As a top-ranked business school, IMD is expert in developing leaders, transforming organizations and creating positive, sustainable impact – immediate and long-term. We strive to ensure this impact is felt by the individual, the team and the entire organization.
IMD is ranked 1st in open programs worldwide and in the Top 3 in executive education worldwide – 6 years in a row. (Financial Times 2012-2017)
Please find below for your planning purposes a list of events and upcoming reports scheduled for 2018.
IMD faculty regularly publish thought leadership articles on business issues faced by leaders and executives across industries. They are available too for commentary on trending news topics, within their area of expertise.
Should you wish to schedule an interview with one of our 50+ world class faculty or to visit our campus, please do not hesitate to contact us. IMD is based in Lausanne, Switzerland and Singapore.
Events, Reports and Rankings
| 28 January | IMD EMBA 2018 program begins | Lausanne, Switzerland |
| 25-26 January | Discovery Event: Changing employee behavior | Lausanne, Switzerland |
| 15-16 February | Discovery Event: Dissonant leadership | Lausanne, Switzerland |
| 26 February | ‘Blockchange! How to survive the crypto economy’ book publication – authored by Prof. Arturo Bris | Lausanne, Switzerland |
| 08-09 March | Discovery Event: Understanding big data and analytics | Lausanne, Switzerland |
| 15-16 March | Chief Marketing Officers Roundtable | Lausanne, Switzerland |
| 26 March | IMD/Capgemini Digital Patient Engagement Report | Report launch |
| 15 April | IMD EMBA 2018 program begins | Lausanne, Switzerland |
| 23-28 April | IMD MBA Innovation Challenge | Lausanne, Switzerland |
| 26-27 April | Discovery Event: Building an intrapreneurial organization | Lausanne, Switzerland |
| 23 May | IMD World Competitiveness Ranking 2018 – 30th Edition | Report launch |
| 24-25 May | Discovery Event: Getting digital business transformation right: How to overcome the execution challenge | Lausanne, Switzerland |
| 01 June | IMD EMBA 2018 program begins | Lausanne, Switzerland |
| 12 June | ‘Leap: How to Thrive in a World Where Everything Can Be Copied’ book publication – authored by Prof. Howard Yu | Lausanne, Switzerland |
| 13-14 June | Chief Learning Officers Roundtable | Lausanne, Switzerland |
| 14 June | ‘Digital Orchestra: Getting Transformation Right…and Delivering Your Company’s Performance of a Lifetime’ book publication | Lausanne, Switzerland |
| 15-16 June | All MBA Alumni Event | Lausanne, Switzerland |
| 19 June | IMD World Digital Ranking 2018 | Report launch |
| 20 June | Digital Switzerland: annual General Assembly | Lausanne, Switzerland |
| 25-29 June | Orchestrating Winning Performance program | Lausanne, Switzerland |
| 19 August | IMD EMBA 2018 program begins | Lausanne, Switzerland |
| 17-22 September | IMD MBA Digital Lab | Lausanne, Switzerland |
| 20-21 September | Discovery Event: Globalizing in the face of disruption | Lausanne, Switzerland |
| 26-27 September | Chief Digital Officers Roundtable | Lausanne, Switzerland |
| 27-28 September | Discovery Event: Digital Disruption in the Financial Services Industry | Lausanne, Switzerland |
| 27-28 September | Discovery Event: Digital disruption in the financial services industry | Lausanne, Switzerland |
| 28-29 September | Annual International Alumni Event | Lausanne, Switzerland |
| 04-05 October | Discovery Event: The digital tsunami: How it impacts your business | Lausanne, Switzerland |
| 10-13 October | IMD Global Family Business Award | Lausanne, Switzerland |
| 11-12 October | Discovery Event: The person effect: The secret ingredient in leadership | Lausanne, Switzerland |
| 28 October | IMD EMBA 2019 program begins | Lausanne, Switzerland |
| 08-09 November | Discovery Event: Innovation rules! | Lausanne, Switzerland |
| 19 November | IMD World Talent Ranking 2018 | Report launch |
| 19-23 November | Orchestrating Winning Performance | Singapore |
| 21-22 November | Discovery Event: Moving up to business leadership | Lausanne, Switzerland |
| 07 December | IMD MBA 2018 class graduation | Lausanne, Switzerland |
IMD offers a portfolio of programs, designed to help individuals and teams to develop a full range of capabilities, bringing impact to their organizations – General Management programs, Degree programs – MBA and EMBA, Digital Transformation programs, Leadership programs, Focus programs and Online programs.
