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Jumeirah Beach Hotel, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Sunday, 24 February 2019
09:00 - 12:30 Global Business Leaders Conference: Special alumni edition (GBLC)
Business and Society: A Force for Good
Venue: Jumeirah Beach Hotel, Safinah ballroom
The largest annual INSEAD event in the Middle East, the Global Business Leaders Conference brings faculty, industry and government leaders and alumni from around the region for half a day of intense discussion around the theme, Force for Good.
All Conference attendees will receive a complimentary ticket to the Middle East Campaign Launch celebration.
14:00 - 18:00 Talent Networking Forum
Venue: Jumeirah Beach Hotel, Safinah ballroom
Looking to hire Global Talents?
A unique opportunity to network with multinational companies as well as local conglomerates from the Middle East region. The Middle East Talent Networking Forum is open to current MBA students, Global Executive MBA and the Alumni community.
19:30 - 00:00 Campaign Launch Celebration
Venue: Jumeirah Beach Hotel, Safinah ballroom and beach
Join us for the Middle East launch of The Campaign for INSEAD: A Force for Good. Set next to the iconic Burj al Arab with panoramic views of the Gulf region.
Dress: Formal or national costume
The campaign launch celebration in Middle East will be preceded in the morning by the Global Business Leaders Conference - Special Alumni Edition, as well as the Talent Networking Fair.
For any questions, please contact the INSEAD Events Team at +33 1 60 72 48 48 or email: campaign.events@insead.edu
Programme - Global Business Leaders Conference
Business and Society: A Force for Good
Venue: Jumeirah Beach Hotel, Safinah ballroom
This is a tentative programme and subject to change. Please visit the website regularly for the latest updates.
All Conference attendees will receive a complimentary ticket to the Middle East Campaign Launch celebration.
We live in a time of transformation.
Markets and technologies are moving faster, and the world is getting smaller and more interconnected. The challenges facing governments, businesses and society are bigger, with new risks are emerging, and existent, persistent risks are more acute.
This is a defining moment for business and society, to refresh and renew our social contract.
We have seen that business can be a powerful force for good. Globalization brings leaders together to deliver more equitable and sustainable growth.
Digital transformation unleashes exciting new possibilities, touching almost every aspect of modern day business and society. It holds an incredible ability to enable positive social, environmental and financial outcomes.
We discuss insights and strategies in this digital age.
| 08:00 - 09:00 | Registration and Coffee |
| 09:00 - 09:05 | Welcome & Overview |
| 09:05 - 09:15 | Introduction of GBLC |
| 09:15 - 09:30 | Keynote Speech By senior government official |
| 09:30 - 10:00 | Business and Government Collaboration in an Age of Disruption In 2017, the WEF listed three responsibilities every government has for As we confront global challenges in a constantly changing society, needs In this session we will explore the nature of these changes and how leaders Moderator |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Keynote Speech Renée Mauborgne, Affiliate Professor of Strategy, The INSEAD Distinguished Fellow of Strategy and International Management, Co-Director of the INSEAD Blue Ocean Strategy Institute, INSEAD |
| 10:30 - 10:50 | Coffee Break |
| 10:50 - 11:05 | Faculty Lecture: Entrepreneurship for Good |
| 11:05 - 11:45 | Tech for good: Entrepreneurship and Innovation Moderator |
| 11:45 - 12:05 | CEO Dialogue |
| 12:05 - 12:30 | Deans' Address: INSEAD as Force for Good Ilian Mihov, Dean, INSEAD |
| 12:30 - 12:35 | Closing remarks Peter Zemsky, Deputy Dean and Dean of Innovation, INSEAD |
| 12:35 - 13:40 | Facilitated Networking Lunch |
| 13:45 | End of GBLC |
Programme - Campaign Launch Celebration
| 19:30 | Campaign Launch Celebration
Dress: Formal or national costume |
| 20:05 | Welcome Nida Januskis, Associate Dean, Advancement, INSEAD |
| 20:10 | Address by Alumni |
| 20:15 | Address by Students |
| 20:20 | Dean's address Iian Mihov, Dean, INSEAD |
| 20:45 | Networking cocktail Party at the Beach (till midnight) |
Speakers
Associate Dean, Advancement
Affiliate Professor of Entrepreneurship and Family Enterprise
Affiliate Professor of Strategy
The INSEAD Distinguished Fellow of Strategy and International Management
Co-Director of the INSEAD Blue Ocean Strategy Institute
Dean
Professor of Economics
The Rausing Chaired Professor of Economic and Business Transformation INSEAD
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Ruppert International Inc.
Deputy Dean
Dean of Innovation
The Eli Lilly Chaired Professor of Strategy and Innovation
INSEAD
Campaign Board
| Rémy Best MBA’93D Chair, INSEAD Campaign Board Chairman, Fondation Mondiale Managing Partner, Pictet Group INSEAD Board member | Dirk Luyten MBA'89J Managing Director, Levante Capital Management |
| R. Todd Ruppert Vice Chair, INSEAD Campaign Board Founder and CEO, Ruppert International Inc INSEAD Board member | Alexandre Manson MBA'97J Global Head, SC Ventures |
| Kurt Björklund MBA’96J Co-Managing Partner, Permira Advisers Ltd | Bansi Nagji MBA'93J EVP Corporate Strategy & Business Development, McKesson Corporation |
| Michael Butt MBA’67 Chairman, Axis Capital Holdings INSEAD Advisory Council member | Alexandre Paternotte de La Vaillee MBA'13J Portfolio Manager, Bowmark Captial |
Michael Davis MBA'10J | Brigitte Reverdin MBA'81 Founder, MARKETrends Family Office |
Karen Fawcett MBA'88D | Anne Rotman de Picciotto MBA'01D Board member, Union Bancaire Privée |
| Julien Firmenich MBA‘08J VP Product Strategy and Promotion, Firmenich SA | Christoph Rubeli MBA'92D Partner and Co-CEO, Partners Group |
| Luis Freitas De Oliveira MBA'93D Chairman, Capital International SA | Eric Sasson MBA'90D Founder and Managing Director, Red Tree Capital |
| Jeremy Golding MBA'89J Managing Partner, Golding Capital Partners Gmb | Lionel Sauvage MBA'87J Vice-President, Fondation INSEAD President and founder, FLAX (France Los Angeles eXchange) President and Founder, Les Amis du Festival de l’Histoire de l’Art |
| Emma Goltz MBA’98J Chair, INSEAD Alumni Fund Co-owner, Manton Grange Farm INSEAD Board member | Philipp Schoeller MBA'85J Founding Partner, General Capital Group |
| Deepak Gupta MBA'93J Founder and Chairman, The Denita Group of Companies INSEAD Board member Chairman, Nominations Committee | Mirjam Staub-Bisang MBA'99J CEO and Co-Founder, Independent Capital Group AG INSEAD Board member Chairman, Endowment Management Committee President, INSEAD Switzerland Council |
| André Hoffmann MBA’90D Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors, Roche Holding Ltd | Emily Sun MBA'98J Independent Consultant in Leadership Development, YMM Ltd. |
| Roberto Italia MBA '94J Founder, Red Black Capital SA Senior Partner, Space Holdings; CEO, Space2 | Hans van der Wind MBA'93J CEO, The Learning Network B.V. |
| Andreas Jacobs MBA’90D Chairman, INSEAD Board of Directors Member of the Board of Jacobs Holding AG | Alexandra von Schroeter MBA'87J Head of Strategic Business and Portfolio Manager, Cumberland Private Wealth Management Inc |
| Claude Janssen Honorary Chairman, INSEAD | Fernando Zobel de Ayala CIM'93Jul President and COO, Ayala Corporation INSEAD Board member |
| Paula Kirby MBA'94J Managing Director, Plaxall Inc. | Ilian Mihov Dean, INSEAD |
| Christina Law MBA'91D Group President, Asia & Latin America, General Mills INSEAD Board member |
Registration
Register on our Eventbrite page by clicking on the Register button above.
Please select the correct ticket category as shown below.
Should you have any questions or require further details, do reach out to us via email.
| Description | Cost (EUR) | Cost (AED) |
| INSEAD Alumni (NAA member) | 45 | 185 |
| INSEAD Alumni (non-NAA member) | 70 | 290 |
| Non Alumni: Early Bird rate | 115 | 470 |
| Non Alumni: Regular rate | 150 | 620 |
Practical information
Venue
Address: Jumeirah St - Dubai - United Arab Emirates
Welcome and registration for Global Business Leaders Conference and Campaign Launch
Upon registration you will be iussued a name badge. For security purposes participants are kindly asked to wear their badge at all times.
Accommodation
We would recommend visiting booking.com to check on the best rates on offer; it's quick, easy and without booking fees.
As spaces are limited and due to other events happening at the same time, we urge you to make your bookings as early as possible; we expect a high demand in rooms during this period.
Dress code
The dress code is business casual for the on-campus event and Black tie or national costume for the Campaign launch.
Wifi
More details to follow on connecting to the wireless network.
Media, filming and photography
INSEAD may engage professional photographers for this event. All sessions will be filmed. We reserve the right to use any film and/or photography from the event in our print and digital marketing collaterals.
Questions?
For any questions about these events, please contact the INSEAD Events Team at +33 1 60 72 48 48 or email campaign.events@insead.edu.
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