EFMD AC15: Eric Cornuel’s opening address

At the 2015 Annual EFMD Conference in Brussels, Eric Cornuel welcomed the record number or attendees. In fact, 457 people were present and Mr. Cornuel thanked them warmly for their continued support of EFMD. The theme of the conference would be Impact, Passion, Creativity and Learning. Mr. Cornuel stated that the programme would over many of the key issues face by business schools and the business community today such as leadership, creativity, research, impact, alliances and much more.

GEM hosted the 2014 EFMD Conference on Master Programs, December 3~5

Grenoble Ecole de Management, hosted the 2014 EFMD Conference on Master Programs with over 100 people from more than 20 countries. With the subject “Master Programs: Going Global”, all participants and keynote speakers discussed current issues on Master programs from December 3 to 5, 2014. (A guest blog by Miki Lin). 

Nadine Burquel, Director, Business School Services, EFMD; Loïck Roche, Dean, Grenoble Ecole de Management, FR; Mark Thomas, Associate Dean and Director of International Affairs, Grenoble Ecole de Management, FR and Conference Chair hosted the Welcome & Introdution on 3 December

EFMD Conference on Master Programs: Welcome by Dean Loick Roche

At the opening of the EFMD Conference on Master Programs, Dean Loick Roche gave his welcome address to the participants. Over 100 people from more than 20 countries will discuss current issues on Master programmes in then next two days. 

EFMD Annual Conference 2014: Annual General Assembly

 According to Alain Dominique Perrin, the year started positively with the largest number of Deans at the Annual Dean’s Conference in Istanbul. 2300 members have attended events and seminars throughout the year. Problems in the economic cycle mean that business schools are facing many challenges. EFMD is a source of knowledge and sharing of best practices to help them overcome these problems. Mr. Perrin then thanked everyone for attending conferences, being a part of PRT and making contributions on boards.

Alain Dominique Perrin then asked the assembly to ratify the new members into EFMD.

1st EFMD Americas Conference: Welcome Address (Eric Cornuel & Maria Tereza Fleury)

At the 1st EFMD Americas Conference in Sao Paulo, 80 participants were welcomed by Ms. Tereza  Fleury, Director of hosted FGV and Eric Cornuel, General Director of EFMD. 

PETER DRUCKER FORUM 2013: Welcome Address (Gerard van Schaik)

I am honoured to have been invited to address this opening session.

The subject that you are going to discuss during the next two days is not an easy one and the Organisers are to be complimented that they have succeeded in putting a program together that has attracted so many participants from different walks of life and of such diverse experience.

Such a varied group of participants should help to ensure that at the end of the conference we will know what we are really talking about and what managers and educators should be aware of when dealing with complexity issues in their organisations.

EFMD Annual Conference 2013: Closing Remarks by the Chair, Philippe Haspeslagh, Dean of Vlerick Business School.

Philippe Haspeslagh, Dean of Vlerick Business School ended the excellent 2013 EDMD Annual Conference with some memorable closing remarks, and set up the stage for next year’s conference, to take place in Vienna.   He began with a summary of the key elements covered by the conference. 

EFMD Annual Conference 2013: “Executive Education & Corporate Universities” by Philip Healy & David Jestaz

Corporate universities are increasingly becoming an option for global companies to maintain and enhance the talent within their organizations to be leaders, as well as provide an incentive for their employees to acquire further skills and other advancement opportunities.  In this year’s annual EFMD conference, Philip Healy, Regional Director of the Centre for Creative Leadership (Belgium), and David Jestaz, the Director of EDF Group’s Corporate University, discussed the trend of the corporate university as a form of executive education.

EFMD Annual Conference 2013: “Beyond the Box” by Ron Nahser, Sarah Bailey, Kurt Peleman

What is the real intent behind management schools? To develop the next generation of managers for major consulting and financial firms, such as Goldman Sachs? Or is it to develop further research in management practices? At the EFMD 2013 Annual Conference, Ron Nahser, Director of Urban Sustainable Management Programs Institute for Business and Professional Ethics at DePaul University’s Driehaus College of Business; Sarah Bailey, Co-Founder and Marketing Director of Single Planet Solutions Ltd; and Kurt Peleman, CEO of European Venture Philanthropy Association. “Beyond the Box” discussed the purpose for students of management education teaching, and the possibilities outside what one would traditionally conceive as the typical business school path.

EFMD Annual Conference 2013: “Does Management Education Create Impact?” by Eric Cornuel

At the opening address for the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) 2013 Annual Conference, Eric Cornuel, EFMD’s Director General and CEO, gave an inspiring introduction on the positive influence that management education has worldwide.