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Chartered ABS CEO receives British Academy of Management Companionship

Flora Hamilton, CEO of the Chartered Association of Business Schools has been awarded a companionship of the British Academy of Management in recognition for her contribution to the business and management studies community.

3rd September 2025
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Chartered ABS Annual Conference 2025

The yearly gathering of Deans and leaders of UK business schools

Each year, more than 300 deans and senior leaders from UK business schools gather in London for the Chartered ABS Annual Conference. It is the sector’s most significant forum for connecting with policymakers, sector influencers, and business leaders to address the strategic issues shaping the future of business and management education.

Taking place against a challenging economic and geopolitical backdrop this year's conference explores how business schools can achieve purposeful growth, build resilience, and maximise their economic and societal impact.

Join senior colleagues from across the sector at this year's conference to enhance your peer-networks, and gain actionable insights to strengthen leadership, teaching, research, and external engagement.

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Speakers include

Joanna Crellin CMG

Director General, Domestic and International Markets and Exports, Department for Business and Trade

Professor Léon Laulusa

Executive President and Dean, ESCP Business School

Professor Evelyn Welch

Vice-Chancellor and President, University of Bristol

Professor Jonathan Haskel

Professor of Economics, Imperial College Business School

Emma Jones

Small Business Commissioner

Byron Dixon OBE

Chair, Small Business Charter

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