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Digging wells. Building businesses. Delivering health care. It takes more than a good idea and funding to create sustainable solutions to poverty. It takes strong, local leadership: skilled managers and entrepreneurs to pilot programs, create jobs and improve living conditions. Business schools play a key role in preparing these leaders with programs that teach international best practice with local relevance.
With the theme, Making the Connection: Management Education Powering Development, the Global Business School Network 2012 Annual Conference will convene faculty and administrators from our 50 top international business school members, as well as developing world educators and other professionals committed to increasing opportunity and improving lives by advancing management education for the developing world.
This unique gathering is an opportunity to network and share ideas in an exceptionally collaborative environment.
- Learn about innovative programs
- Share leading-edge approaches to teaching management
- Compare global trends in management education
- Cultivate partnerships with international colleagues
- Visit industry sites and hear from local experts about management challenges in various sectors
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Who should attend:
This is a unique opportunity to network with colleagues from around the world who share a role in educating and developing business leaders, including:
- Business Schools
- Foundations
- Civil Society
- Government
- Development Organizations
- Corporations
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Location:
Taj Palace Hotel
Sardar Patel Marg, Diplomatic enclave
New Delhi - 110 021, India
Telephone: +91 112 6110202
Click here for hotel website
Check out GBSN's previous conferences:
2011: Generating Leadership: Developing Human Capacity in Emerging Markets at the Pan-American University, IPADE Business School, Mexico City.
2010: Innovation for Impact. Business Schools at the Crossroads of Development at the University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business, in Washington, DC.
2009: Partnerships in Practice: Local Managers for a Globalized World at the University of Cape Town, Graduate School of Business, in Cape Town, South Africa.
2008: Unlocking Potential: The Importance of Management Education at the United States International University, in Nairobi, Kenya.
2007: Nurturing Business Education in Africa at INSEAD Business School, in Fontainebleau, France.
2006: Nurturing Business Education in Developing Countries at Tuck School of Business, in New Hampshire, United States.
Registration
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Please note that the cutoff for booking hotel rooms is May 15th. See the "Hotel" tab for more information.
Conference Fees
| GBSN Members |
2-Day Conference PLUS Member's Meeting |
$450 USD |
| Non-Members |
2-Day Conference PAID BEFORE May 15
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$600 USD |
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PAID AFTER May 15 |
$650 USD |
| One-Day Pass |
Includes Gala Dinner |
$300 USD |
| Gala Dinner Guest |
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$60 USD |
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Hotel
We are thrilled to be holding the 2012 GBSN Conference at the Taj Palace Hotel in New Delhi. The conference will be held at the hotel and GBSN has arranged for a special conference rate for our participants. Be sure to book early as we only have a certain number of rooms available at this great rate!
"Taj Palace Hotel, New Delhi, is the perfect embodiment of world-class service and hospitality. With its well-appointed rooms and modern comforts, the hotel has played host to the heads of state, celebrities and high profile businessmen from across the world.
Located in the very heart of the Indian capital, the location and unrivaled service are quintessentially Taj. The hotel is only a few minutes drive from both the airport and the city center and is near to most of the embassies in New Delhi."
Please book rooms directly with the Taj Palace Hotel. Click here for reservations form.
Cut off for room reservations is May 15th, 2012. Please return this form as soon as possible to the Reservations department by fax or email.
Hotel: Taj Palace Hotel
Address: Sardar Patel Marg, Diplomatic Enclave
New Delhi - 110 021, India
Telephone: +91 112 6110202
Fax: +91 11 2611 5055
Email: Palace.delhi@tajhotels.com
Click here for Hotel Website
Conference Rate
Single Occupancy: 7500 INR (includes breakfast)
Double Occupancy: 8000 INR (includes breakfast)
Taxes are 15.78% of the hotel bill.
Transportation to/from Airport: Transfer between airport and hotel is not included with this rate. The cost for a transfer is 2634 INR one way, and can be booked when you make your reservation. Provide the hotel reservations with the flight number, date of arrival and time.GETTING AROUND
Once you land at the New Delhi airport, you have three options of getting to the Hotel. Taj Palace Hotel can arrange for a private chauffeur to meet you at the airport (See above), you can take a taxi to the Hotel or you may use the ‘Airport Express Metro line’ from the airport to ‘Dhaula Kuan’ metro station , located close to the hotel.
TAXI
The airport terminal has several taxi counters. Some of these are pre-paid and have to be paid a fixed sum of money at the start of the journey. Others run on an electronic meter and have to be paid per KM at the end of the journey. We advise you to take the latter category. You may look for the counters of any of the following cab companies: Meru cab, Easy cab and Mega cab
For travel within Delhi, you may opt to take one of the hotel cabs or call a local cab. Here are 3 well-known local cab companies:
MERU Cab
011-442244422
Easy Cab
011-43434343
Mega Cab
011-41414141
If you are calling from a non-Indian phone number, dial +91 instead of 0 before the number.
All the above mentioned cabs are air-conditioned. Non Air conditioned taxies are also available and tend to be a lot cheaper, but we advise you to take the air conditioned ones as Delhi is extremely hot in the month of June.
METRO
Metro is a cheap and easy way to travel around the city. There is a an express metro line called ‘The Airport Express Line’ which connects the airport to ‘Dhaula Kuan’ metro station, which is very close to the Hotel.
For more information about routes and tariffs of the Delhi metro you may visit: www.delhimetrorail.com.
Agenda
Agenda Updated 18 April 2012
| MONDAY 11 June, 2012 |
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9:00 - 9:30
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Registration
Coffee and Meet & Greet |
| 9:30 - 12:00 |
GBSN Members Meeting (Closed Session Members Only) |
| 12:00 - 13:00 |
Networking Lunch (Closed Session Members Only) |
| 13:00 - 14:30 |
Breakout Sessions (Closed Session Members Only) |
| 14:30 - 15:30 |
Report Back and Discussion (Closed Session Members Only) |
| TUESDAY 12 June, 2012 |
| 8:30 - 9:30 |
Registration
Coffee and Meet & Greet |
| 9:30 - 10:30 |
Opening Session
Guy Pfeffermann, CEO, Global Business School Network (USA)
Bibek Banerjee, Director, IMT Ghaziabad (India) |
| 10:30 - 11:30 |
Plenary Panel: Regional Trends in Business Education
Moderator: Dr. Soumitra Dutta, Incoming Dean, Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University (USA)
Panelists: Dr. Julian Sanchez, Associate Dean, IPADE Business School (Mexico)
Dr. Steven Dekrey, Associate Dean, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (China)
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| 11:30 - 12:00 |
Tea Break |
| 12:00 - 13:30 |
Breakout Sessions
Catalyzing Management Education in Africa
Presenters: Dr. Enase Okonedo, Lagos Business School (Nigeria) and Jonathan Cook, Gordon Institute of Business Science (South Africa)
Sourcing, Scoping and Aligning Student Consulting Projects
Facilitator: Dr. Anjali Sastry, MIT Sloan School of Management (USA)
Going Beyond Accreditation: How to Measure Quality
Facilitator: Akhil Shahani, Managing Director, Centre for Management (India)
Dr. Eon Smit, University of Stellenbosch Business School (South Africa)
Creative Approaches to Internationalization
Facilitator: Dr. Ashok Som, ESSEC (France)
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| 13:30 - 14:30 |
Networking Lunch |
| 14:30 - 16:00 |
Breakout Sessions
Dean's Roundtable (Closed Session)
Successful Strategies: Executive Education for Emerging Markets
Facilitator: Dr. Antonio Bautista, Dean of Executive Education, Fundação Dom Cabral (Brazil)
Incorporating Management Education into Development Efforts
Moderator: Dr. Robert Kennedy, Executive Director, William Davidson Institute (USA)
Panelists: Dr. Wiebe Boer, CEO, The Tony Elumelu Foundation (Nigeria)
Assessing Impact of Management Programs and Projects
Facilitator: Dr. Ronald Chua, Asian Institute of Management (Philippines)
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| 16:00 - 17:30 |
Networking Events
Participants will have the opportunity to participate in several networking events, return to their hotel rooms or can arrange individual private meetings. |
| 18:30 |
Gala Dinner & Keynote Address
Ashok Alexander, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation |
| WEDNESDAY 13 June, 2012 |
| 8:30 - 9:00 |
Registration
Coffee and Meet & Greet |
| 9:00 - 9:40 |
Keynote Speaker: Business Environment in India |
| 9:40 - 10:00 |
Group Photo |
| 10:00 - 10:30 |
Tea Break |
| 10:30 - 12:00 |
Breakout Sessions: Industry Panels
Experts and CEOs from local industry will discuss challenges, opportunities and lessons learned.
Health
Agribusiness
Panelist: Hemendra Mathur, Managing Director, SEAF India Investment Advisors (India)
Sustainable Management & Corporate Social Responsibility
Social Enterprises and Entrepreneurship
Moderator: Farhan Pettiwala, President, SIFE India
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| 12:00 - 13:00 |
Closing Lunch
Guy Pfeffermann, CEO, Global Business School Network (USA)
Bibek Banerjee, Director, IMT Ghaziabad (India) |
| 13:00 - 17:00 |
Industry Site Visits
Participants will have the opportunity to visit a local industry site in the Delhi area. |
| THURSDAY 14 June, 2012 |
| 9:00 |
Participants meet at hotel for bus for tour of IMT Ghaziabad Campus and local heritage site |
| 11:00 - 12:00 |
Tour of IMT Ghaziabad Campus |
| 12:00 - 13:30 |
Lunch and Cultural Presentation by IMT Ghaziabad Students |
| 15:00 - 16:30 |
Tour of Swaminarayan Akshardham |
| 18:00 |
Arrive Back at Hotel |
Agenda is subject to change.
Speakers
 Ashok Alexander
Director, Avahan India AIDS Initiative, Global Health Program, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
India
Keynote Speaker, Gala Dinner
Ashok Alexander is director of Avahan, the Global Health Program’s HIV prevention initiative in India. He leads strategy development for the initiative, identifies effective programs, and oversees grantmaking. Alexander works closely with India's central and state governments, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and corporate partners.
Alexander joined the Global Health Program in 2003 after 24 years in the private sector, working in Hong Kong, the United States, and India. He was a senior partner and head of McKinsey & Company's New Delhi office. Alexander joined McKinsey in 1986 in New York and moved to India in 1992 to help establish its highly successful India practice. He has worked across a broad spectrum of industries and business issues as a senior management consultant.
Alexander has extensive experience working with NGOs in India. He was part of the leadership team that created the American India Foundation (AIF) and serves on AIF's India board of advisors. He has worked closely with the Ashoka Foundation and is involved with several local NGOs.
Alexander holds graduate degrees in economics and management from Delhi University and the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.
Dr. Bibek Banerjee
Director, Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad
India
Opening Session
Dr Banerjee is the Director of Institute of Management Technology Ghaziabad (IMTG) and Academic Mentor of Group-IMT (India). He is currently in lien from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA), where he is Professor of Marketing & Economics. Dr Banerjee joined IIMA after earning his PhD as well as his MS degrees in economics and marketing science from Purdue University’s Krannert Graduate School of Management. He obtained his BSc (Honours) from the University of Calcutta.
Dr Banerjee is one of the architects of the collaboration between IIMA and Duke Corporate Education, the corporate education arm of Duke University, USA, the world’s top rated provider of customized executive education. Until recently, Dr Banerjee was a Managing Director of IIMA’s collaboration with Duke Corporate Education as well as a member of its joint management board. In this capacity he led the collaboration to develop an influential practice of client-specific and customized learning solutions for a wide range of large corporations. Apart from India, Dr Banerjee has taught and trained executives in several countries including the USA, Singapore, Mexico, Spain, China, Tunisia, Sri Lanka, Kenya, etc. He has also spent two years as a visiting professor of marketing at Appalachian State University in North Carolina, USA. Dr Banerjee is also a founding member of the Centre for Research on Retailing at IIM-Ahmedabad. Several of Dr Banerjee’s doctoral students have carved out successful careers, both in academics and in the corporate sector.
Over the last decade, Dr Banerjee’s business consulting experience include engagements with several national and multinational organisations in various sectors such as retail financial products, consumer packaged goods, consumer durable, pharmaceuticals, industrial/intermediate products, retailing and the service industry in India. Decision areas handled include business and marketing strategy formulation and implementation, new-product introduction, product portfolio decisions, promotion planning, market distribution and supply chain management, advertising communication and brand management, market measurement, logistics and value chains, etc. He has consulted with clients such as Duke University, Eastman Kodak (USA), Mobil Inc, Unilever (HUL), TVS group, TATA group, Cadilla Pharmaceuticals, the World Bank, the Coffee Board of India, the Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd, etc.
Dr Banerjee has designed and delivered numerous senior and top management executive development programs for organisations, such as Ericsson, Coca Cola, the Aditya Birla Group, Genpact, Microsoft, the Citigroup, INFOSYS, TATA group (TAS, TML, Tata Steel, TCL, TMTC), Unilever India (HUL), HDFC Bank, TVS Group, BPCL, IOC, GAIL, ORG-MARG, Maharaja Group (Sri Lanka), Comcraft Steel (Kenya), Bajaj Auto, Asian Paints, Crompton Greaves, Mahindra & Mahindra, ABB (India), Greaves India, OTIS India, and several other organizations.
Dr Banerjee’s research interests are in analytical modelling for marketing decision-making contexts and stylised Game Theoretic models of marketing phenomena. His secondary interests are in econometric modelling of behavioural dynamics at the customer level (for example, using electronic-point-of-sales (EPOS) data from retail environments), and analysing their effects on driving strategic and tactical marketing decisions. Dr Banerjee’s research publications have appeared in international and national academic/professional journals of repute, such as Marketing Science (INFORMS), International Journal of Management, Journal of International Consumer Marketing, Advances in Applied Microeconomics, Vikalpa, etc. Dr Banerjee has presented research papers in several national and international conferences and several cases authored by him have appeared in refereed journals and books. He has delivered invited lectures in a number of industry and academic forums. Dr Banerjee’s current teaching interests are in using simulation techniques in strategy, strategic marketing and leadership development.  Dr. Wiebe Boer
CEO, The Tony Elumelu Foundation
Nigeria
Session: Incorporating Management Education into Development Efforts
Dr. Wiebe Boer is Chief Executive Officer of The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF). As CEO, he manages the day-to-day operations, strategy development and execution for the Foundation. His vision is for The Tony Elumelu Foundation to be a benchmark for 21st century African philanthropy. In his capacity as CEO of the Foundation, Dr. Boer is also a director of Mtanga Farms, Tanzania; a member of the advisory board of Digital Divide Data (DDD) Kenya, and he serves on the board of the African Grantmakers Network.
Previously, Dr. Boer was associate director at the Rockefeller Foundation, one of the world’s leading charitable organisations with more than 90 years of commitment to Africa. Dr. Boer’s work with the Rockefeller Foundation in Africa focused on areas that included impact investing, climate change, agricultural development, China’s engagement with Africa, and impact sourcing. He joined the Rockefeller Foundation in 2008 after three years as a consultant with McKinsey & Company.
In addition to serving numerous US corporate clients, he helped the government of Kenya develop a long-term economic development strategy. He also spent several years in Mauritania managing a USAID-funded food aid development project for World Vision.
Born and raised in Jos, Nigeria, Dr. Boer earned his doctorate in history at Yale University and undergraduate degree at Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA. He is married to Joanna-Marie, a citizen of Trinidad and Tobago, and together they have three young sons.
Dr. Ronald Chua
Center for Development Management, Core Faculty, Asian Institute of Management
Philippines
Session: Assessing Impact of Management Programs and Projects
Since 2004, Professor Ronald T. Chua has been the Academic Champion of the Microfinance in MBA Project (MF in MBA), an initiative funded by the Microfinance Management Institute (MFMI). Prof. Chua has been involved in the microfinance sector in various capacities since 1992. Aside from being an academic champion, his roles in the sector have included being a practitioner, a board member, a researcher, a policy and industry advocate, a trainer, workshop facilitator, educator, and consultant.
As academic champion, Prof. Chua coordinated a team of AIM researchers and faculty members in developing and piloting five MFI management short courses-- namely Strategic Management, Managing Growth, Marketing to the Bottom of the Pyramid, Managing Costs and Profits and Management Control Systems, and Strategic Human Resource Management. The team developed over 100 teaching cases and learning materials for the MFI sector, a number of which were used in the MFI management short courses. Piloting of courses was done in collaboration with the Mindanao Microfinance Council. The pilot run of the Master in Entrepreneurship in Social Development (MESODEV) – Microfinance track in AIM was also launched under the MF in MBA project.
Under the stewardship of Prof. Chua, the MF in MBA project team collaborated with the PCFC/UNDP in producing the publication “Delivering to the Poor – The Search for Successful Practices in Philippine Microfinance”. The team also collaborated with the Microfinance Council of the Philippines in research on microfinance in hard to reach areas and micro-agri.
In addition, the project team implemented the Citibank-AIM Microfinance Managers Training and Accreditation Program (Citi-AIM MTAP). Under this project, trainors’ training and course roll-out were done for three courses for microfinance managers developed by Citibank – Management Development Program, Quality Training, and Credit and Risk Management. Trainers came from over 13 countries in the Asia and Pacific. The trainors’ training courses were conducted by a team of Citibank trainers and AIM faculty members.
Professor Chua is currently the curriculum development director of the Microfinance Management Institute (MFMI), a joint venture of the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP) and Open Society Institute. The MFMI, which aims to advocate for more meaningful, collaborative, and sustainable capacity building efforts for MFIs, has facilitated the formation of a global network of MFI capacity building institutions (academics, training institutions, MFI training centers) presently consisting of over 60 members from over 20 countries. A certified CGAP trainer who has taught in CGAP’s microfinance course for donors and at the Boulder course, Prof. Chua has likewise co-designed and co-facilitated regional and national capacity building institutions’ workshops in Latin America, Africa, Asia and Eastern Europe, and most recently, Mexico.
Prof. Chua is also currently the Lead Convenor of the Capacity Building Working Group of the PinoyME, a social consortium committed to supporting Philippine MFIs expand their outreach and deepen their impact. A key initiative of the PinoyME Capacity Building Working Group is the development of a ladderized and dual training system for loan officers, supervisors, and branch managers that will require academe-MFI industry collaboration.
From 1992-1995, he was Managing Director of the Center for Community Transformation during its start-up years, and Vice President of the MFI network Alliance for Philippine Partners in Enterprise Development. He was board member of PUNLA (a Philippine-based MFI capacity building organization) and is currently on the board of the People’s Credit and Finance Corporation and the Center for Community Transformation. During the same period, he was also actively involved in the Philippine microfinance standards project as a member of the working group of Coalition for Microfinance Standards. The coalition was the predecessor of the Microfinance Council of the Philippines.
Jonathan Cook
Executive Director, Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS)
South Africa
Session: Catalyzing Management Education in Africa
BA (Witwatersrand), BA (Hons) (Unisa), MA (Cape Town), MA (Couns. Psy.) (Unisa).
Jonathan Cook is executive director and senior lecturer at the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) of the University of Pretoria. He teaches in the areas of leadership, personal development and organisational behaviour, and contributes to the development of coaching approaches, including creating the GIBS web-based career mentor called neXt (www.next.gibs.ac.za).
He is chairman of the Association of African Business Schools and directs a programme called SADCnet, to build capacity in new business schools in the Southern African Development Community.
He is a counselling psychologist and his teaching, research and consulting interests include leadership, executive development, team effectiveness, interpersonal skills, and self-assessment and peer feedback in leadership development. He is also the owner of Thornhill Associates (Pty) Ltd, which offers online 360-degree feedback services.
After qualifying as a counselling psychologist, he spent ten years with the National Institute for Personnel Research, finally as Head of Assessment and Counselling. His next fifteen years were at the Wits Business School, where he founded the Management Development Unit and later became director of academic programmes, before joining GIBS in 2004.
 Dr. Enase Okonedo
Dean, Lagos Business School
Nigeria
Session: Catalyzing Management Education in Africa
Enase Okonedo, Dean of Lagos Business School (LBS), is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (FCA). She has a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting, an MBA from IESE Business School, Barcelona and a Doctorate in Business Administration from International School of Management (ISM), Paris. She joined Lagos Business School in 1995 after working for several years in the Nigerian Banking sector. As a full-time faculty member at Lagos Business School, she taught courses on problem solving and decision making, corporate financial management and financial strategy on the Executive MBA and MBA programmes as well as on all executive programmes.
Before her appointment as dean in July 2009, Dr Okonedo had held several leadership positions at LBS at various times including Executive MBA Director; Director, Degree Programmes; Faculty Director and Deputy Dean, Academics. She was appointed a member of the Management Team of the School in February 2004 and a member of the University Governing Council of Pan-African University in July 2009.
She is a member of the senate of Pan-African University and serves on the board of the Association of African Business Schools (AABS), the academic advisory board of Global Business School Network (GBSN) as well as on the board of several indigenous companies.
She has extensive consulting experience notably on business restructuring, financial institutions and financial strategy. She has conducted research in the areas of credit management in Nigerian companies; treasury management in Nigerian companies; decision making among Nigerian CEO's and investor behaviour in the Nigerian stock market.
Enase is married with one daughter.
 Guy Pfeffermann
Founder and CEO, Global Business School Network
USA
Opening Session
Guy Pfeffermann was born in Montauban, France. He received his Licence en Droit et Sciences Economiques in Paris in 1962 and was awarded first prize, Concours General, a French national inter-university essay competition. Mr. Pfeffermann was a Besse scholar at St.Antony's College, Oxford from 1962-65 and received a B.Litt. (Oxon.) in 1967.
Mr. Pfeffermann joined the World Bank’s Young Professionals Program in December 1966. He served as Chief Economist for the Latin America and Caribbean Region from 1979-87 and Chief of Debt and Macroeconomic Adjustment division from 1987-88. He was the Director of the Economics Department and Chief Economist for the International Finance Corporation from 1988-2003. In 2003 Guy founded the Global Business School Network at the IFC and continued to serve as CEO after his retirement from the World Bank in 2006. From 2000-2003 he was also an Adjunct Professor at Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies. From 2003-2007, he was a member of the Board of Directors of the Global Giving Foundation. He is currently on the Advisory Board of the Association of African Business Schools (AABS). His most recent publication (with Nora Brown): Empowering tomorrow’s African entrepreneurs and managers: the Global Business School Network, Journal of International Relations and Development (2011).
 Dr. Anjali Sastry
Senior Lecturer, MIT Sloan School of Management
USA
Session: Sourcing, Scoping and Aligning Student Consulting Projects
M Anjali Sastry is senior lecturer in system dynamics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Sloan School of Management and lecturer in the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School. She draws on system dynamics to investigate global health delivery and management, focusing on systems thinking and practical business-based approaches for increasing medical and prevention services in low-resource settings. Carrying out numerous field studies and action learning projects in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, she develops teaching materials and conducts research on sustainability, scale, and management systems in organizations that deliver health care amid constraints. Current interests also include innovation and learning in large social sector organizations. She serves on the boards of Management Sciences for Health and Learning Project Elementary School and advises a variety of programs, research efforts, and prize competitions at MIT and elsewhere. Anjali’s SB degrees in physics and Russian and PhD in management are from MIT.
Anjali Sastry’s first book, Parenting Your Child with Autism: Practical Solutions, Strategies, and Advice for Helping Your Family, combines her personal experience, study of the research evidence, and management expertise in a practical guide for parents (May 2012, New Harbinger Publications, with Blaise Aguirre).
 Dr. Eon Smit
Professor, University of Stellenbosch Business School
South Africa
Session: Going Beyond Accreditation: How to Measure Quality
Professor Eon Smit holds the B.Comm. (cum laude), Hons.B.Comm. (cum laude), M.Comm. and D.Comm. degrees from the University of Stellenbosch and is professor and previous director of the University of Stellenbosch Business School, visiting professor at Reims Management School in France and professor extraordinaire at Potchefstroom Business School. He lectures in the fields of Business Forecasting, Business Statistics and Derivative Instruments. He is editor of the Journal for Studies in Economics and Econometrics, editor of the South African Journal of Business Management and co-editor of The Investment Analysts Journal. He has been awarded a number of research awards and has published more than a hundred papers in accredited journals predominantly in the fields of management education, business cycle analysis and financial market phenomena. He has also read more than sixty papers at national and international conferences and has extensively consulted for government and private sector institutions. He is Chairman of the Advisory Boards of the Bureau for Economic Research, as well as the Institute for Futures Research at the University of Stellenbosch and is a member of the Board of USB-ED, Tsiba Education and Plexcrown. He is an Advisory Board member of the University of Hull Business School in the UK and a member of the Deans across Frontiers Committee and the EQUIS Quality Committee in Brussels. He has chaired more than twenty international business school audit teams for accreditation agencies such as EQUIS, AMBA and the CHE.
 Dr. Ashok Som
Associate Dean and Director of the Global MBA, ESSEC Business School
France
Session: Creative Approaches to Internationalization
Ph.D., in Business Management, Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad M.Sc., & MTech, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur
Ashok Som is the coordinator of the modules: Managing International Business & Managing the Global Corporation which he teaches in MBA, Luxury MBA, Executive programs. He is the founder of the India Research Center at ESSEC. His three main research areas are in organization re-design, innovative HRM and innovation in Asia. His research has been published in Human Resource Management, International Journal of Human Resource Management, Asia Pacific Journal of Management, European Business Forum to name a few. He is the author of the book Organization-Redesign and Innovative HRM and International Management: Managing the Global Corporation. He has authored more than 30 case studies which have been widely referred, published and respective best-sellers in their fields. Ashok was the winner of the EMFD Case Writing Competition 2008. He was nominated as one of the 2000 Outstanding Intellectuals of the 21st Century in 2008-2009. He is a Visiting Professor at GSB, Keio University (Tokyo), IIM Ahmedabad (India) and Tamkang University (Taiwan) and AUT University (New Zealand). He has consulted with some prominent MNCs in emerging markets.
GBSN is currently in the process of confirming speakers for the 2012 Annual Conference. Should you have any questions about the speakers, or participating as a presenter, please contact Lisa Leander at gbsn2012@gbsnonline.org.
Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad
The recently released Business India 2011 B-School survey ranked IMT-G number nine out of the 335 schools it listed, putting the institute among what’s commonly called the “Ivy League” of India’s B-Schools. Read more here.
The institute’s full-time faculty is comprised of academics, policy makers, seasoned management leaders and administrators. Director Dr. Bibek Banerjee said, “Every one of them is committed to ensuring the curriculum at IMT Ghaziabad is cutting-edge and industry relevant. They constantly groom top managers and are regularly involved in executive education – exposing students to the right mix of theory and real world issues.”
 Dr. Banerjee said “with our cutting-edge education, we inculcate ethics, introspection and values. Our students understand the importance of attention to details. As they develop into managers, they understand the value of being on time, every time.”
“Our student exchange programme is ranked at number one. With over 70 student exchange tie-ups, our students get the right exposure to work in a multi-cultural environment, with strong emphasis on team-based learning methods.”
At IMT, the objective is to prepare leaders who go beyond conventional management skills. Be it management or technology, IMT’s graduates are trained not only to be effective but to innovate. They seek students who thrive on change and who strive to drive it to business success.
IMT is widely recognized as a centre of excellence in management education, having moulded itself according to the fast changing business and social environment over the last 30 years.
The institution is strategically located in Ghaziabad, near the national capital. IMT, Ghaziabad has over 58 international institutional partnerships with frequent student and faculty exchanges. In 2010, IMT, Ghaziabad hosted over 100 international students, and a similar number of IMT students studied abroad. Additionally, over 11 visiting international faculty members taught courses at IMT and 17 IMT faculty members taught courses abroad.
 IMT boasts of one of the best infrastructure in the country, which is evident from its consistent high ranking on infrastructure parameter. Its strength lies in its eminent faculty and the quality of its courses that have in many cases been trendsetters.
While celebrating its distinguished history, IMT is acutely aware that what lies ahead is a future in which inclusive globalization and inter-connectedness is likely to play an increasingly profound role in guiding its academic direction. Toward this end, IMT will strive to leverage its unique position to play a leadership role in creating intellectual capital in terms of scholarly research relevant to the evolving context. Sustainable businesses can only be built once connectivity with stakeholders across all sectors of society is energized and acted upon. IMT will strive to be at the forefront of inventing and reinventing education to forge meaningful partnerships with the industry, government and social sectors. By being at the crossroads of such currents in its efforts to co-create a unique environment of learning and development, IMT will seek to provide a platform from where true leaders emerge to influence thought and practice of tomorrow.
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This energetic and multidisciplinary group will gather June 11-13 in Delhi, India to generate ideas, discuss possibilities, and see firsthand what is being done and what remains to be done in the developing world and at home. Past conferences have attracted more than 160 participants from around the world.
Joining the 7th Annual GBSN Conference as a sponsor provides your organization with unique promotional opportunities, as well as the chance to support the important work that GBSN is doing to ensure the developing world has the management talent it needs to generate prosperity.
Sponsorships provide support for the event and give scholarships to faculty from business schools in emerging markets who would not be able to attend otherwise.
| Sponsorship Opportunities |
Benefits |
Event Sponsor
$25,000 |
- Conference registration for two representatives
- Prominent logo placement on banner, program and other materials
- Opportunity to give welcome address at Opening Session or Gala Dinner
- Plus all of the benefits for Patron Sponsors
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Session Sponsor
$10,000 |
- Signage recognition at sponsored event and throughout the meeting
- Selection of breakout session topic or theme, and/or speaker
- 2 Named scholarships to faculty from emerging markets
- Plus all of the benefits listed for Patron Sponsors
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Patron Sponsor
$5000 |
- Conference registration for one representative
- Opportunity to share company information and giveaways with attendees
- Promotional table at the event
- Logo on all of the conference materials and program
- Announcement of sponsorship in press releases
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| In-Kind Sponsor |
- Signage recognition on donated materials
- Plus benefits listed for Patron Sponsor
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Visa Information for Conference Participants
All conference participants visiting India for the GBSN 2012 Annual Conference are required to obtain a Conference Visa to enter India. Requirements for the Conference Visa will vary depending on your passport nationality and local consulate requirements. Here's what you need to know to prepare your India visa application.
To obtain a Conference visa you will require a letter of invitation from IMT Ghaziabad. Once you register for the conference IMT staff will contact you regarding a letter of invitation. Please note you must register for the conference before a letter of invitation will be sent. For questions, or if you have already registered and not yet received letter of invitation please email gbsn2012@gbsnonline.orgIn most countries the Indian Embassy has outsourced the Indian visa application process to private processing agencies who work directly with the local consulate. Overnight or one week processing is available in many countries, however we have found that visa processing on average takes longer than stated. Please do not wait until the last minute even if overnight processing is available.
We strongly encourage starting the visa process 30 to 45 days prior to departure. For citizens of Pakistan and China you must start your application at least 60 days prior. Please note that you should not start the visa process too early as conference visas are only valid for three months from the date of issue. We highly recommend applying for your conference by late March 2012, but not earlier.
You will need to obtain a visa application form from the Indian Embassy in your country, or complete an on-line application form on the website of one of the visa processing agencies where possible.
Requirements for visas vary, so please read the directions fully and prepare the appropriate documentation per the requirements listed on the website.
Visa Processing Centers and Consulates by Country
Pakistan and China
Note: Pakistan and Chinese nationals will require additional process time. Please start the process at least sixty days prior to departure.
**foreigners coming from or through yellow fever countries must have a valid vaccination certificate**
If you have any queries please contact irc@imt.edu for more details regarding the letter of invitation and any India specific information.
Immunizations
Before visiting India, you may need to get vaccinations and medications. Please be sure to check your routine vaccinations are up-to-date before your departure. Check the website below to see which vaccinations are recommended.
http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/destinations/india.htm
On June 14th you will have the opportunity to visit conference Academic Host Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad's lovely campus and visit Swaminarayan Akshardham, a local heritage site. See the conference agenda for details about where and when buses will pick you up and drop you off.
 See the Brochure for Ashardham here
From the website:
Swaminarayan Akshardham in New Delhi epitomises 10,000 years of Indian culture in all its breathtaking grandeur, beauty, wisdom and bliss. It brilliantly showcases the essence of India’s ancient architecture, traditions and timeless spiritual messages. The Akshardham experience is an enlightening journey through India’s glorious art, values and contributions for the progress, happiness and harmony of mankind. 
The grand, ancient-styled Swaminarayan Akshardham complex was built in only five years through the blessings of HDH Pramukh Swami Maharaj of the Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) and the colossal devotional efforts of 11,000 artisans and BAPS volunteers. The complex was inaugurated on 6 November, 2005.
Akshardham means the eternal, divine abode of the supreme God, the abode of eternal values and virtues of Akshar as defined in the Vedas and Upanishads where divine bhakti, purity and peace forever pervades.
For the first time ever in the world witness the heritage of India in all its facets, insights and beauty at the Swaminarayan Akshardham through its mandir, exhibitions, verdant gardens and other attractions. Click on What to See.
Read Lisa Leander's Travel Blog as she prepares for the conference:
 Too much of a good thing?
As I read through previous year’s conference evaluations a recurrent complaint from participants arises: You have too many interesting sessions at the same time, I can never choose! In fact, if this were an interview question I would consider it one of those “weaknesses” you are secretly proud to admit. (i.e. Oh I am just SO organized and detail oriented, it really is a horrible weakness.)
As always, this year’s conference will provide ample networking opportunities to build relationships and develop partnerships. However, for those times when you aren’t meeting a fellow colleague over high tea and curry, or chatting on the bus while you visit a local industry site, you’ll once again have some decisions to make. I am “sorry” to say that we are building another exciting and comprehensive agenda full of sessions on this year’s theme “Management Education Powering Development”.
Here is a preview of just a few of the sessions we’ll be offering at GBSN 2012... Click here to read more
India, a first look
The tombs will amaze you. The traffic will frustrate you. The food will delight you. The pollution, well that depends on the weather. As soon as you arrive, the colors, the smells, the culture of India will embrace you.
Most of all, India will never ever bore you.
This is my fourth year planning the GBSN annual conference, and every year each city has unique differences and mazes to explore. For example, one should not try to purchase 100 notebooks the day before the conference starts in South Africa—there are no “Office Depots” as you can easily find in the states. You should know that in Mexico, if there are less than seven courses to a dinner, it should not be called a “Gala” Dinner. In fact, anything less than seven is really just a regular dinner. In Washington DC you should expect to pay US $150 to purchase an extension cord in the hotel, whereas it would only cost $10 one block away at the local convenience store. In planning a conference one must be prepared for the worst, expect the best, and never become complacent.
This being my first visit to India I was excited to see the differences as we start planning for the seventh annual GBSN Conference in Delhi. I will be blogging about my experiences throughout the year as we begin our preparations for the 2012 conference next June. Click here to read more
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