2025 Symposium and Conference Presentation Proposals

Muma College of Business University of South Florida
St. Petersburg, Florida, USA - October 21 - 24, 2025

Planning for the Next Gen Student Today:
Future Proofing our Graduates and our Programs

Interested in presenting? We are pleased to announce our request for proposals is now open for you to share your suggestions for potential topics, sessions and speakers for our upcoming symposium and conference. The success of our event is greatly dependent upon the sharing of your stories of success, challenges, experiences, and expertise. We highly recommend you submit a session proposal highlighting your knowledge and programs, helping to drive continued innovation in graduate business programs.
We are looking for a variety of presentations from a diverse set of schools and programs - small and large, public and private, regional and international. Presentations with more than one school presenting have been highly successful in the past so if possible consider submitting a proposal partnering with another school or organization. See below for more information on potential tracks and ideas for session proposals. These are only suggestions and we look forward to seeing a variety of sessions.

We are looking for potential sessions for the attendees who will have a variety of interests that support our theme of Planning for the Next Gen Student Today: Future Proofing our Graduates and our Programs in the following areas:

MBA and Specialized Masters curriculum design and innovation
PMBA/OMBA program innovation, operations and management

Take a few minutes to complete the survey as best you can. Click here to download a PDF of the submission form to prepare your proposal. Please submit your proposal no later than May 19th.

The Advisory Committee will review session proposals and we will follow up with any questions. We will contact you after the deadline if your proposal has been approved. If submissions are similar, we may request that you partner with another institution. Please note that the we don't cover the travel or registration fees for presenters.

For questions or suggestions regarding our upcoming event, please email info@gbcroundtable.org

The Advisory Committee has identified suggested areas of focus (tracks/topics) for 2025. Your proposal may fit under multiple track options. If so, we recommend that you choose the track that best represents your content and goals. These are only suggested tracks and we welcome receiving a variety of session submissions. For some potential session ideas, please click here.
Potential Tracks: