EMBAC offers great in-person opportunities to network and advance professional development – from the industry-event-of-the-year, the annual conference, to the Marketing and Admissions Program to regional meetings. EMBAC also recognizes the convenience and ease of virtual offerings, which help make great content and enlightening discussions more accessible to members. With that in mind, EMBAC has designed several different types of virtual offerings that explore the latest trends, look at topics of current importance, and promote member engagement and discussion.

Virtual Discussion Forums (VDFs)

Delivered in a synchronous (live) format, VDFs are free sessions, one hour or less in duration, typically structured as a facilitated discussion around a topic of importance to the working professional education industry. Some of these VDFs involve an expert, others are purely intended to be a sharing of challenges, insights, and ideas among participants.

Why (L= D+E+I) for Executive MBA Education

This session will explore the reasons why Executive MBA Programs that promote leadership need to incorporate Diversity and Inclusion across the board to address the leadership challenges of today and tomorrow.

• Thursday July 13, 2023

•  10-11 AM Eastern

PRESENTER: Junko Takagi, PhD, Academic Director, ESSEC-Mannheim Executive MBA, ESSEC Business School
BIO: Learn more about Junko Takagi here.
No fee, registration required.

Hot Topic: Recruiting Challenges

•  Tuesday, July 25, 2023

•  10-11 AM Eastern

FACILITATORS: Arnold Longboy, Executive Director, Recruitment & Admissions | Degree Education & Career Centre, London Business School, and Michael Desiderio, EMBAC Executive Director
No fee, registration required

Virtual Short Programs (VSP)

Delivered in a synchronous (live) format, VSPs focus on a topic of importance to the working professional education industry and pack great content into a convenient, time-saving format. A content expert typically leads these programs, which require a registration fee and typically run three hours total.

Mark your calendars for the following VSPs:

Stakeholder Management

•  December 5 & 6, 2023

•  10:30 AM-12 PM Eastern each day (total of 3 hours)

PRESENTER: Elmer Almachar, Senior Director, Strategy and Innovation, Working Professionals, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University

•  Fee: $175

Registration to open in fall