DELEGATES Tiago Botelho MBA & accreditation director, Norwich Business School, University of East Anglia, UK PANEL PARTICIPANTS CHAIR Colette Doyle Head of editorial, AMBA & BGA
Macarena Cuenca Dean, Deusto Business School University of Deusto, Spain
Luigi Gangitano Chief of digital innovation, Polimi School of Management, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Marian Garcia Executive dean, Aston Business School Aston University, UK
with plans to establish new programmes over the next couple of years. I was involved with one programme recently, for example, developing leadership material for senior civil servants in the UK.” Macarena Cuenca: “A key aspect of our next strategic plan is to invest in lifelong learning and reinforce our executive education. As mentioned, we haven’t previously offered microcredentials, but we have been looking at how we can use non-degree formats to be more flexible and diversify. “Internationalisation is another journey we are embarking on. We have a long tradition of international partnerships relating to student and teacher mobility. Aside from this, however, we have traditionally been very local and the challenge is to open up further from there.” Dan Pearson: “We’re investing a lot into opportunities exploring new ways of delivering transnational education, not in the sense of building a campus abroad but by exploring partnerships with overseas institutions. “We’re also investing in our reputation, enhancing our London base in the Shard, where we deliver MBA and executive education programmes but also engage with businesses, NGOs
Richard Hodgett MBA director, Leeds University Business School, UK
Donald Lancaster MBA director, University of Exeter Business School, UK
José Martínez-Sierra Director general & provost UPF Barcelona School of Management Universidad Pompeu Fabra, Spain
Dan Pearson Director of academic environment, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick, UK
32 Ambition • ISSUE 4 • 2026
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