Dr. Lucia Piscitello is a Professor of International Business and Economics at Politecnico di Milano. Her research interests cover the economics and management of MNEs, the international aspects of technological change, the geography of innovation, and the impact of MNEs and FDI on the host and home economies. Her recent studies focus on agglomeration and MNEs’ location strategies, globalization of R&D and technology development in the global network of MNEs, digital technologies, global sourcing, and reshoring. She is Associate Editor of the Global Strategy Journal and serves on the editorial boards of several journals. She has published over 80 refereed journal articles. Her work has appeared in the Journal of Economic Geography, Economic Geography, Journal of International Business Studies, Global Strategy Journal, Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, Strategic Management Journal, Industrial and Corporate Change, Research Policy, among others. She is Visiting Professor at the Henley Business School, University of Reading, UK, and she acts as an external expert for the Department of Geography & Environment, London School of Economics, UK. She is a Fellow, Past President, and Chair of the European International Business Academy (EIBA).

Doctoral Students Consortium

The doctoral consortium is an excellent platform for students to explore and develop their research interests with distinguished scholars in the field and to gain insights from experts about publishing in top journals, surviving the tenure process, teaching and teaching/research balance, networking, academic work/life balance and more.  This year, the Doctoral Students Consortium features the following mentors:

Dr. Bulent Aybar, Southern New Hampshire University
Dr. Grace Guo, Sacred Heart University
Dr. Anna Lamin, Northeastern University
Dr. Susan M. Mudambi, Temple University
Dr. Len Treviño, Florida Atlantic University
Dr. Attila Yaprak, Wayne State University

Meet the Editors Panel

We have invited the following editors to this year’s conference. Join us for this panel discussion to gain their insights on publishing research in premier journals!

MeettheEditors Panel:
Dr. Sharon Alvarez, University of Pittsburgh, Associate Editor, Academy of Management Review
Dr. John Cantwell, Rutgers University, AIB Fellow, former Editor-in-Chief, Journal of International Business Studies
Dr. Andrés Felipe Cortés, Sacred Heart University, Editor-in-Chief, New England Journal of Entrepreneurship
Dr. Jonathan Doh, Villanova University, AIB Fellow, AOM Fellow, former Editor-in-Chief, Journal of World Business, General Editor, Journal of Management Studies
Dr. Ram Mudambi, Temple University, AIB Fellow,  Co-Editor, Global Strategy Journal, Area Editor, Journal of International Business Policy
Dr. Anu Phene, George Washington University, Associate Editor, Global Strategy Journal, Consulting Editor, Journal of International Business Studies