Schedule
17:00 CET EVENT OPENING
17:05 CET [Keynote] Career Crossroads and How to Move Ahead
Chris Pether, Founder and Managing Director
PeopleSmart SAS
17:25 CET [Case Study] How Women Turn Soft Skills Into Smart Skills
Loredana Padurean, Sr. Associate Dean
Asia School of Business (Malaysia)
17:50 CET [Success Story] MBA: Preparing Women for a Successful Career
Laura Valandro, International Recruitment Manager
ESSEC Business School (France)
18:15 CET [Presentation] How the MBA Builds an Inclusive Business
Chaimae Malyani, Associate Director of Enrollment
Hult International Business School (USA)
18:40 CET [Case Study] Women in Leadership (WIL) Initiatives that Boost the MBA Experience
Manuelle Côté, Venture Manager, Creative Destruction Lab (CDL)
HEC Montreal
19:05 CET [Presentation] Non-Traditional Paths to Leadership. Is an MBA for me?
Dr. Chantal Hervieux, MBA Programme Director, Director Center for Leadership Excellence, Founder of Impactlab
Saint Mary’s University: Sobey School of Business (Canada)
19:30 CET [Case Study] Educating Women in Business on a Global Scale
Presenter: Dinora Gonzalez ’20, Project Manager | Thunderbird for Good at Thunderbird School of Global Management
Arizona State University: Thunderbird School of Global Management (USA)
19:55 CET [Success Story] What Makes an Inclusive Study Environment?
Oyinade Ogunbekun, VP, Client Strategy & Operations, NBC Universal
Washington University in St. Louis: Olin Business School (USA)
20:20 CET [Presentation] The Way Ahead: The Value of the MBA for Women
Cindy Jennings Millette, Senior Associate Director, FTMBA Admissions
University of California Berkeley: Haas School of Business (USA)
20:45 CET [Keynote] The MBA: Your Gateway to Opportunity
Ashley Lautzenheiser, Associate Director, Pre-MBA, Professional Programmes
Forté Foundation
Official event times are in CET (GMT/UTC+1)
Parallel Pre-scheduled small group sessions with the best-matching schools
17:00 CET EVENT OPENING
17:05 CET [Keynote] Leveraging Emotional Intelligence in Leadership
Natalie Boudou, Corporate Trainer, Coach, and specialist in resilient and agile cultures
PEPIT Consulting
17:25 CET [Presentation] The 2022 Roadmap for Business Women
Fatima Dhaif, Admissions Manager
Copenhagen Business School (Denmark)
17:50 CET [Success Story] The Power of Entrepreneurship and Cultural Diversity
Lena Koropey, BSL Alumni Association President
Business School Lausanne (Switzerland)
18:15 CET [Presentation] How the MBA Builds an Inclusive Business Environment
Teresa Pires, Associate Director
Queens University: Smith School of Business (Canada)
18:40 CET [Success Story] The Way Ahead: The Value of the MBA for Women
Jaquelynn Mateluna, Strategy Consultant, EY-Parthenon
Sally Sidahmed Recruitment Administration
McGill University: Desautels Faculty of Management (Canada)
19:05 CET [Case Study] Women and MBA Success Stories
Shri Ramakrishnan, Assistant Director, Graduate Recruitment
Syracuse University: Whitman School of Management (USA)
19:30 CET [Presentation] Women in Leadership (WIL) Initiatives that Boost the MBA Experience
Tanya Pawlowski, Senior Business Development Specialist
Nova Southeastern University (USA)
19:55 CET [Case Study] Battling Unconscious Gender Bias In the MBA
Jose A Soto, Director of Recruiting
Rice University: Jones Graduate School of Business (USA)
20:20 CET [Case Study] What Makes an Inclusive Study Environment?
Dr Lisa Ordonez, PhD, Dean, Rady School of Management
University of California San Diego (USA)
20:45 CET [Keynote] Build Your Success Mindset
Dr Risa Rieger, Clinical Psychologist, Expert in Change, Founder
93% Consulting
Official event times are in CET (GMT/UTC+1)
Parallel Pre-scheduled small group sessions with the best-matching schools
17:00 CET EVENT OPENING
17:05 CET [Keynote] Your Role in Bridging the Leadership Gap
Claire de Carteret, Regional Director, EMEA
Gallup Business and Learning Solutions
17:25 CET [Presentation] The 2022 Roadmap for Business Women
Presenter: TBA
IE Business School (Spain)
17:50 CET [Presentation] Battling Unconscious Gender Bias In the MBA
Kirsty Setz-Clarke, International Student Recruitment Manager
Newcastle University Business School (UK)
18:15 CET [Presentation] Women in Leadership: Glass Ceiling or Multiple Bottlenecks
Simona Catana, Sales Consultant at Clarivate Analytics, EMBA 2022
Dr. Bianca Schmitz, Director Leadership Development Programs
ESMT Berlin (Germany)
18:40 CET [Success Story] The Way Ahead: The Value of the MBA for Women
Danielle Spence, Assistant Director, Recruitment and Admissions, Full-time MBA
Palak Kumar, Current MBA student, Rotman Class of 2022
Meredith Baade, Corporate and Investment Banking Associate, TD Securities
University of Toronto: Rotman School of Management (Canada)
19:05 CET [TBA]
19:30 CET [Success Story] Women in Leadership (WIL) Initiatives that Boost the MBA Experience
Ana Marinescu, Faculty Council Member
Concordia University: John Molson School of Business (Canada)
19:55 CET [Success Story] Women Empowerment: Conversation With a Future Leader
Ksenia Zotina - Linne, Graduate Admission Officer
Estefania Barnuevo, FDP Associate, Novartis
Bentley University Graduate School of Business (USA)
20:20 CET [Presentation] How to Succeed in a Graduate Business Programme
Lisa Francis, Assistant Director, Graduate Admissions
American University: Kogod School of Business (USA)
20:40 CET [Keynote] Why I Declined an MBA Opportunity And Did it Later
Ann Marie MacDougall, President and Founder
LeaderBoom Inc.
Official event times are in CET (GMT/UTC+1)
Parallel Pre-scheduled small group sessions with the best matching schools
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