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Executive Education in Turbulent Times Webinar, Part II, Oct 2nd

Executive Education in Turbulent Times Webinar, Part II, Oct 2nd

https://youtu.be/_t6upCU730A Session Two Session Two Recap Date: October 2, 2025  |  Time: 3:00 PM UTC Topic: Leading and Managing Your Executive Education Business in Today’s Turbulent Times Panelists: Julian Birkinshaw (Dean, Ivey Business School, Western

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Executive Education in Turbulent Times Webinar, Part II, Oct 1st

Executive Education in Turbulent Times Webinar, Part II, Oct 1st

https://youtu.be/jv1q4xtTTew Session One Session One Recap Date: October 1, 2025 Moderator: Nathalie Nawrocki (INSEAD) Panelists: Sherif Kamel (Dean, AUC Onsi Sawiris School of Business, Egypt) and Nigel Phang (Associate Dean, Nanyang Executive Education, Nanyang Business

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UNICON 2025 Executive Director Report: Strengthening Global Executive Education

UNICON 2025 Executive Director Report: Strengthening Global Executive Education

Read the full report   Dear UNICON Members, This month marked my third anniversary as UNICON's executive director, and I feel more energized than ever as I share this annual report with you. I am

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UNICON Board Chair 2025-26 Message | Shalini Bhatia

UNICON Board Chair 2025-26 Message | Shalini Bhatia

By Shalini Bhatia – Board Chair 2025-26Stanford University Graduate School of Business, Executive Education Empowering UNICON for a Bright, Strong, and Sustainable Future I am excited and honored to be the FY26 UNICON Chair. I

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2025 UNICON Benchmarking Survey: Sept 7th Extended Deadline

2025 UNICON Benchmarking Survey: Sept 7th Extended Deadline

As we approach the 2025 UNICON Benchmarking Survey, we're reminded of the unique opportunity it presents for all member institutions. This survey, conducted by Percept Research, is more than just a data collection tool; it's

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Executive Education Leadership in Turbulent Times (UNICON Webinar Series)

Executive Education Leadership in Turbulent Times (UNICON Webinar Series)

UNICON Webinar Series Part 2: Navigating Strategic Challenges in Executive Education Following our successful first webinar on team leadership, Part 2 of our series shifts focus to the strategic challenges facing executive education organizations in

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CRM Challenges in Executive Education: UNICON Group Meeting

CRM Challenges in Executive Education: UNICON Group Meeting

As CRM technology becomes increasingly critical for executive education success, UNICON's CRM Special Interest Group is leading the charge in defining best practices and shared solutions. With 90 members on our mailing list, this thriving

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UNICON’s New EdTech Hub: AI-Powered News & Insights

UNICON’s New EdTech Hub: AI-Powered News & Insights

We're excited to share that our EdTech news aggregator, developed by the UNICON Tech Disruptors Group and the UNICON Team, is now live in beta! This initiative was originally driven by Gene Mage (Michigan Ross),

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#UniconDirectors Conference in Hong Kong: Recap

#UniconDirectors Conference in Hong Kong: Recap

Returning from the bustling and intellectually stimulating environment of the #UniconDirectors Conference in Hong Kong, many of us are juggling a plethora of notes with an avalanche of emails. The challenge of distilling and sharing

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Antitrust/Competition Policy: Reminder

Antitrust/Competition Policy: Reminder

As a global consortium of business-school-based executive education organizations which includes competitors, UNICON established an Antitrust/Competition Policy. We remind our members of the policy at the start of UNICON events, and are doing so again

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Melanie Weaver Barnett: Why Universities for Executive Education?

Melanie Weaver Barnett: Why Universities for Executive Education?

UNICON Executive Director Melanie Weaver Barnett A journalist working on a piece for the Financial Times contacted me recently wanting to talk about this. His words: With all the options for executive development out there,

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Businessweek: Women Business Deans Meet to Share Challenges, Solutions

Businessweek: Women Business Deans Meet to Share Challenges, Solutions

Carol Hymowitz March 9, 2023 Bloomberg Businessweek "The underrepresented group is quickly growing, with about 29% of the deanships of US B-schools now held by women." In a conference room at the University of California