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International Business Forum

The IBF was founded in 1988 “to forge links with business at the boardroom level through social occasions and applied projects”. EBS London fully endorses the sterling efforts made by the International Business Forum over the last seventeen years. All our students are encouraged to get involved in the activities of this student-run body.

Mission Statement:

"To familiarise and inform EBS London undergraduates of the ‘real-life’ problems and decisions facing businesses and governments today, and to provide them with the tools and means to build a professional network."

We believe in the importance of networking and the need for our undergraduates to be exposed to the real-life situations facing businesses & governments today. We seek to achieve our goals by hosting intriguing events for the students at EBS, and combine this with actual experience by inviting business professionals and providing the opportunity to interact after the event. Here are some past guests the IBF has had the honour of sharing events with:

• Tess Harris – Chairwoman, International Board of Trustees, Worshipful Company of Marketers
• Peter Fisk – Former Chief Executive of the Chartered Institute of Marketing
• Anita Ruddick – Chairwoman The Body Shop Plc
• Charles Miller Smith – CEO ICI Plc
• Michael Obermayer – MD Eastern and Central Europe McKinsey & Company
• Charles Dunstone – Founder Carphone Warehouse
• Richard Lamber – Editor Financial Times
• Floris Malijers – Chairman Unilever NV
• George Mallinckrodt – Chairman Schroder Group PLC
• Messrs Wim Bischhoff – Chairman Schroder
• George S. Cardona – General Manager International HSBC
• Edwin L. Artzt – Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Procter & Gamble
• Sir Nicholas Goodison – Chairman TSB Group Plc
• Richard Greenbury – Chairman Marks & Spencer Plc
• Lord Archer – Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party
• The Rt. Hon. Norman Lamont – The Chancellor of the Exchequer
• George Cox – Director General of the Institute Of Directors (IOD)

“The majority of jobs available on the market are not advertised, and with this trend on the increase, the best tool for the EBSL undergraduate is the opportunity of forging a professional network that can help in the business world after graduation.

The IBF aims to deliver the means and tools to communicate on a professional level, to establish these links and contacts with the business professionals from key organizations from all sectors. We as an organisation are in the pursuit of building a recognised name for ourselves, but also for the university, so it makes an impact for any EBSL alumni to have these two names on his/her resume.”