Moderators

Krishna Dhir, Berry College, USA .

Keong Leong, University of Nevada at Las Vegas, USA.

Panelists

Houn-Gee Chen, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan.

Edward H. Chow, National Chengchi University, Taiwan.

Norma Harrison, Macquarie Graduate School of Management, Australia.

Kee Young Kim, Yonsei University, Korea.

Tien-Sheng Lee, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China.

Han-Lin Li, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan.

Linda G. Sprague, China Europe International Business School (CEIBS), China.

Somboonwan SayarAkwit, Dhurakijpundit University, Thailand.

Agenda

n          Value proposition: What is the value of management education?

n          Branding: Who is the customer?  Who are the stakeholders? Political appointments vs. academic appointments.

n          Funding: Who is paying? State? Privatization?

n          Certification: With emergence of corporate, on-line, and other MBA options, is professional certification needed?

n          Ranking: Are these relevant? What purpose do these serve?

n          Accreditation: An overview and discussion of alternatives?

n          Other related issues