Four member schools are participating in a GNAM Alumni Module Pilot Series in 2025, to understand the viability and experience of offering short in-person modules to network alumni. Modules follow the style of Global Network Weeks for students, while the application process is based on the Global Network Courses (SNOCs), with initial expressions of interest going to home schools. Alumni have the opportunity to pursue intensive study at a network school, in a focused course that leverages the perspectives, programs, and faculty expertise of that school. Alongside counterparts from elsewhere in the GNAM network, participants will experience a mix of classes and other activities, and meet with experts focused on current business challenges.
The following four schools are offering a module in the Pilot Series:
• EGADE Business School (Mexico) "AI Global Summit 2025" May 30-31, 2025. Apply by May 10, 2025. Open to alumni from all GNAM schools. Apply directly here https://forms.office.com/r/8Er5vYmCyp
• Hitotsubashi ICS (Japan) "Japan as Stakeholder Capitalism: Then, Now, and Future" April 14-17, 2025. Apply by March 25, 2025. Open to alumni from all GNAM schools. Apply directly here | [Program Overview] Downloadable from here | [Application Form] https://forms.gle/EU6HAYAF4qfdsnEbA
• INCAE (Costa Rica) "Sustainable Development: moving from concept to strategy" May or June (dates to be confirmed soon), 2025. Apply by April 15, 2025. Open to alumni from all GNAM schools. To apply send a message directly to alexandra.esquivel@incae.edu by April 15.
• Oxford Saïd (United Kingdom) "Oxford Lenses on Leadership" June 24-27, 2025. Apply by May 23, 2025. Open to students from participating schools. If you are interested, please contact your home school for more information, using the relevant email:
EGADE: rodrigo.osuna@tec.mx
Hitotsubashi ICS: akalinkina@ics.hub.hit-u.ac.jp
INCAE: alexandra.esquivel@incae.edu
Oxford Saïd: gnam@sbs.ox.ac.uk
Course descriptions
AI Global Summit 2025
EGADE Business School, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico
The executive course invites distinguished international graduates from globally recognized institutions to immerse themselves in the profound exploration of artificial intelligence and its transformative potential for society.
Guided by the insights of esteemed global policymakers, industry pioneers, visionary technologists, and EGADE’s renowned faculty, participants will engage in dynamic discussions about AI’s far-reaching impact on business, ethics, productivity, and societal well-being. This unique program encourages critical reflection on how AI can enhance human potential and foster sustainable progress.
During two days, we aim to navigate the complexities of AI, ensuring it serves as a catalyst for innovation and a force for good in our global community.
The course will be hosted in Monterrey, the vibrant innovation hub of northern Mexico. Framed by breathtaking mountains, Monterrey offers a compelling blend of natural beauty, rich cultural heritage, and cutting-edge industry. Known for its thriving nearshoring ecosystem, the city also provides unparalleled opportunities for international networking and collaboration.
Japan as Stakeholder Capitalism: Then, Now, and Future
Hitotsubashi University Business School, School of International Corporate Strategy, Japan
Japan as Stakeholder Capitalism – Then, Now, and Future,” a GNAM Alumni Module hosted by the Hitotsubashi ICS, will focus on Japan’s business environment, emphasizing its long-standing tradition of stakeholder-oriented capitalism. This model, which prioritizes long-term value creation for a broad range of stakeholders beyond shareholders, is currently being reshaped by a changing landscape. Key areas of focus include engaging with activist shareholders, addressing the super-aging society, advancing gender equality, promoting diversity and inclusion, and incorporating youth perspectives within the context of a silver democracy.
The program will be particularly beneficial for GNAM alumni interested in the intersection of business practices and societal impact. In addition to exploring Japan’s stakeholder capitalism and economic landscape, the module will feature cultural activities, company visits, and guest speaker sessions, offering a comprehensive experience in one of the world’s most dynamic economies.
Sustainable Development: moving from concept to strategy
INCAE Business School, Costa Rica
The countries of Latin America have formally established “Sustainable Development” as their stated goal and framework for advancing national development. However, stark competitiveness and sustainability divides between and within countries remain.
For nearly 3 decades, Costa Rica has pursued and applied the principles of sustainable development more consistently and explicitly than most countries, and in parallel with aggressive trade and economic integration with the rest of the world. This makes the country, and some of its key industries, an interesting place to explore how economics, social well-being and the environment relate to each other.
The diverse faculty (from multiple countries and academic disciplines) will use lectures, case-studies, guest speakers and simulations to address the opportunities and challenges for business and countries incorporating sustainability into their strategies. Sessions will address: the political economy of national development in a globalized economy, integration of environmental and social priorities into economic development strategies, sustainability in business strategy in global value chains (agriculture, tourism and manufacturing will be examined), strategic CSR management. Base of the Pyramid (BoP) and impact investment strategies for creating social value.
Oxford Lenses on Leadership
Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
As part of a great university, Oxford Saïd aims to make the wider intellectual richness of Oxford available to its students and staff in various ways—for example, by engaging with ideas, activities and scholarship from the humanities and from the University’s entrepreneurial and scientific ecosystems.
This course looks at the challenges of leading businesses through the lenses of different disciplines, combining historical perspectives on the development of the firm and global trade with some of the reflections and wisdom about leadership from scholars across the arts and sciences.