Building on the success of the two previous initiatives the 3^rd Education & Training Exchange was organized on September 20, during the EABIS 6^th Annual Colloquium.

The 2007 Exchange focused exclusively on "Executive Education, In-Company Training and the Changing Role of Business in Society" .

Context

The world in which company executives and managers operate is becoming increasingly complex. Boundaries between business, government and civil society are becoming more blurred, while societal expectations and economic, social and environmental realities are becoming more challenging for companies. Coupled with intensifying commercial pressures as a result of capital markets and global competition within and between industries, this means that managers of the future will require very different knowledge, skills and mindsets.

These aptitudes, abilities and attitudes will be crucial for the successful management of collaboration and partnerships, understanding stakeholder perspectives, balancing these with commercial pressures, dealing with global diversity, and so forth. This leads us directly to three central questions:

• What does this mean for Executive Development and Learning?

• How are companies and business schools responding?
• How can external and in-company training programmes help to address these needs?

The Education and Training Exchange (ETE) provides a platform for interactive and creative exchange of successful executive learning and development initiatives across different stakeholder groups.

The 2007 event showcased 30 successful examples of the business and academic responses to the growing demand for new knowledge, skills and attitudes that current and future executives will require to manage sustainably and profitably.

Initiatives covered the categories of:

• In - Company Training
• Executive Education and Training Programmes
• Experiential Learning
• Academic Programmes and Courses
• Research, Case Studies and Curriculum Development
• Learning Networks
• Learning Tools

The In- Company Training Programme "Development of Leaders in Sustainability" by ABN AMRO Real and the Experiential Education & Experiential Learning Programme "ELIAS PROJECT" from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology were voted by participants as the most innovative initiatives.

The 2007 Catalogue of Initiatives presented at the Exchange is available for download.

Click here for information on the previous events