2021 Credential Forum Agenda - Wednesday, April 7

12:00 – 12:15 | Welcome

 

Jeff Bieganek
Executive Director, MBA Roundtable

 

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12:15 – 1:00 | Kick Off Speaker

Why are alternative credentials growing and why graduate management education should be part of that growth

  

Sean Gallagher
Executive Director, Center for the Future of Higher Education and Talent Strategy, and Executive Professor of Educational Policy, Northeastern University

   

1:15 – 2:00 | Presentation​

Level setting - Understanding what the different types of alternative credentials are and how they work

  

Pat Leonard
Vice President, Business Development, Credly
 

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2:00 – 2:45 | Fireside Chat

An external perspective – how does corporate America view alternative credentials and how is it changing

  

Megan Hendricks
Executive Director, MBA Career Services & Employer Alliance


Arshad Saiyed
Associate Vice President of Corporate Partnerships and Digital Learning, Northeastern University

 

  

3:00 – 4:00 | Discussion Breakouts

  
 

Sean Gallagher
Executive Director, Center for the Future of Higher Education and Talent Strategy, and Executive Professor of Educational Policy, Northeastern University