EO APAC & BOND Business School 2026

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Be part of the only EO Executive Education Program in the Asia Pacific region. Connect, grow, and lead alongside visionary entrepreneurs at Bond University.

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EO APAC & BOND Business School 2026

Grow Your Entrepreneurial Skillset & Expand Your Mindset

An immersive 5-day on-campus program, combining mindset and skillset with a practical action plan. The only University-based EO Executive Education Program to be held in the Asia Pacific region.

📍 Gold Coast, Australia
📅 23 – 27 August 2026
🕓 Strictly limited to 30 members
Welcome

Hear Directly from the Class of 2025

About the Program

An Immersive University Experience

This program is designed to grow EO members’ entrepreneurial skillset and expand their mindset in an experiential academic learning environment. Key learning outcomes include:

  • Develop a theoretically grounded view of entrepreneurship and multi-generational enterprise.
  • Generate an ability to systematically develop and support a strategy to guide the growth of an entrepreneurial organization for the long term.
  • Acquire critical thinking (mindset) and skillset to enhance an entrepreneurial organization’s ability to adapt and innovate.
  • Develop an understanding of the role of entrepreneurship and multi-generational enterprise in the broader economic and social context.

*Invite one Key Executive or SLP to join on Day 4 & 5 for program insights and the graduation dinner/ceremony.

Key Program Features

Venue: Bond University, Gold Coast, QLD

Ranking: Bond is Australia’s first private University and ranked #1 in Australia for student experience.

Capacity: Places for the Class of 2026 are strictly limited to 30.

Ratio: Highest facilitator/member ratio of any EO Executive Education Program.

Accreditation: Bond Business School is among less than 7% of the world’s business programs to have earned AACSB accreditation.

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Program Vision & Objectives

A Legacy of Growth and Connection

Build on a Legacy

Build on the legacy of EO Executive Education Programs at Harvard, London Business School and the Entrepreneurial Masters Program (EMP) at MIT.

Enhance Your Journey

Enhance members’ EO journey and support their transformational growth.

Connect Across APAC

Encourage regional connection with peers, supported by a mindset of shared experiences and group learning.

This will be the flagship program facilitating a long-standing relationship between the Entrepreneurs’ Organization and Bond University.

Faculty

Meet Your Academic Chair & Facilitators

Prof. Justin Craig

Prof. Justin Craig

Academic Chair, Bond Business School

Dr. Craig has worked in, on with and for family enterprises since he was eleven. He is a Full Professor of Entrepreneurship and Family Enterprise at Bond University and has held faculty positions at Oregon State University, Northeastern University, and the Kellogg School of Management.

Carlo G. Santoro

Carlo G. Santoro (MEI)

EO Facilitator

Carlo is a successful entrepreneur and one of the founders of the EO Melbourne Chapter in 1996. His leadership journey spans from Chapter President to the Global Board of Directors and Chairman of the Leadership Academy. With his history, Carlo is known as the “how to guy”.

Nick Bloor

Nick Bloor

EO Facilitator

At 19, Nick dropped out of law school to found Technigro, which became Australia’s most awarded urban greenspace contractor. After selling in 2013, he pivoted to technology and is currently Co-Founder and CEO of the IVM Group. Nick has been recognised as Family Business Australia’s Entrepreneur of the Year.

Agenda

Program Calendar

Classes commence 9 am daily in the Innovation Hub.

Day 1: Sun 23/8 Day 2: Mon 24/8 Day 3: Tue 25/8 Day 4: Wed 26/8 Day 5: Thu 27/8
Registration & Light lunch Group Activity & Special Event Session 7: Bond E-Mindset 3 Session 11: Bond E-Mindset 5 Session 15: Action, Outcome, Timing
Campus Tour & Group Photo Session 3: Bond E-Mindset 1 Session 8: E-Skillset 3 - Living Case Panel Session 12: Bond E-Mindset 6 Session 16: Read, Review, Draft Plan
Session 1: Content Session 4: E-Skillset 1 - Living Case Session 9: Bond E-Mindset 4 Session 13: Bond E-Mindset 7 Session 17: Draft Plans & Share
Session 2: Introduction Session 5: Bond E-Mindset 2 Session 10: E-Skillset 4 - Living Case Session 14: Bond E-Mindset 8 Session 18: Lock-in plan
Daily Feedback Session 6: E-Skillset - Living Case Daily Feedback Graduation Ceremony Session 19: Present & Commit
Evening: University Club Evening: Group Dinner Evening: Dinner Evening: Graduation (Program Concludes)
Application

Registration Details

Program Status Voucher Eligibility
EO APAC & Bond Business School 2026 Coming Soon, Stay Tuned This is EO event voucher eligible.

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Travel Guide

Plan Your Trip to the Gold Coast

Australia Entry Visa

You may need a Visa to travel to Australia if you are non-citizen. Please check with your local travel agent or Australian embassy.

Ground Transport

Bond University is 21 km from Coolangatta Airport (OOL) and 94 km from Brisbane Airport (BNE).

Weather in August

The average high is 23°C (73°F) and the average low is 10°C (50°F) in Gold Coast.

Local Details

Voltage: 230 Volts @ 50 Hertz (Plug I)
Time Zone: AEST (UTC/GMT +10)
Currency: AUD

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Join the EO Bond Class of 2026

Take your place in the only University-based EO Executive Education Program in the Asia Pacific region. Spaces are strictly limited to 30.

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