23rd June 2025

Optimising accreditation: Strengthening engagement, influence & impact

Date: Monday, 23rd June 2025
Times: conference 1-6pm, Reception 6-8pm
Venue: One Great George Street, Westminster, SW1P 3AA

____________________________________________________

We are excited to announce the first ever SBC annual conference, an event focused on sharing best practice and advancing the role of business schools in driving economic growth.

In the breakout sessions, you’ll hear how accredited business schools are building high-impact SME partnerships, applying research to unlock business growth and deepening stakeholder engagement. Each session is grounded in the three SBC accreditation dimensions, offering strategic insight into how schools are delivering against the criteria.

Conference delegates are invited to the SBC Summer Reception. Join our patron Lord Bilimoria CBE DL, SBC Chair Byron Dixon OBE, and our network of stakeholders from government and industry for a special evening as we celebrate the end of the SBC 10th anniversary campaign.

Explore the programme

Speakers include:

Dr Breno Nunes

Reader in Sustainable Operations Management, Aston Business School

Dr Elaine A. Conway, Ph.D., MBA, CGMA, FCMA, SFHEA, CMBE, MCPFA

Assistant Professor of Accounting, Loughborough Business School

Faresh Maisuria

Entrepreneur in residence, Blueberry Marketing Solution

Gareth Trainer BSc (Hons) MBA FRSA

Head of the Centre for Graduate Prospects, University of Sunderland

Professor Andrew Thomas

Dean, Swansea School of Management

Professor Catherine Robinson

Dean, School of Business & Law, University of Brighton

Professor Jay Cullen

Director of the Business School and Head of Law, Edge Hill University

Professor Jennie Shorley

Faculty of Business and Law at Manchester Metropolitan University

Professor Katy Mason

PVC & Dean of Salford Business School

Professor Lynn Oxborrow

Professor of Sustainable Small Business Growth Nottingham Business School

Professor M N Ravishakar

Dean and Head of School, Queen’s Business School

Professor Stephanie Hussels

Director of the Bettany Centre for Entrepreneurship at Cranfield University

Upcoming events

June 23rd, 2025

SBC Summer Reception