Stuart Hart presenting his lecture at the Bryan Dean forum

Reimagining Business Education

The Bryan Dean Forum aims to provide leading-edge insights that will support our faculty in reimagining business education and expose our students to prominent thought leaders. The series will clarify the challenges ahead for business and business education and provide inspiration and guidance for our journey of change. 

2025-26 Bryan Dean Forum

Fall 2025

October 29, 2025, 3 P.M. 

Cynthia Cardona

Title: Beyond Medicines, Beyond Today, and Beyond Business - Eli Lilly and Company’s Social Impact Approach
Presented by: Cynthia Noemi Cardona, President, Eli Lilly and Company Foundation and Vice President, Social Impact, Eli Lilly and Company. More about the speaker.
Location: WB 144
RSVP: Required by October 22. Reception immediately following the lecture.
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Spring 2026

February 4, 2025, 3 P.M. 

Jim Schacht

Title: TBD
Presented by: Jim Schacht, Vice President Corporate Responsibility, Cummins, Inc., and CEO, The Cummins Foundation, Inc. More about the speaker.
Location: WB 144
RSVP: Required by December 15. Reception immediately following the lecture
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Explore Our Past Forums

2024–2025 Forum
2024-25 Bryan Dean Forum speakers

A New Economy: Regenerative Principles to Unlock a Sustainable Future
Anastasia Roussou, Head, New Economy Unit, Climate Change and Sustainability Services, Ernst & Young Hellas S.A and Dr. Matthew Bell, Climate Change and Sustainability Services Leader, EY UK&I. Watch Lecture. 

Caryn Beck-Dudley

Business as a Force for Good: Why Societal Impact Matters
Caryn Beck-Dudley, Higher education consultant, former President and C.E.O. of AACSB, the business school accrediting agency.

 

Jens Molbak

Uniting Profit and Purpose: An Introduction to Tri-Sector Business Models 
Jens Molbak, Entrepreneur and Founder of New Impact and CoinStar, tri-sector innovation champion and expert. Watch Lecture.


Stuart Hart

Beyond Shareholder Primacy: Reinventing Business Education
Stuart Hart, Professor in Residence, Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise, University of Michigan Steven Grossman Distinguished Fellow in Sustainable Business, University of Vermont S.C. Johnson Professor Emeritus, Johnson School of Management, Cornell University. Watch Lecture.