Achieving academic excellence: insights from business schools
With Marc Salomon, Dean of the University of Amsterdam Business School
Achieving academic excellence: insights from business schools
For the final episode of our webinar mini-series, The Academic Leader’s Challenge, we were delighted to welcome Marc Salomon, Dean of the University of Amsterdam Business School. On the 10th October 2024, Dean Salomon shared his experience leading the Amsterdam Business School to achieve placement within the Financial Times Top 100 and Top 100 Dallas research rankings, as well as the exclusive “Triple Crown” accreditation for business schools (AACSB, AMBA & EQUIS), and BSIS for Impact. In an interview format, Dean Salomon addressed:
How business schools (and other institutions) can prioritize recruitment and retention strategies in pursuit of specific goals
The challenges schools must overcome to achieve rankings, accreditations, impact and funding
How an institution’s impact can be measured beyond research metrics
To complete the session, Elsevier’s Jason Staples offered insight into the data, tools and systems that can help power the strategies central to achieving academic excellence – at business schools and all academic institutions.
This event happened on Thursday 10th October 2024.
Speakers
Marc Salomon
Dean of University of Amsterdam Business School
Marc Salomon is Dean and Professor in Decision Science at the University of Amsterdam Business School (ABS) and Director/Founder of the MBA in Artificial Intelligence and several other programs that combine business and AI/Analytics. His research interests are in large language models and the fair, transparent, and ethical use of AI. He is also partner/founder of LetYourDataSpeak, a university spin-off that helps companies implement generative AI. Before joining the University of Amsterdam, Marc Salomon was COO at the law firm Stibbe (2004-2013), COO and Director of Research & Analytics at McKinsey & Company (1998-2004), director of the Center for Applied Mathematics at Rabobank (1996-1998) and professor in Operations Research at Tilburg University (1996 – 2005). Salomon holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Econometrics from VU University Amsterdam, a PhD in Business and Operations Research from Erasmus University Rotterdam, and an Executive Master's from INSEAD.
Dean Marc Salomon
Jason Staples
Solutions Account Manager for the APAC region at Elsevier
With over 25 years working in the technology space, Jason has a proven track record of helping customers streamline workflows, reduce costs, increase revenue, and achieve success through the implementation of Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions.
Before joining Elsevier, Jason was at D2L, a leading global learning system provider, where he partnered with education institutions across Australia and New Zealand to enhance learner outcomes and their educational offerings.
Jason's deep understanding of SaaS solutions, combined with his ability to cultivate strong client relationships, has made him a trusted advisor for academic institutions seeking to improve talent management practices, increase staff retention and streamline academic workflows.
Jason Staples