Event
2012 EFMD Annual Conference
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Hosted by: SKEMA Business School, Sophia Antipolis, France
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The event will start on: 13 May 12 18:30
And will end on: 15 May 12 14:00 Location: Sophia Antipolis |
Contact: diana.grote@efmd.org |
Please note that EFMD has changed the hotel booking procedure.
You can book accommodation by following the link below.
Theme
Beyond Maturity: Innovating in Management Education
Target Group
The EFMD Annual Conference has been designed for all those interested in management education and development. It brings together EFMD members, companies, educational institutions and other associations, offering various perspectives and discussions on the conference theme.
Host
SKEMA Business School
MOMENTUM
Tel: +32 16 40 45 55
EFMD thanks GMAC for their kind sponsorship of this event!

More Information
Programme
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Sunday, 13 May 2012
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| Bus transfers from conference hotels to SKEMA Departure from Lune de Mougin and IBIS: 18:15 Departure from Media Garden: 18:30 Departure from Sophia Country Club & Mercure: 18:45 |
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18:30 – 20:00
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Registrations at SKEMA |
| 19:30 | Informal Walking Dinner |
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Monday, 14 May 2012
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| Bus transfers from conference hotels to SKEMA Departure from IBIS: 07:50 Departure from Media Garden and Lune de Mougin: 08:00 Departure from Sophia Country Club & Mercure: 8:15 |
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09:00 – 09:15
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Welcome Address
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| 09:15 – 10:15 | The Third Industrial Revolution: How Lateral Power is Transforming Energy, The Economy, and the World
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| 10:15 – 11:00 | Transforming the Education Industry through Technology
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| 11:00 – 11:30 | Coffee Break |
| 11:30 – 12:45 | Workshop Series 1 |
| 1A – Research and the Multifarious Channels of Knowledge Distribution Managing research – how do you set incentives, how do you chose the right research strategy for your school, research in regard to accreditation, measuring results, how to disseminate research, new distribution channels
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1B - Managing Strategic Alliances Between Business Schools
Moderated by Stephen Murdoch, Associate Dean, International, IESEG School of Management, FR |
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1C - Changes to the EQUIS Process: Implications for the accreditation project leader
1C - Changes to EPAS Standards and Processes: Implications for the accreditation project leader
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1D – New Talent & Corporate Recruiters
Moderated by Richard Straub, Director, Corporate Services, EFMD |
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1E – Multicampus vs. Multiprogramme Strategy
Moderated by Mathias Falkenstein, Director, Business School Services, EFMD |
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| 12:45 – 14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 – 15:30 | The Stakeholders’ View: Media and Opinion Makers The top writers on management education discuss the latest trends and their impact
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| 15:30 – 16:00 | Coffee Break |
| 16:00 – 17:30 | EFMD Annual General Assembly |
| 17:30 – 18:00 | Award Ceremony CEL, EPAS, CLIP, EQUIS, EFMD Case Writing Competition Master of Ceremony: Mathias Falkenstein, Director, Business School Services, EFMD |
| 18:00 | Return transfers to conference hotels |
| 19:30 | Departure for dinner from conference hotels & SKEMA |
| 20:00 | Dinnerat the Negresco Hotel, Nice |
| 23:00 | Return transfer to conference hotels |
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Tuesday, 15 May 2012
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| Bus transfers from conference hotels to SKEMA Departure from and Lune de Mougin and IBIS: 08:15 Departure from Media Garden: 08:15 Departure from Sophia Country Club & Mercure: 8:30 |
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09:00 – 09:45
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The Upcoming Storm: Engendering Commitment in Your Business School
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| 09:45 – 10:15 | Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 11:30 | Workshop Series 2 |
| 2A – Programme Portfolio Trends Master vs. MBA and other developments regarding business schools’ programme portfolio
Moderated by Dianne Bevelander, Associate Dean, MBA Programs, Rotterdam School of Management (RSM), NL |
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2B – BRIC Countries
Moderated by John Peters, Chief Executive, GSE Research, UK |
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2C - New Trends in Executive Education
Moderated by Steven DeKrey, Senior Associate Dean, HKUST Business School, CN |
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2D - Occupy the Business Schools: Rio 50 + 20 and Beyond
and Katrin Muff, Dean, Business School of Lausanne, CH |
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2E – Integration of Technology and Pedagogy and Blended Programs.
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| 11:45 – 12:30 | Closing Plenary
Moderated by Santiago Iñiguez, Dean, IE Business School, ES |
| 12:30 – 13:00 | Closing Remarks by the Chair
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| 13:00 – 14:30 | Lunch |
| 14:30 | Return transfers to conference hotels |
| 14:30 | Bus 1 leaving for Nice airport |
| 14:45 | Bus 2 leaving for Nice airport |
Practical Information
1. Venue
SKEMA Business School
60 rue Dostoïevski 06902 Sophia Antipolis
Contact at SKEMA
Anne GRAVOULET
Event Project Manager
60 rue Dostoïevski 06902 Sophia Antipolis
Tel: +33 4 93 95 44 70
Fax: +33 4 93 95 44 37
Email: anne.gravoulet@skema.edu Top2. Direction to Reach SKEMA
- Travel by Plane via Nice Côte d’Azur Airport
- Use Public Transport (Stop: CERAM) (35 à 50 min.)
Direct bus connection to SKEMA line 230 Take the bus at The"Aéroport promenade stop" (opposite terminal 1) direct to the “CERAM Stop” No bus on Sundays. - Take a Taxi (25 min. depending on traffic)
from Nice Côte d’Azur Airport: a Taxi station is available at both terminals.
If you want to pre book :
Taxi companies with SKEMA negotiated tariffs:
Luc Ronteix: luc.ronteix@sfr.fr +33 (0)6 07 78 38 39
- Day Fare (8am to 7pm) 49€
- Night Fare (7pm to 8am) 60€
René Girard: renegir@hotmail.com +33 (0)6 77 03 91 53
- Day Fare (8am to 7pm) 52€
- Night Fare (7pm to 8am) 60€
- Use Public Transport (Stop: CERAM) (35 à 50 min.)
- Travel by Train
The nearest railway station is Antibes
- Use Public Transport (Stop: CERAM) (35 à 50 min.)
Direct bus connection from the station to SKEMA : line 10 (30 min., 1€) - Take a Taxi
Taxi companies with SKEMA negotiated tariffs: (15 min.)
Luc Ronteix: luc.ronteix@sfr.fr +33 (0)6 07 78 38 39
- Day Fare (8am to 7pm) 35€
- Night Fare (7pm to 8am) 40€
René Girard: renegir@hotmail.com +33 (0)6 77 03 91 53
- Day Fare (8am to 7pm) 35€
- Night Fare (7pm to 8am) 40€
- Use Public Transport (Stop: CERAM) (35 à 50 min.)
- Join SKEMA Business School by Car
- A8 Motorway Issue "Antibes" coming from Nice or Cannes
- Direction: Grasse-Valbonne
- Straight on "Route du Parc"
- Let an information point on your right
- Straight on 150 m
- Take on your right "Les Lucioles - Accès 3 " - rue A. Einstein
- Just before the OMEGA Hotel take on your right rue Dostoïevski
- The campus entry is 50 m on your right
- Free parking
Welcome desk is on the main school entrance.
Top 3. Registration Fees- EARLY BIRD UNTIL 29 February 2012
- 1175€ FULL Members of EFMD
- 1325€ AFFILIATED Members of EFMD
- 1475€ Non Members of EFMD
- NORMAL FEE UNTIL 15 April 2012
- 1275€ FULL Members of EFMD
- 1425€ AFFILIATED Members of EFMD
- 1575€ Non Members of EFMD
- LATE FEE AFTER 15 April 2012 - (payment by credit card ONLY, after 15 APRIL)
- 1375€ FULL Members of EFMD
- 1525€ AFFILIATED Members of EFMD
- 1675€ Non Members of EFMD
Cancellation Policy
Cancellations must be confirmed in writing. If Momentum, EFMD Conference Secretariat, receives notice of your withdrawal before 15 April 2012, a cancellation administrative fee of 75€ will be charged. Thereafter, we regret that we are unable to refund any fees.
Fees cover attendance at the meeting, documentation, meals and refreshments, but NOT hotel accommodation.
Indeed please note that Momentum EFMD Conference Secretariat is collecting only conference fees. Hotel fees are to be paid directly to the chosen hotel upon departure (please refer to the Hotel Information point 4 for more details).
Top 4. Hotels
Worldmeetings/HotelContact has been appointed as the official accommodation agent for the 2012 EFMD Annual Conference.
- Please, book your hotel room online here
Contact: Anouk Meijer, Meeting & Hotel Consultant
Tel: +31 (0)70 313 11 35
Fax: +31 (0)70 313 11 22
Email: ameijer@hotelcontact.nl
1. Novotel *** (3 min. walking distance)
290 rue Fedor Dostoievski
Les Lucioles 1
06560 VALBONNE Sophia Antipolis
Room Rate: Including Breakfast
- Single: € 113.00
- Double: € 128.00
Individual reservations can be cancelled free of charge up to 24 hours before arrival. This concerns reservations of 9 persons or less.
In case of a late cancellation or no-show they will charge 1 night.
2. Sophia Country Club **** (5 min. by bus)
3550 Route des Dôlines
06410 Sophia Antipolis
Room Rate: Including Breakfast
- Single: € 139.00
- Double: € 170.00
Individual reservations can be cancelled free of charge up to 48 hours before arrival. This concerns reservations of 9 persons or less.
In case of late cancellation (after the indicated deadline) and in case of no show, the full stay will be charged.
3. Hotel Omega *** (5 min. walking distance)
Les Lucioles - Accès 3
49, Rue L.Van Beethoven
06560 VALBONNE Sophia Antipolis
Room Rate: Including Breakfast
- Single: € 126,30
- Double: € 150.60
Individual reservations can be cancelled free of charge until May 11th. This concerns reservations of 9 persons or less.
In case of late cancellation (after the indicated deadline) and in case of no show, the full stay will be charged.
4. Mercure Sophia Antipolis **** (3 min. by bus)
Rue Albert Caquot
06560 Valbonne
Room Rate
- Single: € 121,00
- Double: € 121,00
- Breakfast: € 17.00
Individual reservations can be cancelled free of charge up to 7 days before arrival. This concerns reservations of 9 persons or less.
In case of late cancellation (after the indicated deadline) and in case of no show, the full stay will be charged.
5. Media Garden Hotel *** (11 min. by bus)
120 Route des Macarons
06560 SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS
Room Rate
- Single: € 102.00
- Double: € 127.00
Individual reservations can be cancelled free of charge up to 24 hours before arrival. This concerns reservations of 9 persons or less.
In case of late cancellation (after the indicated deadline) and in case of no show, the full stay will be charged.
6. La Lune de Mougins hotel & Spa *** (10 min. by bus)
1082 Avenue du General De Gaullel
6250 Mougins
Room Rate
- Single: € 110.00
- Double: € 125.00
- Breakfast: € 12.00
Individual reservations can be cancelled free of charge up to 7 days before arrival. This concerns reservations of 9 persons or less.
In case of late cancellation (after the indicated deadline) and in case of no show, the full stay will be charged.
6. Hotel Ibis Mouans Sartoux *** (15 min. by bus)
Please note this hotel can only be booked for the 13th and 14th of May.
20 Avenue Des Sources
06370 Mouans Sartoux
Room Rate
- Single: € 66.00
- Double € 66.00
- Breakfast: € 9.00
Individual reservations can be cancelled free of charge up to 24 hours before arrival. This concerns reservations of 9 persons or less.
In case of late cancellation (after the indicated deadline) and in case of no show, the full stay will be charged.
Top 5. Tourism
SKEMA is located in Sophia Antipolis a science park home for over 1,300 companies, providing almost 30,000 direct jobs in cutting-edge scientific research, in the field of information technologies, multimedia, biology (medical and biomedical) energy, water supply management, risk management, sustainable development… It spreads over 5 cities with plenty of tourist attractions: Antibes, Biot, Vallauris, Valbonne, Mougins.
- Biot: www.visit-biot.com
- Antibes: www.antibesjuanlespins.com
- Valbonne: www.tourisme-valbonne.com
- Mougins: www.mougins.fr/tourisme
- Nice: en.nicetourisme.com
- Cannes: www.cannes.travel
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Map of Sophia with the Location of SKEMA Campus

Map of Sophia Antipolis with the Location of the Hotels
- Sophia Country Club
- Novotel
- Omega
- Mediathel
- IBIS
- Mercure
- Mediagarden




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