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18thANNUALBMDACONFERENCE

MULTIDISCIPLINARYAPPROACHINBUSINESSANDEDUCATIONTOASSURE

HIGHCOMPETITIVENESS

Tentativeprogram14-16October

Day1(October14)THEFUTUREOFBUSINESS

9:00–9:10OfficialConferenceopeningandIntroductionofthefirstday.

• VirginijusKundrotas,Ph.D,PresidentofBMDA• EnnListra,Prof.,DeanofSchoolofBusinessandGovernance,TalTech,

Estonia.

9.10–9.20AwordfromChairperson.• SherifH.Kamel,Prof.,DeanofSchoolofBusinessatTheAmerican

UniversityinCairo,Egypt9:20–10:00Keynotespeech–Whatcompetitivenessmeanforusinthefuture?

• ArturoBris,Prof.,DirectorofIMDCompetitivenessCentre,Switzerland10.00–11.50Panel1–CouldCitiesbetherightunitforCompetitiveness?

• MihhailKõlvart,MayorofTallinn,Estonia

• RemigijusŠimašius,MayorofVilnius,Lithuania

• WladimirWladimirovitschKlitschko,MayorofKiev,Ukraina,TBC

11.50-12.20NetworkingCoffeeBreak12.20-13.50Panel2–Businessownersexpectationstowardsfuture.

• KaarelOts,ChairmanoftheManagementBoard,Nasdaq,Estonia

• RepresentativeofInvestLithuania(Lithuania)-TBC

• JanWyrwiński,ManagingPartnerandCo-FounderatAlfabeat,Poland

13:50–14:50LUNCHatTalTech14.50-16.20Panel3–Whatmanagersshoulddoinordertocreatesustainableorganization-stakeholdersview.

• MarianoAndradeGonsales,ManagingdirectorofMoodys,USA/Lithuania

• MickeyGranot,Vice-presidentforstrategicplanningofElmoMotion

Control,Israel

• MihkelTammo,CEOatEstanc,Estonia

16.20-16.50NetworkingCoffeeBreak16.50-18.20Panel4–Futurebusinessleader.Whatleadershipstylewillbecompetitive?IndividualvsTeam–futuresuccessfulteaminthecompany?

• ToomasTamsar,FormerHeadofIndustrialistorganizationinEstonia

• RepresentativeofNestleBaltics,TBC

• AraksyaMirakyan,Ph.D,LomonosovStateUniversity,Russia

18.20h–20.00hBussestotheReceptionPlaceReceptionRae Meierei - is a restaurant with a unique concept in Tallinn's Old Town. Therestaurant has an industrial interior design andwelcomes you to look around andadmirethedetails.Inadditiontotheopen-kitchenrestaurant,thereisalsoamoderncheesefactory,adistillery,andavodkamuseum.

Day2-(October15)

COMPANYVISISTS,COSULTINGSESSION,

ROUNDTABLEDISCUSSION

Theparticipantswillbedividedinadvanceinto3groupsbasedonthe“firstcome,

firstserve”principleandeachgroupwillvisitonecompanyoftheirchoice.

9:00–13:00COMPANYVISISTS:

ÜlemisteCity

Estanc

• Providingfeedbackonchallengesofthecompany:

Company 1- Virginijus Kundrotas, Ph.D., Managing Director of Adizes Institute

Lithuania/USA

Company2-MickeyGranot,FounderandPartnerofNextEraConsulting,Israel

ComingbackforthelunchatTalTech

14:00–15:00Lunch

15:00–15.30Feedbackfromthecompanyvisitsandpresentationof“takehome”

valuesfromthosevisits.

15:30–17:00

Roundtablediscussionsessionsonvariousmultidisciplinaryissues:

1. Howtosuccessfullydeliverbusinesseducationinternationally?

2. Howtodeliverinternationalbusinesseducationoncampus?

3. Joint deans and professors perspective on programs and methods- is it

possible?

4. Effectiveinternationalfacultycooperation.Whatneedstobedone?

17:00–17:30

Shortentertainment(exercises,meditation,etc.)involvingallparticipants

18:00-20:30Cocktailandsnacks,atTalTechpremises

Day3(October16)

BUSINESSSCHOOL’SFUTURE

9.00-9:05Introductionofthe3rdday9:05.–10:40Panel1–Newmissionofbusinessschool–teachingcenterormeetingspaceforlearning?

Moderator:DanicaPurg,PresidentoftheIEDC-BledSchoolofManagementandthefoundingPresidentoftheCentralandEastEuropeanManagementDevelopmentAssociation(CEEMAN),Slovenia

• KirstiRumma,Lecturer,SchoolofBusinessandGovernance:DepartmentofEconomicsandFinance,TalTech,Estonia

10:40–11:10NetworkingCoffeeBreak11:10–12:40Panel2-Futuredesignofprograms.Whatlearningschoolshouldbetalkingabout?12:40–13:40Lunch13:40–15:10Panel3Effectiveandefficientfacultyinvolvementintoprogramsdesignanddelivery.

• KatrinArvola,directorofMAprogrammes(EstonianandEnglish)inBusinessAdministration,TalTech,Estonia

• DavlatbekAbduvaliev,Dr.,DeanofNarxozBusinessSchool,Kazakhstan

15:10–15:40NetworkingCoffeeBreak15:40–17:10Panel4Howwearegoingtodelivertraditional+untraditionalteachingmethods?

• TarvoNiine,directorofBAprograminBusinessAdministration,Taltech,Estonia

• • CityBusinessSchoolrepresentative,Russia

17:10–17:20ConclusionsfromChairpersonoftheConference17:20–17:30ClosingofficialpartoftheconferenceBussestothehoteloftheConference19.00–24:00Departurebybusfortheeveningfestivitiesandnetworkingaswellasoutstanding

LOOKING FORWARD TO MEETING YOU IN TALLINN !!!

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