Chartered ABS Annual Conference 2015 Delivering Value, Driving Growth 9-10 November, Manchester
Programme
Chartered Association of Business Schools Annual Conference 2015 - Delivering Value, Driving Growth 9-10 November 2015, Hilton Deansgate Mancheser
The Chartered ABS Annual Conference brings together deans, directors and senior managers from the UK’s business schools for high-level discussion, ideas sharing and networking. This year the conference takes place against a backdrop of nascent economic growth, increasing international competition, funding cuts and an uncertain relationship with the EU. The two-day programme explores the ways in which UK business schools can develop and implement strategies to grow their capabilities to deliver greater value, quality and impact. Participants will have the opportunity to:
Explore how business schools can drive economic growth at local and national levels Investigate the ways in which business schools can deliver value to multiple stakeholders Hear from the Government about its plans for higher education providers Assess the shape of the funding landscape in the coming years Have interactive discussions with business leaders about the key skills and knowledge needed from business school graduates Explore approaches to effective multi-discipline and cross-sector research collaborations Discuss internal challenges faced by Deans in managing pressure to deliver growth and value for less Network with colleagues in a highly collegiate environment
Venue Hilton Hotel 303 Deansgate Manchester M3 4LQ Tel: +44-161-870-1600 The Hilton Deansgate has stunning city views from floor-to-ceiling windows, presenting an iconic landmark on Manchester’s skyline. Participants are responsible for making their own accommodation arrangements and can book rooms at the Hilton for £142 per night, including breakfast and taxes, reduced from £219.
Programme Day one: Monday 9 November 09:00
Registration and refreshments
09:50
Welcome Anne Kiem, Chief Executive, Chartered Association of Business Schools
10:00
Chair’s welcome Professor Angus Laing, Dean, Lancaster University Management School and Chair, Chartered ABS Session one: Global trends, market forces and government policy
10:10
Keynote address: The business of business John Kay, Leading Economist, Financial Times Columnist and Visiting Professor, London School of Economics
10:50
Keynote address: A view from Westminster Rt. Hon. Iain Wright MP, Chair, Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) Select Committee
11:30
Break
12:00
Session two: Parallel sessions Participants have the choice of four breakout sessions i) Research horizons: The emerging priorities for research councils
ii) Driving up student experience and value through teaching
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Professor Jane Elliott, Chief Executive, ESRC Chair: Professor Robin Mason, Pro-ViceChancellor, University of Exeter
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iii) Growing capacity and diversity in the faculty to deliver value
iv) Supporting start-ups to scale up
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Professor George Feiger, Executive Dean, Aston Business School Professor Gillian Hogg, Deputy Principal (External Relations), Herriot Watt University Chair: Professor Jill Schofield, Dean, York Management School
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13:00
Professor Stephen J. Perkins, Dean, Guildhall Faculty of Business & Law Professor Denise Skinner, Executive Dean, Coventry University Chair: Debra Leighton, Executive Dean, University of Bedfordshire Business School
Lunch
Ann Francke, Chief Executive Officer, Chartered Management Institute Ian Gordon, Senior Teaching Fellow and Entrepreneur in Residence, Lancaster University Management School Michael Hayman MBE, Co-Founder, Seven Hills and Honorary Fellow, Judge Business School Professor Baback Yazdani, Dean, Nottingham Business School Chair: Professor Peter Moizer, Dean, Leeds University Business School
14:00
Session three: The Teaching Excellence Framework and how it might work - Professor Georgina Andrews, Head of Business and Management, School of Society, Enterprise and Environment, Bath Spa University - Nick Hillman, Director, HEPI - Chris Millward, Director (Policy), HEFCE - Sir Anthony Seldon, Vice-Chancellor, University of Buckingham - Chair: Professor Jerry Forrester, Deputy Chair, Chartered Association of Business Schools
15:00
Break
15:30
Session four: Parallel sessions i) Delivering devolution through collaboration - Clive Memmott, Chief Executive, Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce - Professor Fiona Devine OBE, Head of School, Alliance Manchester Business School - Professor Julia Clarke, Dean, Faculty of Business and Law and Pro-Vice Chancellor, Manchester Metropolitan University - Howard Simms, Chief Executive Officer, Apadmi Ventures - Professor Chris Brady, Director, Centre for Sports Business, Salford University Business School - Chair: Barney Roe, Director of Communications & External Relations, Chartered ABS ii) Growing research collaboration with businesses and other faculties - James Baker, Business Director Graphene, National Graphene Institute - Dr. Natasha McCarthy, Head of Policy, British Academy - Chair: Professor Simon Lilley, Head of School, University of Leicester, School of Management
iii) Public value: a new business school model
v) Growing and diversifying income
16:30
iv) Business school leaders: recruitment and retention - Professor Ruth Ashford, Executive Dean, Faculty of Business, Enterprise and Life Long Learning, University of Chester - Professor Veronica Hope Hailey, Dean, School of Management, University of Bath - Alex Stewart, Head of Education Practice, Saxton Bampfylde - Chair: Jerry Forrester, Chair, Learning, Teaching & Student Experience Committee, Chartered ABS End of day one
17:00
Annual General Meeting
19:00
Celebrating the Royal Charter: Drinks reception and dinner Drinks reception sponsored by Carrington Crisp
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Professor Martin Kitchener, Dean, Cardiff Business School
Professor Nora Colton, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic), University of East London David Williamson, Director of External Services, Kent Business School
Dinner address: Rethinking the business school Professor Angus Laing, Dean, Lancaster University Management School and Chair, Chartered ABS
Day two: Tuesday 10 November 09:20
Chair’s introduction Professor Fiona Devine OBE, Head of School, Alliance Manchester Business School Session five: Adding value through productivity
09:30
Keynote address: Journalists and business schools - a more productive relationship Stefan Stern, Commentator and Visiting Professor Cass Business School
10:10
Keynote address: Management education - why business schools need to teach behaviours Simon Walker, Director General, Institute of Directors
10:50
Keynote address: Business schools driving productivity Professor Robin Sickles, Professor of Economics, Rice University
11:30
Break
12:00
Session six: Parallel sessions i) Managing the relationship with the central university - Professor Jane Harrington, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of the West of England - Professor George Boyne, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Cardiff University - Chair: Anne Kiem, Chief Executive, Chartered ABS ii) Delivering value to regional economies The Chartered ABS research project - Professor Ellie Hamilton, Associate Dean for Enterprise Engagement and Impact, Lancaster University Management School
iii) Operating in the international market - Professor Andrew Burke, Dean, Trinity Business School, University of Dublin - Marie Clark, Director of Policy and Advocacy, Hobsons EMEA - Stephen Healy, Executive Vice President, Global Initiatives and Asia, INTO University Partnerships - Chair: Professor Gioia Pescetto, Dean, Portsmouth Business School
iv) Creating differentiation
v) Small Business Charter workshop: what does Gold look like? - Helen Fogg, Head of Business Engagement (International), Lancaster University Management School - Peter Moizer, Dean, Leeds University Business School - Chair: Professor Mark Hart, Dean, Aston Business School
Helping business schools stand out from the crowd - Chris Norton, Creative Partner, Serious Communications
13:00
Lunch
14:00
Session seven: Driving value through impact Andrew Hughes, Dean, London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London Daniela Papi-Thornton, Deputy Director, Skill & Entrepreneurship Centres, SAID Business School Chris Outram, Partner and Chairman Emeritus, OC&C Strategy Consultants Chair: Professor Simon Collinson, Dean, Birmingham Business School
15:30
Close of conference
Partners CarringtonCrisp believe the more you know, the better you do; we deliver answers to the unknown unknowns for business schools internationally. Through group annual market research studies and bespoke consultancy, CarringtonCrisp provide insight, analysis and actionable outcomes for business schools in almost 30 countries. www.carringtoncrisp.com www.businessschool.guru CMI (Chartered Management of Institute) is the only chartered professional body in the UK dedicated to promoting the highest standards in management and leadership excellence. It is the only organisation awarding Chartered Manager status, the hallmark of any professional manager www.managers.org.uk Hobsons is the international leader in connecting learning to life. Through our student success solutions, we help more than 12 million students around the globe identify their strengths, explore careers, create academic plans, match to best-fit educational opportunities, and finish what they start. We partner with schools, colleges, and universities to improve college, university and career readiness, admissions and enrolment management, and student support and advising. www.hobsons.com SERIOUS was founded in 2005 as a creative consultancy to engage with leading brands and deliver value through breakthrough thinking and creative communications. We have particular expertise in the Education Sector having worked with leading institutions including Ashridge, Henley, Imperial, Said, Vienna and London business schools. www.seriousideas.com
SPEAKERS The two-day programme is delivered by leading speakers from business schools, the wider higher education community, government and the commercial sector.
Business schools
Professor Georgina Andrews Head of Business and Management, School of Society, Enterprise and Environment, Bath Spa University
Professor Ruth Ashford Executive Dean, Faculty of Business, Enterprise and Life Long Learning, University of Chester
Professor Chris Brady Director, Centre for Sports Business Salford University Business School
Professor Andrew Burke Dean Trinity Business School, University of Dublin
Professor Julia Clarke Dean, Faculty of Business and Law and Pro-Vice Chancellor Manchester Metropolitan University
Professor Simon Collinson Dean Birmingham Business School
Professor Fiona Devine OBE Head of School Alliance Manchester Business School
Professor George Feiger Executive Dean Aston Business School
Professor Jerry Forrester Hertfordshire Business School and Deputy Chair Chartered Association of Business Schools
Ian Gordon Senior Teaching Fellow and Entrepreneur in Residence Lancaster University Management School
Professor Ellie Hamilton Associate Dean for Enterprise Engagement and Impact Lancaster University Management School
Professor Martin Kitchener Dean Cardiff Business School
Professor Angus Laing Dean Lancaster University Management School
Debra Leighton Executive Dean University of Bedfordshire Business School
Professor Simon Lilley Head of School University of Leicester, School of Management
Professor Robin Mason Pro-Vice-Chancellor University of Exeter
Professor Peter Moizer Dean Leeds University Business School
Professor Stephen J. Perkins Dean Guildhall Faculty of Business & Law
Professor Jill Schofield Dean York Management School
Professor Denise Skinner Executive Dean Coventry University
David Williamson Director of External Services Kent Business School
Professor Baback Yazdani Dean Nottingham Business School
The wider higher education community
James Baker Business Director Graphene National Graphene Institute
Professor George Boyne Pro Vice-Chancellor Cardiff University
Professor Nora Colton Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic) University of East London
Professor Jane Harrington Deputy Vice-Chancellor University of the West of England
Professor Gillian Hogg Deputy Principal (External Relations) Herriot Watt University
Daniela Papi-Thornton Deputy Director, Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship SAID Business School
Sir Anthony Seldon Vice-Chancellor University of Buckingham
Professor Robin Sickles Professor of Economics Rice University
Business leaders, policymakers and leading commentators
Marie Clark Director of Policy and Advocacy Hobsons EMEA
Professor Jane Elliott Chief Executive ESRC
Ann Francke Chief Executive CMI
Michael Hayman MBE Co-Founder, Seven Hills
Nick Hillman Director HEPI
John Kay Leading Economist
Clive Memmott Chief Executive Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce
Chris Millward Director (Policy) HEFCE
Anne Kiem Chief Executive Chartered ABS
Chris Norton Creative Director Serious Communications
Howard Simms Chief Executive Officer Apadmi Ventures
Stefan Stern Commentator and Visiting Professor Cass Business School
Alex Stewart Head of Education Practice Saxton Bampfylde
Simon Walker Director General Institute of Directors
Rt. Hon. Iain Wright MP Chair, Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) Select Committee
We are the voice of the UK’s business and management education sector. We support our members to maintain world-class standards of teaching and research, and help shape policy and create opportunities through dialogue with business and government. Our 150 members consist of 122 business schools and higher education providers, as well as affiliate stakeholders, corporate members and international partners.
Forthcoming events: 2015-2016 Chartered ABS Annual Conference 9-10 November, Manchester The annual gathering of deans and directors of UK business schools.
Professional Managers’ Annual Conference 3-4 December 2015, London Bringing together heads of administration, faculty managers and other specialist staff.
Annual Research Conference 16 March 2016, London How business schools can increase research income, establish new collaborations and deliver impact.
Learning, Teaching and Student Experience 26-27 April 2016, Birmingham The 5th annual conference for associate deans, directors of learning & teaching, and senior lecturers. For a full list of forthcoming conferences, workshops and programmes please visit: charteredabs.org/events
