15:00 – 16:00

Registrations

16:00 – 16:30

Welcome and introduction

• Marion Debruyne , Dean, Vlerick Business School, BE
• Friedemann Schulze-Fielitz, Director, Business School Services, EFMD
• Brecht Cardoen, Professor and Director DBA Programme, Vlerick Business School, BE and Eva Cools, DBA Manager & Research Manager, Vlerick Business School, BE (Conference Co-Chairs)

16:30 – 17:30

Opening Plenary – The Vlerick Ecosystem

• Filip Roodhooft, Professor and Research Dean, Vlerick Business School, BE

17:30 – 19:00

Ice Breaking Activity “The power of play: Contact, connectivity and vulnerability as preconditions of discovering eco-systems”

• Ralf Wetzel, Professor of Organization and Applied Arts, Vlerick Business School, BE

19:00

Welcome Cocktail

9:00 – 09:15

Introduction of the day

9:15 – 10:00

Panel – How different contexts impact different doctoral ecosystems ?

• Cédric Lesage, Director of the Doctoral Program, John Molson School of Business, Concordia University, CA
• Claire Collins, Emerita Professor of Leadership, Henley Business School, UK
• Anette Boom, Head of PhD School, Copenhagen Business School, DK
• Moderated by Vassili Joannidès de Lautour, Director of the Doctoral School and DBA Academic Director, Grenoble Ecole de Management, FR

10:00 – 10:30

Further discussions in smaller groups

10:30 – 11:00

Break

11:00 – 11:15

Reporting back from the group discussions

11:15 – 12:15

Panel – The digital component of the doctoral ecosystems

• Jérome Chabanne-Rive, Executive Director, EIASM, BE
• Neveen Saied, Doctoral Student, Vlerick Business School, BE
• Paul Ellwood, Director of Studies for the Executive DBA programme, University of Liverpool, UK
• moderated by Stijn Viaene, Professor and Partner, Vlerick Business School, BE

12:15 – 14:00

Lunch

14:00 – 15:00

Bring your own challenge

15:00 – 15:45

Plenary – imec, the example of a nano and digital technology research institute embedded in an industrial and academic ecosytem

• Guido Groeseneken, Director of the Doctoral program and of Academic relations, imec, BE

15:45 – 16:15

Break

16:15 – 16:55

World Cafés (round 1)
A1 – Mental Health and Well-Being of PGRs and Supervisory Staff

• Fariba Darabi, PhD Post-Graduate Research Tutor, Sheffield Business School, UK
• Scott Foster, Senior Lecturer, Liverpool John Moores University, UK

A2 – Establishing Trust in the Supervisor(s)/Supervisee relationship

• Mark Saunders, Director of Postgraduate Research Programmes, University of Birmingham, UK
• Marion Fortin,  Director of Doctoral Programme, Toulouse School of Management, FR

17:00 – 17:40

World Cafés (round 2)

19:00

Dinner

9:00 – 09:15

Reporting back from the World Cafés and introduction of the day

9:15 – 10:45

Panel – Coping with the challenges of our time

• Nico Pizzolato, Director of Doctoral Programmes, Middlesex University, UK
• Peter Møllgaard, Dean, Maastricht School of Business and Economics, NL
• Nathalie Maillard, Senior Assistant Registrar (Research), Warwick Business School, UK
• Ricardo Zozimo, Assistant Professor, Nova School of Business and Economics, PT
• Moderated by Brecht Cardoen, Professor and Director DBA Programme, Vlerick Business School, BE

10:45 – 11:15

Break

11:15 – 12:15

Plenary – Building diverse and inclusive doctoral ecosystems

• Karol Vieker, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Manager, Stockholm School of Economics, SE

12:15 – 12:45

Closing remarks, announcement for the 2023

12:45

Lunch

Early Bird Fee until February 25, 2022 (included)

• EFMD Full members: € 675 (€ 816,75 incl 21%VAT)
• EFMD Affiliated/Associate members: € 825 (€ 998,25 incl 21%VAT)
• EFMD non-members: € 975 (€ 1179,75 incl 21%VAT)

Normal Fee from February 26, 2022 until April 15, 2022 (included)

• EFMD Full members: € 875 (€ 1058,75 incl 21%VAT)
• EFMD Affiliated/Associate members: € 1025 (€ 1240,25 incl 21%VAT)
• EFMD non-members: €1225 (€ 1482,25 incl 21%VAT)

Late Fee from April 16, 2022

• EFMD Full members: € 975 (€ 1179,75 incl 21%VAT)
• EFMD Affiliated/Associate members: € 1125 (€ 1361,25 incl 21%VAT)
• EFMD non-members: € 1375 (€ 1663,75 incl 21%VAT)

Please note that the payment needs to be made within the applicable fee deadline.

Cancellations must be confirmed in writing. If EFMD receives notice of your withdrawal before April 15, 2022, a cancellation administrative fee of (75€ local VAT) will be charged. Thereafter, we regret that we are unable to refund any fees. However, in such cases substitutes are welcome at no extra cost as long as EFMD receives notification of the name, title and address of the substitute.

Please refer to the EFMD general policy and local authorities requirements to enter the country.

EFMD has reserved a number of rooms at the Thon Brussels City Center, located in the same building than Vlerick Business School. Hotel booking online through EFMD’s online registration page.

Thon Hotel Brussels City Centre

Av. du Boulevard 17
1210 Bruxelles

130,00€ Single room – 150,00€ Double room – The breakfast buffet, VAT (6%), Wi-Fi and services are included in the room rates.
The city tax (4.24€/room, per night) is not included in the above room rates.

Conditions: In the event of a cancellation of a hotel reservation after close of business at 12:00hrs CET on Monday 2nd May 2022 or in the event of no show, the hotel reserves the right to automatically debit your credit card for all reserved nights.

The conference venue and hotel are located at the Metro Station Rogier and very close to Nord Station.

Public transportation information can be found on the STIB website and the Belgian Train Company SNCB.

Brussels main airport (Brussels Airport) is located 30 km away from the conference venue and hotel. Up to 6 trains per hour from the airport to Nord Station or a 25-45 min Uber/Taxi drive.

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