ACCREDITATION FORUM 2019 PROGRAMME
30 September – 1 October | Oslo, Norway | #AMBA19
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WELCOME TO NORWAY On behalf of the entire AMBA & BGA team, I am delighted to welcome you to the beautiful city of Oslo and the campus of BI Norwegian Business School. So far, 2019 is proving to be another record year for AMBA, with us having recently recruited our 45,000th student and graduate member and accredited our 268th Business School. Our Accreditation Forum is designed to support AMBA accredited Schools in preparing for their re-accreditation as well as candidate Schools hoping to join the prestigious AMBA-accredited Business School network. The programme includes cutting-edge and best practice ideas and insights for you to learn from, in addition to networking opportunities through which you can discuss and exchange accreditation-related experiences and ideas with executives from other leading Business Schools around the world. Since last year’s forum in Grenoble, France, the AMBA & BGA School networks have grown significantly, and we are proud to have announced earlier this year that we will be limiting the AMBA network to an exclusive number of 300 Schools. The Business Graduates Association (BGA) launched in January 2019 and more than 75 Schools have already joined the BGA network as members. It’s worth noting that for existing AMBA Schools, AMBA re-accreditation can be combined with BGA accreditation during the same visit and we were delighted to accredit our first BGA School in this way, in June. I would also like to express our thanks to our generous hosts, BI Norwegian Business School and to our partner, Peregrine Global Services. It is their support which has enabled us to organise a high-quality event reflecting AMBA & BGA’s global standards, at such a reasonable cost. Thank you for taking the time to join us in this beautiful region of Norway and I hope that you will enjoy this year’s Accreditation Forum.
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PROGRAMME SCHEDULE
30 September – 1 October | Oslo, Norway | #AMBA19
MONDAY 30 SEPTEMBER
14.00 – 16.30 Pre-forum workshop: Integrating world news and current affairs into the classroom – inspiring students to engage in critical thinking
19.00 – 22.30 (including Networking dinner at Mirabel travel time)
TUESDAY 1 OCTOBER
09.15 – 09.45 Registration and networking
09.45 – 10.00 Welcome and introduction
10.00 – 11.00 SESSION 1: Understanding the AMBA accreditation process
11.00 – 11.30 Networking and refreshment break
11.30 – 12.30 SESSION 2: Maximising your chances of success – the assessors’ perspectives
12.30 – 13.00 SESSION 3: Integrating world news and current affairs into the classroom – case studies from around the world
13.00 – 14.00 Networking lunch
14.00 – 15.00 SESSION 4: The accreditation journey for Business Schools
15.00 – 15.45 SESSION 5: The Business Graduates Association
15.45 – 16.15 Networking and refreshment break
16.15 – 17.15 SESSION 6: Managing multiple accreditations and rankings
Please note the programme timings and speakers are subject to change ACCREDITATION FORUM 2019 5
MONDAY 30 SEPTEMBER
14.00 – 16.30 Pre-forum workshop: Integrating world news and current affairs into the classroom – inspiring students to engage in critical thinking
19.00 – 22.30 (including Networking dinner at Mirabel travel time)
TUESDAY 1 OCTOBER
09.15 – 09.45 Registration and networking
09.45 – 10.00 Welcome and introduction
10.00 – 11.00 SESSION 1: Understanding the AMBA accreditation process
11.00 – 11.30 Networking and refreshment break
11.30 – 12.30 SESSION 2: Maximising your chances of success – the assessors’ perspectives
12.30 – 13.00 SESSION 3: Integrating world news and current affairs into the classroom – case studies from around the world
13.00 – 14.00 Networking lunch
14.00 – 15.00 SESSION 4: The accreditation journey for Business Schools
15.00 – 15.45 SESSION 5: The Business Graduates Association
15.45 – 16.15 Networking and refreshment break
16.15 – 17.15 SESSION 6: Managing multiple accreditations and rankings 6 ACCREDITATION FORUM 2019
SESSION CONTENT
PRE-FORUM WORKSHOP Integrating world news and current affairs into the classroom – inspiring students to engage in critical thinking This pre-forum workshop will take place on Monday 30 September from 14:00 to 16:30 and will be run by higher education thought partner, Peregrine Global Services.
Peregrine’s Business School Resource Center is designed to bridge the gap between business theory and practical application. The Resource Center integrates current world news into the classroom and inspires students to engage in critical thinking about events shaping the world today.
Academically appropriate for virtually all business subjects and academic levels, the service addresses several accreditation and stakeholder needs relating to instructional quality, global awareness, student engagement, and lifelong learning.
This workshop will also explore AMBA’s accreditation requirements relating to MBA programme attributes and the criteria for meeting several of its key principles, as well as how to bridge the gap between theory and practice in the classroom.
Speakers Paul Mallette, Director of International Operations, Peregrine Global Services Olin O Oedekoven, President and CEO, Peregrine Global Services
SESSION 1 Understanding the AMBA accreditation process This session will give you an overview of the very latest AMBA accreditation processes, including costs, time scales and logistics.
Speaker George Iliev, China Director and Director of Development Markets, AMBA & BGA Joseph Pilkington, Accreditation Manager, AMBA & BGA
SESSION 2 Maximising your chances of success – the assessors’ perspectives Experienced AMBA assessors and panel chairs will highlight the small details that can make a difference in ensuring that your School is presented in its best light during the accreditation process. Factors and questions covered will include the best way to compile your documentation, hotel and travel arrangements, what makes a good base room and what is the most effective approach to discussion sessions with the accreditation panel.
Speakers Leila Guerra, Associate Dean of Programmes, Imperial College Business School Irene Rosberg, Programme Director, Copenhagen Business School ACCREDITATION FORUM 2019 7
SESSION CONTENT
SESSION 3 Integrating world news and current affairs into the classroom – case studies from around the world Following on from the pre-forum workshop, higher education thought leaders, Peregrine Global Services, will discuss how Business Schools can bridge the gap between theory and practice and integrate current global business events into the classroom.
Participants will gain insights into how successful ‘learning environments’ are developed, which provide students with employment-ready skills and a passion for lifelong learning.
Speakers Paul Mallette, Director of International Operations, Peregrine Global Services Olin O Oedekoven, President and CEO, Peregrine Global Services
SESSION 4 The accreditation journey for Business Schools Newly accredited and newly re-accredited Business Schools will talk through their accreditation experience, giving insights into how they managed the accreditation process as well as tips and advice that can provide help to others.
Speakers Natalia Evtikhieva, Deputy Director, IPACS RANEPA Ramon Noguera, Academic Director, EADA Business School
SESSION 5 The Business Graduates Association The Business Graduates Association (BGA) is AMBA’s most significant new product launch in more than 30 years. Learn about BGA’s membership, validation and accreditation opportunities and criteria.
Speaker Victor Hedenberg, BGA Services Manager, AMBA & BGA
SESSION 6 Managing multiple accreditations and rankings Hear from a selection of ‘triple crown’ accredited Schools about how they manage their accreditation processes successfully, working with a range of accreditation bodies. This session will cover practical tips, techniques and strategies used in order to secure – and retain – multiple accreditations.
Speakers Inge Jan Henjesand, President, BI Norwegian Business School Stephanie Villemagne, Associate Dean for MIM & MIF Programmes, IE Business School 8 ACCREDITATION FORUM 2019
CONFERENCE HOST
GEORGE ILIEV China Director and Director of Development Markets, AMBA & BGA George Iliev is China Director and Director of Development Markets at AMBA & BGA. He manages AMBA accreditation for 115 universities and Business Schools across China, Japan, Russia, Eastern Europe, Spain, Latin America, Turkey and London.
Before joining AMBA & BGA in 2011, George’s career included consulting work in media (CNN- Atlanta), sustainability (Bolivia) and renewable energy (Bulgaria); macroeconomic research for the Economic Policy Institute; and a stint of four years as Managing Editor of the China business news service of Reuters Business Briefing and Dow Jones Factiva. He was a lecturer in business and the economy of China at Sofia University, Bulgaria, until 2007.
George completed his MBA at Emory University in the US, where he was a Fulbright Scholar. He holds an MSc degree in economic history and anthropology from the London School of Economics and a BA in Chinese studies from Sofia University. George has also pursued specialisations at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and at Anhui University in mainland China.
CONFERENCE ORGANISER
LEAH CARTER Head of Events, AMBA & BGA Leah is Head of Events at AMBA & BGA, where she has been for nine years. As Head of Events, Leah has been instrumental in developing the organisation’s event strategy, in terms of volume and quality.
Leah is responsible for a substantial portfolio of more than 30 international and regional events including conferences, gala dinners, awards ceremonies, fairs, networking, press briefings, and webinars.
Leah has a strong financial services background having worked for international firms such as PwC and JPMorgan Chase, as a Project Manager and a Productions Assistant, respectively. She holds a BSc in psychology, an MSc in health psychology and is also a Project Management Course Agile and PRINCE2 practitioner. ACCREDITATION FORUM 2019 9
SPEAKER PROFILES
NATALIA EVTIKHIEVA Deputy Director, IPACS RANEPA Natalia Evtikhieva is Deputy Director of the Institute of Public Administration and Civil Service (IPCAS), which forms part of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA). She is also Director General of the Russian Association of Business Education (RABE) and its National Accreditation Council of Business and Management Education of Russia (NACBE), which is responsible for the accreditation of MBA and MPA programmes in Russia.
Previously, Natalia established and, for 10 years, was the Dean and Director of the International School of Business of the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation.
She conducts courses on MBA, executive MBA, MPA and DBA programmes in the areas of leadership, and cross-cultural and intercultural communication in business, among others. Prior to her career in business education, Natalia worked in the Russian aviation industry and she is a graduate of leading Russian aerospace university, the Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI). She is also an MBA graduate and holds a PhD in economics.
LEILA GUERRA Associate Dean of Programmes, Imperial College Business School Leila Guerra is Associate Dean of Programmes at Imperial College Business School, where she directs and oversees the programme marketing, recruitment and admissions teams, as well as programmes, edtech and careers services for more than 1,400 students.
Leila’s primary focus is to attract top students to Imperial College Business School’s portfolio of programmes, drive an outstanding student experience, further develop the School’s Edtech Lab platforms, and enable success for its graduates. She is also part of the Business School’s Advisory and Management Board.
Leila has a wealth of experience in business education and programmes management. Prior to joining Imperial College Business School, she was Assistant Dean of Postgraduate Programmes at Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University, and Executive Director of Early Careers Programmes at London Business School.
VICTOR HEDENBERG BGA Services Manager, AMBA & BGA Victor Hedenberg is the Services Manager for the Business Graduates Association at AMBA & BGA.
Victor joined AMBA & BGA in 2016 and has since supported the growth of the AMBA Development Network, a platform for institutions requiring AMBA accreditation support. His current role involves the development of the BGA service and accreditation offering together with the AMBA & BGA accreditation team.
Victor is a Swedish national. He completed his degree in economics and business administration at Hillsdale College in the US. 10 ACCREDITATION FORUM 2019
SPEAKER PROFILES
INGE JAN HENJESAND President of BI Norwegian Business School Inge Jan Henjesand is the President of BI Norwegian Business School (BI), a ‘triple crown’ accredited Business School with 20,000 students.
He has held leadership positions at BI as Head of the Department of Marketing, Executive Vice President of Research and Academic Resources, and Provost and Acting President.
He has also been Vice President, responsible for research, innovation and industrial policy at Abelia, the Confederation of Knowledge Based Enterprise in Norway, and has served on a number of boards and committees, most of them related to higher education and the research sector.
He holds a PhD from NHH, Norwegian School of Economics
PAUL MALLETTE Director of International Operations, Peregrine Global Services Paul Mallette has more than 30 years of global experience in higher education in teaching, administration, and accreditation positions. At Peregrine, he specialises in accreditation compliance and learning outcome solutions for Business Schools in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.
RAMON NOGUERA Academic Director, EADA Business School Ramon Noguera is Academic Director at EADA Business School (EADA) in Barcelona, Spain. Prior to joining EADA in 2011, he was Director of International and Institutional Relations at the Research Centres of Catalonia Institute (Institució CERCA).
After beginning his career as European Officer at the University of Nottingham in 1998, Ramon was appointed European Adviser at the UK Research Office in Brussels, the following year. He then joined the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) Research Park in 2004 as Managing Director.
Ramon holds a degree in international relations from Lancaster University, a master’s in law and international politics from the University of Hull, and a PhD from the University of Wales, Aberystwyth (now, Aberystwyth University).
OLIN O OEDEKOVEN President and CEO, Peregrine Global Services Olin O Oedekoven has more than 30 years of senior leadership, education, and academic experience through service in both the public and private sectors. His vision created Peregrine Academic Services (now called Peregrine Global Services) when he and his colleagues realised that a significant gap existed between the requirements for direct assessment and the tools that were available at the time. ACCREDITATION FORUM 2019 11
SPEAKER PROFILES
JOSEPH PILKINGTON Accreditation Manager, AMBA & BGA Joseph Pilkington is currently Accreditation Manager at AMBA & BGA, where he undertakes AMBA assessment visits to accredited Business Schools as a member of re-accreditation assessment panels, works with institutions to prepare for assessment visits, and manages post-assessment visit processes, including assessment report writing. Joseph also manages the AMBA & BGA accreditation team’s Business School data.
Joseph began his career in 2012 as a Programme Officer for the John Smith Trust, a development organisation funded by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office. In 2013, he joined Perrett Laver, the academic executive search firm, as a Researcher. Following promotion to a senior role, Joseph joined AMBA & BGA in 2014.
He undertook his undergraduate studies at the University of East Anglia and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and holds an MSc from the University of Edinburgh.
IRENE ROSBERG Programme Director, Copenhagen Business School Irene Rosberg is Director of the Executive MBA in Shipping and Logistics (The Blue MBA) at Copenhagen Business School (CBS) and has been responsible for its design, development and co-ordination. Irene has been entrusted with major roles in varied maritime-related activities and speaks at leading maritime events. She is also a member of a number of international boards and committees.
From 2005 to 2010, she was Director of the DBA programme at CBS, prior to its merger with the School’s other PhD programmes. She is involved in several maritime-related research undertakings and research-based conferences where she draws on expertise from her wide range of maritime connections, both in terms of academic and industry input. Since 2013, Irene has been a member of several AMBA accreditation panels.
STEPHANIE VILLEMAGNE Associate Dean for MIM & MIF Programmes, IE Business School Stephanie Villemagne is Associate Dean of the Master in Management (MiM) and Master in Finance (MiF) programmes at IE Business School, Spain. She joined IE Business School from her previous role as Associate Dean for Graduate Programmes at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) Business School where she accumulated a wealth of experience in managing master’s programmes in an Asian context.
Prior to this, Stephanie was the Global Director of the MBA programme at INSEAD where she worked across multiple cultures and continents. She has worked in a number of international markets, including Asia, Europe and the US for almost 20 years, and was based in Singapore and Hong Kong for the past 10 years.
Stephanie is an executive MBA (EMBA) graduate of INSEAD and holds a master’s degree in applied languages (English and Spanish) from UPV in France and UCB in Spain with a specialisation in international business. 12 ACCREDITATION FORUM 2019
HOST SCHOOL
BI NORWEGIAN BUSINESS SCHOOL BI Norwegian Business School (BI) is the largest Business School in Norway. It has four campuses and is widely considered to be the largest supplier of economic and administrative competence and skills in Norway. With more than 200,000 graduates since 1983, BI offers a full set of programmes for bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees, as well as executive education and tailor-made programmes for businesses. www.bi.edu
PARTNER
PEREGRINE GLOBAL SERVICES Peregrine Global Services is a globally recognised leader in providing online assessment services, online educational services, and higher education support services to institutions of higher education and academic organisations.
Peregrine’s Global Business Education assessment services are available in British English, Spanish, French, German, Mongolian, Russian, and Portuguese with regional and country-specific aggregate comparison pools.
The services are customised to the academic programme and designed to address institutional and programmatic accreditation requirements related to quality, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Peregrine’s Educational Services include Academic Levelling Courses, B-School Connection Resource Center, Launch & Learn: Online Courses and Programs, Online Leadership Courses, and Write & Cite: An Academic Writing Readiness Course.
Peregrine Global Services solves accreditation challenges with customised academic solutions to improve the quality of higher education throughout the world. It is your thought partner in higher education. www.peregrineglobal.com ACCREDITATION FORUM 2019 13
UPCOMING EVENTS
Asia Pacific Conference Excellence Awards and Gala Dinner 13 – 15 November 2019 – Chengdu, China 7 February 2020 – London, UK
Global Conference 11 – 13 May 2020 – Budapest, Hungary
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