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Christopher Gentile of Smith School of Business at Queen’s University

Christopher Gentile of Smith School of Business at Queen’s University

Christopher Gentile is the Relationship Manager, Queen’s Executive Education at Smith School of Business at Queen's University.

Research
UNICON Research Report: “The Metaverse and Executive Education”

UNICON Research Report: “The Metaverse and Executive Education”

UNICON Research - "The Metaverse and Executive Education: Horseless Carriage or Automobile?" UNICON sponsored this research initiative to help UNICON members learn more about ‘metaverse’ technologies, and ways in which these technologies are already being

Research
Research Reports Now Available on the UNICON Website

Research Reports Now Available on the UNICON Website

For over 25 years, UNICON has published research relevant to Executive Education practitioners. We are delighted to share our archive of research reports, which are identified in three major categories: Industry Dynamics & Strategy: Partnerships

Conference Highlights
Impact: Society, Learning, Business – IEDP Impressions, insights and takeaways

Impact: Society, Learning, Business – IEDP Impressions, insights and takeaways

"Impact: Society, Learning, Business" Impressions, insights and takeaways from UNICON’s Director’s Conference 2023 hosted by Fundação Dom Cabral A Report by IEDP for the Executive Education Sector Brilliantly formatted, this report comprises summarized highlights of

UNICON Spotlight
Stephanie Hodnett: Rotman School of Management

Stephanie Hodnett: Rotman School of Management

Stephanie Hodnett is the executive director of executive programs at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. Prior to her role at Rotman, Stephanie was Vice President of Content Development and Learning

Research
UNICON Research: Hybrid Learning: The Post-Pandemic Landscape

UNICON Research: Hybrid Learning: The Post-Pandemic Landscape

Authored by Kim Maybar April, 2023 The COVID-19 global pandemic impacted the expectations of how we live, work and learn. As we emerge into a “new normal,” hybrid learning trends developed and implemented during the

Thought Leadership
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

UNICON Spotlight
Paul Kern of Wisconsin School of Business CPED

Paul Kern of Wisconsin School of Business CPED

Paul Kern is the Director of Learning Products and Services for CPED His past roles include: Director of Operational Training, Quality Management, and Government Audit, Director of Operational Training – Enterprise, Manager or Operational Training

Research
Employers See Benefits For Micro-credentials

Employers See Benefits For Micro-credentials

If you are offering (or considering offering) micro-credentials, and if you work with (or are considering working with) intermediaries such as OPMs to do so, here is a short collection of articles you will find

Thought Leadership
12 Foundations of Values-based Leadership for Sustainability From The 2022 UNICON Team Development Conference

12 Foundations of Values-based Leadership for Sustainability From The 2022 UNICON Team Development Conference

Based on a talk by Daniel Skarlicki, Edgar F. Kaiser Professor of Organizational Behaviour at the University of British Columbia’s Sauder School of Business "For leaders in executive education, aligning our work with personal values

UNICON News
New UNICON Community of Practice Forming

New UNICON Community of Practice Forming

Salesforce and other CRM Systems Following some table discussions at the Team Development Conference in Vancouver, it was clear that several Schools are implementing or transitioning to Salesforce Education Data Architecture as their CRM of

UNICON Spotlight
Katarzyna Kozicz Fonseca of Nova School of Business & Economics

Katarzyna Kozicz Fonseca of Nova School of Business & Economics

Katarzyna Kozicz Fonseca is Head of International Development of Executive Education at Nova School of Business & Economics. Nova SBE’s success is explained by its focus on a rigorous and demanding approach to teaching and