International Partnerships in Business Schools
Thursday 23 June 2011, at the Institut Français
‘How international partnerships in business schools help improve graduate profiles for the future
job market’
Economic globalisation and the labour mobility that follows such expansion have created a dramatic increase in
intra-company cultural diversity over recent years. Managers are now expected to coordinate international teams and
to deal with cross-cultural issues on a day-to-day basis; moreover, they are often requested to relocate to other
countries themselves. Through multi-country education programmes, students will learn the skills needed to excel
within the international job market. Thanks to partnerships with academic institutions both within and beyond Europe,
universities are able to offer this invaluable experience.
This conference is an initiative of ESCP Europe, the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) and the Institut
Français in London. With this event, we intend to measure the impact of international business school partnerships on
student profiles, and to analyse the implications of such partnerships on the management of both business schools as
a whole and the individual programmes provided therein.
Schedule
9:00 Coffee, registration
9:30 Welcome address by H.E. Bernard Emié (tbc), French Ambassador, Dr Eckhard Lübkemeier, German
Chargé d’Affaires a.i., and Professor Patrick Gougeon, ESCP Europe
9:50 Keynote speaker: Nicola Dandridge, Chief Executive, Universities UK
10:10 Panel discussion: ‘Benefits of International partnerships’ - What types of international partnerships
can be set up, what are the benefits of these partnerships, and what are the costs?
Sharon Bamford, CEO, AMBA
Prof. Alain Chevalier, ESCP Europe
Prof. John Edwards, Aston Business School
Dr. Nina Lemmens, DAAD
Florence Gomez,French Chamber of Commerce, London
Simon Williams, British Council
Prof. Andreas Zaby, Berlin School of Economics and Law
Moderator: Ann Mroz, THE
12:30 Lunch
14:00 Panel discussion: ‘Best practice examples of successful partnerships’ - representatives from business
schools will discuss the cultural issues they meet when negotiating international partnerships,
providing real-life examples.
Prof. George Balabanis, CASS
Prof. Natalia Guseva, Higher School of Economics, Moscow
Bettina Kosiel, University of Mannheim, Mannheim Business School
Richard Perrin, EDHEC
Francoise Lafon, ESSEC
Iris Ritter, HEC
Prof. Baldur Veit, Reutlingen University and Professor Julia Brüggemann, ESB Business School
Moderator: Eric Albert, La Tribune
16:30 Panel discussion: ‘Impact on business’ - successful corporate speakers will illustrate how international
profiles benefit the business world.
Dr Ulrich Hoppe, German-British Chamber of Industry & Commerce
David Marsh, SCCO International
Arnaud Vaissié, Chairman of the French Chamber of Commerce in Great-Britain
Moderator: Olaf Storbeck, Handelsblatt
17:30 Cocktail party
Venue: Institut Français du Royaume-Uni
17 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2DT
RSVP Nicole Bea nicole.bea@diplomatie.gouv.fr