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International business school students set to contribute £15.3bn to the UK economy

A new report from the Chartered Association of Business Schools’ International Students Taskforce quantifies, for the first time, the economic contribution international business school students make to the UK.

10th November 2026
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Chartered ABS Annual Conference 2026

The yearly gathering of Deans and leaders of UK business schools

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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.

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.

Speakers include:

Phil Smith CBE

Chair, Skills England

Professor Dame Alison Wolf DBE

Sir Roy Griffiths Professor of Public Sector Management, King’s Business School; Cross-bench peer, UK House of Lords

Paul Lindley OBE

Chancellor, University of Reading; Entrepreneur, Founder, Ella's Kitchen

Professor Mairi Watson

Principal and Vice Chancellor, Glasgow Caledonian University

Professor Steve Olivier

Principal and Vice-Chancellor, Robert Gordon University

Claudine Reid MBE, Social Entrepreneur

Social Entrepreneur

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