10:00

Bus transfer from hotels to school

10:30 – 14:00

Registration Via Roentgen 1- 20136 Milano

11:00 – 12:30

Optional Pre-Conference Session
The EFMD Quality Services Team will report during this optional plenary session on the current status and the latest developments of EFMD accreditations. Through this session, Deans and Directors will also learn about the future objectives of the EFMD accreditations.
It should be noted that this is not a standard accreditation seminar; explanations on Standards & Criteria or Processes are NOT the main objective of this session.

12:00

Bus transfer from hotels to school

12:30 – 14:00

Lunch Via Roentgen 1- 20136 Milano

14:00 – 14:15

Welcome Address

• Mario Monti, President, Bocconi University, IT
• Eric Cornuel, CEO & Director General, EFMD

14:15 – 14:30

EFMD Updates

• Eric Cornuel, President, EFMD

14:30 – 14:45

See the Future

• Andrew Crisp, Director, CarringtonCrisp, UK

14:45 – 15:00

Setting the Scene

• Chairperson: Giuseppe Soda, Dean, SDA Bocconi School of Management, IT

15:00 – 16:15

Plenary I – What Does Impact Mean for Deans?
Aim: impact has a different meaning for every school and every part of the world. Deans will shed light on some of the biggest challenges they are facing today.

• Catherine Cassell, Dean, Birmingham Business School, UK
• Konstantin Krotov, Head of School, Graduate School of Management, St. Petersburg University, RU
• Enase Okonedo, Dean, Lagos Business School, NG

16:15 – 17:15

Networking Islands with Coffee – Sponsored by illy Caffè
Aim: while enjoying a real Italian coffee, participants will have the opportunity to network around/in the four ‘islands’, each of which is guided by a relevant theme related to business schools’ impact.

17:15 – 18:30

Plenary II – Skills Revolution
Aim: in this business based input session, learn about what the skills of the future will be. Speakers close to the labor market will explain their vision.

• Sangeet Chowfla, President & Chief Executive Officer, GMAC® – Graduate Management Admission Council®, US
• Jennifer Jordan, Professor of Leadership & Organisational Behaviour, IMD, CH
• Diego Piacentini, Former SrVP International Amazon, Former GM Apple EMEA, Founder Digital Transformation Team, Italian Government, IT

18:30 – 21:00

Drinks & Dinner at SDA Bocconi School of Management
Foyer Aula Magna Via Roentgen 1- 20136 Milano

21:00

Bus transfer back to hotels

08:15

Bus transfer from hotels to school

09:00 – 10:30

Plenary III – Towards Impactful Rankings
Aim: understand and compare three critical perspectives of rankings: (1) the business school point of view; (2) the challenges facing ranking institutions in producing impactful rankings; and (3) the corporate sector’s expectations to both ranking institutions and business schools.

• Gioia Ferrario, HR Director, Boston Consulting Group (Italy, Greece & Turkey)
• Andrew Jack, Global Education Editor, Financial Times, UK
• Duncan Ross, Chief Data Officer, Times Higher Education, UK
• Winfried Ruigrok, Dean, Executive School of Management, Technology and Law, University of St. Gallen, CH

10:30 – 11:15

Networking Islands with Coffee – Sponsored by illy Caffè
Aim: while enjoying a real Italian coffee, participants will have the opportunity to network around/in the four ‘islands’, each of which is guided by a relevant theme related to business schools’ impact.

11:25 – 12:40

Breakout series A – Managing Impact @ Bocconi Urban Campus Via Sarfatti 10

A1 – Managing Impact – Research
Aim: What impact do we want our schools’ research to make? And on whom do we intend to make impact, on the academic community and/or on the managerial community? How does this influence the schools’ research strategy? How do schools measure the different kinds of impact their research makes?

• Barbara Sporn, Director EPAS, EFMD and Professor & Director, Institute for Higher Education Management, WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, AT
• Andre Spicer, Professor of Organisational Behaviour, CASS Business School, UK

A2 – Learning for Impact
Aim: what is the impact of education on students? How should the teaching design of the future look like? Best practices of EQUIS business schools showing modern and innovative methods of teaching to prepare learning for impact.

• Elena Antonacopoulou, Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Liverpool University, UK
• Jordi Diaz, Associate Dean for Programmes, EADA Business School Barcelona, ES

A3 – Managing Impact – Alumni
Aim: alumni are one of schools’ best asset. How can a school use its alumni to impact?

• Riccardo Monti, President, Bocconi Alumni Community & Senior Partner and Managing Director, The Boston Consulting Group, IT
• Sarah Seedsman, Executive Director, Engagement, Insights and Consulting, Media Minds Global, UK

A4 – Managing Impact – Faculty
Aim: evaluating faculty, when they are on boards it can be positive for your school, but depending on their action, it can also be negative and have an impact on public discourse. What impact do we expect faculty to make? And how does that influence recruiting and faculty development?

• Francesco Billari, Dean of the Faculty, Bocconi University, IT
• Jean-François Manzoni, President, International Institute for Management Development (IMD), CH
• Metka Tekavčič, Dean, University of Ljubljana, School of Economics and Business, SI
• Moderated by Michel Kalika, Co-director BSIS, EFMD Global Network

12:45 – 14:15

Lunch @ Bocconi Urban Campus Via Sarfatti 10

14:15 – 15:30

Workshops series B – Innovation in Practice, Expanding our Scope @ Bocconi Urban Campus Via Sarfatti 10

B1 – Expanding Scope: Content
Aim: best practices expanding our scope concerning what is taught (specialised masters, applied maths, engineering, deliberately not offering an MBA, etc.)

• Heidi le Sueur, Head of Teaching and Learning, Senior Lecturer, University of Stellenbosch Business School, ZA
• Stephen Bach, Executive Dean, King’s Business School, King’s College London, UK

B2 – Expand Geographically
Aim: best practices expanding our scope geographically, opening campuses in different countries, where and why?

• Helmi Hammami, Academic Dean, Rennes School of Business, FR
• Julia Balogun, Dean, University of Liverpool Management School, UK

B3 – Business School in the Innovation Ecosystem
Aim: best practices concerning start-ups and spin-offs.

• Massimo Bergami, Dean & Professor, Bologna University Business School, IT
• Markus Venzin, Dean for Innovation, Bocconi University, IT

B4 – Blended Learning vs. Full Online
Aim: best practices in the field.

• Giuseppe Auricchio, Executive Director Learning Innovation & IESE online, IESE Business School, ES
• Anne Swanberg, Dean Teaching and Learning, Associate Professor, Head of Learning Lab, BI Norwegian Business School, NO

B5 – Rethinking the Scope of Collaboration
Aim: beyond student exchanges or joint programmes, best practices of collaboration in a networked society. Collaborating with a local business school for diverse purposes.

• Stefano Caselli, Dean of International Affairs, Bocconi University, IT
• Roland Siegers, Executive Director, CEMS – The Global Alliance in Management Education, FR

15:30 – 16:00

Coffee break Via Roentgen 1- 20136 Milano

16:15 – 17:15

Plenary IV – Securing Future Impact
Aim: taking impact forward in new ways and new spaces; what are the expectations moving forward?

• Vittorio Colao, Former CEO of Vodafone Group PLC; Senior Advisor, General Atlantic; Non-Executive Director at Unilever and Verizon Communications; Trustee and Executive Committee member at Bocconi University

17:15 – 17:30

Conclusion session

• Chairperson: Giuseppe Soda, Dean, SDA Bocconi School of Management, IT

17:30 – 17:45

Presentation of next year’s venue

17:45

Bus to conference hotels

19:00

Bus from hotels to dinner venue

19:30 – 22:00

Dinner in Leonardo da Vinci museum Via San Vittore, 21 – Milan

22:00

Bus back to hotels