As one of 32 member schools of the Global Network for Advanced Management (GNAM), the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) through its Washington SyCip Graduate School of Business (WSGSB) participates in several collaborative programs that allow its students to access resources from and build relationships with other member business schools across the world. One such program is the Global Network Week (GNW) which gives students the opportunity to take an intensive mini course at a network school, utilizing its programs and areas of expertise.
After two years of virtual study due to the global pandemic, the GNW was able to recently resume onsite classes due to the lifting of travel restrictions last October.
The 2022 GNW’s theme is Doing Business in Asia: New Opportunities and Challenges Post-Pandemic. This second GNW hosted by WSGSB was held from October 17 to 21, 2022 with students from the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore in India, UBC Sauder School of Business in Canada, UNSW Business School in Australia, and the Yale School of Management in the U.S.A. attending the 5-day program at the AIM campus. Part of the itinerary was a visit to the Department of Trade and Industry to learn about the services the government agency provides to Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME), and a tour of some MSMEs to hear of the challenges they overcame and opportunities they addressed before and during the pandemic.
The classes taken during this edition of the GNW consisted of the following:
| Session Topic | Speakers/Facilitator |
| Philippine Sustainable Finance Roadmap | Prof. Felipe O. Calderon, CPA, CMA, PhD |
| Doing Business through the Pandemic: Revisiting our Models for Resilience | Prof. Eula Bianca J. Villar, PhD |
| Blended Finance and Achieving the SDG’s by 2030 | Prof. Robert W. van Zwieten |
| Transforming Supply Chain During Pandemic | Prof. Albert Wee Kwan Tan, PhD |
| Doing Business with the Government in China: Challenges Opportunities | Prof. Monica Thiel, PhD |
| Doing Business in India | Prof. Sandeep Puri, PhD |
| Koreans Doing Business in Asia | Mr. Jaehoon Oh
AIM MBA 2011 Alumnus |
| Local Immersion | Meaningful Travels Ph
Ms. Ann Marie Cunanan Field Visit Facilitator
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Go Lokal Ms. Rosario “Chatto” Liwanag Assistant Director, Bureau of Domestic Trade Promotion, DTI Ms. Kate Arieta Trade Industry Development Analyst Go Lokal Project Officer, DTI
Kapitan Moy’s Heritage House and Shoe Museum Mr. Ponchie Santos Head Officer, Marikina Tourism, Culture, and the Arts Office
Food Industry: Sweet Kiss Custom Cakes Michelle Moreno Founder and Owner
Creative Hub: Zapateria Ms. Christine Marketing Team
Shoe Factory: C-Point Shoes Mr. Noel Evangelista Founder and Owner
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| Capstone Project | Prof. Felipe O. Calderon, CPA, CMA, PhD
Prof. Sandeep Puri, PhD Prof. Raul P. Rodriguez, PhD |
“A brilliant week-long cultural immersion providing fascinating perspectives on doing business in Asia, coupled with great food, drinks, and lots of laughs along the way!” Thomas Eddleston, UNSW Business School
“As an Indian student I was able to understand how other Asian countries focus and how India can go forward as well. The insights from western country students made me think about how important sustainability is.” Murugesan Naveen Kanna, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
Program Orientation with Prof. Michelle Antero and Prof. Felipe Calderon
Doing Business in India class with Prof. Sandeep Puri and students from MBA 2022B
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Go Lokal
Sweet Kiss Custom Cakes
Zapateria
Global Network Week at AIM: Doing Business in Asia: New Opportunities and Challenges Post-Pandemic, Part One https://aim.edu/news/global-network-week-aim-doing-business-asia-new-opportunities-and-challenges-post-pandemic
