OPINION
Welcoming the AMBA network to MAGNIFICENT LISBON
CEO’S COLUMN
Andrew Main Wilson unveils the host city and chosen venues for the much-anticiapated AMBA & BGA Global Conference 2022
T he year 2021 represented another record period for AMBA & BGA, despite the uncertainty caused by Covid-19. I’d like to thank you and your teams for your flexibility in helping us to transform overnight from physical to virtual accreditation visits and conferences. However, all my recent discussions with our Deans and Directors have clearly indicated a desire and need for Business School decision- makers to be able to return to face-to-face networking with peers as soon as is safely possible. With that in mind, I am delighted to announce that we have chosen Portugal’s magnificent capital city of Lisbon as the location for our AMBA & BGA Global Conference for Deans and Directors 2022. This will take place from Sunday afternoon on 15 May to Wednesday lunchtime on 18 May. We will deliver the same quality of content, speakers, and venues as we did in Venice in 2016, Dubai in 2017, Stockholm in 2018 and Istanbul in 2019 – but at the same delegate price we have
maintained for more than 15 years. Our speakers will include some of the world’s leading Deans and CEOs who will present on the issues most prevalent to Business School strategy. Our keynote speakers will share insights into some of the most powerful new innovations set to revolutionise management education in the ‘new normal’. The Conference will take place at the stylish Epic Sana Hotel Lisboa. From this city centre location, delegates can enjoy convenient conferencing facilities, comfortable guest accommodation, and an ideal base from which to explore the sights and sounds of the medieval city. We know that now – more than ever – that networking and connecting are what makes the difference in terms of your whole conference experience, so we have scheduled a wealth of fantastic networking options for this event. On Sunday 15 May, we’ll offer a complimentary tour of Lisbon, allowing you to acclimatise yourselves with this friendly and culturally vibrant city, while having an opportunity to
reconnect with contacts old and new. In keeping with our unrivalled networking and dining options, we have also handpicked two iconic venues for our Conference dinners. Monday’s dinner will be hosted in the chic SUD Lisboa, one of the city’s newest ‘must-book’ venues. The evening will start with a luxury drinks reception on the stunning roof terrace, overlooking the magnificent River Tagus and the iconic 25 April Bridge. Tuesday’s dinner takes place at the magnificent 17th-century National Palace and Gardens of Queluz. The palace’s astounding and inspiring banqueting hall will play host to our dinner, where you will be able to enjoy fine wine and dining. I look forward to welcoming you to Lisbon – by then, it will have been more than two years since many of us have had the chance to meet each other in person. Andrew Main Wilson, CEO, AMBA & BGA
Find out more at www.associationofmbas.com/ amba-bga-global-conference-2022
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