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We at Boston University School of Management along with a set of global sponsors are embarking on a first-ever global conversation on the future of business education for 60 hours from Sept 30—October 2. I am taking part in it because I believe that we need to systematically take stock of the challenges facing our profession and develop new and innovative ways to contribute to educating next-generation managers and pursue research programs that impact global businesses going forward. 

I am writing to invite you to be part of this effort: your interest in business education, current leadership roles, and activities through the years suggest great value in including your voice in this event.

We have more than  lined up to participate including Clay Christensen (#1 Management Thinker in 2013 per Thinkers50), Anant Agarwal (CEO of edX), Ceree Eberly (Chief People Officer at Coca0Cola), and John Byrne (EIC of Poets&Quants). I am sure you will find this to be an exciting event to join.

The Jam is all online and runs for 60 hours so you can log on from anywhere, for however much time you have during the execution period. It’s free to join and we’ll be discussing a wide range of topics such as 21^st century competencies, increasing the value of management education, cultivating research with relevance and rigor, harnessing digital technology, ethical leadership, and challenging the business model of education.

Please take a look at our website to register and for more information. The Jam platform is powered by IBM technology and can bring together hundreds of conversations and then analyze them to fuel the conversation and find the most actionable outcomes.

I hope you’ll participate and also spread the word about the Business Education Jam to anyone in your network you think would be interested. Please feel free to forward this email and extend invitations to join.

Best, and hope to “see” you there,

Susan Fournier

Questrom Professor of Management

Boston University

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