Together with co-chairs Kerry Laufer (Dartmouth), Michellana Jester (MIT Sloan School of Management), Shannon McKeen (Wake Forest University School of Business), and Stavros Hadjisolomou (American University of Kuwait), GSBN is hosting a virtual half-day symposium on June 11 exploring how AI is reshaping experiential learning in business schools across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and beyond.
As business schools adopt AI tools and seek to expand access to hands-on learning, important questions are emerging about learning quality, student engagement, and the evolving roles of educators and industry partners. At the event, we’ll cover:
- Rethinking career-connected learning — How to embed career readiness and AI competencies into any course, at any level
- AI that deepens learning, not shortcuts it — How to design contexts where students use AI to go further, not do less
- Updating assessment design — A practical framework for assessment design in the AI era and other professional development support for faculty
- What employers actually need — A candid conversation with industry partners on how AI is reshaping early-career work and how business schools can respond
New sessions and speakers are being added to the event page on a rolling basis. While content will be designed primarily for individuals and institutions based in or partnering in MENA, participants from other regions are welcomed and encouraged to attend. With a nominal registration fee (50 USD) and multiple concurrent sessions, the symposium is well-suited for colleagues from the same university to attend together and then confer and share what they learned to help build internal capacity and momentum.