Global Leadership InstituteQUEST

Accra, Ghana

Global Leadership Programs

2020 Brochure

Creative Programs

4 Great Cities

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Paris

Toronto

Miami

Oxford

Global Leadership InstituteQUESTis a creation of Nobel International Business School (NiBS) in Ghana,

supported by IPAG Business School in France and other partners in Europe, the US, Canada, and Africa.

Drawing on the resources of both institutions, and our international partners and networks, our leadership development programs help leaders in their QUEST to discover in their hearts, as well as in their heads, their responsibility to lead positive transformation in Africa.

We want to be the globally recognized destination in Africa for access to positive leadership.

• We aim to raise the standard of best practice in positive leadership through Africa-focused, and globally-inspired, development programs. • We want to create a generation of leaders in Africa who have a global view, a positive view of Africa, and a strong sense of community development and progress.

About Nobel International Business School (NiBS), Accra

About IPAG Business School, Paris

NiBS is a new, private boutique business school in Ghana. It was founded to make a difference with a new kind of educational model designed to meet the needs of executives. NiBS' program delivery model is designed around busy executives, easy to experience, innovative and forward-looking. Our foundation premise is that there is a new dawn for Africa which requires leadership creativity to emerge and shine. Africa needs executives with advanced cognitive leadership skills to discover the limitlimitations of current leadership practices, develop deep insights into what works, and what does not work. NiBS is accredited by the National Accreditation Board of Ghana and works in partnership with SBS Swiss Business School, IPAG Business School, Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration and the Alfred Nobel University. NiBS offers doctorate and masters degrees business for executives

IPAG Business School has been developing leaders for over 50 years in France and across Europe. It has campuses in Paris, Nice and in China. IPAG is accredited by the French Ministry of Higher Education & Research with academic degree awarding powers, and is a member of the French Conference de Grandes Ecoles. IPAG has EPAS accreditation from the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD), the foremost accreditation bodybody for business and management degrees in Europe and increasingly around the world. IPAG is a member of the American Association of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), the leading international accreditation body for business schools and programs. It is ranked as number 3 Best Business School in France by the Shanghai World University Rankings. IPAG offers undergraduate and post-graduate degrees business.

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Overview

The consensus among leading industry observers and CEOs is that executives and their organizations in Africa operate in a VUCAROT environment. That is an environment that is volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous, and yet rich with opportunities but also threats. To take advantage of the opportunities and to counter the emerging threats on the African landscape, C-Suite executives must acquire new strategic mental models, perspectives and intellectual dexterity. It is time CEOs and functional executives engage with experienced, practice-oriented international Professors and executive presenters to debate and share global insiginsights to accomplish the critical objectives of their organizations. We have designed these programs for board members, C-level, and other senior executives in public and private sectors who are committed to leading growth, innovation, and positive change within their organizations. These programs, a joint initiative of NiBS and IPAG, ensure participant's interaction with other highly successful executives who come from diverse industries and different parts of Africa. The programs include:

These programs are delivered in residential format in carefully selected international cities to offer opportunities for participants to interact with international faculty and expert executive presenters. These weekly residencies are also designed to offer multinational networking opportunities, increased cultural literacy, and a global perspectives and insights. The programs enhance the diversity of insights generated, enabling participants to formulate new goals and strategies. Participants also keep learning logs to maximize the program benets and to boost effectiveness.

• Paris Digital Leadership Exchange - Date: June 21 – 27, 2020 Topic: Leading Digital Innovation, Strategy & Transformation

• Toronto Finance Leadership Dialogue: - Date: June 20 - 26, 2020 Topic: Strategic Finance Leadership - Making Strategic Finance Count for Business Growth

• Miami Customer Leadership Consensus: Date: July 11 – 18, 2020 Topic: Customer-Focused Organization – Leadership, Strategy & Implementation

• Oxford Business Growth Leadership Debate: Date September, 8 – 15, 2020 Topic: Mapping Strategy, Innovation & Culture for Profitable Growth

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The Paris Digital Leadership ExchangeLeading Digital Innovation, Strategy & Transformation

IPAG Business School, Paris, June 21 - 27, 2020

Program OverviewAAs the world continues to digitize and grow in complexity, virtually every enterprise will need to have a great digital business model, one that creates value by engaging customers and helping employees work smarter. This program is

designed on the premise that having the right technologies in place is important, but not sufficient for successful digitization. The full benets of digital transformation can only be realized through a clear and visionary digital business model and strategy, appropriate organizational change, and extensive capability building. To extract the most value from digital technologies and business models, business leaders must analyanalyze if and why the company should transform, to what extent, and how you should do it. The program will combine case studies, lectures, discussions and challenge projects to deepen understanding of the digital opportunities and threats that have the power to transform the organization.

Who Should AttendThe program is designed for business leaders and senior managers from all business areas, who wish to develop a strategic roadmap for digital business transformation in their organizations.

Program BenetsParticipants will learn how to:·· Develop a digital strategy that leverages the organization’s competitive advantage and preserves it for the future· Adapt structures and processes to take advantage of digital opportunities and reduce digital threats· Identify new products and markets that can be accessed through digital business models· Understand the capability development process to support the digital change in the bank· Learn from companies that have both failed and succeeded in digital transformations.

Program OutlineTThe program activities are designed to provide insights into how an organization can enhance its competitive advantage by providing unique digital strategy and business model, digital content, and an exceptional customer experience on superior digitized platforms. Program Topics include:

Understanding Digital Business ModelsUnderstanding and learning from digital business models in established companiesSource of competitive advantage in digital business modelCreating digitized platforms that enable new and evolving digital opportunitiesDiDigitizing customer experiences

Leading digital transformationBuilding a Digital Business CaseDigital Strategy & ExecutionPower and Politics: Inffiuence in leading digital changeAchieving digital leadership: fostering a digital culture

Technology, Security and Privacy ConcernsTTechnical and Policy Aspects of Security and SurveillanceCorporate CybersecurityPrivacy, Security and Technical Systems

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Program OverviewWWhy is it that executives with nance acumen are more likely to be promoted to CEO roles? Many see such people as being the best placed to play leading roles in driving cost efficiencies, advancing the company into new frontiers for innovation, and in driving strategy around capital allocation through in-depth risk analyses. Having a strategic nance understanding and perspective is critical for any executive who desires to be a strategic partner in the C-Suite to lead company transformation efforts. This program provides opportunities to dialogue with highly experienced faculty and seasoned peers on the winning strategies associated with usingusing nance knowledge and skills in the C-Suite. Participants come away with a new set of knowledge and skills, tools, and frameworks to lead the nancial transformation required for growth and protability.

Who should AttendThe program is for senior executives in public and private sectors who aspire to become strategic nance partners; specically senior executives with signicant work experience or concerned with nancial management issues and/or a high level of managerial responsibility in any function within the organizations.

Program BenetsThis program will help you to:• Hone strategic skills in the context of nancial leadership• Learn new techniques and methodologies at the intersection of nance, strategy, and leadership• Gain a greater understanding of current trends in nance• Enhance your nance acumen and leadership style

Program OutlineFinance as a Strategic Partner in the C-Suite•• Strategy audit - identifying drivers of differentiation and costs and value creation• Making strategic nance decisions for growth • Balancing discipline in nance with investing in innovation

Value Creation & Business Models• How does the rm make money, operational improvements and business model innovation• Information beyond the nancial statements - 360-degree view of a rm's value drivers • Valuation of the rm - Designing the corporate portfolio for optimal value creation•• Financial innovations and the nance function• Capital allocation and capital structure

Finance in the C-Suite • Using nance in boardroom debates and decision-making

The Toronto Finance Leadership DialogueStrategic Finance Leadership - Making Strategic Finance Count for Business Growth

Sheridan College, Canada: - Date: June 20 - 26, 2020

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The Miami Customer Leadership ConsensusCustomer-Focused Organization – Leadership, Strategy & Implementation

University of Miami, USA: July 11 - 18, 2020

Program OverviewTThe role of customer-focused orientation has never been more critical in driving protable growth. The emerging consensus is that customer-centricity is at the center of

strategies for innovation, growth, and survival. This consensus means that C-Suite executives, not only marketers, must expand beyond their traditional responsibilities to develop the range of skills and knowledge to excel in driving customer-centricity. To be effective in this effort, executives will have to gain a better understanding of analytics, technologies, innovation, and learn new leadership skills to operate in the C-Suite. TheThe overall objective of this program is to help executives to develop the capabilities needed to navigate the complex strategic challenges faced when building a customer-focused organization. It offers opportunities to debate with highly experienced faculty and seasoned peers on the winning strategies.

Who should AttendThe program is designed for leaders in both public and private sectors who view and use customer or client-focused operation as a critical strategic lever. These are people with titles such as CEOs, CMOs as well as senior executives in roles such as business development, supply chain, customer service, relationship management, nance, manufacturing, operations, etc.

Program BenetsUpon completing this program, participants would understand how to:• Drive top-line growth and brand strength in a new era of empowered clients and consumers. •• Lead and demonstrate the importance of customer-focused business growth and reorient company culture around clients/customers. • Engage functional areas across the organization to ensure that client/customer experience is consistent with the brand promise.• Gain a broader perspective about the complexities of creating an organization-wide customer orientation and solutions differentiation culture • Rally and orchestrate the whole organization to align in support of the brand promise to customers.

PProgram OutlineMarket Space Innovation and Growth• Harnessing the power of customers for innovation and market growth• Senior executive role in the innovation agenda - Framing the Customer-focused innovation agenda• Leading the rm’s growth agenda

Building a customer-focused organization• Building an organization-wide market orientation culture•• Building a solutions differentiation mindset • Linking the customer experience insights to company strategy• Building brand reputation and leadership around in customer experience

Customer-focused Leadership• Managing customer-focused human capital, cross-functional perspective and competence • Putting the customer in the board-level relations • Board-level perspective on customer-centricity6

The Oxford Business Growth Leadership Debate Mapping Strategy, Innovation and Culture for Profitable Growth

University of Oxford, UK: Sept 8 - 15, 2020

Program OverviewCEOsCEOs in African companies must be attuned to international perspectives on strategic growth and protability. The dynamic economic currents and market shifts in Africa demand that executives change

their mindsets in mapping out a company’s strategy and its culture for growth. The program has been designed to offer opportunities to debate and learn with highly experienced faculty and seasoned peers winning strategies for growth in Africa and the associated role of the C-suite executives. The program will enhanenhance your strategic vision and foresight, and your understanding of the new frameworks and tools for building your company as a protable growth engine.

Who Should AttendWe have designed this program for Senior Leaders like CEOs, MDs, and Directors in public and private sectors that have strategic oversight responsibility for the growth, protability, and sustainability of the company or organization. A typical participant would have several years of experience, including:• Senior executives in any role who need a broader and deeper perspective on company operations, from strategy and nance to marketing and HR• General managers in any industry who have overall prot and loss responsibility• Executives whose cross-functional role is signicantly expanding or who will soon become business-unit, divisional, or regional business leaders

Program BenetsAfter completing this program, participants should be able to:•• Rethink their perspectives of enterprise growth and protability in Africa.• Develop new insights and leadership strength to lead enterprise growth• Rethink the business vision and management approach as a senior executive• Unearth specic strategic business challenges faced by the organization• Identify new ideas and perspectives for growth trajectories for their organizations• Reect on strategic actions geared to your company’s impact in Africa

Program OutlineSStrategizing for Protable Growth• Identifying and selecting opportunities through innovative processes• Linking strategy to protability• Developing breakthrough new market strategies• Capturing protable growth through strategic nancial decisions

Operations and protable growth• Designing new business models for growth•• Structuring your organization through corporate governance policies

Leading Strategic Growth• Understanding growth leadership – The challenge of change and an ambidextrous organization• Use of culture as a potential source of competitive advantage • Leading innovation culture for growth• Incentivizing growth and protability

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Program DetailsProgram Duration & Schedule – 7 days

Each program is delivered over 2.5-3.5 classroom seminars with expert presentations, and executive networking and industry visits where possible; 3 free

days for optional executive tours of exciting places, cultural awareness and shopping at the participant’s own cost.

PProgram FeeThe fee covers program materials, faculty amenities, accommodation, essential meals (i.e., breakfast and lunch for course days), venue, and networking function.

o Application Fee $100

o Paris Digital Leadership Exchange - $3,699.00

o Toronto Finance Leadership Dialogue: $3,499.00

o Miami Customer Leadership Consensus: $3,499.00

oo Oxford Business Growth Leadership Debate: $3,799.00

NOTE:The above fees each excludes visa, airfare & other travel expenses• Participants are responsible for visa, return airfare and other travel expenses. • Each participant must be ‘visa-ready' prior to joining a program.• We can provide support for the visa application if required.

Payment of Program Fee and Cancellations·· A deposit of at least 50% of the program fee is required upon admission to reserve a seat in the program, and full payment is due THREE months before the start of the program.· Cancellations received within 60 working days of the program’s start date are subject to a 60% cancellation fee.· There will be no refunds for cancellations received within one month to the start of the program.

CerticationPParticipants who complete each program receive an Executive Certicate in the respective topic jointly issued by IPAG Business School, Paris and Nobel International Business School (NiBS), Accra.

ApplicationsApplications are accepted throughout the year but must be received no later than three months before the program start date. Due to workshop-size constraints and the need to maintain a balanced mix of professionals and executive proles, it is possible that some highly qualied applicants may not be admitted.

GGroup EnrollmentTo further leverage the value and impact of these programs, we encourage companies and organizations to send cross-functional teams of executives to these programs.

Corporate Partnership OpportunityEachEach one of these programs may be customized to t the specic needs of a company and delivered at a city preferred by the company. Your organization is eligible for NiBS Advantage benets if it invests in multiple places on these programs or commissions a customized program. The benets of NiBS Advantage are:• Reduced fee per participant and negotiated terms of payment• Dedicated program advice service for your executives as they consider their options and personal development plans•• Dedicated program design and venue arrangement to the exact needs of your executives.

To discuss this opportunity, contact 0200982070 (Prof. Kwaku Atuahene - Gima) | kwaku@nibs.edu.gh*We reserve the right to change program faculty, content, fees, dates and venues and to cancel a program

Candidates can apply online atwww.nibs.edu.gh/quest

For Enquires contact: 0262367830 , 0278961059, 0560911176 , 0578688811

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Program Directors

Prof. Kwaku Atuahene-Gima is an internationally recognized thought-leader in innovation, entrepreneurship and marketing strategy with a global perspective, having worked and consulted for companies in Australia, China, Europe, Hong Kong, Nigeria and the US. He is ranked the No. 2 innovation management scholar in the world; ranked among the Top 10 doctoral marketing faculty in the world; ranked number 3 top dodoctoral faculty in marketing strategy outside North America. Kwaku is the Founder, President & Executive Dean and Distinguished Professor of Innovation Management & Marketing at Nobel International Business School (NIBS) and former Professor of Innovation & Marketing at the City University of Hong Kong, and at the China Europe International Business School (CEIBS); Founding Executive Director of CEIBS AAfrica Campus in Accra and Founding Director of the Research Centre for Marketing & Innovation funded by the US company Dow Chemical in Shanghai. He works with companies to improve innovation, leadership and marketing strategy outcomes. His previous clients include VRA, MTN, ATC, Stanbic IBTC Bank (Lagos), LifeForms Ltd, Sahel Sahara Bank, UBS Financial Services (Singapore), China Mobile, Philips, GE, LLenovo, Trend Micro Inc., WPP, BARCO, Sano-Aventis, Shanghai Pudong Development Bank, Sony, Eli Lilly, Bayer Technology Services, Ernst & Young, Alcatel-Lucent, GSK, Guangdong Development Bank, Shanghai General Motors, and many others

Dr. Raphael Lissillour is a professor at IPAG Business School where he teaches cross-cultural management. He created and directs DBA and EMBA programs in China: EMBA in Strategy, Finance, Investment and organizational management, and the DBA programs operated in cooperation with South China University of Technology, Donghua University and Shanghai Maritime University. He graduated from IPAG Business School whewhere he majored in international business. After 10 years of business development experience in Germany, South America and China, he engaged in doctoral studies and holds a PhD in International Relations from Jilin University. His research focuses on (1) logistics and international relations with a focus on maritime safety, (2) sociological approaches to information systems, and (3) strategic alignment and dynamic capabilities.

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Sample Program FacultyProfessor Tazeeb Rajwani

Professor Francis PironProfessor of Marketing & International Business

Christian Stadler is a Professor in Strategic Management. Prior to joining Warwick Business School he was at University of Bath School of Management, Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, and Innsbruck University. Christian is an expert on long-term success. For the past decade he devoted his energy to the investigation of long-living corporations - how they grow, adapt, and consistently beat their competitors. His work has been featured in the Harvard Business Review, Sloan Management Review, New York Times, Wall Street JouJournal, Financial Times, Bloomberg Business Week, Fast Company, Fortune/CNN, and the BBC, and has been translated into 11 languages.

Dr. Francis Piron is a marketing and international business professor with over 25 years of academic and industry experience in S.E. Asia, primarily in China, Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia. Recently, he has consulted with Nestlé Indonesia, the National bank of Indonesia, Adidas (Indonesia). In China, he has taught and consulted in Beijing, Shanghai, Harbin, Tianjin and Shantou. His research has focused on Chinese consumers and the creation of a consumer culture in Mainland China. The ndings have been published in over 10 journals andand are often used as references for subsequent efforts. Dr. Piron has also advised and supervised scores of doctoral and master’s level dissertations and

thesis. Dr. Piron’s strengths lie in executive education, academic supervision and graduate-level teaching. He has taught and consulted in China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam, in Asia. In Africa, he has trained leaders in Eritrea, Ghana. Mali, Niger, Nigeria and Sénégal. He has also trained in the US and Mexico. He is also uent in English, French and Spanish, and is conversant in Portuguese and German.

Professor Christian Stadler,Professor of Strategic Management

Tazeeb Rajwani is a Chaired Professor in International Business and Strategy and Head of the Department of Strategy and International Business at Surrey Business School. He was previously Professor of International Business and Strategy, Director of Executive Education at University of Essex. Prior to joining Essex, he was an Associate Professor (Reader) in Strategic Management, Director of Executive MBA and Director of Creating Strategic Advantage (CSA) Executive Program at Craneld School of Management, one of Europe’s leading business schools. He holds or has held visiting faculty positions at London Business School, Kings College London, University of WaWarwick, University of Oxford, University of Edinburgh, University of Notre Dame, University of Peking (China), Strathmore University (Kenya), ESMT (Germany), University of Anáhuac (Mexico), Royal Holloway (University of London), ALBA (Greece), Hult International Business School (London), American University of Beirut, Swiss Hotel Management School (Switzerland) and

University of Nottingham. He has been a Director of Strategy at a high-tech start-up, where he still holds an advisory board position. Prior to these roles he held a management position at KPMG Corporate Finance, where he was an Innovation Champion and member ofof the Thought Leadership group at KMPG Europe. His unique role at KPMG also included managing large complex projects globally with a particular focus on Corporate Finance.

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Dr. John Meewella NiBS

Dr. John Meewella is a Professor of Entrepreneurship and International Management at NiBs. He serves on multiple roles in various entrepreneurial, investment, academic, corporate, & governmental sectors. He serves as Group CEO of MiNiSV Mini Silicon Valley Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Nanjing, China; where he is responsible for rapid entrepreneurial commercialisation of ~70 Nordic-EU innovation companies being set up currently (with scope of total of ~500 companies in phase 2 by 2025: specialising on medical tech, healthcare, cancer diagnostics, innovation and related elds). John’s prprevious roles spanning around 25 years of experience includes: ~20 Chairman/President/CEO positions (Corporate); several Vice Rector, Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Dean positions (Academic). He was previously Professor of Practice Entrepreneurship and International Business at Oulu Business School, Oulu University, Finland.

Dr Lawton is an award-winning strategic management author, educator, and advisor. He works internationally and is Chaired Professor of Strategy and International Business, Academic Director of the Irish Management Institute, and Director of the Global Competitiveness Institute at Cork University Business School, University College Cork, Ireland. He is also Professor of Strategy and International Business at the University of Surrey in the U.K., Visiting Professor of Business Administration at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College in thethe USA, and an Associate at the Møller Institute, University of Cambridge. He

has published eight books, including Breakout Strategy (McGraw-Hill) and Aligning for Advantage (Oxford University Press), and over fty articles in leading journals. He is Associate Editor of the leading strategy journal, Long Range Planning and the Strategy Matters Series Editor for Routledge (Taylor & Francis Group). His work has featured in media outlets including BBC, Business Channel, Channel 4, European CEO, Fast Company, Sky News, Strategy + Business, The Conversation, and U.S. News & World Report. Thomas has served as a nonnon-executive director and he has over 25 years of experience as a consultant, speaker, and executive educator. He has advised entrepreneurs, managers, and leaders on how to develop and enhance their strategic thinking and practice. Clients include Alcon, Bombardier, Casella, China CITIC Bank, Clancy Docwra, Enterprise Ireland, IBM, Irish Stock Exchange, China Industrial Bank, International Air Transport Association, Phoenix Group, UnionPay, United Technologies, and Volvo Group. He has been Academic Director of the global Executive MBA in International Financial Services Management for JP Morgan Asset Management.

Professor Thomas C. Lawton,Professor of Strategy & International Business

Ruth is Emeritus Professor of Corporate Financial Strategy, having researched and taught at Craneld for many years. Prior to this she was a partner in Grant Thornton, where latterly she specialized in corporate nance. During this period she undertook various secondments, including a year working as a private equity investment manager in the City. She is a chartered accountant and was for 13 years a committee member of the ICAEW's Faculty of Finance and Management. Other outside roles have included non-executive didirectorships of a Health Authority and an NHS Trust, membership of the Independent Remuneration Panels for two local authorities. She is the Chair of The Case Centre, the independent home of the case study method. Ruth has a broad range of teaching experience, including degree courses, open programs and customized executive education, from new recruits through to board level. Her main teaching areas include corporate nance and corporate governance. Her research concerned the practical implications of corporate governance as it affects boards and board committees. In particular, she has worked with non-executive directors on remuneration ccommittees and audit committees of larger companies.

Professor Ruth Bender,Emeritus Professor of Corporate Financial Strategy

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