Guest Lecture - Dr Maryalice Mazzara

Worldly Wise: Cultivating Leadership Through Global Understanding How do leaders navigate complexity, lead across borders, and make effective decisions in an interconnected world? In this NWU Business School Guest Lecture, international global affairs leader Dr Maryalice Mazzara explores what it means to be a truly global leader. Drawing on over three decades of experience across higher education, government, NGOs, and the private sector, Dr Mazzara shares key insights on cultural intelligence, resilience, leading through failure, and building executive capability. Key Topics Covered: Defining global leadership in a multicultural and complex world The impact of cross-cultural understanding on decision-making Learning from leadership role models and embracing failure as growth Actionable advice for MBA students and aspiring executive leaders About the Speaker: Dr Maryalice Mazzara is an internationally recognised expert in global affairs and international education. She is the founder and president of Geneva Global LLC, Executive Director of Patriot Legacy Sports, a Fulbright Senior Scholar, and the founding director of SUNY’s Global Affairs and Leadership Program.