Proud Past
The following summaries offer highlights from past Executive MBA Council Conferences.
2006 Conference
2005 Conference
2004 Conference
2009 CONFERENCE
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
Plenary Sessions
The Economic Crisis and Its Significance for Business Schools
Robert Aliber, Professor Emeritus of International Business and Finance, University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Change, Complexity, Crashes, and Culture Clash: Developing Leaders in Challenging Times
Christopher Lowney, Award-Winning Author of Heroic Leadership
How Do Companies Define Leaders for Today and Tomorrow?
An Panel of Industry Insiders Share Their Views
Stacy Waters, Principal, The Waters Consulting Group, Inc. (moderator)
Shannon Deegan, Director of People Operations, Google
Ron Gerevas, former CEO, Heidrick & Struggles
Richard Lyons, Dean, Haas School of Business, University of California Berkeley
Concurrent Sessions
Helping EMBAs Help Themselves in a Troubled Economy
Tom Perkowski,
Southern Methodist University, and Christine Ferrell, University of North Carolina
Twittered Out and Linked In…Here Comes Gen Y!
Luis Casas, Florida International University
Designing a Program to Develop Global Leaders
Gordon Swartz and Mary Anne Waikart, Georgetown University, and Patricia Marcaida, ESADE
Value Innovation During Challenging Times
Laurence Weinzimmer, Bradley University
Leadership Formation: Top 10 Curricular Innovations
Marilyn Gist and Steve Sack, Seattle University
Assessment Center Accelerates Development of Leaders for Challenging Times
Jeff Kudisch and Rob Sheehan, University of Maryland
Rethinking the MBA Administrative Model
Jeff Bieganek and Robyn Blilie, University of Minnesota
Open Source Technology, Web 2.0 Models and Executive MBA Education
Barry Eckhouse, St. Mary's College of California
Bring on the Challenges in Global Partnerships
Beatrix Dart, University of Toronto, and Penny Oslund, University of North Carolina
Set the Learning Free Using a New Approach to Accelerate Curriculum Design
Lori Feldman, Purdue University, Calumet, and Barbara Cheng, Executive Core
Adding Discipline to the Dream
Alex Sevilla, University of Florida, and Colleen Sabatino, CareerBeam
Career Coaching for Executive MBAs Today: Delivering More with Less
Tonya VanOrder, Michigan State University
Effective Tax and Financial Strategies for EMBA Students
Gonzalo Freixes, UCLA
Strengthening EMBA Teams: An Assessment-Based Approach to Team Feedback
Lee Konczak and Kay Henry, Washington University
No-Waste Marketing: Making Every Investment Count
Bill Gangluff, Notre Dame, and Kyle Krueger, Hoffman York
Multimedia Communication: A New Breakthrough for Marketing?
Roberto Dona, Bocconi University
Merging Full-Time and Executive MBA Admissions
Dan McCleary and Liz Riley Haragrove, Duke University
2008 CONFERENCE
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
Plenary Sessions
Next-Generation Technologies Meet the Executive MBA
Thornton May, Futurist, Adviser, Educator
Future of the Executive MBA Takes Shape
Ted Snyder, Dean, Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago
The Global Executive MBA Brandscape
Tim Westerbeck, Managing Director and Principal, Lipman Hearne
Concurrent Sessions
The International Trip: Site Visit Methodology
Charles Jacobina, Virginia Tech, and Susan Samuelson, Boston University
Struggling to Innovate: How to Cope with Limited Resources and Shrinking Budgets
Aaron Anderson, San Francisco State University
Differentiating the Executive MBA Brand: Current State and Future Opportunities
Amy Cathey, University of Tennessee
Excommunicating Electricity: Championing Change Despite the Obstacles
Richard Lander, ESIC
Planet EMBA: Innovative Approaches to Sustainability Curricula
Carleen Kerttula, Villanova University, and Rodney Alsup, ASEBUSS
Branding the Executive MBA to Your Internal Constituencies
Rich Dikeman, Columbia University
Powering One's Personal Brand Identity: A Career Development Model for Executive MBAs
Susan Dearing, UCLA
Creative Campus – Building Your Brand Through Giving Back
Susan West and Ron Dulek, University of Alabama
Branding, Expanding, and Sustaining a Persian Gulf Partnership
Michael Jay Jedel and Ali Fatemi, DePaul University, and Mohammed Alkhozai, Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance
Powering the Brand: Emotional Value and Social Capital
Roy Hinton and Karen Hallows, George Mason University
Energizing the Industry Through a Structured Creative Thinking Process
Anthony Mento and Ellen Hoadley, Loyola College in Maryland
Models for Offsite Learning: How International Experiences Create Student Value
Ajay Vinze, Arizona State University, William Kooser, University of Chicago, and Danny Szpiro, Cornell University
Branding Equity: One Program or Many
Hugh O'Neill, Christine Ferrell, and Penny Oslund, University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill
Technology Powering the Brand
Michael Aldous and Gamaliel Martinez Munoz, Instituto de Empresa
The Global Economy, Opportunities, and Threats
Ron Ford and Demos Vardiabasis, Pepperdine University
International Collaboration for Value-Based Executive MBA Learning: A Case Study Combining Programs in Eastern Europe and U.S.
Michael Salvador, Kennesaw State University, and Marcel Duhaneanu, Bianca Ioan, and Rodney Alsup, ASEBUSS
Using and Adapting the Case Method to Help Executive MBA Students Promote Their Brand
John Worth, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
2007 Conference
Toronto, Canada
Plenary Sessions
Wikinomics – How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything
Don Tapscott, CEO, New Paradigm
Women and the Executive MBA
Moderated panel discussion with consultant Susan Black
Concurrent Sessions
Promoting Executive Programs with a Sports Marketing Strategy: Lessons Learned from Fordham University
Francis Petit, Fordham University
Career Planning and Management – An Integrated Approach
Bill Lindsey and Michael Schoettle, Loyola Marymount University
Are Students Really Customers? Redefining the Relationships between Programs and Students
Patty Keegan and Bill Kooser, University of Chicago
Mark Miller, Duke University
Strategies for Curriculum Design: Push, Pull, or Drift?
Roy Hinton and Michelle Marks, George Mason University
Diversity in Learning Teams: Promoting Performance, Preventing Pitfalls
Anne Ferrante, University of Texas at Dallas
Debbie Moysychyn, University of California, Irvine
A Mosaic of Offerings: An EMBA/Non-Degree Collaboration that Builds Customer Relationships
Amy Cathey, Carolyn Cuddy, and Kimberly Mallory, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Leveraging Corporate Partnerships: Growing and Enhancing the Executive MBA
Beverly Stewart, University of Missouri–Kansas City
Adapting Career Services to the Mosaic of EMBA
Mark Horney and Regina Resnick, Columbia University
Setting High Standards – Avoiding the MBA-Lite Reputation at Home and Abroad
Larry Greiner and Baizhu Chen, University of Southern California
Complex Thinking: A New Tool for the Mosaic Marketplace
Humberto Mariotti and Carlos Tasso Eira De Aquino, Business School of Sao Paulo
Concurrent Sessions
To Centralize or Not: Examining Marketing Models
John Kiker and Rich Dikeman, Columbia University
Career Management for Alumni: Weaving Together A Diverse Alumni Population
John Worth, University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill
What is the Return on Investment of the Executive MBA?
Kristin Polito, Suffolk University
EMBA Program Development and the Emerging Workforce
Maryann Billington, Lore International Institute
Instilling Academic Integrity in the EMBA Program
Marci Armstrong, Southern Methodist University
Edward Joyce, University of Minnesota
2006 CONFERENCE
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND
Plenary Sessions
Blue Ocean Strategies
Ralph Trombetta, Managing Partner, Value Innovation Associates
Fully Engaged: The Human Element of Leadership
Steve Lundin, Author of the FISH! Philosophy
Concurrent Sessions
Bearings for the Fleet: Creating a Guide to the Executive MBA to Lift All Boats
Louise Kapustka, director, Executive MBA Program, University of Washington
Stephen Bangs, marketing manager, graduate and executive education, University of Washington
Virtual Career Centers - Innovative Solutions for Meeting Executive MBA Student Career Goals
Susan Hughes, director, Executive MBA Program, The College of William and Mary
Colleen Sabatino, president, CareerBeam, LLC
Navigating New Territory: Best Practices in Executive MBA Career Services at the University of California
Sylvia Haas, associate director, Executive MBA and Health Care Executive MBA Programs, University of California, Irvine
Susan Dearing, director, EMBA Career & Leadership Initiatives, UCLA The Anderson School of Management
Pat DeMasters, director, Career Services for Evening-Weekend MBA, Berkeley-Columbia MBA and MBA Alumni, University of California, Berkeley
The Globalization of the Executive MBA - Lessons From a Dozen Years Abroad
Patty Keegan, director, Executive MBA Program North America, University of Chicago
Bill Kooser, associate dean for Executive MBA Programs, University of Chicago
A Process for Managing Executive MBA Team Problems
Tony Mento, Jeff Cummings, and Ray Jones, faculty members, Loyola College in Maryland
INSEAD Leadership and Personal Development Program
Mark Norbury, INSEAD
Maximizing Your Local Corporate Connections
Jaki Sitterle, managing director, Executive MBA Programs, New York University Stern
Erin O’Brien, executive director, TRIUM Global Executive MBA Program
WVU Executive Education EMBA: Tangible Outcomes From a Strategic Partnership
Maria Yester, director, Center for Executive Education, West Virginia University
Providing Career Guidance for Executive MBA Students to Achieve Their Own Career Expectations
Irineu Gianesi, dean, Executive Programs, IBMEC Sao Paulo
Jaqueline Giordano, manager, Career Development Center, IBMEC Sao Paulo
Building a Larger Community - Alumni, Significant Others, and Sponsors
David Ardis, director, Executive MBA Program, University of Michigan
Carol Newcomb, director, Executive Education, Ohio State University
Lucy Maillette, executive director, The Executive MBA and Weekend MBA Programs, Michigan State University
Navigating in the Sea: Take your Executive MBA Students on a Sailing Adventure to Build Their Emotional Intelligence
William Silver, associate dean, Executive and Professional Programs, Daniels College of Business
Barbara Kreisman, faculty member, Executive Programs, University of Denver
If This Is Tuesday, We Must be in Beijing: A New Model for Executive MBA International Trips
Tom Hambury, director, Executive MBA Program, Cornell University
Danny Szpiro, director, Boardroom Executive MBA Program, Cornell University
Women and the MBA - Research, Reality, and the Future
Kathryn Carlson, assistant dean, Part-Time and Executive MBA Programs, University of Minnesota
Marci Armstrong, associate dean, Masters Programs, Southern Methodist University
Beatrix Dart, academic director, Executive MBA Program, University of Toronto
Cathy Molony, senior associate director, Executive MBA Program, University of Pennsylvania
Monica McGrath, faculty member, University of Pennsylvania
Developing Career Management Programs, Including In-House and Out-Sourced Models
John Worth, director of alumni and executive career management, University of North Carolina
Susan Bennett, vice president and university relations manager, Lee Hecht Harrison
Proliferation of the MBA: The Case of New Zealand
James Lockhart, director, Graduate School of Business, Massey University, New Zealand
Lessons Learned from Leading Turnarounds in Academia
Ethan Hanabury, associate dean for Executive MBA Programs, Columbia University
Leadership Can and Should Be Taught - Lessons from Experience
Bill Lindsey, associate dean and director of Executive MBA, Loyola Marymount University
Larry Pate, Ph.D. Loyola Marymount University
Barbara Kreisman, faculty member, Executive Programs, University of Denver
An Innovative Curriculum Approach to the Leadership Challenges of Discussing Race, Class, and Gender Issues in the Classroom
Arlene Mayzel and Robert Kallen, Lake Forest Graduate School of Management
2005 Conference
Barcelona, Spain
2005 Plenary Speakers
F. Peter Cuneo
Vice Chair of the Board
Marvel Enterprises Inc.
“Guiding Companies Into the Unknown: A Task for Superheros”
Thomas Groth
Chief Visioneer, Corporate Strategic Insight Office
Sun Microsystems, Inc.
“Innovation Happens But Often Elsewhere: Sharing Innovation”
Nani F. Beccalli-Falco
President and CEO, GE International
“GE and Global Growth: The Journey and the Destination”
Dean’s Panel
“Current and Emerging Trends in the Executive MBA Market”
Anjan Thakor, Associate Dean, John M. Olin School of Business, Washington University - St. Louis, Missouri
Xavier Mendoza, Dean, ESADE Business School, Barcelona
Mike Page, Dean and Director of Post-Experience Programs, RSM Erasmus University - Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Fanghua Wang, Dean, Antai (Aetna) Business School, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Wei Lu, Associate Dean, Antai (Aetna) Business School, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Della Bradshaw, Financial Times
2005 Concurrent Sessions
Innovations in Executive MBA Education
Michael J. Houston, University of Minnesota, Ravi Ramamurti, Northeastern University, and Hugh O’Neill, Kenan-Flagler Business School
Exporting v. Localizing Executive MBA Programs When Going Abroad
Larry Greiner, University of Southern California, Wei Lu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and Patrick Moreton, Washington University
Looking for the Next Big Thing
Michael Barretti and Sushil Bhatia, Suffolk University
Leadership Across Differences
David Dinwoodie, EADA
Adding Power to Executive MBA Career Services
Patrice Houdayer and Dan Evans, EM Lyon
The ROI of Alumni Relations – Invest Today for Tomorrow’s Students
Bronica Wan and Belina Makonnen, University of Washington
Even Executives Need to Develop a Career Blueprint
Slyvia Haas and Erik Charles, University of California, Irvine
International Week in Mexico: Viva la diferencia!
Henry Lane, Northeastern University, Jose Antonio Davilla, IPADE, and Michael Pearce, Ivey Business School
Embracing Innovation to Design a Non-Traditional Executive MBA Curriculum
Larry Weinzimmer and Mitch Griffin, Bradley University
Enhancing EMBA Programs Through Technology
Allison Gilmore, Emory University, and Tony Kmetty, London Business School
Increasing Female Participation in Executive MBA Programs
Elena Liquete, IESE
Dare To Do Things Differently: Challenging Big Assumptions
Ailsa Stewart Smith, University of Cape Town
International Learning Model for Executive MBA Programs: F2F Teaming, Virtual Teaming, and Team Decision Making
Rodney Alsup, Kennesaw State University, and Marcel Duhaneanu, ASEBUSS
Providing Recruiting Access in Executive MBA Programs: Balancing the Needs of Students and Sponsoring Companies
John Worth, University of North Carolina, and Myrna Cortes, University of Chicago
Marketing Executive MBA Programs – “What is the Other Guy Doing?”
Stephen Gauthier and Alice Argeros, Rollins College
Degree Programs and Succession Planning: A Joint Venture Between Employability and Retaining Key Players?
Sylvain Daudel, INSEAD
Is Your Executive MBA Program Ready for Apple? Leveraging Multi-Point Video, Ipods, and Isight Camera to Enhance Team Collaboration
Charles Jacobina, Virginia Tech
Marketing and CRM: Maximizing Your ROI
Dan Stotz, Georgia Institute of Technology
2004 Conference
San Francisco, California
2004 Plenary Speakers
Susan Scott,
Founder of Fierce, Inc.
Maria T. Galeno
Partner in the New York office of Pillsbury Winthrop LLP
2004 Developmental Workshops
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
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
2004 Concurrent Sessions
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
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
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. |
