Last year, business schools in Kabul and Phnom Penh joined the Network as the first members from those countries, enriching its unique potential for melding experiences across far-flung regions of the world.
GBSN works in three intersecting areas: networking and knowledge sharing, capacity building programs and thought leadership, to promote the importance of management education in economic and social development efforts.
To enrich such international collaboration myself, GBSN staff, advisors and members present at international conferences in both the business education and development sectors. In 2016 my GBSN colleagues were active in Accra for our Annual Conference, Minsk for one of our capacity building programs DRIVES Belarus and Phnom Penh to explore experiential learning tactics through our one-day summit. GBSN has over a decade of experience working with business schools across Africa, Asia and other developing regions. I see a role for GBSN in finding needs and opportunities for further development that will improve the pipeline of talented managers and entrepreneurs for the developing world.
As a very personal way to illustrate our international reach over the last few years I list a sampling in alphabetical 30 of the places to which I traveled on GBSN’s behalf:
Abuja, Nigeria
Spoke at BAZE University
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Organized panel “Scaling up Business Education” at eLearning Africa Conference
Bangalore, India
Visit to Indian Institute of Management and Infosys. Attended the Confederation of Indian Industry Conference
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Member School site visit to Fundaao dom Cabral
Berlin, Germany
Attended Online Education Berlin conference and hosted GBSN Experiential eLearning Summit: Shaping Global Leaders Through Practice &Partnership
Bled, Slovenia
Visit to IEDC Business School
Brazzaville, Republic of Congo
Discussion with Government officials about creating a new business school
Cape Town, South Africa
GBSN 2009 Annual Conference Partnerships in Practice: Local Managers for a Globalized World
Caserta, Italy
Speaker at the CEEMAN Conference New Global Performance – Challenges and implications for Management Development
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Presented at the World Economic Forum Africa Economic Summit, Rethinking Africa’s Growth Strategy
Fontainebleau, France
GBSN 2007 Annual Conference Nurturing Business Education in Africa at INSEAD
Istanbul, Turkey
Member School site visit to Ko Business School
Ghaziabad, India
GBSN Annual Conference Making the Connection:
Management Education Powering Development at IMT Ghaziabad
Kangding, China
Presented at Tibetan Social Enterprise Workshop
Kigali, Rwanda
Informing leading business schools about GBSN
Lagos, Nigeria
Keynote speaker at Lagos Business School Anniversary Celebration
Lahore, Pakistan
Member School site visit to Lahore University of Management Sciences
Manila, Philippines
GBSN Annual Conference Disruptive Education Models for the Developing World at the Asian Institute of Management
Maputo, Mozambique
Presented at World Economic Forum Africa Economic Summit
Marrakech, Morocco
Moderated Keynote Dialogue at African Development Bank Annual Meetings
Maseru, Lesotho
Discussing GBSN with University of Lesotho Business School Dean
Mexico City, Mexico
GBSN Annual Conference Generating Leadership: Developing Human Capacity in Emerging Markets at IPADE Business School
Mumbai, India
Corporate sponsorship meetings for GBSN Annual Conference
Nairobi, Kenya
GBSN Annual Conference Unlocking Potential: The Importance of Management Education at USIU Chandaria School of Business
Recife, Brazil
Spoke on behalf of business education at the Global Forum on Human Resources for Health
Saint Louis du Sngal
Member School site visit to Institut Suprieur du Management
Singapore
Attended the AACSB ICAM conference and hosted the GBSN Technology Summit at INSEAD Emerging Markets Institute
Tunis, Tunisia
GBSN Annual Conference Education, Employment & Entrepreneurship at the Mediterranean School of Business
Ume, Sweden
International Advisory Board Meeting at Ume School of Business and Economics
Yola, Nigeria
Member School site visit to American University of Nigeria
In line with our international vocation the GBSN 2017 Annual Conference November 1-3 will be focused squarely on the intersections between business education and development.
I wish you all a happy and productive new year.
Guy Pfeffermann is the Founder & CEO of the Global Business School Network.[/cs_section][/cs_content]