SABF Edition 2011
Main Topic of SABF Edition 2011:
Facing exponential times
The past decades have been characterized by an increasing amount of change, taking place in an increasingly smaller period of time. Nowadays, the rate of change is accelerating: dynamics of societies, economies, relationships, business, and even knowledge are continuously and rapidly transforming. Therefore, what should be analyzed is not whether it is actually occurring or not, but what to do to face it.
The evolution of globalization had a turning point. New technologies derive in a new way of doing business, altering formal interactions and Information access. Consequently, social dynamics have been transformed.
Economies are experimenting different rates of growth and evolution. Some traditionally powerful countries need to recur to extreme measures to sustain their economies, while other traditionally emerging economies have achieved growth, now reaching unimaginable development.
Educational systems are facing a global crisis. The educational paradigm needs to change. The most important thing is to be able to adapt to changing scenarios, and to take the best of each individual. Standardized education as we know it is definitely not the answer if we want more capable professionals. It is our goal to discuss all of these issues, and to find new ways of facing them, in order to have better leaders for tomorrow.
Previous Speakers SABF Edition 2010
The Speakers participating in the SABF have a great influence on the region, and are committed with its future. They are selected by their outstanding career, prestige, values and integrity. In 2010, SABF was glad to count with the presence of: list of speakers.
Testimonial (in German)
Roswitha Prassl, Student Business Aministration and Busines Law (Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien):
"Das South American Business Forum (SABF) ist eine großartige und sehr gut organisierte Konferenz in der Stadt der "Guten Winde". Von einer Stadtrallye über Vorträge, Panel Discussions, Workshops und einem sensationellen Rahmenprogramm wird innerhalb von 3 Tagen alles geboten, was eine gute Konferenz ausmacht.
Besonders beeindruckt hat mich die Gastfreundschaft der Südamerikaner und die TeilnehmerInnen der Konferenz an sich. Es hat mir großen Spaß gemacht mit talentierten, jungen Menschen aus der ganzen Welt die Herausforderungen und Chancen der Länder Südamerikas zu diskutieren. Die Teilnahme am
SABF sowie die restlichen Tage in Argentinien sind eine einzigartige und unvergessliche Erfahrung, die ich nicht missen möchte."
Exclusive number of delegates nominated by APAIR and scholarships for APAIR-members
As APAIR member you have the unique opportunity to participate at the SABF Edition 2011 . In addition a selected number of APAIR members will receive scholarships for covering travel expenses.
How to apply for the SABF Edition 2011?
Application Process
- Registration, fill out the form in the registration system and attach an essay of your authorship on the central topic or any of the three sub-topics. You must apply by May 6, 2011 and you can edit your registration and / or essay until that day.
- Selection, participants will be selected by an independent jury, which takes into account the profile of the candidate and the level of the essay.
- Results, all applicants will be informed of the decision of the jury in the first days of June, 2011, by e-mail.
Participation Requirements
To be eligible to become one of the 100 participants you should fullfill one of the following:
- Regular undergraduate students, or graduate students born after January 1st, 1985.
- Undergraduate students or graduate students who have graduated in 2010 or 2011 and were born after January 1st, 1985.
- Complete your details on the application system and upload your essay before May 6, 2011.
Essay
The essay is the main reason for choosing a delegate.
It is expected that the applicants express their ideas, making a constructive contribution to South American issues through the main topic of the SABF 2011: Facing Exponential Times.
The essay should be a creative and innovative text without the need to maintain a traditional essay structure. You can include figures, statistics and graphs that help to deepen the analysis.
- Extension: Between 1200 and 1600 words.
- Language: English or Spanish.
- Accepted file format: .odt, .doc, .docx, .pdf, .rtf, .docx.
Previous Essays of accepted delegates can be found here: Featured Essays
Scholarships
If you want to apply for a scholarship, please send us your CV as well as a brief cover letter (main body max. 300 words) outlining why you want to participate at the SABF Edition 2011 to bewerbung@apair.at. If you are not yet an APAIR member, please previously apply at the APAIR members area.
Scholarships will only be provided to students and young professionals who participate on the entire conference and will be paid in retrospect upon presentation of relevant invoices. The scholarships covering travel expenses will be announced after sent out invitations by SABF beginning of June, 2011.
What costs arise from participation at the SABF Edition 2011?
All selected participants will enjoy of the benefits detailed below:
- Meals during the 5th, 6th and 7th of August.
- Entrance to a night event on Saturday 6 August.
- Accommodation in a hotel to be confirmed, during the nights of 4, 5 and 6 August.
- Transfers from the hotel to the different places where activities are carried out.
Important: The travel expenses to and from Buenos Aires are not included by SABF.
In addition, a selected number of APAIR-members will receive scholarships covering travel expenses.
The application process for a scholarship for congress fees/travel expenses is outlined above.
We will gladly connect APAIR-members upon announcement of the scholarship recipients, so they can make arrangements regarding hotel rooms among themselves.