JAM Schedule - Business Education Jam

Jam Agenda

Jam Forum Hosts

Jam Forum Hosts are thought leaders with a natural connection to one of the forums.

Jam Forum Hosts will be dropping into the conversations in a particular forum throughout the 60 hours to make sure the discussions stay active and relevant, and to push exploration on key ideas.

Chat Hosts

Chats are a chance to have a more intimate discussion with a subject matter expert on a particular topic.

Chats happen at a scheduled time and have limited seats allotted on a first-come, first-serve basis. See a full list of chat times and topics below.

VIP Guests

VIP guests are notable leaders in the subject matter who will be joining discussions on a schedule date and time.

See the full list of nearly 100 VIPs below and be sure to mark your calendars for the discussions you want to join.

Jam Forum Hosts

Tuesday
Sept 30th

Wednesday
Oct 1st

Thursday
Oct 2nd

Tuesday, September 30th, 2014

9:00 AM
E.S.T. (GMT +5:00)

Xiongwen Lu
Dean of the Questrom School of Business, Fudan University

9:00 – 10:00
Forum: Increasing the Value of Management Education

10:00 AM
E.S.T. (GMT +5:00)

Ambi M.G. Parameswaran
Advisor, FCB Ulka Advertising

10:00 – 11:00
Forum: Engaging New-Generation Students & Employees

Ajit Rangnekar
Dean, Indian Business School

10:00 – 11:00
Forum: Challenging the Business Model of Education

10:30 AM
E.S.T. (GMT +5:00)

Ambi M.G. Parameswaran
Advisor, FCB Ulka Advertising

10:00 – 11:00
Forum: Engaging New-Generation Students & Employees

Seung-Han Lee
Next and Partners Chairman, Former Samsung Corporation President and CEO, Former Homeplus CEO and Chairman

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Forum: Increasing the Value of Management Education

11:00 AM
E.S.T. (GMT +5:00)

Seung-Han Lee
Next and Partners Chairman, Former Samsung Corporation President and CEO, Former Homeplus CEO and Chairman

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Forum: Fostering Ethical Leadership

Kwei Tang
University Chair Professor and Dean of College of Commerce, National Chengchi University

11:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Forum: Increasing the Value of Management Education

Youngsuk Chi
Chairman of Elsevier, and President of International Publishers Association

11:00-12:00
Forum: Cultivating Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Chat

Rebecca Ray 11am – 11:30am EST

11:30 AM
E.S.T. (GMT +5:00)

David Garvin
C. Roland Christensen Professor of Business Administration

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Forum: Supporting 21st Century Competencies

12:00 PM
E.S.T. (GMT +5:00)

David Garvin

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Forum: Supporting 21st Century Competencies

Sherif H. Kamel
Former Dean, School of Business at the American University in Cairo

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Forum: Cultivating Innovation & Entrepreneurship

John B. Reid-Dodick
Chief People Officer, Dun & Bradstreet Corp.

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Forum: Driving Learning Experience

1:00 PM
E.S.T. (GMT +5:00)

Jonas Haertle
Head, Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) secretariat, UN Global Compact Office

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Forum: Fostering Ethical Leadership

Francisco M. Veloso
Dean, Catolica-Lisbon School of Business and Economics

1:00 PM – 1:45 PM
Forum: Challenging the Business Model of Education
Chat Session: 1:45 PM – 2:15 PM

Marshall Goldsmith
Executive Leadership Coach, Marshall Goldsmith Group

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Forum: Supporting 21st Century Competencies

Chat

Francisco Veloso 1:30pm – 2pm EST

1:45 PM
E.S.T. (GMT +5:00)

Jonas Haertle
Head, Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) secretariat, UN Global Compact Office

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Forum: Fostering Ethical Leadership

Francisco M. Veloso
Dean, Catolica-Lisbon School of Business and Economics

1:00 PM – 1:45 PM
Forum: Challenging the Business Model of Education
Chat Session: 1:45 PM – 2:15 PM

Marshall Goldsmith
Executive Leadership Coach, Marshall Goldsmith Group

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Forum: Supporting 21st Century Competencies

2:00 PM
E.S.T. (GMT +5:00)

Karl T. Ulrich
Vice Dean of Innovation and CIBC Professor of Entrepreneurship and e-Commerce, the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Forum: Challenging the Business Model of Education

2:30 PM
E.S.T. (GMT +5:00)

Barbara Franklin
President & CEO, Barbara Franklin Enterprises, Former US Secretary of Commerce

2:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Forum: Fostering Ethical Leadership

Karl T. Ulrich
Vice Dean of Innovation and CIBC Professor of Entrepreneurship and e-Commerce, the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Forum: Challenging the Business Model of Education

3:00 PM
E.S.T. (GMT +5:00)

Rebecca L. Ray
Executive Vice President, Knowledge Organization and Human Capital Practice Lead, The Conference Board

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Forum: Supporting 21st Century Competencies

Steve Denning
Former World Bank Chief, Author & Forbes Contributor

3:00PM-4:00PM
Forum: Increasing the Value of Management Education

4:00 PM
E.S.T. (GMT +5:00)

Michael J. Fenlon
US & Global Talent Leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Forum: Engaging New-Generation Students & Employees

5:00 PM
E.S.T. (GMT +5:00)

Jonathan Spector
President & CEO, The Conference Board

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Forum: Challenging the Business Model of Education

Chat

Ken Freeman 6pm – 6:30pm EST

8:00 PM
E.S.T. (GMT +5:00)

Martha Josephson
Partner, Digital Media Global Practice Leader, Egon Zehnder

8:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Forum: Supporting 21st Century Competencies

Wednesday, October 1st, 2014

4:00 AM

John North
Director of Global Operations, Globally Responsible Leadership Initiative

4:00 AM – 5:00 AM
Forum: Fostering Ethical Leadership

6:00 AM

Della Bradshaw
Business Education Editor, Financial Times

6:00 AM – 7:00 AM
Forum: Challenging the Business Model of Education

7:00 AM

Ashwini Kakkar
Vice Chairman, Mercury Travels, Chairman of Via.com, Ambit Corporation and the Fight Hunger Foundation

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
Forum: Supporting 21st Century Competencies

8:00 AM

Lin Zhou
Dean, Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Forum: Challenging the Business Model of Education

Chat

Joe Li Puma 8:30am – 9am EST

9:00 AM

Richard Straub
President & CEO, Peter Drucker Society Europe, Senior Advisor IBM Global Education Industry, Director of Corporate Services & EU Affairs, EFMD

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Forum: Challenging the Business Model of Education

Ildiko Tesak
Founder of OEF of El Salvador

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Forum: Cultivating Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Thierry Grange
President of the Strategic Board, Grenoble Ecole De Management

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Forum: Cultivating Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Jeff Sellingo
Contributing Editor, “The Chronicle of Higher Education”

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Forum: Engaging New-Generation Students & Employees

Ulrich Hommel
Professor of Finance in the Department of Finance & Accounting, Endowed Chair of Corporate Finance & Higher Education Finance, Director of the Strategic Finance Institute, EBS Business School, Director of Research & Surveys, Senior Advisor in the Quality Services Department, EFMD

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Forum Advancing Policy & Governance

Richard Straub
President & CEO, Peter Drucker Institute - Europe

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Forum: Challenging the Business Model of Education

Vineet Nayar
CEO of HCL Technologies, founder Sampark Foundation and author of a management book "Employees First, Customers Second: Turning Conventional Management Upside Down"

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Forum: Harnessing Digital Technology

10:00 AM

Lynda Gratton
Professor of Management practice, London Business School, Founder of The Hot Spots Movement

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Forum: Supporting 21st Century Competencies

Pankaj Ghemawat
Anselmo Rubiralta Professor of Global Strategy, IESE Business School, Distinguished Visiting Professor of Global Management, Stern School of Business, New York University

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Forum: Supporting 21st Century Competencies

Roger Martin
Premier’s Chair in Productivity & Competitiveness and Academic Director, Martin Prosperity Institute at the Rotman Questrom School of Business

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Forum: Harnessing Digital Technology

Claire Preisser
Senior Program Manager, Business and Society, The Aspen Institute

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Forum: Engaging New-Generation Students & Employees

10:30 AM

Lynda Gratton
Professor of Management practice, London Business School, Founder of The Hot Spots Movement

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Forum: Supporting 21st Century Competencies

Pankaj Ghemawat
Anselmo Rubiralta Professor of Global Strategy, IESE Business School, Distinguished Visiting Professor of Global Management, Stern School of Business, New York University

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Forum: Supporting 21st Century Competencies

Roger Martin
Premier’s Chair in Productivity & Competitiveness and Academic Director, Martin Prosperity Institute at the Rotman Questrom School of Business

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Forum: Harnessing Digital Technology

David Weil
Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, United States Department of Labor, Peter and Deborah Wexler Professor of Management, Boston University Questrom School of Business (On Leave)

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Forum: Fostering Ethical Leadership

11:00 AM

Rebecca Taylor
Dean and Professor of Economics, The Open University Business School

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Forum: Supporting 21st Century Competencies

Anant Agarwal
CEO, edX, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Forum: Driving Learning Experience

Rebecca Ray
Executive Vice President, Knowledge Organization and Human Capital Practice Lead, The Conference Board

12:00 AM – 12:00 PM
CHAT

Chat

Marie Wilson 11am – 11:30am EST

12:00 PM

Andrea Backman
Senior Vice President & Dean, Jack Welch Management Institute

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Forum: Increasing the Value of Management Education

Rich Lyons
Dean, Haas School of Business, University of California – Berkeley

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Forum: Challenging the Business Model of Education

1:00 PM

Mike Wright
Chief Information Officer, McKinsey & Company

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Forum: Fostering Ethical Leadership

Mike Fenlon
US & Global Talent Leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
CHAT

Chat

Michael Fenlon 1pm – 1:30pm EST

2:00 PM

Bob Brown
President, Boston University

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Forum: Cultivating Research Relevance & Rigor

Michael Schrage
Research Fellow, MIT Sloan School’s Center for Digital Business

2:00 PM- 3:00 PM
Forum: Harnessing Digital Technology

3:00 PM

Deb Dugan
CEO, RED

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Forum: Engaging New-Generation Students and Employees

Donald Graham
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Graham Holdings

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Forum: Cultivating Innovation & Entrepreneurship

4:00 PM

Jamie Merisotis
President and CEO, Lumina Foundation

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Forum: Supporting 21st Century Competencies

Sean Belka
Senior Vice President and Director of the Fidelity Center for Applied Technology, Fidelity Investments

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Forum: Cultivating Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Arthur Brooks Ph. D
President, American Enterprise Institute

4:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Forum: Driving Learning Experience

4:30 PM

Jamie Merisotis
President and CEO, Lumina Foundation

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Forum: Supporting 21st Century Competencies

Sean Belka
Senior Vice President and Director of the Fidelity Center for Applied Technology, Fidelity Investments

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Forum: Cultivating Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Doug Becker
Chairman & CEO, Laureate Education, Inc.

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Forum: Increasing the Value of Management Education

5:00 PM

Jon Spector
President & CEO, The Conference Board

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Forum: Challenging the Business Model of Education

Todd Fisher
Member & Chief Administrative Officer, KKR

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Forum: Cultivating Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Ananth Rao Ph. D
Chief Academic Officer, Professor, University of Dubai

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Forum: Cultivating Research Relevance & Rigor

6:00 PM

Mary Gentile
Director, Giving Voice to Values, Senior Research Scholar, Babson College, Senior Advisor, Aspen Institute

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Forum: Fostering Ethical Leadership

7:00 PM

Tamara Erickson
Founder & CEO, Tammy Erickson Associates

7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Forum: Cultivating Innovation & Entrepreneurship

George Pappas
Chancellor of Victoria University

7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Forum: Supporting 21st Century Competencies

8:00 PM

Vijay Govindarajan
Coxe Distinguished Professor, Dartmouth College’s Tuck School of Business

8:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Forum: Challenging the Business Model of Education

Chat

Adolf Ho 9:30pm – 10pm EST

9:00 PM

Adolf Ho
CEO, Classic Management Consultants Ltd, Associate Adjunct Professor of Marketing, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Past CEO, Campbell Soup Greater China, Vice Chairman, Campbell Soup Shanghai Trading Ltd.

9:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Forum: Increasing the Value of Management Education

Thursday, October 2nd, 2014

6:00 AM

David Schmittlein
John C. Head III Dean and Professor of Marketing, MIT Sloan School of Business

6:00 AM – 7:00 AM
Forum: Increasing the Value of Management Education

9:00 AM

Clayton Christensen
Kim B. Clark Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Forum: Cultivating Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Mary Gentile
Director, Giving Voice to Values, Senior Research Scholar, Babson College, Senior Advisor, Aspen Institute

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
CHAT

Paul J. LeBlanc Ph.D
President, University of Southern New Hampshire

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Forum: Harnessing Digital Technology

Chat

Mary Gentile 9am – 9:30am EST

9:30 AM

Clayton Christensen
Kim B. Clark Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Forum: Cultivating Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Mary Gentile
Director, Giving Voice to Values, Senior Research Scholar, Babson College, Senior Advisor, Aspen Institute

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
CHAT

Paul J. LeBlanc Ph.D
President, University of Southern New Hampshire

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Forum: Harnessing Digital Technology

L. Kevin Cox
Chief Human Resources Officer, American Express Company

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
Forum: Increasing the Value of Management Education

10:00 AM

Michael Salinger
Jacqueline J. and Arthur S. Bahr Professorship in Management, Markets, Public Policy and Law, Boston University Questrom School of Business, Former Director of Bureau of Economics, Federal Trade Commission

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Forum: Increasing the Value of Management Education

Mel Horwitch
Dean and University Professor, Central European University Business School

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Forum: Cultivating Innovation & Entrepreneurship

John Byrne
President, Editor in Chief Poets & Quants

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Forum: Challenging the Business Model of Education

11:00 AM

Giselle Weybrecht
Jacqueline J. and Arthur S. Bahr Professorship in Management, Markets, Public Policy and Law, Boston University Questrom School of Business, Former Director of Bureau of Economics, Federal Trade Commission

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Forum: Engaging New-Generation Students & Employees

Johan Roos
Dean, CEO and Managing Director, Jönköping International Business School (JIBS)

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Forum: Cultivating Research Relevance and Rigor

JP Rangaswami
Chief Scientist, Salesforce.com

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Forum: Harnessing Digital Technology

Chat

Matthew Burr 11am – 11:30am EST

12:30 PM

Jeanette Horan
Managing Director, IBM Corp.

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
Forum: Engaging New Generation Students & Employees

Chat

Steve Denning 1pm – 1:30pm EST

2:00 PM

Daniel Greenstein
Director – Postsecondary Success Strategy, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Forum: Challenging the Business Model of Education

Ben M. Bensaou
Professor of Technology and Operations Management, Professor of Asian Business and Comparative Management, INSEAD

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Forum: Harnessing Digital Technology

3:00 PM

Pam Norley
Executive Vice President of Fidelity’s Enterprise Relationships and Talent Groups, Fidelity Investments

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Forum: Driving Learning Experience

4:00 PM

Sue Siegel
CEO, GE Ventures, healthymagination, & Idea Works

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Forum: Cultivating Innovation & Entrepreneurship

5:00 PM

Guy Pfeffermann
Founder & CEO Global Business School Network

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Forum: Increasing the Value of Management Education

Padmasree Warrior
Chief Technology & Strategy Officer, CISCO

5: 15 PM – 6: 00 PM (Starting)
Forum: Harnessing Digital Technology

Jam Agenda

Jam Forum Hosts

Chat Hosts

VIP Guests

Jam Forum Hosts

Tuesday, September 30th, 2014

9:00 AM E.S.T. (GMT +5:00)

10:00 AM E.S.T. (GMT +5:00)

10:30 AM E.S.T. (GMT +5:00)

11:00 AM E.S.T. (GMT +5:00)

11:30 AM E.S.T. (GMT +5:00)

12:00 PM E.S.T. (GMT +5:00)

1:00 PM E.S.T. (GMT +5:00)

1:45 PM E.S.T. (GMT +5:00)

2:00 PM E.S.T. (GMT +5:00)

2:30 PM E.S.T. (GMT +5:00)

3:00 PM E.S.T. (GMT +5:00)

4:00 PM E.S.T. (GMT +5:00)

5:00 PM E.S.T. (GMT +5:00)

8:00 PM E.S.T. (GMT +5:00)

Wednesday, October 1st, 2014

4:00 AM

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8:00 AM

9:00 AM

10:00 AM

10:30 AM

11:00 AM

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1:00 PM

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3:00 PM

4:00 PM

4:30 PM

5:00 PM

6:00 PM

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8:00 PM

9:00 PM

Thursday, October 2nd, 2014

6:00 AM

9:00 AM

9:30 AM

10:00 AM

11:00 AM

12:30 PM

2:00 PM

3:00 PM

4:00 PM

5:00 PM

9:00 AM
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10:00 AM
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10:30 AM
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11:00 AM
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11:30 AM
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12:00 PM
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1:00 PM
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1:45 PM
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2:00 PM
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2:30 PM
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3:00 PM
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4:00 PM
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5:00 PM
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8:00 PM
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