Dean Christensen Hughes returns from World Economic Forum
The University of Guelph had a presence again this year at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, including College of Business and Economics (CBE) dean Julia Christensen Hughes.
Last year, dean Christensen Hughes attended the forum and took part in the Global 100 Executive Roundtable on sustainable capitalism. This year, she echoed a similar message for sustainable business education on the world stage, specifically on the use of corporate bonds and the transition to a green economic.
She also facilitated a discussion amongst other business school deans and corporate leaders on the importance of a new sustainable-focused global ranking for business schools. The session was organized by the United Nations Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) initiative and Corporate Knights.
The University of Guelph’s College of Business and Economics is recognized as a PRME Champion and recently had their Sustainable Commerce MBA program ranked 9th in the world by Corporate Knights “Better World MBA” ranking.
University of Guelph’s Evan Fraser, professor and director of the Arrell Food Institute, and David Fergusson, U of G alumnus and senior managing director of M&A for Generational Equity also attended the World Economic Forum. Fergusson co-led a session titled “The Human as the Fulcrum to the Internet of Everything” at the forum, which explored the application of technologies such as blockchain, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity to field including education, employment, food and health.
The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum brought together more than 2,000 international leaders from business, politics, academia and journalism.