PANEL PARTICIPANTS CHAIR Debbie Kemp
design a unified system that provides services in a single place. For example, when you use Amazon, you find what you want, buy it, get it delivered and have all the information in a single place. This is our idea and it’s been a big challenge because the off-the‑shelf technology available to the industry is not yet ready. Having said that, POLIMI Graduate School of Management believes that the impact comes from the time professors spend with the students; that’s the key. So, technology must also help free up time for teachers and students to spend together. The more time they spend together, the better the result.” Olga Ivanova: “We feel that people want something that is tailored to their individual needs and executive education 4.0 is something that allows them to adapt their learning to the pace of their workload and career needs. And of course, with the help of technology, we can provide more support to students. “For example, we have now introduced AI agents across our institution, so that students can receive personalised support. As this technology develops, we think that education will become more student-centric, as well as more productive and efficient. “Another thing we are doing is making different tracks. For example, if a student cannot complete a whole unit, they can now split it into smaller parts and do it at their own pace.” Andrea Ampò: “I think it’s a matter of curricula, so reshaping skills development and introducing topics in different ways, from a technology perspective. “We need to provide training on what AI is and how it is applicable to different topics, such as marketing or supply chain management. However, we also need training on critical thinking problem-solving and evaluation, so that AI is not giving results instead of you, but that you’re able to use them as a starting point to make better decisions.” João Pinto: “It means combining technology, personalisation and scale with a high-contact, high-value approach that puts the person at the centre. We are trying to foster interdisciplinarity by building up projects that integrate the expertise of the other
Director of business school engagement, AMBA & BGA
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Andrea Ampò Head of learning & teaching technologies, MIB Trieste School of Management, Italy
José Crespo de Carvalho President, Iscte Executive Education Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (Iscte), Portugal
Luigi Gangitano Chief of digital innovation, POLIMI Graduate School of Management Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Olga Ivanova Head of innovation and development, GBSB Global Business School, Spain
Raffaele Oriani Dean, Luiss Business School, Italy
schools on our campus. Through this, we can offer new executive education programmes that take this all‑important holistic and systemic approach. “For example, when you’re talking about sustainability or AI, you need to understand both the business model and the engineering side, as well as the laws and regulations associated with these topics and their related concerns.” Raffaele Oriani: “We truly believe that to be future-ready, our students need to be able to combine human skills with technological ones, because this is the only way they can get the best from using technology. Across all our
Carmen Paz-Aparicio Deputy vice-rector for lifelong learning and employability, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain
João Pinto Dean, Católica Porto Business School, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal
Michele Quintano Deputy director of executive education, ESADE Business School, Spain
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