MBA Alumni Conference

Connect with your global alumni community and hear from industry experts on the theme of Sustainability: embracing transformative change for a more sustainable future.

This year's conference takes place on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 July and will feature key note addresses and interactive panel Q&As from industry experts. We will also be hosting a gala dinner on the Saturday evening at the British Motor Museum.

We will be taking bookings for individual careers consultations that will be taking place throughout the conference. A separate link will be sent out before the event.

Please see below agenda:

Day 1
Time	Programme
8.30am – 9.30am	Registration and networking breakfast
9.30am – 10am	Welcome and opening plenary
10am – 11am	Keynote address The Evolving Role of the Chief Sustainability Officer Anna Krotova Head of Sustainability, Picnic Technologies
11am – 11.45am	Refreshments and industry networking
11.45am – 1pm	Managing the Messy Mix: The Geopolitics of Energy System Transformation With Professor Michael Bradshaw, Professor of Global Energy
1pm – 2pm	Lunch Careers consultations: Book a 20 minute career consultation with one of our WBS CareersPlus Professionals to discuss any aspect of your career from CVs and interview skills to personal branding. Booking link will be sent after registration.
2pm – 3.15pm	Panel Q&A The role of Finance and Financial Reporting in the Transition With Dr Katharina Dittrich, Associate Professor - Organisation and Work Group and Dr Hendrik Vollmer, Reader of Accounting
3.15pm – 4.15pm	Refreshments Speed networking: knowing me, knowing you – Sarah Jackson Alumni and MBA Careers Manager
4.15pm – 5.30pm	Career and professional development Speed networking: knowing me, knowing you - Karen Barker, Director of Stakeholder Engagement Careers with Purpose Professor Hugh Wilson, Professor of Marketing and Sarah Jackson Alumni and MBA Careers Manager
7pm – 10pm	Gala dinner and alumni awards
Day 2
Time	Programme
9am – 10am	Networking breakfast
10am – 11am	Keynote address Beyond BAU: Embracing Sustainable Value Creation for Tomorrow's Success Michelle Sartorio, Founder and CEO True Value Creation
11am – 11.45am	Refreshments and industry networking
11.45am – 1pm	Panel Q&A Measuring and Managing Social Impact Goals With Dr Haley Beer, Associate Professor of Operations Management
1pm – 2pm	Lunch Careers consultations: Book a 20 minute career consultation with one of our WBS CareersPlus Professionals to discuss any aspect of your career from CVs and interview skills to personal branding. Booking link will be sent after registration.
2pm – 5pm	Closing plenary Sustainability Leadership – University of Warwick’s actions to meet the climate emergency goal of net zero by 2030 David Elmes, Professor of Practice - Strategy & International Business Group. Campus tour – please wear suitable footwear and clothing.