Reimagining Global Leadership at Andrews

Through AUCORE & School of Business Administration programs

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In October 2025, the Andrews University Centers for Organizational Resilience and Excellence (AUCORE) and the School of Business Administration hosted two major leadership programs for Vietnam’s top business delegations. Together, the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Innovation Executive Seminar and the Petrolimex (PLX) Global Board Leadership Forum showcased how Andrews is shaping executives, organizations and industries. The programs embodied the University’s mission to extend leadership development from the classroom into the boardroom and across global economies.

Armand Poblete, executive director of AUCORE and instructor of information systems, led the planning process. “We are building leaders who understand that technology and ethics must move together,” he shared, adding, “Innovation means nothing without integrity”—a philosophy that shaped both programs.

The first delegation, hosted from Oct. 5–10, brought CEOs and senior leaders from across Vietnam’s private sector, including energy, banking, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing and finance, to Andrews University for the VCCI AI & Innovation Executive Seminar. Leaders from organizations including the Vietnam National Industry–Energy Group (PVN), Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV), Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT), AGIMEXPHARM, Bonfiglioli Vietnam, and United Overseas Bank Vietnam spent a week discussing the future of AI-driven decision-making, digital transformation and innovation governance.

Andrews faculty led hands-on design labs, interactive simulations and strategic dialogues, allowing executives to experience AI strategy modeling, financial resilience forecasting, immersive VR learning systems, and data-driven Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) innovation. Beyond technical skill-building, many participants described the experience as uniquely transformative because it united faith, ethics and data-driven leadership.

Two weeks later, from Oct. 20–23, AUCORE welcomed a second delegation for the PLX Global Board Leadership Forum. Petrolimex, an energy group based in Vietnam, sent its board of directors and subsidiary chairpersons for a four-day retreat on the future of corporate governance. The forum tackled a series of difficult questions facing modern enterprises, including how boards can use AI as a tool of governance rather than a source of risk and how accountability should evolve within intelligent enterprises.

The operations team at AUCORE ensured that both experiences were executed with professionalism and excellence. Derill Legoh, logistics lead, and Dina Kelly-Rodriguez, hospitality lead, managed travel coordination, hospitality experiences and on-site support. Participating faculty members and University Hospitality staff also demonstrated a spirit of service to the visiting international leaders.

Andrews University has created an ecosystem that supports leadership development across a lifespan. Programs like ThinkerBox and the STEAM X framework prepare K–12 students to explore robotics, AI and entrepreneurship. Undergraduate and graduate programs in the School of Business Administration train future leaders to understand systems, people and service. At the highest level, AUCORE equips executives, board members and global influencers to lead with courage, clarity and ethical foresight. This continuum from early education to senior executive development has positioned Andrews as a global hub for shaping resilient, ethical and innovative leaders.

As industries worldwide navigate the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence and digital transformation, Andrews University offers a unique vision of leadership. Through AUCORE and the School of Business Administration, the University demonstrates that ethics and analytics can share the same space, that technology can enhance empathy rather than diminish it, and that global partnerships thrive when trust and service lead the way.