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.

EFMD Annual Conference 2014: Closing remarks

Rather than do a traditional closing speech, Barbara Sporn began her closing address by asking the audience the one key question from the conference: could they pronounce “WU” properly?! She then thanked the team members of WU for their dedication and effort in setting up the conference as well as Diana Grote and Eric Cornuel of EFMD. Ms. Sporn went on to outline the difficulty in summarizing such a rich conference, adding that EFMD conferences are like stock taking exercises that give time for reflection on issues in management education. 

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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.

EFMD Annual Conference 2014: Opening Address

 

The 2014 EFMD Annual Conference was officially opened by Barbara Sporn, Vice Rector & Conference Chair at WU Vienna University of Economics and Business. She thanked everyone for their participation in the organising of the event and the large number of delegates that were participating.

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. 

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.