Who Drives International Business?
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Who Drives International Business?Diverse Actors, Ownership and Strategies in a Shifting World
53rd AIB-UKI Annual Conference
Academy of International Business, UK and Ireland Chapter
29 April to 1 May 2027
Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Campus
Who is actually conducting international business today? Reaching beyond the classic multinational enterprise, this theme embraces the diverse ecosystem now driving the global economy: family firms, micro multinationals, international entrepreneurs, state owned enterprises and emerging market firms. It offers a natural home for every IB subdiscipline.
Keynote panel
Prof Ulf Andersson (Mälardalen University, Sweden - BI Norwegian Business School, Norway)
Dr Phil Clare (Chief Executive Officer, Queen Mary Innovation, UK)
Prof Alfredo De Massis (University of Pescara, Italy – Lancaster University Management School, UK)
Prof Kevin Ibeh (Birkbeck, University of London, UK)
Prof Tanja Leppäaho (LUT University, Finland)
Prof Emmanuella Plakoyiannaki (University of Vienna, Austria)
Tracks
1. General Track (Yen Tran, Heriot Watt University - Myropi Garri, University of Portsmouth)
2. Regenerative Enterprise: Community, Place and Alternative Ownership across Borders ((Veselina Stoyanova, University of Birmingham - Stoyan Stoyanov, Heriot-Watt University Dubai)
3. Global Value Chains (Liam Campling, Queen Mary University of London - Shreya Sinha, Queen Mary University of London)
4. Institutions, Trade and FDI (Nigel Driffield, Warwick Business School - Rafael A. Corredoira, Newcastle University Business School)
5. Sustainability and Global Challenges (Hinrich Voss, University of Bristol - Stephen Buzdugan, Manchester Metropolitan University)
6. Leadership and Orchestration in Global Platforms: Distributed by Design, Centralized by Power (Giuliano Maielli, Queen Mary Business School University of London - Francesca Iandolo, Sapienza University)
7. Firms Operating in and from the Global South: Actors, Strategies, and Institutional Contexts (Jose Godinez, UMass Lowell - Mahmoud Khalik University of St Andrews)
8. International Marketing (Anna Morgan-Thomas, Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow - Umair Choksy, Stirling Business School, University of Stirling)
9. International Entrepreneurship (Gloria Appiah, Queen Mary Business School, University of London - Clarissa Weber, Queen Mary Business School, University of London)
10. International Human Resource Management (Katharina Bader, University of York - Robin Pesch, Northumbria University)
11. Teaching and Education in International Business (Lilian Schofield, Queen Mary Business School, University of London - Stefan Zagelmeyer, Alliance Manchester Business School, The University of Manchester)
Full track descriptions, keywords are listed here.
Key dates
Submission system opens
1 December 2026
Paper submission deadline
20 January 2027
Doctoral Colloquium deadline
15 February 2027
Early bird registration deadline
12 March 2027
Final registration deadline
4 April 2027
Doctoral Colloquium, Welcome Reception, Paper Development Workshops and Research Method Workshops: 29 April 2027.
Conference: 30 April to 1 May 2027.
Papers are submitted through ConfTool. Both full papers and extended abstracts are welcome in every track. Panel proposals are submitted separately by email to [email protected].
Additional guidelines for submissions to Panel Discussion SessionsIn keeping with the conference theme, “Who Drives International Business? Diverse Actors, Ownership, and Strategies in a Shifting World”, we particularly welcome panels that bring together the different actors shaping international business today, such as scholars, practitioners, policymakers, entrepreneurs, and representatives of family, state-owned, community-owned and emerging market enterprises, to debate who drives international business and how.
Panel proposals should be no more than 6,000 words inclusive of all materials, and must be submitted by the panel chair to [email protected]. All panel proposals must include:
• A title page that includes the panel name, the session format (for example, a pro and con debate, a moderated roundtable discussion, a keynote and commentary, or a professional development workshop) and the panel participants.
• The name, affiliation, email address and role of each participant in the panel (chair, discussant and/or panellist). All panellists listed in the submission must appear and present at the conference. Each panel must specify a chair; a second chair and/or a discussant are optional.
• A detailed overview of the main issues addressed or arguments to be made in the panel, including how the panel speaks to the conference theme.
• Any special technical requirements beyond a standard room setup with projection. The feasibility of any special requirements will form part of the evaluation.
• Copies of emails or letters from each participant confirming that they agree to take part if the proposal is accepted. Failure to include these confirmations will count against the proposal.
Panel submitters are encouraged to bring together a variety of viewpoints, and to pay particular attention to geographic and gender diversity and, in the spirit of the conference theme, to the diversity of actors and forms of ownership represented.
Hosted by Queen Mary Business School, University of London.
Conference Chair: Dr Spiros Batas
53rd AIB-UKI Annual Conference
Academy of International Business, UK and Ireland Chapter
29 April to 1 May 2027
Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Campus
Who is actually conducting international business today? Reaching beyond the classic multinational enterprise, this theme embraces the diverse ecosystem now driving the global economy: family firms, micro multinationals, international entrepreneurs, state owned enterprises and emerging market firms. It offers a natural home for every IB subdiscipline.
Keynote panel
Prof Ulf Andersson (Mälardalen University, Sweden - BI Norwegian Business School, Norway)
Dr Phil Clare (Chief Executive Officer, Queen Mary Innovation, UK)
Prof Alfredo De Massis (University of Pescara, Italy – Lancaster University Management School, UK)
Prof Kevin Ibeh (Birkbeck, University of London, UK)
Prof Tanja Leppäaho (LUT University, Finland)
Prof Emmanuella Plakoyiannaki (University of Vienna, Austria)
Tracks
1. General Track (Yen Tran, Heriot Watt University - Myropi Garri, University of Portsmouth)
2. Regenerative Enterprise: Community, Place and Alternative Ownership across Borders ((Veselina Stoyanova, University of Birmingham - Stoyan Stoyanov, Heriot-Watt University Dubai)
3. Global Value Chains (Liam Campling, Queen Mary University of London - Shreya Sinha, Queen Mary University of London)
4. Institutions, Trade and FDI (Nigel Driffield, Warwick Business School - Rafael A. Corredoira, Newcastle University Business School)
5. Sustainability and Global Challenges (Hinrich Voss, University of Bristol - Stephen Buzdugan, Manchester Metropolitan University)
6. Leadership and Orchestration in Global Platforms: Distributed by Design, Centralized by Power (Giuliano Maielli, Queen Mary Business School University of London - Francesca Iandolo, Sapienza University)
7. Firms Operating in and from the Global South: Actors, Strategies, and Institutional Contexts (Jose Godinez, UMass Lowell - Mahmoud Khalik University of St Andrews)
8. International Marketing (Anna Morgan-Thomas, Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow - Umair Choksy, Stirling Business School, University of Stirling)
9. International Entrepreneurship (Gloria Appiah, Queen Mary Business School, University of London - Clarissa Weber, Queen Mary Business School, University of London)
10. International Human Resource Management (Katharina Bader, University of York - Robin Pesch, Northumbria University)
11. Teaching and Education in International Business (Lilian Schofield, Queen Mary Business School, University of London - Stefan Zagelmeyer, Alliance Manchester Business School, The University of Manchester)
Full track descriptions, keywords are listed here.
Key dates
Submission system opens
1 December 2026
Paper submission deadline
20 January 2027
Doctoral Colloquium deadline
15 February 2027
Early bird registration deadline
12 March 2027
Final registration deadline
4 April 2027
Doctoral Colloquium, Welcome Reception, Paper Development Workshops and Research Method Workshops: 29 April 2027.
Conference: 30 April to 1 May 2027.
Papers are submitted through ConfTool. Both full papers and extended abstracts are welcome in every track. Panel proposals are submitted separately by email to [email protected].
Additional guidelines for submissions to Panel Discussion SessionsIn keeping with the conference theme, “Who Drives International Business? Diverse Actors, Ownership, and Strategies in a Shifting World”, we particularly welcome panels that bring together the different actors shaping international business today, such as scholars, practitioners, policymakers, entrepreneurs, and representatives of family, state-owned, community-owned and emerging market enterprises, to debate who drives international business and how.
Panel proposals should be no more than 6,000 words inclusive of all materials, and must be submitted by the panel chair to [email protected]. All panel proposals must include:
• A title page that includes the panel name, the session format (for example, a pro and con debate, a moderated roundtable discussion, a keynote and commentary, or a professional development workshop) and the panel participants.
• The name, affiliation, email address and role of each participant in the panel (chair, discussant and/or panellist). All panellists listed in the submission must appear and present at the conference. Each panel must specify a chair; a second chair and/or a discussant are optional.
• A detailed overview of the main issues addressed or arguments to be made in the panel, including how the panel speaks to the conference theme.
• Any special technical requirements beyond a standard room setup with projection. The feasibility of any special requirements will form part of the evaluation.
• Copies of emails or letters from each participant confirming that they agree to take part if the proposal is accepted. Failure to include these confirmations will count against the proposal.
Panel submitters are encouraged to bring together a variety of viewpoints, and to pay particular attention to geographic and gender diversity and, in the spirit of the conference theme, to the diversity of actors and forms of ownership represented.
Hosted by Queen Mary Business School, University of London.
Conference Chair: Dr Spiros Batas