Willard W. Brown International Business Leadership Seminar Series
A platform for renowned international business thought leaders to share a wealth of technical knowledge, business acumen, market, and/or scholarly expertise with the AUC community and the local business community at large.
Webinar Series
The Willard W. Brown International Business Leadership Webinar Series is a post-COVID 19 version of the Willard W. Brown International Business Leadership Seminar Series which serves as a platform for renowned international business thought leaders to share a wealth of knowledge, business acumen, market and/or scholarly expertise with the global academic and business community.
Exploitation vs. Exploration - Balancing the Short Term and Long Term Strategies
Webinar Speaker:
Tawfik Jelassi, Ph.D.
Professor of Strategy and Technology Management, IMD Business School
Former Minister of Higher Education
Scientific Research and Information, Communication Technologies, Transition-to-Democracy Government of Tunisia
Moderated By:
Nizar Becheikh
Associate Professor of Strategy and Innovation Management, AUC School of Business
Dated: June 15, 2021
Th Future of Project Management
Webinar Speaker:
Grace Najjar
Managing Director, Middle East North Africa, Project Management Institute.
Moderated By:
Sherwat Elwan
Associate Professor of Operations Management, Director of MBA Programs, AUC School of Business.
Dated: April 6, 2021
Rethinking Macroeconomics in the Digital Age
Webinar Speaker:
Subir Lall
Deputy Director, Middle East, and Central Asia Department, International Monetary Fund
Moderated by:
Samer Atallah
Associate Professor of Economics and Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and Research, AUC School of Business
Dated: January 26, 2021
Financial Technologies Pose Problems for Incumbents But Also for Regulators and Policy Makers
Webinar Speaker:
Jonathan Liebenau
Associate Professor (Reader) of Technology Management, London School of Economics
Moderated by:
Dina Abdel Fattah
Assistant Professor of Economics, AUC School of Business
Dated: December 22, 2020
Why Good People Often Make Bad Business Decisions?
Webinar Speaker:
Tim Cullen
Former Chief Spokesman, World Bank
Founder, Oxford Negotiations Programme
Associate Fellow, Said Business School, Oxford University
Moderated by:
Hamed Shamma
Associate Professor of Marketing
BP Endowed Chair, AUC School of Business
Dated: November 24, 2020
Innovations with Human Impact: How AI is Transforming Our Lives
In partnership with AUC Venture Lab
Webinar Speaker
Ossama Hassanein
Chairman, Rising Tide Recipient of the Drucker Award for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Moderated by:
Ayman Ismail
Associate Professor and Abdul Latif Jameel Endowed Chair of Entrepreneurship Director, AUC Venture Lab AUC School of Business
Dated: October 20, 2020
How Chinese Multinationals Are Conquering the World
Webinar Speakers
Loudres Casanova
Gail and Rob Canizares Director, Emerging Markets Institute, Johnson School of Management, Cornell University
Anne Miroux
Faculty Fellow, Emerging Markets Institute, Johnson School of Management, Cornell University
Moderated by:
Hakim Meshreki
Assistant Professor of Marketing, AUC School of Business
Dated: September 22, 2020
Technology and Innovation Competitiveness for a post-COVID World
How will the acceleration of digitalization and innovation look like in the post-COVID world?
Webinar Speaker
Soumitra Dutta
Professor and Former Founding Dean SC Johnson College of Business, Cornell University
Chair, Board of Directors, Global Business School Network (GBSN)
President, Portulans Institute
Moderated by:
Sherif Kamel
Professor of Management and
Dean, AUC School of Business
President, AmCham Egypt
Dated: June 30, 2020
Getting Ready for Change
What should leaders think of to cultivate readiness for an unexpected change in organizations?
Webinar Speaker
Johan Roos
Chief Academic Officer and Professor, HULT International Business School
Moderated by:
Ahmed Abdel Meguid
Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies and Administration, AUC School of Business
Dated: June 15, 2020
Previous Seminar Series
“The Enduring Value of Management Education” by Dipak C. Jain
Lecture by: Dipak C. Jain
Date: October 2, 2018
Location: Room 1054 Abdul Latid Jameel Hall, AUC New Cairo
An MBA debate titled “The Enduring Value of Management Education” by Dipak C. Jain, President (European), professor of marketing, China Europe International Business School (CEIBS)
Former dean, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
Former dean, INSEAD, and SAB Member
The debate was moderated by Sherwat Elwan, associate professor of operations management and director of MBA programs, AUC School of Business.
“Exploring the Top Ten Emerging Markets of Tomorrow: Insights on Frontier and Emerging Markets Investments” by Gavin Serkin
Lecture by: Gavin Serkin
Date: September 19, 2018
Location: Dean's Conference Room
A public lecture by Gavin Serkin, partner, managing editor, Frontier Funds Media & Intelligence, Exotix Capital, Author: “Frontier: Exploring the Top Ten Emerging Markets of Tomorrow”
"Exploring the Top Ten Emerging Markets of Tomorrow: Insights on Frontier and Emerging Markets Investments"
Moderated by Nashwa Saleh, assistant visiting professor of finance, managing partner and founder, BAST Consulting.
“$1 Billion Impact Investing: Cases from Africa and Asia” by Stewart Langdon
Lecture by: Stewart Langdon
Date: September 19, 2018
Location: Dean's Conference Room
A public lecture by Stewart Langdon, partner, LeapFrog Investments, the United Kingdom named “$1 Billion Impact Investing: Cases from Africa and Asia”.
Moderated by Ayman Ismail, Abdul Latif Jameel chair of entrepreneurship, AUC Venture Lab, director, Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, director
Hosted by AUC Venture Lab and Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Roundtable Discussion: "Latin America Heading to 2050: Lessons for the Arab Region"
Lecture by: Carlos Winograd
Date: September 17, 2018
Location: Dean's Conference Room
Roundtable discussion in partnership with Embassy of the Argentine Republic featuring Carlos Winograd, research fellow and professor, Paris School of Economics, Ecole Normale Supérieure, associate professor, University of Paris-Evry, France. Research fellow, EPEE, University of Paris-Evry, France.
From Gutenberg to Facebook... Content, Competition and Regulation
Lecture by: Carlos Winograd
Date: September 16, 2018
Location: Room 1054, Abdul Latif Jameel Hall, AUC New Cairo
Public lecture by Carlos Winograd, research fellow and professor, Paris School of Economics and former secretary of state for competition, Deregulation and Consumer Affairs, Government of Argentina (1999-2002).
This lecture was moderated by Access to Knowledge for Development Center (A2K4D).