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
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
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)
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