12:00 – 14:00

Registration

12:00 – 14:00

Welcome lunch buffet

14:00 – 14:15

Welcome address

• Friedemann Schulze-Fielitz, Director Business School Services, EFMD Global
• Winfried Ruigrok, Dean, Executive School of Management, Technology and Law, University of St. Gallen, CH

14:15 – 14:30

Opening remarks
Aim: expectations for the following days and overview of programme to understand its flow.

• Kiyan Nouchirvani, Director, Head of Custom Programs, Executive School of Management, Technology and Law, University of St. Gallen, CH
• Simon Stoepfgeshoff, Director of Custom Programs, Executive School of Management, Technology and Law, University of St. Gallen, CH

Day 1: INPUT

14:30 – 15:30

Plenary I – Sustainability: introduction and setting the scene
Aim: The challenges addressed in this panel discussion concern sustainability and its role in client perspectives. Specifically, we want to explore why sustainability is essential today, whether it is central to clients’ concerns, and how clients and students voice it. We will also discuss the significant tensions when balancing sustainability with other priorities, such as corporate governance, performance, and other related challenges.

• Judith Walls, Chair, Institute of Sustainability Management, Institute for Economy and the Environment, University of St. Gallen, CH
• Students to be announced, Student Impact Consultancy, CH (website)
• Corporate speakers to be announced

15:30 – 16:00

Coffee break

16:00 – 17:00

Plenary II – Exploring examples of the impact

Aim: Based on the previous session, there are undoubtedly several areas where clients expect business schools & executive education providers to make a difference in sustainability; overall, the key differentiator and critical business questions revolve around how learning providers can contribute to advancing sustainability and having a positive impact on the environment and society. In this session, we will look at lessons learned from the European Helicopter Association and its path to sustainability.

• Johannes Tschiderer, President, Student Impact, University of St. Gallen, CH

17:00 – 18:00

EiP I – 10 Excellence in Practice Award (EiP) winning cases presentations 

Aim: participants will be introduced to the ten winning case presentations using the Pecha Kucha
method (20 slides max for 20 seconds each), enabling them to choose which ones they want to
discuss in more detail in tomorrow’s discussion corners.

18:00 – 18:45

Drinks at the dinner location

18:45 – 21:00

Dinner on campus

21:00 – 21:15

Bus from campus to Walhalla Hotel

08:45

Bus from Walhalla Hotel to school

08:30 – 09:00

Registration

08:30 – 09:00

Welcome coffee

Day 2 – EXPLORE

09:00 – 10:00

Plenary III – Introduction to the circular economy
Aim: exploring the circular economy concept: combining business model innovation, eco-systems, and sustainability. By working together, executive education providers can develop innovative approaches to teaching sustainability and help shape the next generation of business leaders equipped to make sustainable decisions.

• Fabian Takacs, Head, Competence Centre for Circular Economy,  Institute of Management and Strategy (IoMS-HSG), University of St. Gallen, CH

10:00 – 10:15

Coffee break

10:15 – 11:45

Discussion Corners I – 5 Excellence in Practice Award (EiP) winning cases presentations

Open discussions with the case authors about the hurdles and difficulties they faced in their partnership – and how they overcame them.

11:45 – 13:15

Lunch

13:15 – 14:45

Plenary IV – Exploration, process and sense-making; Gamification exercise
Aim: exploring and designing innovative business models using gamification in the “circular economy.

• Fabian Takacs, Head, Competence Centre for Circular Economy,  Institute of Management and Strategy (IoMS-HSG), University of St. Gallen, CH

14:45 – 15:00

Coffee break

15:00 – 16:30

Discussion Corners II – 5 Excellence in Practice Award (EiP) winning cases presentations
Open discussions with the case authors around the hurdles and difficulties they faced in their partnership – and how they overcame them.

16:30 – 17:00

EiP – Excellence in Practice Award trends presentation

Aim: Sharing the participants’ co-created trends over the three days.

• Jan Ginneberge, Senior Advisor Corporate Services, EFMD Global

17:00 – 17:15

Takeaways from the day one and day two sessions

At the end of day 2, participants will be asked a question. They can add their takeaways on a poll/survey about sustainable decision-making, technology and exploration, process and sense-making, and how this can relate to their business.

• Moderated by Kiyan Nouchirvani, Director, Head of Custom Programs, & Simon Stoepfgeshoff, Director of Custom Programs, Executive School of Management, Technology and Law, University of St. Gallen, CH

17:15 – 17:30

Bus transfer to Walhalla Hotel

18:50 – 19:00

Walk from Walhalla Hotel to Restaurant Lokremise

19:00 – 21:30

Drinks and EiP Award Ceremony dinner at Restaurant Lokremise

21:30 – 21:45

Walk back to the Walhalla Hotel

08:45

Bus from Walhalla Hotel to school

08:30 – 9:00

Welcome coffee

DAY 3 – REFLECT

09:00 – 10:00

Plenary V – Assessment 

Aim: how to build a “transformational learning journey” for sustainability with head, heart, and hand: insights from the St. Gallen sustainability curriculum.

• Johannes Tschiderer, President, Student Impact, University of St. Gallen, CH
• Jost Hamschmid, Project Leader Curriculum Development Sustainability, University of St. Gallen, CH

10:00 – 10:30

Coffee break

10:30 – 11:30

Plenary VI – Action learning for sustainability and impact
Aim: how a life-changing leadership experience changes corporate culture.

• Carsten Ruebsaamen, CEO & Co-Founder, BOOKBRIDGE
• Santiago Mayo Lago, Cultural architect, Swiss Re, CH

11:30 – 12:15

Discuss and engage

Aim: By attempting to set a provocative tone, the previous two plenaries and the Trends presentation the day before set the tone for participants to engage and discuss in smaller groups.
Q: What are your top priorities and challenges in light of the inputs and debates we had during this conference?

12:15 – 12:30

Closing remarks & Next year’s venue presentation

• Chairperson: Kiyan Nouchirvani, Director, Head of Custom Programs, & Simon Stoepfgeshoff, Director of Custom Programs, Executive School of Management, Technology and Law, University of St. Gallen, CH

12:30 – 13:30

Lunch

Early Bird Fee until 6 June 2023:

• EFMD Full member: € 675 + 7,7% VAT = € 726,98
• EFMD Affiliated member: € 825 + 7,7% VAT = € 88,53
• EFMD non-member: € 975 + 7,7% VAT = € 1050,08

Normal Fee until 7 September 2023:

• EFMD Full member: € 875 + 7,7% VAT = € 942,38
• EFMD Affiliated member: € 1075 + 7,7% VAT = € 1157,78
• EFMD non-member: € 1225 + 7,7% VAT = € 1319,33

Late Fee from 8 September 2023:

• EFMD Full member: € 975 + 7,7% VAT = € 1050,08
• EFMD Affiliated member: € 1225 + 7,7% VAT = € 1319,33
• EFMD non-member: € 1375 + 7,7% VAT = € 1480,88

Company representatives
(company representatives are considered in EFMD terms as clients of executive education for this event)

• EFMD member: € 350 + 7,7% VAT = € 376,95
• EFMD non-member: € 500 + 7,7% VAT = € 538,50

CANCELLATION POLICY FOR REGISTRATIONS:
Cancellations must be confirmed in writing. If EFMD receives notice of your withdrawal before 07/09/2023, an administrative cancellation fee of (€ 80,78) will be charged. After that, 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 the notification of the substitute’s name, title, and address.

Please note that if we haven’t received your payment (or proof of payment) before September 22, 2023, your name will not be added to the participants’ list.

EFMD’s HEALTH & SAFETY POLICY FOR IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE
Please refer to the EFMD general policy and local authorities requirements to enter the country.

CONFERENCE HOTEL INFORMATION
EFMD has reserved some hotel rooms in the Walhalla Hotel; rooms are available on a first-come, first-served basis;
All rooms will be released on 4th September 2023

Booking procedure:
All delegates can book a room directly through the hotel website under the following Hotel Walhalla – St. Gallen – Official reservation system using the promotion code efmdglobal.
The promotion code may be passed on only to authorised bookers/guests so that they can benefit from the special conditions when booking directly.

Payment
Delegates will pay directly on the spot.
To make a reservation, a credit card is required to complete the reservation process.

Rate:
Double room & Breakfast incl: CHF160 room/night (VAT incl)*
*CHF 4.00 per person/night (not included in the above rate, payable together with the room charges in advance)

Rates include a hot breakfast buffet, service, and VAT. All rooms are equipped with bath or shower/ WC, safe, free public Wireless-Lan, 55’ Flat Screen TV and telephone with voicemail.

Address:
Hotel Walhalla
Poststrasse 27
CH-9001 St Gallen
+41 (0) 71 228 28 00

TRAVEL INFORMATION
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Conference venue:
The SQUARE @University of St. Gallen
Guisanstrasse 20,
9010 St. Gallen
Switzerland
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