This conversation about Urban Air Mobility features GBSN CEO Dan LeClair with Esina Alic CEO of Res Novae Group, and Grace Chew from preeminent organizational consultancy, Korn Ferry who discussed the development, current landscape, and how companies are innovating in the Urban Air Mobility Sector. We also considered the hard and soft skillsets business schools need to equip their student with to help them be competitive in the urban air mobility sector.
]]>This conversation about Urban Air Mobility features GBSN CEO Dan LeClair with Esina Alic CEO of Res Novae Group, and Grace Chew from preeminent organizational consultancy, Korn Ferry who discussed the development, current landscape, and how companies are innovating in the Urban Air Mobility Sector. We also considered the hard and soft skillsets business schools need to equip their student with to help them be competitive in the urban air mobility sector.
]]>With this in mind, GBSN and Korn Ferry have partnered to deliver a series of conversations with business leaders who are catalyzing innovation. These include chief strategy and innovation officers and other c-suite executives working where industries and ecosystems are intersecting in spectacular ways to generate the jobs of the future.
These conversations will be designed for a global audience of business students and alumni, as well as the staff and faculty who are helping them navigate careers in a rapidly changing world.
The following conversation moderated by GBSN CEO Dan LeClair with guests Grace Chew and Lisa Harrison is all about The Workforce of the Future.
]]>With this in mind, GBSN and Korn Ferry have partnered to deliver a series of conversations with business leaders who are catalyzing innovation. These include chief strategy and innovation officers and other c-suite executives working where industries and ecosystems are intersecting in spectacular ways to generate the jobs of the future.
These conversations will be designed for a global audience of business students and alumni, as well as the staff and faculty who are helping them navigate careers in a rapidly changing world.
The following conversation moderated by GBSN CEO Dan LeClair with guests Grace Chew and Lisa Harrison is all about The Workforce of the Future.
]]>We hear from two former US Secretaries of Health and Human Services as Donna Shalala interviews Alex Azar about his leadership role in Operation Warp Speed, the public–private partnership initiated by the United States government to facilitate and accelerate the development, manufacturing, and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostics.
]]>We hear from two former US Secretaries of Health and Human Services as Donna Shalala interviews Alex Azar about his leadership role in Operation Warp Speed, the public–private partnership initiated by the United States government to facilitate and accelerate the development, manufacturing, and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostics.
]]>In this episode, GBSN CEO Dan LeCLair is in conversation With Dr. Wilfried Vanhonacker about his latest book, “Rough Diamonds”. Based on over 40 years in education around the world, Wilfried shares in the book and in this discussion some of his observations, questions, and reflections on formal education as we know it and have come to accept it. And In doing so, in Rough Diamonds provides a critical look at what formal education has morphed into. It paints according to Wilfried… a worrisome picture.
]]>In this episode, GBSN CEO Dan LeCLair is in conversation With Dr. Wilfried Vanhonacker about his latest book, “Rough Diamonds”. Based on over 40 years in education around the world, Wilfried shares in the book and in this discussion some of his observations, questions, and reflections on formal education as we know it and have come to accept it. And In doing so, in Rough Diamonds provides a critical look at what formal education has morphed into. It paints according to Wilfried… a worrisome picture.
]]>What would the content be? Who would teach? What would it cost?
In this session, we will look at how business schools got to be where they are because of the Ford and Carnegie reports over half a century ago, the advent in 1987 of the first of the major rankings, and the drivers of accreditation. Join one of GBSN’s new members, Coventry University Business School for this session, as Kai Peters, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Faculty of Business and Law), will makes the case for a major overhaul of the structure and positioning of business schools for the future.
]]>What would the content be? Who would teach? What would it cost?
In this session, we will look at how business schools got to be where they are because of the Ford and Carnegie reports over half a century ago, the advent in 1987 of the first of the major rankings, and the drivers of accreditation. Join one of GBSN’s new members, Coventry University Business School for this session, as Kai Peters, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Faculty of Business and Law), will makes the case for a major overhaul of the structure and positioning of business schools for the future.
]]>Join GBSN’s CEO, Dan LeClair and Mike Barger, Executive Director, Office of Strategy and Academic Innovation, for a discussion around project-based learning, summer internships, and how to plan for the upcoming academic term.
]]>Join GBSN’s CEO, Dan LeClair and Mike Barger, Executive Director, Office of Strategy and Academic Innovation, for a discussion around project-based learning, summer internships, and how to plan for the upcoming academic term.
]]>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.
In this Podcast 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.
Panelists:
Dorothée Baumann-Pauly, Director, Center for Business and Human Rights - Geneva School of Economics and Management, Switzerland.
Serra Cremer Iyi, Consultant, Geneva Center for Business and Human Rights - Geneva School of Economics and Management, United Kingdom.
]]>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.
In this Podcast 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.
Panelists:
Dorothée Baumann-Pauly, Director, Center for Business and Human Rights - Geneva School of Economics and Management, Switzerland.
Serra Cremer Iyi, Consultant, Geneva Center for Business and Human Rights - Geneva School of Economics and Management, United Kingdom.
]]>For nearly two decades at BCG, Dr. Arindam Bhattacharya has worked closely with some of the world’s 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.
]]>For nearly two decades at BCG, Dr. Arindam Bhattacharya has worked closely with some of the world’s 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.
]]>In this webinar, learn about its competency-based approach to online education and its faculty model providing students with personalized support as they progress toward completion of a credential. The speakers will discuss WGU’s strategies to scale while maintaining industry relevance, and provide a preview of the skills-focused direction of its program development and redevelopment efforts.
Presenters:
Michelle Love, Chair of the MBA Program, Western Governors University. USA.
Ningchun Han, Product Development Owner, College of Business Western Governors University. USA.
Michael Whalen, Skills Architect, College of Business, Western Governors University. USA.
]]>In this webinar, learn about its competency-based approach to online education and its faculty model providing students with personalized support as they progress toward completion of a credential. The speakers will discuss WGU’s strategies to scale while maintaining industry relevance, and provide a preview of the skills-focused direction of its program development and redevelopment efforts.
Presenters:
Michelle Love, Chair of the MBA Program, Western Governors University. USA.
Ningchun Han, Product Development Owner, College of Business Western Governors University. USA.
Michael Whalen, Skills Architect, College of Business, Western Governors University. USA.
]]>Panelists:
Philip Thigo - Director for Africa, Thunderbird School for Global Management, Arizona State University, USA.
Kizito Okechukwu - Board Vice President and Interim President, Digital Africa, South Africa.
Meriem Zairi - Senior Managing Director MENA, SEAF, Morocco.
]]>Panelists:
Philip Thigo - Director for Africa, Thunderbird School for Global Management, Arizona State University, USA.
Kizito Okechukwu - Board Vice President and Interim President, Digital Africa, South Africa.
Meriem Zairi - Senior Managing Director MENA, SEAF, Morocco.
]]>Panelists:
Mamokgethi Phakeng - Vice-Chancellor, University of Cape Town, South Africa.
Carl Manlan - Chief Operating Officer, Ecobank Foundation, Togo.
Tavneet Suri - Editor in Chief for VoxDev; Associate Professor, MIT, USA.
]]>Panelists:
Mamokgethi Phakeng - Vice-Chancellor, University of Cape Town, South Africa.
Carl Manlan - Chief Operating Officer, Ecobank Foundation, Togo.
Tavneet Suri - Editor in Chief for VoxDev; Associate Professor, MIT, USA.
]]>Panelists:
Rebecca Harrison: CEO and Co-Founder - African Management Institute, Kenya.
Enase Okonedo: Deputy Vice-Chancellor - Pan-Atlantic University, Nigeria.
Nick van Dam: Chief of the IE University Center for Corporate Learning Innovation, IE University, Spain.
]]>Panelists:
Rebecca Harrison: CEO and Co-Founder - African Management Institute, Kenya.
Enase Okonedo: Deputy Vice-Chancellor - Pan-Atlantic University, Nigeria.
Nick van Dam: Chief of the IE University Center for Corporate Learning Innovation, IE University, Spain.
]]>Panelists:
Darius F. Teter - Executive Director, Stanford Seed, Stanford Graduate School of Business, USA.
Anna Ekeledo - Executive Director, AfriLabs, Nigeria.
Dr. Michael Moscherosch - Director, Johnson and Johnson Africa Innovation Challenge, Johnson and Johnson, USA.
]]>Panelists:
Darius F. Teter - Executive Director, Stanford Seed, Stanford Graduate School of Business, USA.
Anna Ekeledo - Executive Director, AfriLabs, Nigeria.
Dr. Michael Moscherosch - Director, Johnson and Johnson Africa Innovation Challenge, Johnson and Johnson, USA.
]]>In this kickoff session, panelists touch on the broad range of pressing talent challenges that will be had throughout the series and provide a bird’s eye view of how these relate to Agenda 2063, and the Africa that Africans want. Join us as we address issues such as Pan-African integration in a de-globalizing world, harnessing a youthful African workforce in an aging global society, AI and the impact of automation everywhere, developing relevant educational opportunities for African business, and so much more. Africa in the Context of the world invites the rest of the global community to hear from African leaders, themselves, and how we can work cohesively to truly create the future of the continent.
Moderator: Rob Vember
Panelists:
In this kickoff session, panelists touch on the broad range of pressing talent challenges that will be had throughout the series and provide a bird’s eye view of how these relate to Agenda 2063, and the Africa that Africans want. Join us as we address issues such as Pan-African integration in a de-globalizing world, harnessing a youthful African workforce in an aging global society, AI and the impact of automation everywhere, developing relevant educational opportunities for African business, and so much more. Africa in the Context of the world invites the rest of the global community to hear from African leaders, themselves, and how we can work cohesively to truly create the future of the continent.
Moderator: Rob Vember
Panelists: