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04
Mar
2018
Biggest BMDA Event of the Year Approaching
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Join us at the 16th Annual BMDA Conference "How to Make Conventional Business Unconventional"! The conference will be held on 18-20 April 2018, in Porto, Portugal, and will be hosted by Porto Business School. The first day is dedicated to the academic community: university rectors, business school deans, and faculty members. During this day, we are going to discuss two topics in the panels on how to create unconventional programs at Business schools" and how to choose unconventional methods or forms of learning to deliver those programs effectively".

The second day is mainly dedicated to the business community. During that day, we are not going to talk about the issues that business schools are facing, but rather provide solutions, insights, and ideas for the business on the topic of the conference. We have three panels.  The first will explore ideas and suggestions for products that can be created in traditional business so that they get ahead of others. The discussion will focus on understanding what unconventional products are needed, how to get relevant information about them, and how to implement those ideas.

During the second panel, we will concentrate on the process management that is needed to implement those unconventional ideas successfully and develop unusual products and services. We can also discuss the process of implementation and more.

The third panel is about talent management: what talents we need to assure innovativeness in an organization, generate creativity, and get a different view on product development. We will also discuss the recruitment of innovative people.
 
The third day is dedicated to visits to companies and discussions of conference topics with company managers. We will divide participants into two or three groups and take them to different companies. 

After a few hours of free time in the afternoon, we will take everybody to a local vineyard and a gala dinner at a beautiful restaurant with a view of Porto.

A tentative program of the conference can be found on the conference website.
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