On 23 September 2015, the BAFE Vice Rector for Education and Science Marina Dzhumabayeva took part in the 23rd CEEMAN Annual Conference which took place on 23-26 September 2015 in Almaty, Kazakhstan, hosted by the Almaty Management University.

The conference is the central annual event of CEEMAN, gathering deans and directors of universities and business schools from around the world, leaders of international and regional management development institutions, international publishers and partners, as well business, government and media representatives.

The topic of the 2015 conference was Localization vs. Globalization of Management Development in Dynamic Societies. Expert presentations, panels and workshops addressed, among other, the questions of how do education programs, research, and institutional management practices reflect the local and global business needs, what are the business challenges of global vs local balance and how it reflects on leadership and management development, how does management education match up to the business challenges and needs.