| Wednesday, October 22, 2025 |
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| 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM |
Plenary - Keynote Speaker: |
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Speaker: Guillermo Söhnlein |
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| 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM |
Plenary Session: The State of the Industry Research Presentation |
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Speakers: Lisa Shatz, Mark Thouin |
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| 1:45 PM - 2:30 PM |
Concurrent Breakout Session: Strengthening Community: Revamping the Cohort Model for Part-Time MBA Students |
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Speaker: Jaclyn Conner |
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| 1:45 PM - 2:30 PM |
Concurrent Breakout Session: Immersive MBA: A Pathway for the Best and Brightest |
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Speakers: Leonard Mansfield, Linda Quick |
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| 1:45 PM - 2:30 PM |
Concurrent Breakout Session: From Covid Response to Cornerstone: The Journey of a Virtual Residency Program |
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Speaker: Campbell Horn |
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| 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM |
Concurrent Breakout Session: Combined Session - Flexibility as a Feature: Reimagining the Part-Time MBA/Future-Proofing PMBA Programs: Redesigning for Student and Institutional Success -
ASU Presentation |
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Speakers: John Fowler, Liz Sortais, Eric Petersen, Lisa Rohrer |
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| 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM |
Concurrent Breakout Session: From Onboarding to Outcomes: Digital Onboarding and Career Readiness at Scale |
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Speakers: Lauren McDow, Sarah Gill |
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| 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM |
Concurrent Breakout Session: Future-Proof Your Students: Durable Skills that Drive Workforce Readiness |
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Speakers: Mary Theresa (MT) Taglang, Jenna Downey |
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| 4:15 PM - 5:00 PM |
Concurrent Breakout Session: Bridging the Gap: Designing Career-Centered Curricula for the Next Generation of Business Leaders |
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Speakers: Greer Jason-DiBartolo, Kate Klepper, D. Jill Green |
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| 4:15 PM - 5:00 PM |
Concurrent Breakout Session: Future-Proofing Part-Time MBA Value: Building Resilience in a Shifting Economy |
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Speakers: Erin Vincent, Kyle Anderson |
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| 4:15 PM - 5:00 PM |
Concurrent Breakout Session: Turning First Impressions Into Enrollments: Rethinking Inquiry Response in Business Education |
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Speakers: Nicole Blair, Art Munin |
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| 5:05 PM - 5:50 PM |
Concurrent Breakout Session: Engagement on the Road: Bringing the Action to Your Students Neighborhood |
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Speaker: Joyner Atiles-Lopez |
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| 5:05 PM - 5:50 PM |
Concurrent Breakout Session: The State of AI in Business Education: Trends, Innovations, and Strategic Insights from Leading Schools |
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Speaker: Tawnya Means |
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| 5:05 PM - 5:50 PM |
Concurrent Breakout Sessions: Overcoming the Isolation Dilemma in Online Programs: FIU’s Approach to Empowering Students to Make Meaningful Connections and Form Relationships. |
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Speakers: Angel Burgos, Sergio Tigera |
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| Thursday, October 23, 2025 |
| 10:45 AM - 11:30 AM |
Concurrent Breakout Session: Combined Session - Bridging the AI Gap: Aligning MBA Curriculum with Workplace Realities/GenAI for Positive Social Impact: Innovating the Curriculum in a Triple-Crown Latin American Business School
Lentz Presenation
Sanchez Presentation |
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Speakers: Paula Lentz, Sandro Sanchez |
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| 10:45 AM - 11:30 AM |
Concurrent Breakout Session: Graduate Business Curriculum Change: Everything, Everywhere, All at Once |
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Speakers: Claudia Kocher, Brent French |
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| 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM |
Concurrent Breakout Session: Transitioning from a traditional two-year MBA to a one-year earlier career format: Lessons learned from three universities |
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Speakers: Brian Cameron, Pamela Jorden, Dilip Chhajed |
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| 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM |
Concurrent Breakout Session: Strategic Portfolio Design: Aligning Business Programs with Next-Gen Student Demands |
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Speakers: Harihara Prasad Natarajan, Douglas Reiner |
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| 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM |
Concurrent Breakout Session: Flexibility, Focus, and the Future: Redesigning the MBA for What’s Next |
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Speaker: Anna Seferian |
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| 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM |
Concurrent Breakout Session: Credentialed Competencies: Empowering Learning, Assessment, and Articulation |
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Speaker: Jodi Detjen |
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| 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM |
Concurrent Breakout Session: The Master’s Playbook: Building and Managing a Competitive Master’s Portfolio |
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Speakers: Sarah Hardcastle, Mark Thomas |
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| 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM |
Concurrent Breakout Session: From Skills “Talk” to Skills “Action” - Your Fast Track to AI- Future-Ready Business Programs |
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Location: Ballroom 3 Speaker: Martin Serrano |
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| Friday, October 24, 2025 |
| 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM |
Concurrent Breakout Session: GRIT Week: How an MBA program is Generating Resilient Integrated Thinkers through experiential learning |
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Speaker: Behrouz Bakhtiari |
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| 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM |
Concurrent Breakout Session: Enhancing Online MBA Programs: Student Perceptions and Key Factors in Program Design and Delivery |
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Speaker: David Wood |
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| 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM |
Demonstrating Institutional Impact: The business school as a key regional contributor |
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Speaker: Michael Page |
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| 10:45 AM - 11:30 AM |
Concurrent Breakout Session: The Future-Ready Classroom: Lessons from MIT Sloan |
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Speakers: Maura Herson, Dylan Girard |
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| 10:45 AM - 11:30 AM |
Concurrent Breakout Session: Market-Aligned Masters: Using Industry and Student Data to Future-Proof Sustainability Programs |
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Speaker: Julie Anderson |
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| 10:45 AM - 11:30 AM |
Concurrent Breakout Session: How To Say Goodbye - The Practice of Abandonment |
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Speaker: Andrew Henkes |
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| 11:35 AM - 12:20 PM |
Concurrent Breakout Session: Creating Lifelong Learning Ecosystems: Stackable Credentials and Beyond |
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Speakers: Jill Tomkins, Vikas Anand |
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| 11:35 AM - 12:20 PM |
Concurrent Breakout Session: AI-Driven Video Development: Scaling Innovation in Business Education |
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Speaker: Jason Mock |
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| 11:35 AM - 12:20 PM |
Concurrent Breakout Session: Case Teaching in the Age of AI: An Analytical Framework for Using Gen AI to Support, Not Replace, Students’ Critical Thinking |
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Speaker: John Gironda |
