16:30 – 16:50

Welcome address

• Friedemann Schulze-Fielitz, Director Business School Services, EFMD Global

• Mark Thomas, Associate Dean for Programmes, ICN Business School, FR

16:50 – 17:30

Opening Keynote: Interdisciplinary and transformation

• Gérald Duffing, Director of the master in management (Programme Grande Ecole), ICN Business School, FR

17:30 – 19:00

Ice-breaking activity: The business school of 2021
Aim : What will the business school look like in year 2100? What will be the main values and principles? How will we learn? How will we teach? Be ready to work in groups!

• Radka Newton, Service Design Mentor, Lancaster University Management School (LUMS), UK

19:00 – 21:00

Welcome dinner

09:00 – 09:30

Group warm-up

09:30 – 10:30

Plenary I: Looking at the future
In this session, we will look at the future, the expectations and discover what we can do as academic to prepare our students.

• Marius Oosthuizen,​ Director, Scenarios, World Energy Forum

10:30 – 11:00

Coffee break

11:00 – 12:00

Discussion in small groups
What are the values, behaviors and skills for the future?

12:00 – 12:30

Feedback in bigger group

12:30 – 14:00

Lunch

14:00 – 14:45

Breakout sessions

A1: Master on Societal transformation EUR with RSM

• Robin van den Akker, Assistent Professor Human Conditions ESPhil, Coordinator Master Societal Transitions, Erasmus University Rotterdam, NL

A2: Master of Global Development
This session will explore developing and convening a Masters program that gives a deep understanding of business, policy, people and power in the modern world. The degree was developed to align with the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals, to address the world’s most pressing challenges – including reducing poverty and to advance economic prosperity, social inclusion, environmental sustainability and peace and good governance to all countries and all people by 2030.

• Peter Woods, Director (EQUIS), Griffith Business School, AU

A3: Bringing civic, local commitment to the postgraduate curriculum

14:45 – 15:30

Repeating breakout sessions

A1: Master on Societal transformation EUR with RSM

• Robin van den Akker, Assistent Professor Human Conditions ESPhil, Coordinator Master Societal Transitions, Erasmus University Rotterdam, NL

A2: Master of Global Development
This session will explore developing and convening a Masters program that gives a deep understanding of business, policy, people and power in the modern world. The degree was developed to align with the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals, to address the world’s most pressing challenges – including reducing poverty and to advance economic prosperity, social inclusion, environmental sustainability and peace and good governance to all countries and all people by 2030.

• Peter Woods, Director (EQUIS), Griffith Business School, AU

A3: Bringing civic, local commitment to the postgraduate curriculum

15:30 – 16:00

Coffee break

16:00 – 17:00

Plenary II: The enterprise of the future
With the session, we will explore what masters offer students to help them create companies for a better world.

• Moderated by: Krista Finstad-Milion, Associate Professor, ICN Business School, FR

19:30 – 22:00

Conference dinner

09:00 – 10:00

Plenary III : Implications of AI for business schools

• Jonathan Flores, Educational Designer, Erasmus X, Erasmus University Rotterdam, NL

• Milan Vidakovic, Educational Designer, Erasmus X, Erasmus University Rotterdam, NL

10:00 – 10:45

GMAC Session on application trends

• James Barker, Senior Market Development Manager, Europe, Graduate Management Admission Council® (GMAC®)

10:45 – 11:15

Coffee break

11:15 – 12:15

Plenary IV : Trying to measure the impact of masters – CALL FOR INPUT
Do you have a system in place at your institution to measure the impact of your master programmes with a global perspective? Contact me (Virginie Heredia-Rosa) and let’s discuss how it could fit in the session!

12:15 – 12:45

Chair conclusion and presentation of 2024 conference host

• Mark Thomas, Associate Dean for Programmes, ICN Business School, FR

12:45 – 14:00

Lunch

Early Bird Fee until 29 September 2023:

• EFMD Full member: € 695 + 10% VAT = € 764,5
• EFMD Affiliated member: € 845 + 10% VAT = € 929,5
• EFMD non-member: € 995 + 10% VAT = € 1094,5

Normal Fee until 3 November 2023:

• EFMD Full member: € 895 + 10% VAT = € 984,5
• EFMD Affiliated member: € 1045 + 10% VAT = € 1149,5
• EFMD non-member: € 1195 + 10% VAT = € 1314,5

Late Fee from 4 November 2023:

• EFMD Full member: € 995 + 10% VAT = € 1094,5
• EFMD Affiliated member: € 1145 + 10% VAT = € 1259,5
• EFMD non-member: € 1295 + 10% VAT = € 1424,5

Please note that a discount of 25% applies for every third and further participant from the same institution. If you are the third person of your institution to register, please contact master@efmdglobal.org to receive your registration link.

Cancellations must be confirmed in writing. If EFMD receives notice of your withdrawal before 03 November 2023, a cancellation administrative fee of (75€ plus 21% 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 the notification of the name, title, and address of the substitute.

Conference fees are not transferrable from an EFMD event to another.

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

Should you need a hotel reservation for the duration of you stay, you may consider the Pullman Paris La Défense Hotel where EFMD has reserved a number of rooms.

The rate per night is 218,75€ including breakfast and taxes.

The reservation of your room can be done via this link: ALL – Accor Live Limitless

Select the hotel name “Pullman Paris La Défense” and your check-in/check-out date,
then below click on “More options”.
In section “Other Special rates and promo code” select “Promo code” and type the code “EFMD2”.
The price that will appear (per room per night) is EUR 218,75.

Payments conditions: Participants will pay their bedrooms and breakfasts in advance via booking link, which will be available until November 5, 2023.
The reservations will be non-cancelable and non refundable.

ICN Business School
Les Collines de l’Arche Immeuble Etoile – Bâtiment G 76
Route de la demi-lune
928000 Puteaux
France

Contact for questions:

Virginie Heredia Rosa

From Airports:
From Paris Charles de Gaulle , (54 min) ,
RER B towards Massy-Palaiseau from CDG3 airport Roissypôle,
Châtelet-les-Halles stop, THEN RER A towards Cergy-le-Haut, La
Défense stop, exit “Grande Arche”

From Paris Orly, (1h)
Line Orlyval from Orly to Antony, then RER B towards Mitry or CDG
airport, Châtelet-les-Halles stop THEN take the RER A towards Poissy or Cergy, La Défense stop, exit “Grande Arche” .
Paris – Saint-Lazare / Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche or Versailles – RD / Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines / La Verrière, exit “Grande Arche”

From Gare de l’Est:
• Subway 7 and RER A (24 min)
Line 7 towards Mairie d’Ivry, Opéra stop, THEN RER A towards Cergy-le-Haut, Stop à La Défense and exit “Grande Arche”
• Subway 7 and subway 1 (34 min)
Line 7 towards Mairie d’Ivry, Stop at Palais Royal-Musée du Louvre, THEN subway 1 and stop at La Défense and exit “Grande Arche”

Paris Tourist Office

RATP – Public transport