Building Bridges - Creating Connections

The 2004 Executive MBA Council Conference took place Oct. 30-Nov. 2 in San Francisco, Calif., with a record number of 396 participants.


Presentations Online

» Turning Managers Into Leaders: Can EMBA Programs Help? (Powerpoint)


Plenary Speakers

• Susan Scott, founder of Fierce, Inc., and author of the best-selling book based on her innovative perspective on leadership, Fierce Conversations–Achieving Success at Work and in Life, One Conversation at a Time
  
  
• Maria T. Galeno, partner in the New York office of Pillsbury Winthrop LLP

Developmental workshops

Sunday

• Improving Student Learning and Teacher Evaluations
  Harvey Brightman, Professor Emeritus, Georgia State University
  
  
• Using the Case Method to Teach Career Management
  John Worth, University of North Carolina, and Melinda Allen, Vanderbilt University

Monday

• Professional & Executive MBA Programs for Fully Employed Professionals - Building Momentum and Revenue by Leveraging Synergies and Success Strategies
  Diane Badame, University of Southern California; Marci Armstrong, Southern Methodist University; and Kathryn Carlson, University of Minnesota
  
  
• Developing the EMBA Team: The Carrot and Stick Approach
  Mary Ann Spilman and Carol Dellamore, University of Maryland University College
  
  
• What EMBA Programs Can Learn From America’s Growth Companies
  Steve McKee, McKee Wallwork Henderson
  
  
• Ethics and Social Responsibility: Bridging Academic and Corporate Life
  Salvador Aceves, San Francisco University; Seung Kim, St. Louis University; Darlene Brannigan Smith, Loyola College in Maryland; and Bonnie Soodik, Sr. VP, The Boeing Company

Concurrent sessions

Sunday

• Start with the Student’s View – Insights from Directors Who Are Also Program Alumni
  Louise Kapustka, University of Washington, and Erik Charles, University of California, Irvine
  
  
• Building the Alumni Connection
  Donna Blackburn, Melody Paris, and Timothy Roark, Georgia State University
  
  
• Women and the EMBA
  Beatrix Dart, University of Toronto
  
  
• Key Points for Managing the International MBA Experience
  Bie DeGraeve, Tilburg University; Anna Kerkhoff and John Lewandowski, Purdue University
  
  
• Emotional Intelligence in the EMBA Curriculum
  Courtney Walsh and Frank Krzystofiak, University of Buffalo
  
  
• A Diamond Award EMBA – Corporate Partnership
  Karen Hallows, George Mason University
  
  
• Keeping Your EMBA Curriculum Current: EMBA Electives and Tracks
  Carol Newcomb and Mara McKee, Ohio State University
  
  
• Research in Executive Education
  Daniel Gropper, Auburn University
  
  
• “ROI” of Alumni Involvement
  Pam Wiese, Washington University-St. Louis; Penny Oslund, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill; and Kathryn Carlson, University of Minnesota
  
  
• E-Mail Marketing: The Power and the Perils
  Dan Stotz, Georgia Institute of Technology

Monday

• Program Customization to Achieve Personal and Career Transformation
  David Springate, University of Texas at Dallas
  
  
• It’s Not About the Core: Leadership Learning from EMBA’s
  Steve Feld and Amanda Stowers, University of Maryland
  
  
• The Art and Science of Managing Faculty
  Susan Samuelson, Boston University
  
  
• Going Global: Case History of Asia Launch
  Larry Greiner, University of Southern California; Wei Lu, Shangai Jiao Tong University; Jim Liu, Cisco Systems
  
  
• Building International Learning Communities–“Faculty and Student Experiences of Learning Together, Apart”
  Ian Turner, Henley Management College, and Erich Barthel, Hochschule fur Bankwirtschaft
  
  
• Keeping in Touch with Alumni – A Successful Experience at IPADE Business School
  Carlos Ruiz-Gonzalez, IPADE Business School
  
  
• Leadership in MBA Programs: Creating Connections with Faculty, Staff, and the University
  Gary Selden, Kennesaw State University, and William Lindsey, Loyola Marymount University
  
  
• Economic Development and Its Implications for EMBA Education in China
  Cascade Huan and Ming Huang, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
  
  
• Integrating Common Values, Considerations and Principles into the EMBA Curriculum
  Joe Holt and Barry Van Dyck, University of Notre Dame
  
  
• Career Management: Integrating Leadership, Career, and Academic Assessment
  Anne Ferrante and Jonathan Hochberg, University of Texas at Dallas
  
  
• Building the Global EMBA–Creating International Connections
  Shyam Kamath, Guido Krickx, California State University, Hayward

Tuesday

• Turning Managers Into Leaders: Can EMBA Programs Help?
  Ravi Ramamurti, Northeastern University, and Stefanie Lenway, University of Minnesota
  
  
• It’s All About the Experience–Creating Product Evangelists through Customer Experience Management
  Francis Petit, Fordham University, and Chris Koutsoutis, Baruch College
  
  
• Perspectives: EMBA Employers and the Value Proposition
  Rachel Edgington and Daphne Atkinson, Graduate Management Admission Council; Diane Badame, University of Southern California; and George Bobinski, Binghamton University
  
  
• Social Consulting Experience–Corporate Citizenship in Practice
  James T.C. Wright and Ana Paula G. Oliveira, FIA-University of San Paulo
  
  
• EMBA International Week in Mexico
  Henry Lane, Northeastern University; Jose Antonio Davila, IPADE Business School; and Michael Pearce, University of Western Ontario, Ivey Business School

» Full Agenda (PDF)

Adobe® Acrobat Reader version 8 or later Required

Easily view, print, and collaborate on PDF files with this free software. Click button below to download!