The IC Global Café: The role of international alumni for your global strategy

How can international alumni become powerful drivers of your global strategy and internationalisation agenda? International alumni are often an untapped asset, yet they can be ambassadors, connectors and contributors: supporting recruitment, enhancing reputation, advancing partnerships and driving philanthropy. In this IC Cafe, Dr. Maria Gallo will share practical insights on how institutions can move beyond transactional alumni engagement to build meaningful, long-term collaborations that embed alumni at the heart of your institution’s global strategy and internationalisation agenda.

EXPERT SPEAKERS

• Maria Gallo, Research Fellow, Trinity Business School and IC Global Fellow

   

Dr Maria Gallo is a qualitative researcher and alumni scholar with 20 years’ experience in higher education leadership roles in Ireland and Canada. As the Founder of KITE Limited, she specialises in research and strategic projects including alumni strategic planning, international education with philanthropy and global alumni networks. Her recent clients include governments, universities, and organisations across 17 countries. Maria is also the appointed Expert Alumni Advisor to CERN and a Visiting Research Fellow at the Trinity Business School, Trinity College Dublin. She is the author of The Alumni Way published in 2021 by Policy Press.