Climate change, demands for water and other natural resources, armed conflict, the pandemic, trade tensions—these and many other forces are driving volatility and change across global and local food systems. In spite of these challenges, the current environment presents new possibilities for firms that can innovate, develop new strategies, deliver value, and build resilience.
For more than 60 years, business leaders from around the world have gathered for the Agribusiness Seminar at Harvard Business School (HBS) to deepen their understanding of the food and agriculture landscape, exchange perspectives, strengthen their networks, and cultivate ideas to shape this vital industry. In our upcoming seminar, you will explore current and future industry dynamics through the lens of a dozen new agribusiness case studies, developing insights that can help you build competitive advantage and drive growth in your own firm and career.
Climate change, demands for water and other natural resources, armed conflict, the pandemic, trade tensions—these and many other forces are driving volatility and change across global and local food systems. In spite of these challenges, the current environment presents new possibilities for firms that can innovate, develop new strategies, deliver value, and build resilience.
For more than 60 years, business leaders from around the world have gathered for the Agribusiness Seminar at Harvard Business School (HBS) to deepen their understanding of the food and agriculture landscape, exchange perspectives, strengthen their networks, and cultivate ideas to shape this vital industry. In our upcoming seminar, you will explore current and future industry dynamics through the lens of a dozen new agribusiness case studies, developing insights that can help you build competitive advantage and drive growth in your own firm and career.
Particularly appropriate for: Chairpersons, chief executive officers, presidents, managing directors, owners, and other company leaders who drive strategy for their firms.
Program for Leadership Development participants earn 3 PLDA Points on completion of this program.
When you participate in an Executive Education program on the HBS campus, you enter an immersive experience where every aspect of the learning model has been carefully designed to facilitate your growth. Your learning will take place on your own, in your living group, and in the larger classroom, driven by the renowned HBS case method.
When you participate in an Executive Education program on the HBS campus, you enter an immersive experience where every aspect of the learning model has been carefully designed to facilitate your growth. Your learning will take place on your own, in your living group, and in the larger classroom, driven by the renowned HBS case method.
Through faculty-led classroom discussions, case studies, small-group work, and insights from guest speakers, you will explore agribusiness trends and best practices covering an array of organizational, strategic, competitive, economic, and societal issues.
The curriculum is based on the world-renowned HBS case method—a highly interactive approach that engages participants in a dynamic exchange of ideas as they identify and test possible actions. The seminar will feature new cases incorporating the latest trends, evolving business models, competitive strategies, and novel thinking about industry opportunities and challenges. Each case focuses on a particular food or agriculture-related firm and the key decisions its leaders face. We enhance the learning with the unique opportunity to meet and hear from top executives featured in the cases.
Through faculty-led classroom discussions, case studies, small-group work, and insights from guest speakers, you will explore agribusiness trends and best practices covering an array of organizational, strategic, competitive, economic, and societal issues.
The curriculum is based on the world-renowned HBS case method—a highly interactive approach that engages participants in a dynamic exchange of ideas as they identify and test possible actions. The seminar will feature new cases incorporating the latest trends, evolving business models, competitive strategies, and novel thinking about industry opportunities and challenges. Each case focuses on a particular food or agriculture-related firm and the key decisions its leaders face. We enhance the learning with the unique opportunity to meet and hear from top executives featured in the cases.
Our Executive Education programs are 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.
John D. Black Professor of Business Administration
Baker Foundation Professor, George M. Moffett Professor of Agriculture and Business, Emeritus
Visiting Professor of Business Administration
Professor of History and of African and African American Studies
James Dinan and Elizabeth Miller Professor of Business Administration
Our Executive Education programs are 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.
John D. Black Professor of Business Administration
Baker Foundation Professor, George M. Moffett Professor of Agriculture and Business, Emeritus
Visiting Professor of Business Administration
Professor of History and of African and African American Studies
James Dinan and Elizabeth Miller Professor of Business Administration