

Associate Deans Conference

Your role as the associate, assistant, or vice dean at your business school carries vital responsibilities in the overall operations of your institution. With significant shifts in workforce talent and societal demands, we share key insights that help you balance resources, fulfill a wide array of responsibilities, and maximize your institutional goals.
Your participation will also help us shape the future of the AACSB accreditation standards. Stephanie Bryant, AACSB’s Executive Vice President and Global Chief Accreditation Officer, and Libby Rozell, Regional Head of the Americas, will moderate a dynamic listening session focused on the revision of the AACSB Business Accreditation Standards, with an opportunity to provide input on the Accounting Accreditation Standards.
Join more than 225 decision-makers as we work to translate vision to action. Discover the conference agenda and gain tools to navigate big-picture strategy while mastering everyday details.

Ayelet Fishbach, is the Eric J. Gleacher Distinguished Service Professor of Behavioral Science and Marketing at the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business. Fishbach is an expert on motivation and a TED speaker. Fishbach studies social psychology, management, and consumer behavior. She is the past president of the Society for the Science of Motivation and the International Social Cognition Network. Her groundbreaking research on human motivation has won the Society of Experimental Social Psychology’s Best Dissertation Award and Career Trajectory Award, the Society of Consumer Psychology’s Distinguished Scientific Contribution award, and the Fulbright Educational Foundation Award. Fishbach ’s work shows how people can live up to their highest aspirations. She’s written about exercising, healthy eating, working, studying, and saving money — the hard-but-worth-it challenges that occupy our lives. She studies self-control, intrinsic motivation, feedback, patience, and promoting a healthy lifestyle.
Real Solutions. Real Partnerships. Real Impact.
Kick off your conference experience by joining us for a complimentary bonus day of learning on Wednesday, September 10. The day begins with morning Affinity Group meetings and continues into the afternoon with our inaugural Solutions Summit—a new, interactive event designed to spotlight real-world strategies co-developed by business schools and their external partners.
Presented in a case study format, each session will explore practical, proven approaches to key challenges in business education. These solutions were created and implemented through meaningful collaboration between schools and innovative organizations across the higher education landscape. You'll gain actionable insights grounded in authentic experiences, measurable outcomes, and shared goals.
You will walk away with ideas and tools to:
- Refresh and modernize your curriculum
- Assess and strengthen student readiness
- Support faculty development and engagement
Be sure to adjust your travel plans to take part in this expanded learning opportunity.
Space is limited so reserve your spot by checking the Solutions Summit box during conference registration.
Event Bundles
Packages of this event and others are available for a discounted price per attendee.
Who Should Attend?
Associate, Assistant, Vice, and Deputy Deans, Deputy Pro Vice-Chancellors, Deputy and Policy Directors, Chairs/Chairpersons, Academic Heads, as well as program managers and leaders who manage faculty and operations at business schools.
Connect With Us
For more information, please contact [email protected].