Business Education Online Learning Summit
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Monday, September 19
Welcome Remarks and Plenary
What is the relevance of business schools in the new credentialing economy?
Geoff Garrett, Dean, The Wharton School
Anant Agarwal, CEO of edX, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT
Rick Levin, CEO of Coursera, former president, Yale University
Jeffrey Brown, Dean, University of Illinois College of Business
Tuesday, September 20
Morning Plenary #1
A Question of Value: What is the value of these new credentials? Of the MBA in this new marketplace? What are pricing strategies?
Jenna Talbot, Vice President, Director of Communications, Whiteboard Advisors
Howard Kaufold, Vice Dean, MBA Program, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Ashwin Damera, Co-Founder and Director, Eruditus
Matthew Sigelman, CEO, Burning Glass
Jonathan Finklestein, Founder and CEO, Credly
Daniel Pianko, Founding Managing Director, University Ventures
Morning Plenary #2
Experiments and Practices: What are the roles and responsibilities to this new population of learners around the world and at work? What are some innovative approaches to reaching global learners?
Patrick Mullane, Executive Director, HBX, Harvard University
Gordon Jones, College of Innovation and Design, Boise State University
Shahid Ansari, CEO Babson Global, Babson College
Roger Berry, CEO, Fullbridge
Vincent Price, Provost, University of Pennsylvania
Anne Trumbore, Senior Director, Wharton Online
Afternoon Plenary
The Elephant in the Room: What is the future of Executive Education and Lifelong Learning? Have business schools lost control of business education?
Goldie Blumenstyk, Editor and Reporter, The Chronicle of Higher Education
Dave Weinstein, Associate Dean of Executive Education, GSB, Stanford University
Mike Malefakis, Associate Dean of Executive Education, Columbia Business School, Columbia University
Will Garrett, Associate Dean of Executive Education, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
Wally Hopp, Associate Dean for Learning Design, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan
Jagmohan Raju, Vice Dean of Executive Education, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Closing Panel
The Future of Business Education: What is the new normal for design and delivery of business education? What does it take to do participate in online business education (at scale and elsewhere)? What do we see for the future?
Betsy Ziegler, Chief Innovation Officer, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
John Palmer, Chief Learning Officer, AT&T
Susan Cates, COO, 2U
Furqan Nazeeri, Partner, Extension Engine
Lou Pugliese, Senior Innovation Fellow, ASU
Mark Lester, Director of Strategic Partnerships, FutureLearn
