Global Alumni Leadership Summit
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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Summary
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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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Broaden your global perspective and leadership skillsBroaden 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 learningReenergize 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 networkExpand 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
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.
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Who Is Invited to Attend
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This program is open to all HBS Executive Education graduates who have achieved HBS alumni status.
Dive Deeper into the ExperienceSee how exchange with faculty and peers yields new insights into critical business trends.Thrive in a learning environment that welcomes diverse ideas and perspectives.Global perspectives > Leadership growth > Organizational impact.
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.
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Learning and Living at HBS
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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
Fee, Payment, and Cancellations
Fee, Payment, and Cancellations
Your Program Agenda
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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
8:00 AM–2:00 PM
Registration – Chao Center
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Registration – Chao Center |
12:00–2:00 PM
Buffet Lunch
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Buffet Lunch |
2:15–3:30 PM
Welcoming Remarks
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Welcome |
6:30–7:15 PM
Reception
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Reception - Chao Courtyard |
7:30–9:00 PM
Reception & Dinner
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Dinner – Chao Center |
7:00–8:30 AM
Breakfast – Chao Center
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Breakfast – Chao Center |
8:45–10:00 AM
Plenary Session
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Plenary Session |
10:45 AM–12:00 PM
Concurrent Case Sessions
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Concurrent Case Sessions |
12:15–1:15 PM
Lunch – Chao Center
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Lunch – Chao Center |
1:30–2:45 PM
Concurrent Case Sessions
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Concurrent Case Sessions |
3:15–4:30 PM
Plenary Session
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Plenary Session |
4:30–5:30 PM
Tours - Baker Library
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Tours - Baker Library |
6:30–9:30 PM
Class Receptions & Dinner - Various On-Campus Venues
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Class Receptions & Dinner - Various On-Campus Venues |
7:00–8:30 AM
Breakfast – Chao Center
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Breakfast – Chao Center |
8:45–10:00 AM
Concurrent Case Sessions
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Concurrent Case Sessions |
10:45 AM–12:00 PM
Plenary Session
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Plenary Session |
12:15–1:30 PM
Lunch & Departure
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Lunch & Departure |
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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
8:00 AM–2:00 PM
Registration – Chao Center
|
Registration – Chao Center |
12:00–2:00 PM
Buffet Lunch
|
Buffet Lunch |
2:15–3:30 PM
Welcoming Remarks
|
Welcome |
6:30–7:15 PM
Reception
|
Reception - Chao Courtyard |
7:30–9:00 PM
Reception & Dinner
|
Dinner – Chao Center |
7:00–8:30 AM
Breakfast – Chao Center
|
Breakfast – Chao Center |
8:45–10:00 AM
Plenary Session
|
Plenary Session |
10:45 AM–12:00 PM
Concurrent Case Sessions
|
Concurrent Case Sessions |
12:15–1:15 PM
Lunch – Chao Center
|
Lunch – Chao Center |
1:30–2:45 PM
Concurrent Case Sessions
|
Concurrent Case Sessions |
3:15–4:30 PM
Plenary Session
|
Plenary Session |
4:30–5:30 PM
Tours - Baker Library
|
Tours - Baker Library |
6:30–9:30 PM
Class Receptions & Dinner - Various On-Campus Venues
|
Class Receptions & Dinner - Various On-Campus Venues |
7:00–8:30 AM
Breakfast – Chao Center
|
Breakfast – Chao Center |
8:45–10:00 AM
Concurrent Case Sessions
|
Concurrent Case Sessions |
10:45 AM–12:00 PM
Plenary Session
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Plenary Session |
12:15–1:30 PM
Lunch & Departure
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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.
Baker Foundation Professor and Sarofim-Rock Professor of Business Administration, Emerita
Jesse Isidor Straus Professor of Business Administration
George F. Baker Professor of Business Administration
Baker Foundation Professor of Management Practice
David Sarnoff Professor of Business Administration
Dorothy and Michael Hintze Professor of Business Administration
Jacob H. Schiff Professor of Investment Banking
Andreas Andresen Professor of Business Administration
Ross Graham Walker Professor of Business Administration
UPS Foundation Professor of Business Logistics
Baker Foundation Professor, Paul R. Lawrence MBA Class of 1942 Professor of Business Administration
George E. Bates Professor of Business Administration
Baker Foundation Professor, Paul Whiton Cherington Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus
Max and Doris Starr Professor of International Business Administration
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.
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The HBS Advantage
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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.
FacultyBaker Foundation Professor and Sarofim-Rock Professor of Business Administration, Emerita
HBS Units:Entrepreneurial ManagementGeneral ManagementJesse Isidor Straus Professor of Business Administration
HBS Unit:Negotiation, Organizations & MarketsGeorge F. Baker Professor of Business Administration
HBS Unit:Accounting and ManagementBaker Foundation Professor of Management Practice
HBS Unit:Organizational BehaviorDavid Sarnoff Professor of Business Administration
HBS Unit:Technology and Operations ManagementDorothy and Michael Hintze Professor of Business Administration
HBS Unit:Technology and Operations ManagementJacob H. Schiff Professor of Investment Banking
HBS Units:Entrepreneurial ManagementFinanceAndreas Andresen Professor of Business Administration
HBS Unit:StrategyRoss Graham Walker Professor of Business Administration
HBS Units:Accounting and ManagementGeneral ManagementUPS Foundation Professor of Business Logistics
HBS Unit:Technology and Operations ManagementBaker Foundation Professor, Paul R. Lawrence MBA Class of 1942 Professor of Business Administration
HBS Unit:Organizational BehaviorGeorge E. Bates Professor of Business Administration
HBS Unit:FinanceBaker Foundation Professor, Paul Whiton Cherington Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus
HBS Unit:Business, Government and the International EconomyMax and Doris Starr Professor of International Business Administration
HBS Unit:StrategyHBS 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.
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Guest Speakers
-
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.
FacultyBaker Foundation Professor and Sarofim-Rock Professor of Business Administration, Emerita
HBS Units:Entrepreneurial ManagementGeneral ManagementJesse Isidor Straus Professor of Business Administration
HBS Unit:Negotiation, Organizations & MarketsGeorge F. Baker Professor of Business Administration
HBS Unit:Accounting and ManagementBaker Foundation Professor of Management Practice
HBS Unit:Organizational BehaviorDavid Sarnoff Professor of Business Administration
HBS Unit:Technology and Operations ManagementDorothy and Michael Hintze Professor of Business Administration
HBS Unit:Technology and Operations ManagementJacob H. Schiff Professor of Investment Banking
HBS Units:Entrepreneurial ManagementFinanceAndreas Andresen Professor of Business Administration
HBS Unit:StrategyRoss Graham Walker Professor of Business Administration
HBS Units:Accounting and ManagementGeneral ManagementUPS Foundation Professor of Business Logistics
HBS Unit:Technology and Operations ManagementBaker Foundation Professor, Paul R. Lawrence MBA Class of 1942 Professor of Business Administration
HBS Unit:Organizational BehaviorGeorge E. Bates Professor of Business Administration
HBS Unit:FinanceBaker Foundation Professor, Paul Whiton Cherington Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus
HBS Unit:Business, Government and the International EconomyMax and Doris Starr Professor of International Business Administration
HBS Unit:StrategyHBS 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.