Maciek Szczesniak
Global VP & GM – SMB/MM (former)
11:00 am
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11:15 am
THE SMB PRODUCTIVITY GAP
Newly appointed Chief Growth & Strategy Officer of B2SMBI - and former global VP/GM for SMB/Mid-Market - Maciek "Magic" Szczesniak introduces a deep-dive into the chasm between large and small enterprise productivity. Citing multiple sources of recent SMB research, we dig into the numbers and the inescapable facts of AI "readiness."
2:55 pm
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3:15 pm
PANEL: TEACHING AI TO SMBS
Successful entrepreneurship is now a well-established subject in our best Business Schools. In the course of building curriculums that are impactful to future SMBs, the topic of AI and its application is of course front and center. We've assembled a panel of professors from the University of Houston, the University of Washington and other B-schools to describe their coursework in some detail, providing a teachers' perspective on AI. "Magic" Szczesniak moderates.
3:15 pm
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3:25 pm
INTRODUCTION: THE SMALL BUSINESS PRODUCTIVITY EXPO
B2SMBI's Dave Walker joins our Business School Guests and Magic Szcesniak to introduce our most significant 2025 initiative - an exclusive partnership with major Business Schools around the US. Planned across 12 different campuses throughout the year, B2SMBI will host live events of between 300-500 SMBs each to offer a serious productivity upgrade. This single day event features a morning of SME keynotes and panels, and an afternoon filled with small-sided workshops delivered by Faculty and B2SMBI-Member leads, and facilitated by B-Schools Graduate Students.
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