UCLA Anderson
2016 Part-Time MBA Conference
Share Success → Imagine the Future

All Conference Events will occur at the UCLA Meyer & Renee Luskin Conference Center


Wednesday, October 12, 2016
2:00 pm Hotel Check-In
UCLA Luskin Conference Center Hotel, Lobby
2:00 - 7:00 pm Part-Time MBA Conference Registration
Level One, Event Entry Area
3:30 – 4:30 p.m. Optional Walking Tours of UCLA Campus and UCLA Anderson
Level One, Event Entry Area (start/end point)
5:00 – 7:30 p.m. Welcome Reception
Level Three, Centennial Outdoor Terrace
7:30 p.m. Dinner on Your Own
Plateia Restaurant at the Luskin Center or in Westwood or greater L.A.
Thursday, October 13, 2016
7:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Level One, Event Entry Area
@ Level One, Event Entry Area
7:00 – 8:00 a.m. Breakfast
Level One, Centennial Ballroom
8:00 – 8:15 a.m. Welcome and Introduction
Level One, Centennial Ballroom
Gonzalo Freixes, Associate Dean, Fully Employed MBA Program, UCLA Anderson
8:15 – 9:00 a.m. Dean’s Welcome and Perspectives
Judy Olian, Dean and John E. Anderson Chair in Management, UCLA Anderson
9:00 – 9:15 a.m. Mini-Break
9:15 – 10:30 a.m. Plenary 1 “PT MBA: Where We Are Now and Implications for the Future”
Level One, Centennial Ballroom
10:30 – 11:00 a.m. Morning Networking Break
Level One, Centennial Hall Prefunction Area
11:00 – 12:15 p.m. Concurrent Session 1-A: “Next-Gen PMBA/Customized PMBA”
Level One, Centennial Ballroom
Concurrent Session 1-B: “Student Ambassadors/Lifetime Partnerships”
Level One, Centennial Ballroom – Salon “C”
12:15 – 1:15 p.m. Lunch
Level Three, Centennial Outdoor Terrace
1:15 – 2:45 p.m. Plenary 2: “Corporate Pulse and Future Trends”
Level One, Centennial Ballroom
2:45 – 3:15 p.m. Afternoon Networking Break
Level One, Centennial Hall Prefunction Area
3:15 – 4:30 p.m. Concurrent Session 2-A: “Successfully Differentiating Multiple MBA Programs from Both Your School and Other Key Competitors"
Level One, Centennial Ballroom
Concurrent Session 2-B: “Faculty Engagement/Change Management”
Level One, Centennial Ballroom – Salon “C”
4:30 – 5:25 p.m. Free Time
5:30 p.m. SHARP!



7:00 p.m.
8:00 p.m.
10:00 – 11:00 p.m.
Lobby
Board buses outside Main Lobby area to Hollywood and Magic Castle
Dress code enforced!

Arrive at Magic Castle
Dinner at Magic Castle
Main Show at Magic Castle
Board buses back to UCLA Luskin Conference Center
Friday, October 14, 2016
7:15 – 8:15 a.m. Breakfast
Level One, Plateia Restaurant and Lounge
8:30 – 10:00 a.m. Plenary 3: “Community Building, Challenges and Opportunities”
Level One, Centennial Ballroom
10:00 – 10:30 a.m. Morning Networking Break
Level One, Centennial Hall Prefunction Area
10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Open Forum: “Imagine the Future”
Level One, Centennial Ballroom
11:30 a.m. – Noon Changing of the Guards and Closing Remarks
Level One, Centennial Ballroom
Noon End of Conference