2008 MBA Leadership Conference

The conference is cosponsored by the Graduate Management Admission Council® (GMAC®) and the MBA Roundtable.

When

Wednesday, January 30–Saturday, February 2, 2008

Overview

To explore the power that we have to educate, as individuals and an industry, we will examine the topics of influence and access. Access—whether it is access to education, access to change-makers within your institution, or access to knowledge—works in tandem with the ability to inspire those with your ideas and encourage action. This conference will help you think about access and influence in the context of education and focus on the role you and your program play today in educating business leaders of tomorrow.

Program

The MBA Leadership Conference features a mix of general sessions focusing on the bigger picture of business and business education and smaller sessions where program directors, faculty, and outside experts share practical knowledge and/or best practices. Please view the 2008 Leadership Agenda At A Glance to see the tentative agenda.

General Sessions

Thursday Opening Keynote
Scott McNealy, CEO, Sun Microsystems

Friday Keynote 
Chip Heath, Coauthor of Made to Stick and Professor of Organizational Behavior, Stanford University Graduate School of Business

Saturday Closing  Keynote 
Ángel Cabrera, President, Thunderbird, Global School of Management

Concurrent Sessions

Concurrent sessions under development include:

  • The Implementation and Impact of Service Learning Programs in an MBA Environment
  • Yale Curriculum—One Year Later
  • Building and Leading Top-Notch Teams: Best Practices in Blended Learning Approaches to the MBA Curriculum
  • Alternate Full-Time Curriculum Approaches
  • Using Data for Effective Decision-Making
  • Using the Web to Reach Students
  • Critical Thinking
  • Students in Crisis
  • Trends from GMAC® Data
  • Managerial Competencies in the MBA Curriculum
  • Invest in You: Personal Enrichment Activities

Further Information

If you have any questions about the 2008 MBA Leadership Conference, please contact us or send an email to programs@gmac.com.

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