Upcoming Session
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Dates: 26–28 AUG 2020
Location: HBS Campus
Fee: TBD

The program fee covers registration, program materials, accommodations, and meals.

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Summary

Whether you attended your Executive Education program at Harvard Business School (HBS) last year or many years ago, you probably remember the excitement of learning and growing at HBS—and knowing you were engaging with people who had their fingers on the pulse of global business. Now you can recapture that excitement as you consider the challenges you and your company will face over the next decade.

Join us at the Global Alumni Leadership Summit—an amazing two-day opportunity to reunite with classmates, explore the latest global business trends, reconnect with program faculty, and share insights and ideas with fellow Executive Education alumni.

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Key Benefits

You'll be stimulated by dynamic discussions with faculty and global alumni, learning how top companies and business leaders are seizing opportunities and overcoming challenges in today's business environment. As you join in the global conversation, you'll rekindle old connections and spark new relationships within the HBS community.

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Broaden your global perspective and leadership skills Broaden your global perspective and leadership skills

Learn how companies around the world are launching new ventures, reorganizing for resilience, changing consumer behavior, and driving breakthrough innovation
Gain insight into the latest management challenges and emerging trends shaping the global business environment

Reenergize and reignite your passion for learning Reenergize and reignite your passion for learning

Enjoy in-depth case discussions and idea exchange
Recharge and bring new insights back to your organization
Connect with old friends and classmates
Tap into all that the HBS global community has to offer

Expand your personal and professional network Expand your personal and professional network

Extend your network by living and working with accomplished executives from various backgrounds, industries, and countries across the globe
Build relationships with a diverse group of peers who can provide wide-ranging insights into your business challenges and career decisions

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Broaden your global perspective and leadership skills

Learn how companies around the world are launching new ventures, reorganizing for resilience, changing consumer behavior, and driving breakthrough innovation
Gain insight into the latest management challenges and emerging trends shaping the global business environment

Reenergize and reignite your passion for learning

Enjoy in-depth case discussions and idea exchange
Recharge and bring new insights back to your organization
Connect with old friends and classmates
Tap into all that the HBS global community has to offer

Expand your personal and professional network

Extend your network by living and working with accomplished executives from various backgrounds, industries, and countries across the globe
Build relationships with a diverse group of peers who can provide wide-ranging insights into your business challenges and career decisions

Who Is Invited to Attend

This program is open to all HBS Executive Education graduates who have achieved HBS alumni status.

Dive Deeper into the Experience

We Celebrate New Ways of Thinking. Are You Ready?

Thrive in a learning environment that welcomes diverse ideas and perspectives.

Experience the Case Method in the Classroom

Watch participants debate the issues and present their viewpoints.

Discover more about business. And yourself.

Global perspectives > Leadership growth > Organizational impact.

Who Is Invited to Attend: This program is open to all HBS Executive Education graduates who have achieved HBS alumni status.

Dive Deeper into the Experience

We Celebrate New Ways of Thinking. Are You Ready?

Thrive in a learning environment that welcomes diverse ideas and perspectives.

Learn More Learn More

Experience the Case Method in the Classroom

Watch participants debate the issues and present their viewpoints.

Learn More Learn More

Discover more about business. And yourself.

Global perspectives > Leadership growth > Organizational impact.

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Learning and Living at HBS

You'll return to the HBS campus, where every aspect of the experience has been carefully designed to foster your learning, comfort, and engagement with faculty and fellow alumni. If you haven't been to campus in some time, you'll be pleased to discover that we've designed a living and learning environment expressly for Executive Education. You'll see for yourself why people are raving about our Executive Education complex, state-of-the-art Tata Hall, and Ruth Mulan Chu Chao Center.

Learning and Living at HBS: You'll return to the HBS campus, where every aspect of the experience has been carefully designed to foster your learning, comfort, and engagement with faculty and fellow alumni. If you haven't been to campus in some time, you'll be pleased to discover that we've designed a living and learning environment expressly for Executive Education. You'll see for yourself why people are raving about our Executive Education complex, state-of-the-art Tata Hall, and Ruth Mulan Chu Chao Center.

Registration Process

We encourage you to register as early as possible. You can use our online form or download the registration form. If you have questions, please contact a member of our Program Advising team via email or call 1.800.427.5577 (outside the United States, call +1.617.495.6555).

Registration Process

Fee, Payment, and Cancellations

The fee for the two-day Global Alumni Leadership Summit covers registration, program materials, accommodations, and meals. No payment is necessary until your registration has been confirmed. Payment is required prior to the program start date. If you need to cancel or defer participation, you must submit your request in writing more than 30 days before the start of the program to receive a full refund. Cancellations or deferrals received 14 to 30 days prior to the start of the program are subject to a fee of one-half of the program fee. Requests received within 14 days are subject to full payment.

Your Program Agenda

The Global Alumni Leadership Summit is a powerful learning and networking experience that broadens your global mindset, vision, and connections. For two intensive days, you'll delve into brand-new case studies on market-leading companies. Top industry leaders will spearhead robust panel discussions, and the faculty chairs of the Advanced Management Program, the General Management Program, the Program for Leadership Development, and Owner/President Management program will lead sessions exploring their latest cases through the lens of their unique expertise. Through this dynamic idea exchange, you'll acquire new ideas for how your company can sustain its competitive edge in today's marketplace.

Topics include:

Driving business transformation through digital strategy
Spearheading change and supporting a truly innovative culture
Weighing the political implications of disruptive technology
Assessing the impact of world events on global businesses

Summit Schedule at a Glance

WEDNESDAY

8:00 AM–2:00 PM Registration – Chao Center	Registration – Chao Center
12:00–2:00 PM Buffet Lunch	Buffet Lunch
2:30–3:00 PM Welcome – Professor Das Narayandas	Welcome
3:00–5:30 PM Plenary Session	Plenary Session
6:45–10:00 PM Reception & Dinner – Chao Center	Reception & Dinner – Chao Center

THURSDAY

6:30–8:30 AM Breakfast – Chao Center	Breakfast – Chao Center
8:45–10:15 AM Plenary Session	Plenary Session
10:45 AM–12:00 PM Concurrent Case Sessions	Concurrent Case Sessions
12:00–1:15 PM Lunch – Chao Center	Lunch – Chao Center
1:30–2:45 PM Concurrent Case Sessions	Concurrent Case Sessions
3:30–6:30 PM Plenary Session	Plenary Session
6:45–10:00 PM Class Receptions & Dinner – Various On-Campus Venues	Class Receptions & Dinner – Various On-Campus Venues

FRIDAY

6:30–8:30 AM Breakfast – Chao Center	Breakfast – Chao Center
8:45–10:00 AM Concurrent Case Sessions	Concurrent Case Sessions
10:30 AM–11:45 PM Plenary Session	Plenary Session
12:00–1:30 PM Lunch & Departure	Lunch & Departure

Your Program Agenda

Topics include:

Driving business transformation through digital strategy
Spearheading change and supporting a truly innovative culture
Weighing the political implications of disruptive technology
Assessing the impact of world events on global businesses

Summit Schedule at a Glance

WEDNESDAY

8:00 AM–2:00 PM Registration – Chao Center	Registration – Chao Center
12:00–2:00 PM Buffet Lunch	Buffet Lunch
2:30–3:00 PM Welcome – Professor Das Narayandas	Welcome
3:00–5:30 PM Plenary Session	Plenary Session
6:45–10:00 PM Reception & Dinner – Chao Center	Reception & Dinner – Chao Center

THURSDAY

6:30–8:30 AM Breakfast – Chao Center	Breakfast – Chao Center
8:45–10:15 AM Plenary Session	Plenary Session
10:45 AM–12:00 PM Concurrent Case Sessions	Concurrent Case Sessions
12:00–1:15 PM Lunch – Chao Center	Lunch – Chao Center
1:30–2:45 PM Concurrent Case Sessions	Concurrent Case Sessions
3:30–6:30 PM Plenary Session	Plenary Session
6:45–10:00 PM Class Receptions & Dinner – Various On-Campus Venues	Class Receptions & Dinner – Various On-Campus Venues

FRIDAY

6:30–8:30 AM Breakfast – Chao Center	Breakfast – Chao Center
8:45–10:00 AM Concurrent Case Sessions	Concurrent Case Sessions
10:30 AM–11:45 PM Plenary Session	Plenary Session
12:00–1:30 PM Lunch & Departure	Lunch & Departure

The HBS Advantage

Similar to our Executive Education programs, the Global Alumni Leadership Summit is developed and taught by HBS faculty who are widely recognized as skilled educators, groundbreaking researchers, and award-winning authors. Through their board memberships, consulting, and field-based research, they address the complex challenges facing business leaders across the globe.

Guest Speakers

HBS faculty members have enduring relationships with some of the world's most distinguished leaders, who are often the actual case protagonists. During the summit, you will have the rare opportunity to hear how these top executives overcame critical business challenges to hold a competitive edge .

The HBS Advantage

Guest Speakers

More Admissions Information

Program content, dates, fees, and faculty are subject to change. In accordance with Harvard University policy, Harvard Business School does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, sex or sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, national or ethnic origin, political beliefs, veteran status, or disability in admission to, access to, treatment in, or employment in its programs and activities.

Discover more about business. And yourself.

Global perspectives > Leadership growth > Organizational impact.

Need Help? Contact Us:

Program Advising team

Email: executive_education@hbs.edu

Identify the Right Program for You

Program Finder

Discover more about business. And yourself.

Global perspectives > Leadership growth > Organizational impact.

Need Help? Contact Us:

Program Advising team

Email: executive_education@hbs.edu

Identify the Right Program for You

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Broaden your global perspective and leadership skills Broaden your global perspective and leadership skills

Reenergize and reignite your passion for learning Reenergize and reignite your passion for learning

Expand your personal and professional network Expand your personal and professional network

Key Benefits

Key Benefits

Broaden your global perspective and leadership skills

Reenergize and reignite your passion for learning

Expand your personal and professional network

Who Is Invited to Attend

Who Is Invited to Attend

Learning and Living at HBS

Learning and Living at HBS

Registration Process

Fee, Payment, and Cancellations

Registration Process

Registration Process

Fee, Payment, and Cancellations

Your Program Agenda

Summit Schedule at a Glance

Your Program Agenda

Your Program Agenda

Summit Schedule at a Glance

The HBS Advantage

Guest Speakers

The HBS Advantage

Guest Speakers

Global Alumni Leadership Summit

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Broaden your global perspective and leadership skills

Reenergize and reignite your passion for learning

Expand your personal and professional network

Who Is Invited to Attend

Who Is Invited to Attend

Learning and Living at HBS

Learning and Living at HBS

Registration Process

Fee, Payment, and Cancellations

Fee, Payment, and Cancellations

Your Program Agenda

Summit Schedule at a Glance

Summit Schedule at a Glance

The HBS Advantage

Guest Speakers

The HBS Advantage

Guest Speakers

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Broaden your global perspective and leadership skills Broaden your global perspective and leadership skills

Reenergize and reignite your passion for learning Reenergize and reignite your passion for learning

Expand your personal and professional network Expand your personal and professional network