60 years of Alliance Manchester Business School
For six decades, we have empowered leaders, thinkers, and visionaries across the globe.
As we celebrate this remarkable milestone, we're inspired to look ahead - redefining business education and illuminating the future of enterprise and entrepreneurship.
Shaping the next chapter of innovation and impact in business
In 2025, we explore what’s next for business through an exciting series of special events, thought-provoking lectures and experiences.
While we celebrate six decades of excellence, our eyes remain firmly on the future. The challenges of tomorrow demand bold, innovative solutions - at AMBS, we're leading the way.
60th anniversary events
Check out our range of exciting events throughout 2025 and join us to celebrate 60 years at the forefront of business education.
We'll be adding much more to our programme of events throughout the year - watch this space.
21 - 22 January: Work and Equality Institute Fairness at Work biennial conference
This conference brings together leading academics and practitioners to explore fairness and equality in the workplace. They explored how rethinking fairness and equality can create more humane and fulfilling workplaces, even in today's socially, politically and economically challenging landscape.
21 January: Work-Net Launch
The Work-Net Launch took place during the WEI's Fairness at Work biennial conference.
28 January: Vital Topics: From Create to Innovate: A Pathway to Productive People, Firms, and Places
This event featured a lecture from worldwide expert on rapid-innovation-based industries, Professor Dan Breznitz, and a panel discussion about the meaning of 'innovation' within global business.
29 January: Women Leading in Business
In our first of 10 events this year, this month we heard from Lorraine Acheson, Managing Director of Women in Business Northern Ireland.
14 February: Strategic Productivity: Taking Your Business to Greater Heights
As part of our Executive Education 'Insight Series', Bart van Ark, Professor of Productivity Studies at AMBS and Managing Director of the Productivity Institute, discusses what productivity means and how it can be managed.
We’re excited to offer a complimentary spot on our 4-day Strategic Productivity course to the 60th person who registers for and attends this event.
Annual Grigor McClelland lecture
Our annual lecture is back for a 60th special in March. The lecture honours AMBS' founder, Director Professor Grigor McClelland, and explores the interaction between business, education and social responsibility.
10 -11 March: Third National Conference on Societal Resilience
This in-person conference provides a vital networking forum bringing together partners from policy and practice from across UK+ to share insights, learn together with likeminded colleagues, and identify collaborative opportunities on how to enhance societal resilience.
5 March: Annual Fred Jevons Lecture
For this lecture we're joined by John Krige, Professor of the History of Science at Georgia Institute of Technology and Emeritus.
The Fred Jevons Science Policy Lecture commemorates the founding professor of 'Liberal Studies in Science' at The University of Manchester.
16-20 June: Festival of Business
This week-long 60th anniversary festival will bring together leaders, thinkers and visionaries to discuss the present and future of business and enterprise.
The festival will have dedicated days for the third sector, schools and colleges and entrepreneurs. We'll hear from some of the country's most inspirational disruptors and visionaries in business world, looking to the future of enterprise.
18-19 October 2025: International Corporate Governance Society (ICGS) Conference 2025
The ICGS Conference provides a forum for academics, policymakers, and practitioners from across the globe to share and debate the latest corporate governance research findings and best practices.
Annual Teddy Chester lecture
This annual lecture marks the contribution of Teddy Chester, who was the first professor of social administration at The University of Manchester.
Vital Topics Global
In 2025, we'll be taking our prestigious lecture series to each of our international centres. We'll draw on the unique opportunities in each region to position AMBS as an international powerhouse of innovation and entrepreneurship.
Each event will showcase the future of industry through visionary leaders and inspiring voices.
Women Leading in Business
We're hosting 10 Women Leading in Business networking events throughout 2025.
At these events you can speak to like-minded business women and share your knowledge and expertise. Come along to make new connections in an informal setting.
Our history: Did you know...
1965: Manchester Business School opens - one of the UK’s first business schools.
1969: The first Full-time MBA cohort graduates from Manchester Business School.
1996: Manchester Business School launches its first website.
2004: MBS becomes one of the largest campus-based UK business schools.
2015: After Lord Alliance's landmark donation, we become Alliance MBS.
2019: AMBS’ new building and executive education centre is officially opened by Lord Alliance of Manchester.
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