2021 EMBAC Virtual Conference

Plenary Sessions
Influence: The ultimate power tool
Robert Cialdini, Ph.D., bestselling author and thought leader in the fields of influence and persuasion
Searching for the HERO inside: The role of psychological capital on mental well-being
Frank Magwegwe, Ph.D., Gordon Institute of Business Science, University of Pretoria
Dean's panel
Francesca Cornelli, dean, Donald P. Jacobs Chair of Finance, and professor of finance, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University; Sharon Hodgson,
dean, Ivey Business School, University of Western Ontario; and Christina Soh,
dean and Goh Tjoei Kok Professor in Business, Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University
Be the EMBA pipeline of corporate diversity
Lori Costew, chief diversity officer and people strategy, Ford Motor Company; Ramona Hood, president and CEO of Fedex Custom Critical®; and Barbara Singer
CEO, Executive Core
EMBASSADORS: Alumni as a positive force in society
Qaadirah Abdur-Rahim, chief equity officer and executive director, One Atlanta: Mayors Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, City of Atlanta®; Fabiana Bentes
CEO, Sou do Esporte.org; and Tim Gocher, founder and CEO, Dolma Fund Management
What’s the data say: Looking back while looking forward
Elmer Almachar, senior director, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
Discover tomorrow: What learners want, what employers want, and what it all means for business schools
Andrew Crisp, co-founder, CarringtonCrisp
Weathering the pandemic – What we learned and how we changed/ Colette Feldges and Steve Thompson, Northwestern University
Weaving knowledge: Empowering indigenous business leaders / Alexia McKinnon and Dara Kelley, Simon Fraser University, and John Borrows, University of Victoria
C+M=$: coaching and mentoring students to $uccess / Dan Cornely and Rudy Molinet, Florida Atlantic University
Leveraging career resources in EMBA admissions & recruitment / Erika Elaine Glander, University of Virginia; Lisa Thomson, Duke University; and Nita Swinsick, and Diana Banks Georgetown University
Scaling up value creations: Rethinking your student & alumni engagement / Jacopo Brian Gazzola, ESCP Business School
Designing CU Boulder’s Leeds School of Business hybrid EMBA / Lori Seward and Nate Wright, University of Colorado Boulder
Adjusting to emerging enrollment trends: EMBA 2021 & beyond/ Toby McChesney, Santa Clara University; Monica Powell, University of Texas at Dallas; Lawrence Murray II, Fordham University; and Michael Alexander, Texas A&M
High-velocity workshops for job seekers: Adrenaline infused! / Dee Kane, Northwestern University
Embodying DEI – The continuing journey of UCLA’s EMBA Program / Tom Larsen and Jada Black, UCLA
E(Women's)MBA: Creating a gender-friendly environment / Juli Clay and Lila Westmoreland, Brenau University
EMBAC research insights / Brian Mahoney, Percept Research, and Jeffrey Petty, HEC Lausanne UNIL
Incorporating institutional identity within your EMBA brand / Francis Petit and Liza Wynns, Fordham University
Using innovation to shift student expectations / Mary Grey Jacobson, Lisa Thomson, and Meg Flournoy, Duke University
What has COVID changed forever? / Joe Stephens, University of Texas at Austin; Gonzalo Freixes, UCLA; and Ivana Belamaric, IE Business School
Leveraging resources across working professional programs / Emma Hayes Daftary and Mark Gorenflo, University of California, Berkeley
Diversity equity & inclusion – The European retro/perspective / Arnold Longboy, London Business School; Karol Vieker, Stockholm School of Economics; Bettina Kosiel, University of Oxford; and Patricia Carnicero, IE Business School
EMBA design options: Program differentiation implications / Stan Harris, Auburn University
Admit your mission / JR Risner, University of California, Irvine, and Randell Hernandez, University of Washington
An impactful & immersive experience using virtual reality / Nola Wanta, Kelly Watson, Casey Joseph, and Ellen Ensher, Loyola Marymount University
Meeting changing expectations of EMBA career services / Deborah Matson, New York University
Empowering to address discrimination and cultivate allyship / Eric Moy, Vanessa Martini, and Emeric Kennard, University of California, Berkeley
Can global business immersions survive in a COVID world / Laura Varela, Austral Education Group; Josh Nupp, Harvard Business School; Peder Greve, Henley Business School; and Jeffrey Davis, Rochester Institute of Technology
Updates from the field: EMBA challenges & opportunities / Steven Taylor, BusinessCAS by Liaison
Stealth prospects: Your secret to increasing applications / Anthony Campisi, Graduate Program Recruitment Solutions (GPRS)
Attention: Safe study programs ahead! / Eliska Jaros, Ivana Motylova, and Lucie Mlejnkova, International Study Programs
Enhance virtual study abroad with historical/cultural films / Phil Agbeko and Osa Imohe, Hilltop Global Group
Doing more with less: Marketing EMBA Programs with no budget / Alex Baranpuria, Ivy Exec
Caution: New executive skills required / Mike Lord, The Washington Campus
Go or no-go decision framework for planning global programs / Lora McFadden, Kim Burchfield, and Alex Leik, WorldStrides
Learning to doing to being / Angela Lindberg and Dolly Womack, BetterUp
Diversity in leadership: 5 B-schools address the challenge / Barb Singer and Paul Velasco, Executive Core
How do your prospective EMBA students choose where to apply? / Molly Gerth, Financial Times
Hybrid travel programs – Experience the best of both worlds / Cori Swords, Kuoni Tumlare
Key findings from a survey of prospective grad students / Aaron Mahl and Scott Jeffe, RNL + Converge
Returning to travel – Lessons for EMBA Programs / Eric Ostermeier and Katie Nyberg, Southbridge Access, and Mike Grojean, University of Tennessee-Knoxville
How AI is accelerating career transitions / Neerja Bharti, GeniusMesh
Insights from EMBAC research: An Asia and global view / Michael Desiderio, Executive Director, EMBAC
New technology adoption in EMBA & post-graduate programs: Challenges & opportunities / Joo-Seng Tan, Nanyang Business School, NTU Singapore, moderator; Professor Tai-Yuan Chen, HKUST; and Mr. Danny Bielik, Regional Director, APAC, Insendi
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 Austin, Texas, Oct. 16-19