Host: Schulich School of Business
This spring, the 37th annual, global Graduate Business Conference (GBC 2020) will be hosted by the Graduate Business Forum member The Schulich School of Business, York University from Tuesday, April 28 – Saturday, May 2, 2020 in Toronto, Canada.
Who Will Be There?
Incoming & outgoing presidents student associations and governments from the top MBA and graduate business programs in the world.
- Member schools are invited to send two student delegates to attend GBC 2020, and we request and recommend sending the incoming and outgoing presidents of the school’s MBA and graduate business student association.
- In case you would like to send an alternative delegate or a larger student delegation, please contact us in advance and we will determine whether we can accommodate your request.
C-suite executives and thought leaders from business, government and academia.
- In past conferences, we were honored to welcome distinguished guest speakers such as the Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark, C-level executives from L’Oreal, Galeries Lafayette and The Economist.
- We will announce the speakers for GBC 2020 in due time. Please monitor this website for updates.
GBC alumni from the past 30+ years.
What to Expect?
Each year, the Graduate Business Conference (GBC) delivers unparalleled programming for student leaders from top MBA and graduate business programs around the world. GBC 2019 participants can expect the following:
- NETWORK with fellow student leaders from the world’s leading MBA and Graduate Business Programs.
- DEBATE effective leadership and best practices to improve the quality of business education, enhance the student experience and engage your peers in contributing to society during business school, in their personal communities and as future business leaders and alumni.
- EXPLORE the topic “Creating Corporate Citizenship Through Sustainable Leadership”, including examinations of [Ethics and the Fourth Industrial Revolution; Circular Economies and Shared Value; and Entrepreneurship/Impact Investing].
- LEARN from some of the world’s most inspiring senior executives and thought leaders during interactive sessions, panel discussions and keynote speeches.
- CELEBRATE the best student leaders in the world during the annual Graduate Business Forum Leadership Awards banquet and gala.
- DISCOVER the wonderful city of Toronto filled with cultural diversity and a vibrant nightlife.
GBF Leadership Awards
Every year, the Graduate Business Forum selects two exceptional student leaders or teams to receive the GBF Student Leadership Award and the GBF Responsible Leadership Award.
Award winners are role models for student leadership and responsible leadership and have succeeded in making a significant impact within the graduate business community or society.
The awards will be bestowed at the GBF Global Leadership Awards Commemorative Banquet and Gala on Friday, May 1, 2020, in Toronto, Canada.
For more information, visit http://graduatebusinessforum.com/awards.
Schulich School of Business
The Schulich School of Business is the business school of York University, located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Known as Canada’s Global Business SchoolTM, the Schulich Graduate School has approximately 1,200 students and boasts of 18 cutting-edge MBA specializations. The school pioneered Canada’s first International MBA (IMBA) and International BBA (iBBA) degrees, as well as North America’s first ever cross border Executive MBA degree, the Kellogg-Schulich Executive MBA. The School has approximately 30,000 Alumni in over 90 countries.
The school has routinely been ranked #1 globally or among the top three in the world in rankings conducted by Corporate knights and the Aspen Institute, a Washington, DC leadership think tank. QS Top MBA, America Economia, and CNN Expansion also ranked the Schulich MBA #1 in the world. The Schulich Net Impact-Schulich achieved gold status and has been recognized as one of Net Impact’s five International Hubs. Schulich’s new Rob and Cheryl McEwen Graduate Study & Research Building recently won the Canada Green Building Award. In selecting the winning building, the Canada Green Building Council evaluated a number of criteria including energy and greenhouse gas reduction features; occupant health and wellness; water conservation resources; and innovation.
Schulich offers business programs year-round at its state-of-the-art complex at York University; at its Miles S. Nadal Management Centre located in the heart of the Toronto’s financial district; and at its campus in Hyderabad, India. Schulich also operates a number of satellite centres in Beijing and Shanghai, China; Mumbai, India; Seoul, South Korea; Mexico City, Mexico; and Sao Paulo, Brazil. Schulich offers undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate business degrees that lead to rewarding careers in the private, public and non-profit sectors and runs yearly study tours to Guatemala, Chile, Peru, and Israel; with 60+ exchange partners worldwide.