Most Innovative Initiative Award

This year’s winning initiative is a creative, scalable solution designed to strengthen alumni connections by empowering graduates to host their own regional events, with full support, but not the presence, of the business school staff. The concept is simple but effective: provide alumni with the tools and resources they need to organize informal, meaningful gatherings in their local areas, without the logistical and financial burden of staff-led events. Since its launch, this initiative has already brought alumni together in cities around the globe. It represents a thoughtful shift in the alumni engagement strategy, one that meets alumni where they are, fosters genuine community, and frees staff to focus on high-impact relationship-building.