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3rd Global Forum for Responsible Management Education

United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development UN PRME Global Forum Global Compact Corporate Sustainability Forum
  • Date: 14-15 June 2012
  • Reception: 14 June 2012; Time: 6:00pm
  • Corporate Sustainability Forum: 15-18 June 2012
  • Venue: Windsor Barra Hotel, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. View Google Map

Designed for leaders of management-related academic institutions, the three sessions of the Global Forum will feature contributions from leading PRME Signatories. Global leaders from government, business and civil society will help to identify global trends in sustainable development and corporate sustainability and highlight the role of educators. Additionally, the heads of AACSB International, EFMD, AMBA and others will outline the way forward on integrating sustainability into management education. The Global Forum will also feature key deliverables, including the Inspirational Guide for the Implementation of PRME.

Along with the incorporation of positive case studies and stories, the three sessions aspire to answer the following respective sub-questions:

  1. What are the global trends related to sustainable development, and how do they affect the management education sector?
  2. What are the external incentives (e.g. accreditation, rankings, etc.), and how can they further support the values of sustainable development and responsible management education?
  3. What are the challenges and opportunities facing individual schools to (further) implement responsible management education and how can PRME help in this process?

Interactive meeting methodology

Building on the positive experience from previous PRME meetings, especially the 2011 PRME Summit in Brussels, the meeting seeks to maximise interaction between participants and to agree on concrete action items/next steps. Participants will be seated at tables of approximately 10 people. Sessions will begin with a moderated panel discussion conducted in "Question & Answer" style, to be followed by round-table discussions, to be facilitated by a Discussion Leader. The session will close with presentations of outcomes of table discussions.

Thursday, June 14th 2012

Time Details
14:00 - 14:05

Welcome by MC, Ángel Cabrera
14:05 - 14:30

Keynote
14:30 - 15:30

Session 1: Pathways to Achieving Sustainable Development

The topic: To set the stage, this session will reveal current trends and potential pathways to achieve sustainable development. Global leaders will help identify top priorities for the next twenty years and make the case for urgent change and collaboration necessary to achieve the future we want. HEIs have a unique role to spearhead this process by providing thought leadership and by training responsible leaders for the future we want.

Moderator and Speakers: TBD
15:30 - 16:00

Coffee Break and Networking
16:00 - 17:00

Table Discussion Session 1

Topics to be discussed will revolve around the main question: What are the global trends related to sustainable development, and how do they affect the management education sector?

Sample discussion questions:

  • What are the major barriers facing the current global business school industry, and how might they be overcome to meet the challenges outlined by the panel (Global Trends/ Context)?
  • What are potential pathways to bring disruptive innovation into the management education system? Who would lead these efforts?
  • Where change has already occurred, how did it happen, and can we do more of it?
  • What incentives exist or can be created to accelerate the pace of change?
  • What can we in the room accomplish together to cause this shift?

Each table will have representatives from business schools/management departments/HEI; business, students.
17:00 - 17:30

Presentation of outcomes of table discussion
18:00 - 20:30

Cocktail Reception and Brazil PRME Event

(Academic Commission of the UNGC Local Network/ PRME signatories in Brazil).

Friday, June 15th 2012

Time Details
09:00 - 09:05

MC: Housekeeping
09:05 - 10:00

Session 2: Setting the Incentives for Responsible Management Education

The topic: Following from the previous afternoon's debate, and building on the insights from previous PRME meetings, Session 2 revolves around the external factors that encourage change within the global business/management school system and the challenges of managing those change processes. This session will look at some of the key drivers, including: accreditation and rankings; student demand; political / legislative change affecting curricula and funding at the national level.

Moderator and Speakers: TBD
10:00 - 10:30

Coffee Break and Networking
10:30 - 11:30

Table Discussion Session 2

Topics to be discussed will revolve around the main question: What are the external incentives (e.g. accreditation, rankings, etc.), and how can they further support the values of sustainable development and responsible management education?

Sample discussion questions:

  • Based on the panel discussion, which of the incentives presented are priorities for your institution?
  • Further, which of the incentives are already and which are not yet aligned with the values of responsible management education?
  • What can we in the room do together to best align/ most effectively prioritise them for implementing the values of responsible management education?
11:30 - 12:00

Presentation of outcomes of table discussion
12:30 - 14:00

Lunch and Networking
14:00 - 14:45

Session 3: Innovation in Practice: Integrating (Corporate) Sustainability into Education, Research, Business model and Campus Life

The topic: Once a Higher Education Institution starts to integrate the values of the UN Global Compact and PRME, challenges and opportunities arise around how to adapt its core business model, teaching methods, research and campus practices. This session will highlight inspirational examples as well as resources and tools for successful implementation of the Principles.

Moderator and Speakers: TBD
14:45 - 15:15

Coffee Break and Networking
15:15 - 16:15

Table Discussion Session 3

Topics to be discussed will revolve around the main question: What are the challenges and opportunities facing individual schools to (further) implement responsible management education and how can PRME help in this process?

Sample discussion questions:

  • Based on the examples from this and previous sessions, how can PRME support you in further implementing responsible management education at your institution?
  • How can we build powerful learning environments that foster responsible management?
  • How can PRME be used to enhance competitive advantage?
  • How to adapt curriculum/content within respective subjects?
  • How to encourage research related to sustainability within the parameters of traditional academic career expectations/advancement frameworks.
16:15 - 17:00

Presentation of outcomes of table discussion
17:00 - 17:30

GF Closing

June 16th - 18th 2012

Time Details
All Day

Corporate Sustainability Forum organised by the UN Global Compact

Please visit www.compact4rio.org for details.

*Global Forum participants are encouraged to attend at no additional cost.*

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