16251: The Metamorphosis of Management Consulting: Looking to the Past to Predict the Future

Tuesday, July 29, 2025

08:30 - 10:00 CEST (GMT+2)

Location: Bella Center: Hall A- A2-m4

Session Type: Symposium (panel)
Orientation: Practice,International,Research
Shareable link: https://cdmcd.co/yKAvzY

Presenter(s)

VH

Vanessa Susan Hills

Western Michigan U., United States
AV

Anezka Viskova-Robertson

Leadership and Organizational Change, United States
DS

David B. Szabla

Western Michigan U., United States

Panelist(s)

RM

Rickie Moore

EMLYON Business School, France
FP

Flemming Poulfelt

Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
FP

Frida Pemer

Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden
OK

Oskar Kosch

Krakow U. of Economics, Poland

To better prepare for the future of management consulting, this panel symposium takes a look at its past. An interactive, multi-media retrospective examines the history of management consulting, identifying those pivotal moments that shaped the field and continue to impact consulting practices and scholarship. Participants will hear from pioneers of management consulting and see archival footage exploring its development, bringing to life what many have only read about in textbooks. That retrospective serves as the foundation for the symposium’s second half: Four esteemed panelists share their predictions for the future of management consulting, identifying key drivers of transformation that have the power to shape the world of consulting.