7^th BMDA Annual Conference “Leadership Responsibility – Global Outlook and Regional Sustainability” took place in Copenhagen Business School, on May 14-15, in Copenhagen, Denmark.

The Conference attracted diverse international group of participants from 19 countries – Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Ireland, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Sweden, UK and USA.

Positive and inspiring feedback of Conference participants and speakers, leads us to believe that this was one of the best BMDA conferences. 

Keynote speakers Mr. Uffe Elleman – Jensen (Chairman of the Baltic Development Forum; former minister for foreign affairs of Denmark), Dr. Manuel Escudero (Head of the UN PRME Secretariat), Prof. Robert D. Austin (Professor at Harvard Business School and Copenhagen Business School) and Prof. Mads Ovlisen (Member of the UN Global Compact Board, former CEO of NovoNordisk, former Chairman Lego) shared their views and valuable experiences on Responsible Leadership.

An eye-opening activity “Leadership Surprise – Conducting Leadership” led by Mr. Peter Hanke, truly impressed Conference participants and encouraged everybody to look at Leadership phenomenon from completely different perspective. The participants were given unique opportunity to conduct a choir and convey their leadership skills. Mr. Peter Hanke revealed the experience, knowledge and techniques of performing arts in a leadership context.

Parallel sessions: “Student driven Social Responsibility”, “Value Based Management” and “Corporate Karma” invited participants for open and interactive discussions. The sessions provided participants’ an opportunity to find out more about practical leadership approach, experience shared by Mr. Jonathan Tuovinen (President of CEMS Club Copenhagen, Denmark), Ms. Ida Winberg Hemmingsen (Head of Steering Committee of Develop, Denmark), Mr. Morten Christensen (CEO of Statoil Lithuania), Mr. Jose Luiz Barbosa (CEO of creera.net, Sweden), Dr. Torben Moller (Dean of AVT Business School), Prof. Dr. Anders Aspling ( Secretary-General of GRLI); as well as Mr. Jesper Bjorn (Management Catalyst, CBS, Denmark), Prof. Marielle Heijltjes (Director Universiteit Maastricht Business School, Netherlands),  and Prof. Robert D. Austin, who moderated the discussions and covered the topics from academic point of view.

The President of BMDA, Dr. Virginijus Kundrotas described the role of Baltic Management Development Association in developing and promoting Responsible leadership idea, presented future activities of Association and invited participants to be active in Sustainable development of the region.

The Chairman of the conference Dr. Sven Junghagen (Vice-president of CBS) summarised the discussions taken place during the whole event and expressed the importance of each individual in acting as responsible leader or citizen.

BMDA Conference provided an exceptional opportunity for participants to take part in interactive sessions, group discussions, networking activities, to hear the thoughts shared by prominent international speakers, which led to enriched professional cooperation, and as usually, friendly and lively BMDA atmosphere.

BMDA Conference Presentations

Prof. Rolv Petter Amdam "Baltic Journal of Management" presentation

Dr. Martyn Lawrence "Research and publishing opportunities through Emerald" presentation

Mr. Uffe Ellemann - Jensen "Leadership for a Sustainable Baltic Sea Region" presentation

Dr. Manuel Escudero "New Frontiers in Education and Research for Business Schools as Agents of World Benefit" presentation

Prof. Robert D. Austin "Responsible Leadership: High Expectations and Practical Approaches" presentation

Mr. Jonathan Tuovinen "The CEMS Humanitarian way" presentation

Ms. Ida Winberg Hemmingsen "Student driven Social Responsibility" presentation

Prof. Marielle G. Heijltjes "Value Based Management. The crucial role of leadership" presentation

Mr. Morten Christensen "Value Based Management" presentation

Dr. Torben Moller, Prof. Dr. Anders Aspling "Value Based Management. A Cooperative example" presentation

Mr. Jose Luiz Barbosa "Good Karma" presentation

Mr. Vaidotas Levickis "Reflections on Organizational Karma" presentation

Dr. Virginijus Kundrotas "BMDA" presentation

Please follow the link below for Conference pictures

ftp://ftp.ism.lt/.hidden./.bmda./bmda_conf_2009_68MB.zip 

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2009/2010 BMDA/EMERALD BORDERLESS MANAGEMENT

RESEARCH AWARD FOR YOUNG RESEARCHERS

BMDA and Emerald are pleased to announce the launch of the 2009/2010 Emerald/BMDA Borderless Management Research Award for Young Researchers.

The Award seeks to promote dialogue between East and West management researchers as well as excellence and innovativeness in international/cross-cultural management research. The Award-winning entry will receive a cash prize of €1,500 (or currency equivalent), a certificate and publication in the Baltic Journal of Management as a full paper.

The Award is open to those who are doctoral students in the last year of their doctoral programme or to any researcher under 38 years of age. The paper may be co-authored with a senior faculty member. The closing date for receipt of applications is 1 December 2009.

For further details please follow the link below: http://info.emeraldinsight.com/research/awards/bmda.htm

For Award flyer please click here

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BMDA, ISM University of Management and Economics and BI Norwegian School of Management are organizing International Scientific Conference –

„Insights into the Sustainable Growth of the Business“

at ISM University of Management and Economics, Vilnius, Lithuania, on November 19-21, 2009.

The main research question of the Conference is „How to stimulate sustainable growth of the business? “

Please click here for more information on the Conference and Call for Papers.

To get more information on the Conference and for registration form, please follow this link: http://www.ism.lt/mmrc2009

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