MBA conference focused on employability

Strathclyde Business School hosted its annual MBA Conference jointly with the University of Edinburgh Business School and Glasgow University's Adam Smith Business School at Strathclyde University's Technology & Innovation Centre on February 21.

Business and industry representatives joined MBA students from each of the three business schools at the day long event with Associate Principal and Executive Dean of Strathclyde Business School Professor David Hillier welcoming everyone to the conference. Strathclyde alumna Dr Lena Wilson, Chair of First Group plc made the first inspiring keynote address of the conference.

Lena has had a global career in economic development and in the private sector across a range of industries. She was CEO of Scottish Enterprise for eight years and CEO of Scottish Development International for four years. She has served on the boards of Scottish Power Renewables Ltd and Intertek Group plc, has chaired AGS Airports Ltd and was a Senior Investment Advisor to The World Bank in Washington DC. Lena now has a varied portfolio of Chair and Non-Executive roles, small company investment, advisory and is an active Visiting Professor at the University of Strathclyde.

The industry-focused panel discussions covered trends such as entrepreneurial mindset, AI-driven decision making, sustainability and consulting while there was also a session on Skills for the Future which discussed what firms are looking for in the next generation of consultants.

Attendees got the opportunity to network at lunchtime and at a networking social event following the conclusion of the conference.

MBA student Naresh Kumar Subramanian wrote a blog about his experience of the MBA Conference and this can be found on the SBS blog page https://www.sbs.strath.ac.uk/blogs/sbs/post.aspx?id=1607