The goal of this workshop series is to help IB scholars, particularly those with an interest in topics related to management, to sharpen their understanding of core theoretical frameworks and research designs that underlie current research in arena of International Business.
This Special Theme Conference will be an opportunity to reflect on the evolution of China and Chinese firms in the international arena, but we welcome papers across the IB studies field, with a preference for the key subject areas listed in our Call for Papers.
Hosted by the Institute of Economics at Tsinghua University, this PDW will offer structured editorial mentoring to scholars across China and neighboring countries. It aligns with AIB’s mission to support global scholarly development and will engage a growing regional author base throughout the region.
This conference explores how geopolitical rivalry, state intervention, and sustainability imperatives intersect to reshape multinational strategy and global talent management. We particularly welcome research examining the cross-border investment, innovation, and environmental implications of these global shifts, as well as studies focused on strategic industries such as new energy, high technology, and critical minerals.
Through a program that integrates scholarly presentations with practitioner panels, this conference will feature keynote addresses from leading IB academics, CEOs of major organizations, and policy makers, research workshops led by renowned scholars, executive roundtables facilitated by industry leaders, and collaborative sessions that bring together academics and practitioners to address complex business challenges.
The Academy of International Business (AIB) holds annual meetings each summer (June-July) in various pre-determined locations around the world. Each conference features a combination of plenaries, panels, and papers. All papers presented at AIB conferences go through a double-blind review process. The abstracts of the presented papers are published as a conference proceedings.
Coordinated by the AIB UK & Ireland Chapter and hosted by the Manchester Metropolitan University Business School, this flagship day of programming will bring together IB scholars with senior policymakers, industry leaders, and international organizations to connect frontier research with the policy choices that will shape our futures. All AIB 2026 registrants are invited to take part—no additional sign-up required.
In view of the challenges and opportunities posed today's "AI Era", the AIB Asia Pacific Chapter has partnered with Zhejiang University of Technology, East China University of Science and Technology, and the University of San Francisco, USA to hold a Special Theme Conference focusing particularly on evolving processes of internationalization for small and medium-sized enterprises.
Hosted by the Poznań University of Economics and Business as part of its 100th anniversary celebrations, this conference aims to foster dialogue on the relevance of Central and Eastern Europe as a laboratory for understanding international business in an era of global fragmentation and transformation.
At AIB US Northeast's 2026 Chapter Conference, we will bring together leading researchers, business leaders, and policymakers to examine how organizations are renewing their global strategies, reconfiguring supply networks, investing in adaptive capacity, cultivating collaborative ecosystems, and pursuing new models of sustainable international growth.
AIB US Southeast is one of the largest and most active regional divisions among the Academy of International Business’s thirteen worldwide chapters. AIB US-SE’s annual conference centers on the presentation of the newest ideas in international business to a global audience of academic scholars and business practitioners.