VIP Guests

The Business Education Jam is a global conversation to unite providers and consumers of business education, where every word is analyzed and a blueprint for the future evolves. Leading the dialogue will be nearly 100 VIP Guests—experts and thought leaders spanning industry and academia. They will enter during a scheduled hour to browse emerging ideas, post comments, respond to questions, offer insight, spark dialogue – and launch this transformative event to new heights.

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For those used to sitting back and listening to a line-up of speakers at a conference, a no-holds-barred “jam” might sound a tad intimidating. Who better, then, than Professor Howard Thomas, currently the Ahmass Fakahany Distinguished Visiting Professor of Global Leadership at Questrom and Professor Emeritus of Strategic Management and Management Education at SMU, to provide an insider look at the BEJ?
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Having recently launched his book, Rethinking the Business Model Business of Business Schools, Prof Smith is intrigued with how business education needs to innovate to remain relevant. Come 28 August 2018, he will be spearheading a global dialogue on advancing business education at the Business Education Jam: Singapore 2018, hosted by LKCSB.
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“Institutions also need to think carefully about how education is being delivered,” observes Kris. “For example, in our EMBA class, the spread was around 30 years between students – we had baby boomers, Gens X and Y as well as millennials, all in one classroom.  As life expectancy increases, we’ll start having wider age ranges in classrooms and education professionals need to think about how information can be delivered effectively to each person.”
August 25, 2018/by admin
“Technology poses the biggest threat,” says Jason, who will be a panelist at the upcoming Business Education Jam: Singapore 2018 held at SMU. “It is great that we have instant access to information, but the question is whether that information translates into actual learning and understanding.”
August 25, 2018/by admin
Technological innovation and globalisation has resulted in a business landscape that is shifting almost by the minute. Microlearning, according to Professor George, is a way for students to focus on very specific skills to equip them with the tools to stand out in an ever-changing business environment.
August 25, 2018/by admin
The world is made up of different kinds of learners: Some of us absorb information by doodling out mind maps and looking at beautifully designed infographics; others can spend days poring through tomes; while some may prefer getting hands-on experience to pick up a new skill. “The life cycle of any given skill today is just around three to five years,” reveals Georgina O’Brien, head of sales for LinkedIn Learning Asia and a panellist at the upcoming Business Education Jam: Singapore 2018.
August 25, 2018/by admin
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Want to find out how business education will be disrupted in Asia? Or get the latest on trends shaking up the business school model?
July 25, 2018/by admin
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Today’s business schools face a plethora of issues ranging from rising tuition and digital alternatives, to questions of value. Deputy Dean of the SMU Lee Kong Chian School of Business (LKCSB) and Professor of Strategic Management, Rick Smith stresses that in this race for survival, business schools need to turn the lens on themselves and innovate to remain relevant.
July 25, 2018/by admin
Ramon O’Callaghan, DBADean of the Nazarbayev University Graduate School of BusinessThurs 10/2, 9am - 10am EST
September 29, 2014/by admin
Neil S. Braun, JDDean, Lubin School of Business, Pace UniversityTues 9/30, 10:30am - 11am EST
September 29, 2014/by admin
James Ciriello‎Associate Vice President, IT Planning & Innovation at Merck & Co.Thurs 10/2, 5pm - 6pm EST
September 29, 2014/by admin
Scott SimonFormer Managing Director of PIMCOWed 10/1, 6:30pm - 7pm EST
September 29, 2014/by admin
Matthew RobbPartner at ParthenonWed 10/1, 4pm - 5pm EST
September 29, 2014/by admin
Jacob Chacko, PhD Dean, College of Business Administration, Abu Dhabi UniversityWednesday 10/1, 9:00 pm - 10:00 pm EST
September 28, 2014/by admin
Ken FreemanDean, Boston University Questrom School of BusinessChat: Tues 9/30, 3:00 - 3:30pm EST, Thurs 10/2 8:00 - 9:00am EST
September 27, 2014/by admin
Xiongwen Lu, PhD Dean of the Questrom School of Business, Fudan UniversityTues 9/30, 9:00am - 10:00am EST
September 27, 2014/by admin
Rick ChavezChief Solutions Officer, Microsoft Advertising and Consumer Monetization Business GroupTues 9/30, 10:30am - 11:30am EST
September 26, 2014/by admin
Matthew BurrCEO & Co-Founder, Nomadic LearningChat: Thurs 10/2, 11 am - 11:30 am EST
September 26, 2014/by admin
Joe LiPuma, DBAAuthor, Educator, CommentatorChat: Wed 10/1, 9:00am - 9:30am
September 25, 2014/by admin
Max ReinhardtWorldwide President, DePuy Synthes Spine Companies, Johnson & JohnsonThurs 10/2, 9am - 10am EST
September 25, 2014/by admin
Soumitra Dutta, PhDAnne and Elmer Lindseth Dean, Professor of Management and Organizations, Cornell UniversityForum Host
September 25, 2014/by admin
Peter WexlerCofounder, SpiderCloud WirelessForum Host
September 25, 2014/by admin
Assylbeck Kozhakhmetov, DBARector of International Business AcademyWed 10/1, 9am - 10am EST
September 24, 2014/by admin
Maryam Alavi, PhDDean, Stephen P. Zelnak Jr. Chair, Professor of Information Technology Management, Georgia Tech Scheller College of BusinessTues 9/30, 9am - 10am EST
September 24, 2014/by admin
Jitendra V. Singh, PhDDean, School of Business and Management, Michael Jebsen Professor of Business Chair Professor, Department of Management, Hong Kong University of Science & TechnologyTues 9/30, 9am - 10am EST
September 24, 2014/by admin
Arthur Brooks, PhDPresident, American Enterprise InstituteWed 10/1, 4pm - 4:30pm
September 24, 2014/by admin
Fernando J. Fragueiro, PhDPresident, Austral UniversityWed 10/1, 2:30pm - 3:30pm EST
September 24, 2014/by admin
Richard K. Lyons, PhDDean, Haas School of Business, University of California – BerkeleyWed 10/1, 12pm - 1pm EST
September 23, 2014/by admin
Vineet Nayar, DBAFounder, Sampark Foundation, Former CEO, HCL TechnologiesTues 9/30, 11:30am - 12:30pm EST
September 23, 2014/by admin
Marie Wilson, PhDPro Vice Chancellor (Business and Law), University of South Australia Business SchoolWed 10/1, 2pm - 3pm ESTChat: Wed 10/1, 11am - 11:30am EST
September 23, 2014/by admin
Ajit RangnekarDean, Indian Business SchoolTues 9/30, 10am - 11am EST
September 23, 2014/by admin
Claire PreisserSenior Program Manager, Business and Society, The Aspen InstituteWed 10/1, 10am - 11am EST
September 23, 2014/by admin
Roger MartinPremier’s Chair in Productivity & Competitiveness and Academic Director, Martin Prosperity Institute at the Rotman Questrom School of BusinessWed 10/1, 10am - 11am EST
September 22, 2014/by admin
Pamela Norley, JDExecutive Vice President of Fidelity’s Enterprise Relationships and Talent Groups, Fidelity InvestmentsThurs 10/2, 3pm - 4pm
September 19, 2014/by admin
Sean M. BelkaSenior Vice President and Director of the Fidelity Center for Applied Technology, Fidelity InvestmentsWed 10/1, 4pm - 5pm EST
September 19, 2014/by admin
Michael SchrageResearch Fellow, MIT Sloan School's Center for Digital BusinessTues 9/30, 2pm - 3pm EST
September 18, 2014/by admin
John B. Reid-Dodick, JDChief People Officer, Dun & Bradstreet Corp.Wed 10/1, 5pm - 6pm EST
September 17, 2014/by admin
Francisco M. Veloso, PhDDean, Catolica-Lisbon School of Business and EconomicsTues 9/30, 12:30pm - 1:15pm ESTChat: Tues 9/30 1:15 pm-1:45 pm EST
September 17, 2014/by admin
Padmasree WarriorChief Technology & Strategy Officer, CISCOThurs 10/2, 5:15pm - 6pm EST
September 17, 2014/by admin
Youngsuk ChiChairman, Elsevier, President, International Publishers AssociationTues 9/30, 11am - 12pm EST
September 17, 2014/by admin
Todd FisherMember & Chief Administrative Officer, KKRWed 10/1, 5pm - 6pm EST
September 17, 2014/by admin
James Post, PhDJohn F. Smith, Jr. Professorship in Management, Boston University Questrom School of BusinessForum Host
September 17, 2014/by admin
L. Kevin CoxChief Human Resources Officer, American Express CompanyThurs 10/2, 7am - 8am EST
September 17, 2014/by admin
Ashwini Kakkar, PhDVice Chairman, Mercury Travels, Chairman of Via.com, Ambit Corporation and the Fight Hunger FoundationWed 10/1, 7am - 8am EST
September 17, 2014/by admin
Steve DenningForbes contributor, Board Member of the Scrum AllianceTues 9/30, 3pm - 4pm ESTChat: Thurs 10/2, 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm
September 17, 2014/by admin
John NorthDirector of Global Operations, Globally Responsible Leadership InitiativeWed 10/1, 4am - 5am EST
September 17, 2014/by admin
Ananth Rao, PhDChief Academic Officer, Professor, University of DubaiWed 10/1, 5pm - 6pm EST
September 17, 2014/by admin
Ben M. Bensaou, PhDProfessor of Technology and Operations Management, Professor of Asian Business and Comparative Management, INSEADThurs 10/2, 2pm - 3pm EST
September 17, 2014/by admin
Ambi M.G. Parameswaran, PhDAdvisor, FCB Ulka AdvertisingTues 9/30, 10am - 11am EST
September 17, 2014/by admin
Jamie P. MerisotisPresident and CEO, Lumina FoundationWed 10/1 4pm - 5pm EST
September 17, 2014/by admin
John A. ByrnePresident, Editor in Chief, Poets & QuantsThurs 10/2, 10am - 11am EST& 3pm - 4pm EST
September 17, 2014/by admin
David Weil, PhDAdministrator, Wage and Hour Division, United States Department of Labor, Peter and Deborah Wexler Professor of Management, BU Questrom School of Business (On Leave)Wed 10/1, 10:30am - 11:30am EST
September 17, 2014/by admin
Ulrich Hommel PhDDirector of Research & Surveys, Senior Advisor in the Quality Services Department, EFMDWed 10/1, 9am - 10am EST
September 17, 2014/by admin
Lin Zhou, PhDDean, Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityWed 10/1, 8am - 9am EST
September 12, 2014/by admin
Sri Zaheer, PhDDean
Carlson Questrom School of Business, University of MinnesotaForum Host
September 12, 2014/by admin
Michael WrightGlobal Chief Information Officer, McKinsey & Co.Wed 10/1, 1pm - 2pm EST
September 12, 2014/by admin
Giselle WeybrechtBestselling author of ‘The Sustainable MBA: A Business Guide to Sustainability’Thurs 10/2, 11am - 12pm EST
September 12, 2014/by admin
N. Venkatraman, PhDDavid J. McGrath Jr. Professor of Management at Boston University Questrom School of BusinessForum Host
September 12, 2014/by admin
Karl Ulrich, ScDVice Dean of Innovation & the CIBC Professor of Entrepreneurship and e-Commerce, Wharton School of the University of PennsylvaniaTues 9/30, 2pm - 3pm EST
September 12, 2014/by admin
Howard Thomas, PhD
LKCSB Distinguished Term Professor of Strategic Management, Management Education Director, Academic Strategy and Consulting Unit, Singapore Management UniversityForum Host
September 12, 2014/by admin
Rebecca Taylor, PhDDean and Professor of Economics, The Open University Business SchoolWed 10/1, 11am - 12pm EST
September 12, 2014/by admin
Kwei Tang, PhDUniversity Chair Professor & Dean of College of Commerce at National Chengchi UniversityTues 9/30, 11am - 12pm EST
September 12, 2014/by admin
Jonathan SpectorPresident and CEO, The Conference BoardTues 9/30, 5pm - 6pm EST
September 12, 2014/by admin
Susan E. SiegelCEO, GE Ventures, Healthymagination & Idea WorksThurs 10/2, 4pm - 5pm EST
September 12, 2014/by admin
Jeffrey SelingoContributing Editor, “The Chronicle of Higher Education”; Professor of Practice, Arizona State UniversityWed 10/1, 9am - 10am EST
September 12, 2014/by admin
David Schmittlein, PhDJohn C Head III Dean, MIT Sloan Questrom School of Business Thurs 10/2, 6am - 7am EST
September 12, 2014/by admin
Michael Salinger, PhDJacqueline J. and Arthur S. Bahr Professor in Management at Boston University Questrom School of BusinessThurs 10/2, 10am - 11am EST
September 12, 2014/by admin
Johan Roos, PhDDean, CEO and Managing Director, Jönköping International Business School (JIBS)Thurs 10/2, 11am - 12pm EST
September 12, 2014/by admin
Peter RohanSenior Member of Ernst & Young’s Education Industry GroupForum Host
September 12, 2014/by admin
Rebecca L. Ray, PhD Exec. VP, Knowledge Organization & Human Capital Practice Lead, The Conference BoardTues 9/30, 2pm - 3pm ESTChat: Tues 9/30, 11:00 am - 11:30 am EST
September 12, 2014/by admin
Guy PfeffermannFounder & CEO, Global Business School NetworkThurs 10/2, 5pm - 6pm EST
September 12, 2014/by admin
George PappasChancellor of Victoria UniversityWed 10/1, 7pm - 8pm EST
September 12, 2014/by admin
Martin NisenholtzFormer Chief Digital Officer, The New York Times CompanyForum Host
September 12, 2014/by admin
Chairman Seung-Han Lee Ph. DNext and Partners Chairman, Former Samsung Corporation President and CEO, Former Homeplus CEO and ChairmanTues 9/30, 10:30am - 11:30am EST
September 12, 2014/by admin
Dan LeClair, PhDExecutive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, AACSBForum Host
September 12, 2014/by admin
Paul LeBlanc, PhDPresident, Southern New Hampshire UniversityThurs 10/2, 9am - 10am EST
September 12, 2014/by admin
Sherif Kamel, PhDFormer Dean, School of Business at the American University in CairoTues 9/30, 12pm - 1pm EST
September 12, 2014/by admin
Martha JosephsonPartner, Digital Media Global Practice Leader, Egon ZehnderTues 9/30, 8pm - 9pm EST
September 12, 2014/by admin
Santiago Iñiguez de OnzoñoDean of IE Business School and the President of IE UniversityForum Host
September 12, 2014/by admin
Mel Horwitch, PhDDean & University Professor, Central European University Business SchoolThurs 10/2, 10am - 11am EST
September 12, 2014/by admin
Jeanette HoranManaging Director, IBM Corp.Thurs 10/2, 12:30pm - 1:30pm EST
September 12, 2014/by admin
Adolf HoCEO, Classic Management Consultants Ltd, Associate Adjunct Prof. of Marketing, HKUSTTues 9/30, 9:30pm - 10:30pm ESTChat: Wed 10/1, 9:30 pm - 10:00 pm EST
September 12, 2014/by admin
Jonas Haertle, DBAHead, Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) secretariat, UN Global Compact OfficeTues 9/30, 1pm - 2pm EST
September 12, 2014/by admin
Daniel Greenstein, DPhilDirector of Postsecondary Success Strategy, Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationThurs 10/2, 2pm - 3pm EST
September 12, 2014/by admin
Lynda Gratton, PhDProfessor of Management Practice, London Business School, Founder of The Hot Spots MovementWed 10/1, 10am - 11am EST
September 12, 2014/by admin
Thierry GrangePresident of the Strategic Board, Grenoble Ecole de Management, FranceWed 10/1, 9:30am - 10am EST
September 12, 2014/by admin
Donald GrahamChairman of the Board & Chief Executive Officer, Graham Holdings CompanyWed 10/1, 3pm - 4pm EST
September 12, 2014/by admin
Vijay Govindarajan, PhDCoxe Distinguished Professor, Dartmouth College’s Tuck School of BusinessWed 10/1, 8pm - 9pm EST
September 12, 2014/by admin
Marshall Goldsmith, PhD Executive Leadership Coach, Marshall Goldsmith GroupTues 9/30, 1pm - 2pm EST
September 12, 2014/by admin
Pankaj Ghemawat, PhD Anselmo Rubiralta Professor of Global Strategy, IESE Business School, Distinguished Visiting Professor of Global Management, Stern School of Business, New York UniversityWed 10/1, 10am - 11am EST
September 12, 2014/by admin
Mary C. Gentile, PhDDirector of Giving Voice to Values, Sr. Research Scholar, Babson College, Sr. Advisor, Aspen InstituteWed 10/1, 6pm - 7pm EST Chat: Thurs 10/2, 9:00 am - 9:30 am EST
September 12, 2014/by admin
David A. GarvinC. Roland Christensen Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business SchoolTues 9/30, 11:30am - 12:30pm EST
September 12, 2014/by admin
Barbara FranklinPresident & CEO, Barbara Franklin Enterprises, Former US Secretary of Commerce Tues 9/30, 2:30pm - 3pm EST
September 12, 2014/by admin
Michael J. Fenlon, PhDUS & Global Talent Leader, PricewaterhouseCoopersTues 9/30, 4pm - 5pm ESTChat: Wed 10/1, 1:00 - 1:30 pm EST
September 12, 2014/by admin
Tamara J. EricksonFounder & CEO, Tammy Erickson AssociatesWed 10/1, 7pm - 8pm EST
September 12, 2014/by admin
Ceree EberlySenior Vice President and Chief People Officer for The Coca-Cola CompanyForum Host
September 12, 2014/by admin
Deborah Dugan, JDCEO, REDWed 10/1, 3pm - 4pm EST
September 12, 2014/by admin
Clayton Christensen, DBAKim B. Clark Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business SchoolThurs 10/2, 9am - 10am EST
September 12, 2014/by admin
Sangeet ChowflaPresident & CEO, Graduate Management Admission CouncilForum Host
September 12, 2014/by admin
Robert A. Brown, PhDPresident, Boston UniversityWed 10/1, 2pm - 3pm EST
September 12, 2014/by admin

Complete list of VIPs below:

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

Maryam Alavi Dean, Stephen P. Zelnak Jr. Chair, Professor of Information Technology Management, Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business

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

Douglas L. Becker Chairman & CEO, Laureate Education, Inc.

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

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

Della Bradshaw Business Education Editor, Financial Times

Neil S. Braun, Dean, Lubin School of Business, Pace University

Arthur Brooks Ph. D President, American Enterprise Institute

Robert A. Brown Ph. D President, Boston University

John A. Byrne President, Editor in Chief, Poets & Quants

Jacob Chacko Ph.D Dean, College of Business Administration, Abu Dhabi University

Rick Chavez Chief Solutions Officer, Microsoft Advertising and Consumer Monetization Business Group

Youngsuk Chi Chairman, Elsevier, President, International Publishers Association

Sangeet Chowfla President & CEO, Graduate Management Admission Council

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

James Ciriello, ‎Associate Vice President, IT Planning & Innovation at Merck & Co.

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

Steve Denning  Forbes contributor, Board Member of the Scrum Alliance

Deborah Dugan CEO, RED

Soumitra Dutta Anne and Elmer Lindseth Dean, Professor of Management and Organizations, Cornell University

Ceree Eberly Senior Vice President and Chief People Officer, The Coca-Cola Company

Wafa El Garah Dean, School of Business Administration, Al Akhawayn University

Tamara J. Erickson Founder & CEO, Tammy Erickson Associates

Todd Fisher Member & Chief Administrative Officer, KKR

Michael J. Fenlon US & Global Talent Leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers

Fernando J. Fragueiro, President, Austral University

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

David A. Garvin, C. Roland Christensen Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School

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

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

Marshall Goldsmith Executive Leadership Coach, Marshall Goldsmith Group

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Ulrich Hommel Ph.D 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

Jeanette Horan Managing Director, IBM Corporation

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

Santiago Iñiguez de Onzoño President, IE University, Dean, IE Business School

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

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

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

Assylbeck Kozhakhmetov Rector of International Business Academy

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

Dan LeClair Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, AACSB

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

Xiongwen Lu Ph. D Dean of the Questrom School of Business, Fudan University

Richard K. Lyons Dean, Haas School of Business, University of California – Berkeley

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

Jamie P. Merisotis President and CEO, Lumina Foundation

Vineet Nayar Founder, Sampark Foundation, Former CEO, HCL Technologies

Martin A. Nisenholtz Former Chief Digital Officer, The New York Times Company

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

John North Director of Global Operations, Globally Responsible Leadership Initiative

Ramon O’Callaghan Dean, Graduate School of Business, Nazarbayev University CAMAN – Central Asian Foundation for Management Development

George Pappas Chancellor, Victoria University

Ambi M.G. Parameswaran PhD Advisor, FCB Ulka Advertising, one of India’s largest marketing communication companies; Author of six books; Member Board of Governors, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta.

James Post John F. Smith, Jr. Professorship in Management, Boston University Questrom School of Business

Guy Pfeffermann Founder & CEO Global Business School Network

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

JP Rangaswami Chief Scientist, salesforce.com

Ajit Rangnekar Dean, Indian Business School

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

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

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

Max  Reinhardt Worldwide President at DePuy Synthes Spine Companies, Johnson & Johnson

Matthew Robb, Partner, The Parthenon Group

Peter Rohan Partner, Ernst & Young

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

Michael Salinger Ph. D 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

Michael Schrage Research Fellow, MIT Sloan Schools Center for Digital Business

David Schmittlein John C Head III Dean, MIT Sloan School of Business

Jeffrey J. Selingo Contributing Editor, “The Chronicle of Higher Education”;  Professor of Practice, Arizona State University

Susan E. Siegel CEO, GE Ventures, healthymagination, & Idea Works

Scott Simon, Former Managing Director of PIMCO

Jitendra V.  Singh Ph. D Dean, School of Business and Management, Michael Jebsen Professor of Business Chair Professor, Department of Management, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology

Jonathan Spector President & CEO, The Conference Board

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

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

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

Ildiko Tesak Ph.D Founder of OEF of El Salvador

Howard Thomas Ph.D LKCSB Distinguished Term Professor of Strategic Management, Management Education Director, Academic Strategy and Consulting Unit, Singapore Management University

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

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

N. Venkatraman Ph. D David J. McGrath, Jr. Professor in Management, Boston University Questrom School of Business

Padmasree Warrior Chief Technology & Strategy Officer, CISCO

David Weil Ph. D 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)

Peter Wexler, Cofounder, SpiderCloud Wireless

Giselle Weybrecht Author, “The Sustainable MBA: The Manager’s Guide to Green Business”

Marie Wilson Pro Vice Chancellor (Business and Law), University of South Australia Business School

Michael Wright Chief Information Officer, McKinsey & Company

Sri Zaheer Dean, Carlson School of Business, University of Minnesota

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

*We will continue to update this list as more VIP guests are confirmed.