Recap

2024 Conference - Panama City, Panama

Plenary Sessions

Trust in Action: The Leader’s Guide to Right Now
Jim Massey, Author, Trust in Action: The Leader's Guide to Act. Right. Now.

Talent Pipeline: Changes and Implications
Ricaute Vásquez Morales, PhD, Panama Canal Authority Administrator

The Entrepreneur in You
Alfred E. Osborne, Jr., PhD, Professor Emeritus, Anderson School of Management, UCLA

Alumni Speak!
Corey Moran, Head of Industry, Fashion and Luxury, Google Manuela
Alves Nunes, General Counsel – Unilever Brazil and General Counsel – Personal Care
Latam Tatsuki Tomita, Co-Founder, Viva
Hayley Pearson, PhD, Moderator, Executive Director: Academic Education, Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), University of Pretoria

Concurrent Sessions

Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Executive Education: The Benefits, the Pitfalls, and the Way Forward / Amalesh Sharma and Javier A Aldape, Texas A&M University

Stackable Certificates, Executive MS, and Executive MBA Degrees / Rhonda Bush and Aura Thomas, University of Texas at Dallas

The Student Engagement Lifecycle: What is the Right Balance to Ensure Student Success (Without Being Annoying or Ignored!) / Susan Brown, University of Georgia, Jackie Conner, Emory University, and Kris Street, Auburn University

Empowering Your EMBA: Career Agility in a Disrupted World / JoEllyn Prouty, TalentSage, Jeff Kudisch, Villanova University, Kai Stenzel, Mannheim Business School, and Michael Nowlis, Imperial College London

Planning and Delivering Experiential Learning Activities for Weekend Executive Programs / Butch Sarma and Jana McQuaid, Virginia Commonwealth University

Charting New Pathways: Delivering Impactful Learning Experiences in a Disrupted Global Landscape / Elizabeth Stanners and Wendy Guild, University of California, Berkeley, and Jon Kaplan and Elmer Almachar, Northwestern University

Building a Valuable Network / Sissel Hammerstrøm, BI Norwegian Business School

Delivering Innovative Career Content Within the Constrained EMBA Programming Environment / Susan McClanahan, Duke University, Jennifer Bobrow Burns, Cornell University, and Colleen France, University of Pennsylvania

Harnessing Digital Innovations to Supercharge EMBA Management / Nicole Tee and Megan Wang, National University of Singapore

Challenging Conversations: Dealing with Politics, Culture, and Society / Joe Franco and Mike Lord, Washington Campus, Joseph Stephens, University of Texas at Austin, and John Gresley, University of Florida

Cheer Squad Activated! Engaging Personal Stakeholders in the EMBA Experience / Suzanne Styffe and Michelle Pierce, MIT

Harnessing AI for EMBA Career Coaching: Empowering Coaches & Students / Sue Ann Gonis, University of Michigan, and Horatiu Stefan, UCLA

Empowering Women to Pursue an EMBA: The Significance, Strategies, and Successes of Saying Yes / Krissy Dolor and Tom Little, MIT

Leveraging the EMBAC Dashboard for Strategic Decision-Making / Brian Mahoney, Percept Research, Jeffrey Petty, HEC UNIL, Roser Marimon-Clos, IESE Business School, and Daniella Wagner, INSEAD

Decoding Executive Potential: 360 Assessment of Experienced Candidates / Ki Kuganesan, London Business School

Sustainability for Executives: The Leadership We Need for the Future We Want / Michael Nowlis, Imperial College London

Strategic Alliances: Driving EMBA Yield From Corporate Partnerships at Low Time of Employer Support / Angela Schwartz, Georgia Tech, and Oren Pinhas, ProspectCloud

Executive Career Coaching in Our Changing World of Work / Katie Armstrong and Rocca Morra, University of Toronto

Amplify Brand, Recruitment, and Engagement Through Modern Storytelling / Mark Dierkes and Steven Fisher, Drexel University

Global Team Project: A Case Study in 20+ Years of Global EMBA Collaboration / Evan Witt and Robyn Wick, University of Minnesota

Commitment to Collaborative Leadership / Clarence L. Vaughn III, University of Tennessee-Knoxville

Case Study - Veteran EMBA Career Services / Francis Petit and Liza Wynn, Fordham University

The Impact of EMBA Consulting Projects: Insights From the C-Suite / Melissa Holland, Austral Education Group, Gianna Bern, University of Notre Dame, Maria Quintero, Undercover Boots, and Cristobal Cortes, Degusta

Navigating the Admissions Landscape: Unlocking Potential with GMAC Tools and Creative School Solutions to Attract and Enroll Talent / Eric Chambers, Graduate Management Admission Council, Barbara Craft, University of Pennsylvania, Keith Gallinelli, Yale University, and Nita Swinsick, Georgetown University

From Competency-Based to Adaptive Learning / Gregory Richards, University of Ottawa

Cultivating Gen Z Leaders Through Integrated Academic Ecosystems / Stephan Kanlian and Margaret Brown, Fashion Institute of Technology

Navigating Tomorrow: The Hybrid EMBA Landscape / Blair Sanford and Jean Sink, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Creating Synergy: Integrating Marketing, Recruitment, and Feedback Loops for Enhanced Program Experience / Anna Morris and Laurie Spadaro, The Ohio State University

EMBAC conferences

1981   AACSB Executive MBA Workshop (Houston)

1983   Developing Quality in Executive MBA Programs (Atlanta)

1985   Executive MBA Programs: Masterful Strategies for Mature Programs (Boston)

1986   Executive MBA Programs: The State-of-the-Artful Relations (San Francisco)

1987   Executive MBA Programs: Insighters Trading for the Future (Toronto)

1988   Looking from the Inside Out: The Structure, Operations, and Marketing (Denver)

1989   Executive MBA Direction and Change: Managing Innovation (San Antonio)

1990   Setting the Course for the 90s (Orlando)

1991   Executive MBA Futures and Options (Santa Monica)


1992   Challenges 1992: Competition and Integration (New Orleans)

1993   The Challenge of Educating International Managers: An Immersion Program (Mexico City)

1994   The Executive MBA 2000 (Washington, D.C.)

1995   Navigating the Future of the Executive MBA: Strategy, Technology, and Operations (Seattle)

1996   Challenged to Lead (Chicago)

1997   Prepared to Lead in a Global Environment (Montreal)

1998   Seizing the Initiative, Best Innovations and Practices in the Executive MBA (Scottsdale)

1999   Back to the Future: Embracing Market Changes in the New Millennium (Orlando)

2000   NO BOUNDARIES! (Newport Beach)

2001   The Global Campus: Expanding in a Shrinking World (Philadelphia, Oct. 20-24)

2002   Scaling New Heights: Educate, Network, and Inform (Keystone, Oct. 12-15)

2003   Inspired Leadership: Create, Compete, Communicate, Collaborate (Atlanta, Oct. 18-22)

2004   Building Bridges, Creating Connections (San Francisco, Oct. 30-Nov. 2)

2005   Dare to be Different (Barcelona, Oct. 30-Nov. 2)

2006   Navigating in a Sea of Change (Baltimore, Oct. 21-24)

2007   Thriving in a Mosaic Marketplace (Toronto, Oct. 21-24)

2008   Powering the Brand, Energizing the Industry (Chicago, Oct. 26-29)

2009   Leading Through Challenging Times (San Diego, Oct. 18-21)

2010   Passport to The World (Vancouver, Oct. 24-27)

2011   Ocean of Opportunities (Key Biscayne, Oct. 16-19)

2012   La Belle Epoque - Innovation, Aspiration, Enlightenment (Paris, France, Oct. 14-17)

2013   Igniting Innovation (Houston, Texas, Oct. 20-23)

2014   Lights, Camera, Action (Los Angeles, California, Oct. 19-22)

2015   Global Shift (Singapore, Oct. 25-28)

2016 Redesign & Renewal – Piloting the Waters of Transformation (New Orleans, Oct. 23-26)

2017 Exploring the Next Frontier (Seattle, Oct. 22-25)

2018 Dream, Discover, Disrupt (Madrid, Oct. 14-17)

2019 Experience the Magic! (Orlando, Florida, Oct. 13-16)

2020 Transforming (EMBAC Virtual Conference, Oct. 26-28)

2021 Community of Innovators (EMBAC Virtual Conference, Oct. 25-27)

2022 Turning Survival into Revival (Austin, Texas, Oct. 16-19)

2023 Creating Impact (Scottsdale, Arizona, Oct. 1-4)

2024 Charting New Pathways (Panama City, Panama, Oct. 6-9)

2025 Atlanta, Georgia, Oct. 5-8