When and Where
Thursday, June 14-Saturday, June 16, 2007
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA

Reach Beyond The Horizon

Change happens. And when it does, it can create opportunities to assess, affirm, and consider new directions. From the demographics of our student populations to the skill sets employers require, from the evolving needs of alumni to the dynamic between employers and employees, the landscape of graduate business education is changing.
 
If we are to effectively educate future business leaders—future leaders, period—we must re-examine what, how, and when we teach and connect with our students and alumni. Now is the time for us, as an industry and as individual schools, to reach beyond our horizons. What new directions are we taking and what are the implications for the future? How can we learn from what we have done well? How can we keep business education relevant in the face of continual transformation? 

2007 Keynote Presenters

Gary Hamel - Friday Morning Keynote
Innovation–Where Business Schools Should Be Heading: Anticipate Over The Horizon

Gary Hamel is Visiting Professor of Strategic and International Management at the London Business School, Chairman of Strategos, and Director of the Woodside Institute. The Economist labels Hamel "the world's reigning strategy guru." Peter Senge describes him as "the most influential thinker on strategy in the Western world." Click here to read more. 

Alison Levine - Saturday Morning Keynote
Lessons From Everest

Alison Levine is no stranger to risk-taking. She survived sub-zero temperatures, hurricane-force winds, sudden avalanches, and a career on Wall Street—all without the use of supplemental oxygen. Levine was born with a life-threatening heart condition that precluded demanding physical activities. But 13 years after her diagnosis, surgery changed her life—and climbing stairs soon gave way to climbing mountains. Click here to read more.