9:30 AM – 9:45 AM
Welcome & opening remarks
- Varun Nagraj, Dean, SPJIMR
- Eric Cornuel, President, EFMD Global
- Nishit Jain, Senior Special Advisor Asia, EFMD Global
9:45 AM – 10:30 AM
Keynote: Leading through collaboration: Corporate insights on building sustainable partnerships
- Axel Guyon, Country Manager, India at Choose Paris Region, France
10:30 AM – 11:15 AM
Perspectives from the ecosystem: Insights from global partners on partnerships
- Arun Thekkedath, Netherlands Innovation Network, Consulate General Mumbai
- Dviwesh Mehta, Director, South Asia and Middle East, Harvard Business Publishing
- Gaurav Srivastava, Regional Director, APAC, Middle East & Africa, GMAC
11:15 AM – 11:45 AM
World Café – Networking and stretching break
11:45 AM – 1:00 PM
Bridging academia and industry: Building capacity through strategic alliances for institutional impact
- Rajendra Srivastava, Former Dean, Indian School of Business; Provost, Singapore Management University
- Rohit Bansal, Grou Head, Communications, Reliance Industries Ltd.
- Sunil Dube, Associate Vice President, Godfrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd.
- Arvind Sahay, Director, MDI Gurgaon
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Networking lunch
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Accreditation in action: Adapting standards, leveraging AI, and driving (research) impact
- From knowledge creation to impact: Elevating research and dissemination in business schools
- Embracing change: Understanding and adapting to evolving accreditation standards
- Harnessing the power of AI in accreditation: A perspective from EFMD Quality Services
- Alfons Sauquet, Quality Services & EQUIS Director, EFMD Global
- Sofia Salgado, EQUIS Associate Director, EFMD Global
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM
World Café – Networking and stretching break
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Beyond the campus: Maximizing alumni relations and external partnerships – sharing insights from Spain, France, and India
- Alfons Sauquet, Quality Services & EQUIS Director, EFMD Global
- Veronique Tran, Executive Vice-President, Executive Education and Corporate Relations, ESCP Business School
- D. N. V. Kumara Guru, Senior Director, Advancement, Alumni Engagement and External Relations, Indian School of Business
4:30 PM – 5:15 PM
Institutional perspectives: Lessons from Indian business schools
- Veena Vohra, Vice Dean, NMIMS Mumbai
- Anupama Gupta, Director, Accreditation, Rankings & ADMAP, SPJIMR
- Sofia Salgado, EQUIS Associate Director, EFMD Global
5:15 PM – 5:30 PM
Q&A and closing reflections
- Alfons Sauquet, Quality Services & EQUIS Director, EFMD Global
- Sofia Salgado, EQUIS Associate Director, EFMD Global
- Nishit Jain, Senior Special Advisor Asia, EFMD Global
Followed by networking and refreshments
