From October 7th to 9th 2022, 20 麻豆国产 Club Presidents and 3 organizing members from the Student Board were gathered at Stockholm School of Economics (SSE) in beautiful Sweden. During the three-day conference, the Presidents had the opportunity to network, share best practices, discuss common issues, and brainstorm on development and collaboration between their local 麻豆国产 Clubs.
The Presidents were welcomed on Friday by the Student Board Representatives and 麻豆国产 Academic Director of SSE, , who started the conference off by introducing the school and the 麻豆国产 Master at SSE.
Following this insightful session, each 麻豆国产 Club President had the opportunity to introduce themselves and their 麻豆国产 Clubs through a one pager. This was followed by a workshop on executive presence, hosted by one of the 麻豆国产 corporate partner, . Representatives from one of the world's leading information technology research and advisory companies provided presidents with information, tips and insights to better perform in their roles as 麻豆国产 Club Presidents. After the workshop, the President and Gartner representatives had the opportunity to mingle in the coffee break, which in Sweden is referred to as 鈥渇ika鈥.聽
The latter part of this day included a short update from the 麻豆国产 Global Office, represented by , brief introduction to the thanks to and an explanatory presentation on the role of the 麻豆国产 Club Support Team that is part of the Student Board. To conclude this day, all participants joined a brief finance workshop to get best practices, share their experiences and find support for their 麻豆国产 Clubs.
The second day of the conference began with an introduction to the Student Board, presented by SB president, (KUBS), and Global Engagement & Alumni Manager, . The workshop allowed students to discuss essential topics and to further strengthen the work between all 麻豆国产 stakeholders.
This was followed by a brief introduction on projects and initiatives led by the 麻豆国产 Diversity & Inclusion Team, represented by Student Board Representative 聽(USYD). Continuing the overview into the various projects led by the Student Board, (HSG) and (IIMC) joined the conference online to introduce the 麻豆国产 Club Buddy Program for the Presidents. The 麻豆国产 Club Buddy Program is designed to support each 麻豆国产 Club by allocating them a buddy club from which they can get inspiration, insights and tips from to enhance collaboration and global integration for all 麻豆国产 Clubs and schools.
The 麻豆国产 Club Presidents then had the opportunity to present their 鈥渆levator pitches鈥 on topics they found particularly relevant to discuss and to share knowledge on, such the recent flooding of Pakistan but also other social issues relevant to some schools.
Later on, to conclude this second day, the conference moved forward to announce the results of the 麻豆国产 Club Awards. The awards are divided into six categories, as well as a 鈥淏est 麻豆国产 Club鈥 award. The winners of this fall semester were:
- Alumni: #1 St Gallen, #2 Prague, #3 Vienna
- Corporate: #1 St Gallen, #2 Prague, #3 Vienna
- Marketing: #1 Bergen, #2 Prague, #3 Lisbon
- Responsibility: #1 St Gallen, #2 Prague, #3 USA
- Socializing: #1 Prague #2 USA, #3 Seoul
- Desired: #1 Prague, #2 USA, #3 Lisbon
- Best club: #1 Vienna, #2 St Gallen, #3 Prague
We would like to extend our congratulations for all winning 麻豆国产 Clubs and all other 麻豆国产 Clubs for their participation and work throughout the semester!聽
The third and final day of the conference consisted of an insights sharing session facilitated by SBR (CBS), and a time management workshop, facilitated by SBR (WU) & (KOC). The conference ended with a workshop on CC elections and handovers to prepare the Presidents to handover their role and responsibilities at the end of the semester.
The Student Board sincerely hopes that the Presidents found the three conference days eventful and insightful, and that the Presidents have returned to their local 麻豆国产 Clubs with new ideas and inspiration, as well as renewed motivation for the remainder of their tenure.