly pegged on evolutionary ideas that disrupt people’s minds.
She’s been selected as a Forbes 30 under 30 honoree and Forbes most promising entrepreneurs n Africa 2018. She has also received global recognition including CEO Global regional and country SME winner 2018 and the Global Student Entrepreneur Award in 2017. June has been named one of the brightest young minds in Africa by BYM. She has also previously co-founded a social enterprise that led to her being named as a Top 40 Under 40 woman by Business Daily Africa in 2015 and one of the most influential youths in Kenya.
Career Conversation: Leading Sustainable Supply Chains
May 18th, 10:00 EST | 14:00 GMT | 17:00 Egypt Time
Creating a Sustainable Supply Chains Company
Supply Chain Management and Sustainability do not have to be separate, and we are here to show you!
Come join us to hear about careers in supply chains, in the food system, and even how to connect them in a sustainable way, where in every step of the chain people and the planet are protected!
In this session, we will cover:
✅ Careers in sustainability and climate ✅ What is sustainable supply chain ✅ How to work in the food system
🚨 There will be time for live Q&A at the end of the session.
About the Speaker
Danielle Schwab is a sustainability consultant where she works with companies to engage their supply chains as part of their climate and sustainability goals. Danielle started her own local food business, Illuminate Food, in 2020, focused on educating consumers on where their food comes from.
Since returning to consulting, Danielle keeps up her side business through a newsletter where she writes about food, sustainability trends and shares recipes.
Office Hours: Career Guidance with Career & HR Coach in Residence
May 22nd, 11:00AM EST | 15:00 GMT | 18:00 Egypt Time
About the workshop:
OFFICE HOURS ARE BACK! Jump on and off to ask our Coach in Residence any questions you have or stay the session to hear about other fellows’ questions!
Everyone is welcome but perhaps you are getting ready to attend a Career Fair and have questions about your job search or upcoming talks with recruiters? WE ARE WAITING FOR YOU AS WELL!
OFFICE HOURS is the place to ask any and all questions:
✅ Have a specific question about your CV, Cover Letter, or even digital profile? ✅ Are you preparing for a coming-up interview and would use some help? ✅ Struggling with how to follow up with an employer?
Don’t miss out on the opportunity to ask all your questions in a small group!
About the Speaker
Iyad Uakoub has 12+ years of global experience in building award-winning career centers, advising startups, empowering organizations with workforce learning & engagement strategies and leveraging data and technology to democratize career opportunities.
Entrepreneur Journey: Technology and Cybersecurity for Social Good
May 24th, 12:00 Mexico City Time | 14:00 EST | 21:00 Egypt Time
How Can Cybersecurity Be a Source For Social Good?
Are you interested in breaking into AI, cybersecurity, or tech sectors but don’t think you have the right background? Come join us to hear about the journey of a tech and social entrepreneur with a philosophy background, who is changing how we use AI and technology to solve social issues!
✅ What is the relationship between AI and data science? ✅ What is the relationship between cybersecurity and AI? ✅ How can AI and technology be a source of social good/impact? ✅ How does a career in cybersecurity looks like?
🚨 There will be time for live Q&A at the end of the session.
About the Speaker
Victoria Martín del Campo is a Mexican technology entrepreneur and AI ethics researcher. She has a degree in Philosophy and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Data Science at the Universidad Panamericana. Victoria’s professional experience includes co-founding Chimali, a Spanish-language cybersecurity software that uses NLP and Image Recognition to protect the privacy and well-being of children in Latin America. She worked in the Federal Judiciary, where he co-wrote policy, designed ethics impact assessments, and led interdisciplinary Brain Hives. Victoria specializes in public policy focused on technology for social good and the philosophy of technology, with research interests ranging from the epistemology of machine learning to fair AI and data processing of children and indigenous peoples. She has published various articles, reports, and policies related to AI ethics, and has given talks on related topics.
The Early-Talent Forum is the first annual youth summit focused on helping early-stage talent with a variety of diplomas and areas of interest better understand requirements, transformations and opportunities for the next decade.
The Early-Talent forum will host renowned speakers from companies like Oracle, American Express, TrendMicro Cybersecurity, The Washington Post and Project Management Institute talking about an array of topics from developing in your career from fresh graduate to the world of financial inclusion and fintech to technology and entrepreneurship.
Many of our speakers have been at their prospective companies for 15+ years, making them not only experts in their fields but experts in their industries and companies.
The conference is organized by Localized, the global talent platform that connects students and recent grads in emerging markets to job opportunities & industry professionals.
Join Us for Responsible Management Education Week in NY
The nature of leading a business is changing from the exclusive focus on economic wealth generation to encompass a more holistic purpose, with leaders being expected to make businesses a vehicle for solving the environmental and social challenges the world is facing. Educational institutions have a huge responsibility to prepare responsible leaders to rise to these global challenges in new, integrated ways, and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide an agenda for the world to pursue.
With a dynamic program and purpose-driven speakers, the 2023 Edition of the PRME Global Forum will bring a global debate on how business education can help advance the sustainable development agenda worldwide.
The Principles for Responsible Management Education will gather business school leaders, faculty, students, businesses and sustainable development organizations for a Responsible Management Education Week, on 12 – 16 June 2023, in New York (USA), to advance responsible management education and its impact worldwide. The 11th Edition of PRME Global Forum will be part of this week, taking place on 13-14 June 2023, hosted by Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business.
In addition to taking stock of PRME’s growth over the last year and highlighting the ongoing work of the PRME community, the 2023 Global Forum will focus on impact across various session themes: pedagogy, climate, digital, and leadership. The 2023 Edition will be the first in-person forum since 2017, and its plenaries will also be broadcasted to participants worldwide.
The focus of the Strategic Leadership Program for Deans is to discuss central themes that any dean and director faces in one or another form, and with priorities that may vary between business schools and over time.
Target group: Newly appointed Deans or Director General of the entire institution with overall school management responsibility.
Please note that the program will be limited to 20 participants.
The EFMD Global Network Americas Annual Conference has been designed for all interested in management education and development. It brings together EFMD Global Network members, companies, educational institutions and other associations interested in the Americas. This includes Deans, Deputy and Associate Deans, International Relations Directors, Program Directors, Executive Education Directors and other Business School and Executive Development Professionals.
AACSB International Conference and Annual Meeting (ICAM) 2023, April 23-25, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Join 1,300 peers representing many of the top institutions from around the world in a three-day event offering over 40 hours of engaging sessions and networking community meetings.
Business educators and thought leaders will highlight the various pathways to impact their organizations are taking to generate positive change.
Society is demanding that we update the ways we are educating tomorrow’s leaders, and business educators have responded with new models for generating positive societal impact in their communities, regions, and at a global scale.
Connect with peers and engage with speakers who are eager to share their insights in areas such as:
Leaning methods and delivery that adapt with learner needs
Demystifying assurance of learning
Partnering for impact
Building a culture of well-being
Climate consciousness
Who should attend?
Corporate representatives, deans, associate/assistant deans, international directors, program directors, department chairs, and faculty.
