Orchestrating Winning Performance

Grow your network and explore the latest thinking on today’s critical business challenges and opportunities.

CEO Dialogue with OCP
‘Trust me, people are
our most valuable resource´

The CEO and Chairman of the Board of the fertilizer group OCP explains how sincerity of intent helped him gain the trust of his people.

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Sophie Bacq joins IMD faculty

Bacq is a globally recognized thought leader in social entrepreneurship and change.

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Building a new strategy,
top-down and middle-out

John Weeks, Susan Goldsworthy, and Howard Yu earned a Gold Award in the 2023 EFMD Excellence in Practice Awards for their work with LEGO Group.

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Upcoming programs & events
“Sustainability transformation: balancing short term with long term” masterclass

Join our masterclass for a taste of our sustainability programs
06 July 2023 – 18:00 (CEST)

Mobilizing People

An advanced leadership development program for empowering teams and driving organizational success.

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Webinar – Leveraging family philanthropy to create corporate social value

Join us on 13 June for a conversation between Malgorzata Smulowitz, co-author of Navigating Your Family’s Philanthropic Future Across Generations, and two members of the Spandow family.

Didier Bonnet LiTT webinar
The future shape of the digital business

In this webinar with Didier Bonnet, you will learn how to optimize new technologies and reap the benefits of digital business in the future.

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News & Knowledge Hub
Luxury brands: are you doing enough to combat LGBTQ glass ceilings?
Luxury brands: are you doing enough to combat LGBTQ glass ceilings?

07 Jun 2023 · by Stéphane JG Girod in Luxury

AI-Enabled HR: taking talent management to the next level
AI-Enabled HR: taking talent management to the next level

26 May 2023 in Innovation

Medicine is in her blood and in her heart
Medicine is in her blood and in her heart

20 Apr 2023 in Leadership

International Consulting Project tackles girls’ education in Afghanistan 
International Consulting Project tackles girls’ education in Afghanistan 

09 Mar 2023 in Organizational change

IMD launches new fellowship to help break the glass ceiling in finance
IMD launches new fellowship to help break the glass ceiling in finance

21 Feb 2023 in Finance

Hilti and IMD launch scholarship program
Hilti and IMD launch scholarship program

17 Jan 2023

Twelve fast-growing startup founders join the second edition of the LeadiNNg to Scale Up program
Twelve fast-growing startup founders join the second edition of the LeadiNNg to Scale Up program

27 Jan 2023 in Innovation

War in Ukraine: Many Western firms continue to operate in Russia
War in Ukraine: Many Western firms continue to operate in Russia

17 Jan 2023 in Strategy

IMD launches call for nominations for 2023 IMD Global Family Business Award
IMD launches call for nominations for 2023 IMD Global Family Business Award

02 Feb 2023 in Family Business

IMD awarded EcoVadis Gold Sustainability Rating
IMD awarded EcoVadis Gold Sustainability Rating

15 Nov 2022 in Sustainability

The Case Centre’s top 50: IMD bestselling authors
The Case Centre’s top 50: IMD bestselling authors

22 Nov 2022 in Innovation

Peeling the onion and finding a taste for leadership
Peeling the onion and finding a taste for leadership

27 Jan 2023 in Leadership

"We are so proud": IMD celebrates 50 years of its MBA program
“We are so proud”: IMD celebrates 50 years of its MBA program

08 Oct 2022 in Leadership

IMD sustainability program recognized with award
IMD sustainability program recognized with award

15 Dec 2022 in Strategy, Sustainability

IMD partners with the Global Shapers Community
IMD partners with the Global Shapers Community

12 Oct 2022 in Leadership, Sustainability

Management Cast podcast series
Management Cast podcast series

24 Nov 2022 · by Cyril Bouquet in Management

Sessions on stress, sustainability and a 'Smoke on the Water’ performance mark 50 years of IMD’s MBA program
Sessions on stress, sustainability and a ‘Smoke on the Water’ performance mark 50 years of IMD’s MBA program

08 Oct 2022 in Leadership, Sustainability

Colombia’s Carvajal wins 2022 IMD Global Family Business Award
Colombia’s Carvajal wins 2022 IMD Global Family Business Award

29 Sep 2022 in Family Business

Denmark excels in ranking that measures how well economies are exploring new tech
Denmark excels in ranking that measures how well economies are exploring new tech

28 Sep 2022 in Competitiveness, Cybersecurity

It’s time for a ‘moonshot mentality’ on climate change, says Mary Robinson
It’s time for a ‘moonshot mentality’ on climate change, says Mary Robinson

23 Sep 2022 · by David Bach in Sustainability

IMD MBA Venture Award to support entrepreneurs of the future
IMD MBA Venture Award to support entrepreneurs of the future

26 Jul 2022 in Innovation

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