Scope and Summary of the Seminar:
We live in a world of radical change and grand challenges. On the one hand, many
Universities plus Business Schools in the United Kingdom and abroad are facing
financial turmoil and are called to revise their ways of operating to enhance their
impact and safeguard their existence. This is precipitated by a volatile geopolitical
environment, revisions to the policies of countries like the United States of America
regarding Diversity Equality and Inclusion (DEI), artificial intelligence and data
privacy concerns, sustainability practices and their actual impact, as well as revised
policies regarding international migration. Such volatility influences how businesses
operate within and across countries and call corporate leaders to revise their approach
of doing business. These together call industry and academia to join forces and adapt
to a new reality. An interface of industry and academia is therefore needed, more
than ever, to allow us to navigate in an era of grand challenges and move toward a
sustainable future.
This CIBUL seminar comes in cooperation with the NPH Ethnic Minority Business
and Policy Forum and aims to discuss the interface between industry and academia
in an era of uncertainty. From how business schools can embrace a new reality of
impact and industry engagement, through the role of geopolitical changes and DEI
reconsiderations, to how businesses and society should get informed with trustworthy
information, our very specially selected speakers will bring together insights that are
cutting edge in informing academia and practice.
Speakers:
Prof. Evangelos Pournaras: Professor of Trustworthy Distributed Intelligence University of Leeds, School of Computer Science
Prof. Winfried Ruigrok: Professor of International Management University of St. Gallen
Prof. Ari Van Assche: Professor of International Business HEC Montreal & Leeds University Business School
Panelists:
Moderated by - Prof. Dimitrios Georgakakis: Professor of International Business, Leeds University Business School, University of Leeds, Director of the Centre of International Business University of Leeds (CIBUL)
Mashood Akmal: Director of Innovation & Strategy Aeroservices
Martine Box: Head of Sales for ACS Group
Poonam Kaur: CEO of fds Director Services
Mohammed Kola: Finance Director at Adams Foodservice Trading Ltd
