After starting her career in marketing as product manager for FMCG products, Pauline Larère joined emlyon business school 7 years ago. Starting her career in higher education with Master students, she is now in charge of developing new innovative programs for Executives. In this environment, she thrives on learning new things and on human relations.
The UNICON Board of Directors awarded Cathy Shea, formerly of Babson Executive Education, and Mark Lewis, who recently retired from Chicago Booth and was Co-Chair of UNICON's Benchmarking Committee, a 'Lifetime Achievement Award' in recognition of their significant and lasting contributions to Executive Education. "While UNICON’s valuable research, benchmarking reports, conferences, and coffee groups helped
As we bid a heartfelt farewell to Jane Crombleholme (Alliance Manchester Business School) and her remarkable service to UNICON, we are also delighted to share that Katarzyna Kozicz Fonseca (Nova School of Business and Economics) will take over the task of organizing future European Meet Ups. Jane's contributions to executive education and UNICON have been
How many custom executive education programmes does your school typically deliver for each client each year? UNICON data shows that the average number of programmes per client rose from 1.40 in 2022 to 1.49 in 2023: Average Number of Programs Per Client (per year) 0 How many hours does it typically deliver for each? The
Browse our Research and Download the Full Paper UNICON research was highlighted on September 18 in an online webinar featuring Kelly Bean and Jenny Stine, and moderated by Aldemir Drummond, where Jenny & Kelly discussed their commissioned research report, “University Executive Education Talent and the New World of Work.” This research is framed by two
We are delighted to announce that we are welcoming a new associate member, Kozminski Executive Business School.About Kozminski Executive Business SchoolKozminski Executive Business School constitutes the main hub for corporate connections through the means of ongoing management of these relationships, organization of fundraising and tailor-made programme development.Using 30 years of experience in delivering the highest quality
Taylor is a Senior Program Manager for Customs and Partnered Programs at the Leavey Executive Center at Santa Clara University. In her role, Taylor has gained extensive experience in all aspects of program development, from forging strategic university partnerships to managing client needs and ensuring program success. Taylor joined the center back in the summer
At this year's UNICON European Meet-Up taking place 5-6 September, Executive Education Leaders in the region gathered to explore the pressing issues shaping the future of leadership and executive development. Over the course of the event, we identified 60 critical questions that continue to challenge how we evolve our programs and impact the world through
Nearly three years ago, UNICON sought a way for our members to remain connected, especially as COVID changed the dynamics and frequency of in-person meetings. In response, UNICON spearheaded the creation of a community that enables members to access each other and UNICON resources, reports and research, from any location at any time. We found
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UNICON research was highlighted on September 18 in an online webinar featuring Kelly Bean and Jenny Stine, and moderated by Aldemir Drummond, where Jenny & Kelly discussed their commissioned research report, “University Executive Education Talent and the New World of Work.”
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