BGA | BUSINESS IMPACT
T his column was written while the final preparations for the AMBA & BGA Global Conference, taking place from 10-12 May, were underway. For AMBA & BGA’s flagship annual event, the team and I would traditionally fly out to that year’s host city to set the stage for keynote presentations and carry out final checks at all of the venues. This year, of course, is different. We’ve been spending the run-up to the inaugural virtual AMBA & BGA Global Conference carrying out equipment, sound and lighting checks, as well as designing our green screen set. Appropriately, the key theme of the event is global digital transformation and the future of business education. It is also most fitting that we will be embracing exciting and innovative new technology to make the conference as immersive and engaging as possible for all delegates in attendance. The conference will, for example, feature AI matchmaking for networking, virtual roundtables for collaboration and discussion, and ultra-high-definition live streaming for all the keynote presentations and plenary sessions taking place over the course of the event’s three days. I hope that the content and focus of the AMBA & BGA Global Conference this year will serve both as an opportunity for reflection and as a call to action for all delegates, in light of the seemingly insurmountable challenges we – as a Business School network and as a global society – are facing. Every topic at the event – from disruption in business education and the corporate world, to lifelong learning, stackable qualifications, and Business Schools’ impact on communities and societies – has been chosen because they embody industry challenges that demand our immediate attention and action. Fortunately, there is also much we can learn from each other as we seek to address them. The conference programme has therefore been designed to build from its first session – which asks how far we, as business educators, have come in the journey towards building responsible and strategic leaders – to its final session – which examines the ways Business Schools can measure the impact they’re making in the world. I believe the greatest opportunity for Business Schools to address the myriad of issues we’re facing, collectively, is to mould their students into a global force for good. The past 12 months have given Schools an unprecedented chance to innovate, and now is the time to put these innovations into practice, generate momentum together and make a difference for the benefit of the world. In this sense, I very much hope that the inaugural virtual AMBA & BGA Global Conference will serve as an inspiration and platform for future collaborative endeavours for all in the AMBA & BGA networks. Andrew Main Wilson, CEO, AMBA & BGA
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Embracing innovative new technology Andrew Main Wilson highlights the use of new technology at May’s AMBA & BGA Global Conference, and the opportunity for the Business School community to come together to address global challenges
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