IMD News
Updates on the latest developments at IMD and among its community.
November 2022
When Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, like many other Ukrainians, Nadia Kobyliak and Oksana Lesyk were determined to stand with their countrymen and women. The two...
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October 2022
An engineer by training, Anis Mungapen soon found himself veering off the set career path typically followed by civil engineers. After working as a project engineer in Israel, he moved to the...
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October 2022
Bettina Büchel, Professor of Strategy and Organization, and her team were recognized at the annual Chief Learning Officer magazine awards for their work co-creating a talent development program...
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October 2022
Three current faculty members, and three former IMD experts, have been named among the Case Centre’s top 50 best-selling authors in 2021/2022. “Case studies are a staple of business school...
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October 2022
The partnership will allow IMD and the Global Shapers Community Lausanne to collaborate on events and support innovative initiatives with a strong social impact. IMD will contribute by sharing...
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October 2022
In 1987, aged 17, Grainne Moss became the first woman from Ireland to swim the English Channel. That achievement, she says, has stood her in good stead throughout her career. “It got me my first...
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October 2022
Almost one third of the most innovative and promising young companies in Switzerland have benefited from the support and expertise of IMD EMBA and MBA participants, according to the latest...
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October 2022
Fifty years ago, when IMD’s MBA program was launched, Richard Nixon was President of the United States, bands like ABBA were topping the charts and we were on the verge of an energy crisis. “In...
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October 2022
"We are extraordinarily proud and happy, grateful and humbled to gather representatives of 51 years – because we have here representatives from the class of ’72 and the class of 2022,” said...
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October 2022
With the launch of five new specialist scholarships as well as a general excellence scholarship, IMD aims to open up its executive MBA program to a diverse group of talented leaders by alleviating...
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September 2022
Neither Semira Gonseth Nusslé nor Nayeli Schmutz had ever planned to become entrepreneurs. Both medical doctors by training, their passions led them to found startups that could revolutionize...
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September 2022
IMD has celebrated the release of its 2022 World Digital Competitiveness Ranking by hosting the 2022 Digital Competitiveness Summit, co-organized by digitalswitzerland and the École polytechnique...
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September 2022
Carvajal, a leading diversified, family-owned Colombia-based company, has been selected as the winner of the 2022 IMD Global Family Business Award. Established in 1904 by Manuel Carvajal Valencia...
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September 2022
Governments and the private sector need to shield their digital infrastructure from cyber attacks if they want to continue in the race for digitally competitive economies. This was a major finding...
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September 2022
“What if our best future is still ahead of us?” This was the rallying cry from Mary Robinson, Former President of Ireland, in her keynote speech on 'Climate Justice' on the first day of the...
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September 2022
As the American industrialist and business magnate Henry Ford once said, “Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young.” Staying true to...
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September 2022
Claus Hemmingsen, now serving as chairperson on the boards of DFDS, Innargi and Maersk Drilling, said that did not just mean focusing on meeting the evolving expectations of regulators or investors...
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September 2022
The brainchild of Brandon Taft, an American from the MBA Class of 2022, InStep is a digital health app that hopes to improve the accessibility, representation, and convenience of healthcare. The...
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September 2022
It is with great sadness that we share the tragic news that IMD Alumnus, Executive in Residence and family office expert Mario Marconi has passed away after a short illness. Mario, a senior advisor...
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August 2022
From the COVID-19 pandemic to the war in Ukraine and the climate emergency, executives today are facing an unrelenting barrage of crises. To equip leaders from both the public and private sector...
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January 2018
PRESS RELEASE – As a top-ranked business school, IMD is expert in developing leaders, transforming organizations and creating positive, sustainable impact – immediate and long-term. We strive to...
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January 2018
What qualities make a great leader? How does the Swiss army prepare its officers for command roles? And how can the private sector incorporate some of the army’s best leadership practices...
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