When we began planning the 2026 EFMD Executive Development Conference at UCD Smurfit Executive Development, our ambition was to move beyond the rhetoric surrounding AI and explore what is happening in practice. For executive educators, two questions matter: how is AI changing the organisations we serve and the capabilities their leaders need? And how might…

On behalf of The Case Hub, I am delighted to invite you to make a submission to the AUB-OSB Fifth Case Conference, taking place on March 18–19, 2027, at the American University of Beirut in Lebanon. Join educators, case writers, and professionals from across the globe for two days of thought-provoking talks, regional insights, and meaningful connections.…

The EFMD Chief Learning Officer (CLO) Roundtable, that joined this year IMD’s annual CLO Circle at IMD in Lausanne, brought together more than 50 learning and development leaders to explore how organisations can strengthen their geopolitical resilience. IMD and EFMD Global brought together their learning leader networks to examine how organisations can develop the capabilities…

Business education is facing questions that extend well beyond the classroom. Geopolitical uncertainty, advances in artificial intelligence, changing expectations among students and employers, and the growing importance of international collaboration are prompting business schools to reconsider how they create value and demonstrate impact. Regional perspectives are essential to this conversation. The challenges facing a business…

Prof. Himanshu Rai, Director of the Indian Institute of Management, Indore, tells us about the benefits of taking our time in today’s fast-paced world. Here are his words:  We live in an age of high velocity, of total speed. It is defined by the relentless immediacy: instant communication, hyper-short news cycles, the endless scroll of…

Management education today stands at a crossroads. Technological disruption, shifting global dynamics, and rising societal expectations are forcing business schools everywhere to rethink not just what they teach, but why they exist. It is precisely at moments like these that the global community needs spaces for honest, open dialogue—and for nearly two decades, the International…