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8th Edition of the International Family Business Research Forum | ESCA Ecole de Management, Casablanca Morocco

September 23-26, 2025

What is the IFBRF About?

The International Family Business Research Forum (IFBRF), now in its 8th edition, remains a key platform for advancing family business research and fostering meaningful dialogue and collaboration among scholars, practitioners, and emerging researchers, all within an inspiring context.

Building on the legacy of seven successful editions hosted at prestigious institutions—including the University of Witten/Herdecke in Germany (2015), the University of Naples Federico II in Italy (2016), WU – Vienna University of Economics and Business in Austria (2017), the International University of Monaco (2019), Hasselt University in Belgium (2022), the American University of Sharjah in the UAE (2023)—and following the vibrant 7th edition in Paphos, Cyprus (2024), the Forum now arrives at ESCA Ecole de Management in Casablanca, Morocco.

The aim of the IFBRF 2025?

The 8th edition of the IFBRF aims to:

– Examine the evolving dynamics of business families as institutions that both shape and are shaped by their enterprises.

– Investigate the contextual and cultural heterogeneities of family businesses, exploring how varying environments influence their strategies, governance, and sustainability.

– Foster the development of tailored theoretical frameworks that capture the features of family firms, moving beyond the adaptation of general management theories.

– Explore and promote methodological advancements that better capture the heterogeneity and complexity inherent in family businesses.

– Highlight the practical implications of research and identify actionable insights for family business owners, managers, and policymakers.

Key Dates

All submissions are due April 1st, 2025
Notification of acceptance/ rejection for all submissions May 15th, 2025
Registration deadline June 30th, 2025
Doctoral workshop date September, 23rd, 2025
Forum dates September,24-26, 2025

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GBSN for Business and Human Rights | Webinar on Experiential Learning

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Contact

Julianna LaBelle, bhr@gbsn.org

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Session Description

Webinar on experiential learning: The Business and Human Rights (BHR) Clinic as a pedagogical innovation to train leadership skills

Human rights challenges are among the most pressing, complex, and underestimated business challenges of our time. Businesses often struggle with aspects such as addressing labor rights violations in global supply chains, training employees on human rights standards, reporting on human rights impacts, aligning business models with the needs of vulnerable migrant workers, balancing security with privacy rights, or operating in conflict zones. Yet, these issues are increasingly critical for future business success and, in the European context, companies are now legally required to conduct human rights due diligence.

Business schools play a pivotal role in equipping future leaders with the skills and knowledge to address human rights issues. Innovative teaching methods can provide immersive learning experiences that empower students to actively contribute to solving societal challenges. The context of business and human rights is ideal for training leadership skills.

In this webinar, we will introduce BHR clinics as an example for experiential learning. Conducted in close collaboration with partner organizations, clinical education requires students working on real-life business challenges. The close collaboration between students and the project partner allows students to understand human rights challenges as leadership challenges, to gain thorough insights into specific human rights issues in practice, enhance their analytical and problem-solving skills needed to address these issues, and build their experience in project management and team leadership.

The webinar aims to offer a platform for discussing the BHR clinic concept with those interested in offering experiential learning to their students. We will jointly explore further pedagogical innovations to empower tomorrow’s business leaders to manage human rights in practice.

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Speakers

Dorothée Baumann-Pauly
Director, Center for Business and Human Rights
Geneva School of Economics and Management; NYU Stern School of Business
Switzerland
Berit Knaak
Senior Research Associate | Agriculture Cluster Lead
Geneva Center for Business and Human Rights, Université de Genève
Switzerland
Charles Autheman
Consultant and Professor | Modern Slavery & Supply Chains Cluster Lead
HEC Paris
France

Date & Time

Thursday, 30 January

8:00 – 9:00am Washington D.C.
1:00 – 2:00pm London
2:00 – 3:00pm Geneva
3:00 – 4:00pm Cape Town
6:30 – 7:30pm Mumbai
9:00 – 10:00pm Manila

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MALTA-URJA Energy Conference, Johannesburg

Announcing the first ever Matla-Urja Energy Conference, hosted by Wits Business School (WBS) and the Consulate-General of India, Johannesburg.

Under the theme ‘Energy Synergies’, the Conference will convene business leaders, energy professionals, experts, energy financers, academics and thought leaders from South Africa and India to share insights, discuss emerging trends and collectively shape the future of the energy sectors in India and South Africa, as well as discuss investment opportunities.

Venue

Donald Gordon Auditorium, Wits Business School, Parktown, Johannesburg

Dates

27-28 November, 2024

Programme

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ILO-GBSN-UNIGE Teaching Resource on Fair Recruitment of Migrant Workers Seminar

Wednesday, 25th September 2024, 4:30pm – 6:30 Bangkok / 11:30am Geneva / 5:00am EST at the Sasin School of Management (Sasa Pathasala, ซอย จุฬา 12 Wang Mai, Pathum Wan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand). Joint initiative by the International Labour Organization, the GBSN for BHR impact community and the University of Geneva.

Increasing consumer awareness on human and labor rights, investment requirements on ESG performance, and a growing number of due diligence laws, require human rights expertise and new management skills. Students are demanding that business schools adapt to these developments.

The International Labor Organization, GBSN for BHR, and the University of Geneva joined forces to create teaching resources that integrate human rights in management education and equip students with the skills to navigate complex supply chains and operating environments responsibly.

The teaching resources are ready-to-use modules that include presentation slides and accompanying teaching notes, background readings, and teaching experiences from lecturers who have discussed the topic from different perspectives. They are available open source and require no prerequisites from lecturers or students. The resources can be adapted for different regions and class levels.

Speakers

Charles Autheman
Consultant and Professor | Modern Slavery & Supply Chains Cluster Lead
HEC Paris
France

Agenda

Welcome
Introduction to the teaching resource and its components
Context on why fair recruitment of migrant workers?
Experiences with using the teaching resources in class
Questions & Answers

If you’re looking for teaching resources that link academic insights and current challenges in management practice, this might be for you!

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Contact

For more information about the seminar, please contact Julianna LaBelle.

Call for Chapter Contributions – Transforming Mindsets: The Power of Art-Based Pedagogy in Education for Sustainability

Routledge Book Series: Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME)

Description

The aim of the current book is to map the pioneering art-based pedagogies used in education for sustainability, approaching them from transdisciplinary perspectives and in a holistic way from inside out. The book will focus on the opportunities and challenges related to transforming the individual and collective mindsets for a more resilient and regenerative living ecosystem by means of integrating art-based pedagogical approaches in higher education institutions, represented primarily by the UN Global Compact PRME signatories.

It is well-known that a piece of art can resonate deeply with an audience, bring together different stakeholders, spark imagination, create meaning, inspire solutions and leave lasting emotional and cognitive impressions. A concert, an installation or a theatre performance – art questions, provokes, confronts, disrupts, activates, and calls for reflection and transformation.

The arts can be powerful tools in transforming mindsets for sustainable development. Art-based pedagogy could become the game changer for individuals and organizations struggling to find solutions to complex problems connected to our peaceful co-existence on the planet with other species, the climate crisis and the issues of intergenerational and intragenerational justice in the face of limited resources. This book welcomes submissions that address these challenges in various contexts and present possible solutions to help pioneers in education, art and business organisations to better cope with their own challenges.

More specifically the book will explore how educators, artists, managers and entrepreneurs can contribute to sustainable development through the lens of the Sustainability Mindset Principles (SMP), the Inner Development Goals (IDG) and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). Authors will tell personal stories, share practical experience and engage in reflective discussions on how these holistic conceptual frameworks have been tackled and what specific actions are needed to contribute to achieving a sustainable future through inspiring art-based pedagogical interventions that create change with an accelerated speed. The SMP, IDG and SDG frameworks present new challenges, risks, and opportunities for individuals, societies and business organisations focusing on turning social, economic and environmental wicked problems into opportunities for sustainable development.

Our purpose is to highlight the significance of art-based pedagogical approaches in manifesting a sustainable future. We aim to create a book that will be an essential resource for academics, students, artists, business practitioners, and policymakers who are interested in the role art-based pedagogies play in participatory learning and anticipatory visioning of environmentally, socially and economically just sustainable futures.

The main goal of this book is to provide a comprehensive overview of the challenges and opportunities associated with integrating art-based pedagogy in education for sustainability, as showcased mostly in the pioneering stories and practices of the PRME signatories.

We welcome contributions that discuss these challenges and opportunities. The indicative list of topics to contribute to, inspired by the discussions with our colleagues at NBS and AoMO:

The arts-based pedagogy in education for sustainability: definitions and perspectives ● Art-based pedagogical interventions to develop the Sustainability Mindset Principles ● Achieving Inner Development Goals through art-based methods in higher education ● Mainstreaming Sustainable Development Goals by means of art-based interventions ● Putting emotions at the heart of education for sustainability through arts-based pedagogies ● Unfolding the road to humanizing business and education through art-based approaches ● Why and how art-based interventions challenge business as usual

Developing authentic leaders through art of storytelling
Digital technologies and art-based pedagogical interventions
The role of art-based pedagogies in humanizing management
The impact of art-based pedagogies for soothing, nurturing and healing of students ● The role of artistic and creative intelligences in harnessing emotion, empathy and hope in the making of sustainable future
Benefits from art-based initiatives, envisioned solutions and scenarios created in consensus with local stakeholders
The role of art-based pedagogical interventions for development of local communities and democracy.

Format of Contributions

We look forward to contributions to chapters related to various challenges and opportunities associated with integrating art-based pedagogy in education for sustainability on the above mentioned topics. We invite contributions written in a storytelling format from a first person perspective or as a dialogue between co-authors rather than writing chapters in the traditional manner. Additionally, we encourage authors to use visuals that illustrate the application of art in pedagogical interventions in education for sustainability.

Next Steps

Please, send to Ekaterina (dr.ekaterina.ivanova@gmail.com) CC Isabel

(isabelrimanoczy@gmail.com) and Divya (divyasinghal@gim.ac.in) the following:

An abstract of your proposal of a chapter of max 150 words following this structure: ○
- Context of application of your art-based intervention (e.g., undergraduate, post graduate, graduate course or educational program in a business school, art institution, business enterprise, local community etc.).
  - Art-based pedagogy that you have applied in education for sustainability (e.g. music, poetry, theater, photography, painting, sculpture, tapestry, installation, collage, video-art, etc.)
  - Learning outcome that you envisioned with the art-based intervention you used.
- Impact that your art-based pedagogy created in education for sustainability.
A chapter heading and 4-5 keywords.
Your short bio of max 100 words.

Deadline for submission of abstracts and bio: September 30th, 2024.

Submission deadline for full chapter manuscripts (max 4000 words excluding references) is December 20th 2024. Please, use APA style referencing and in-text citations.

We would like to submit a PDW proposal for the Academy of Management 2025 in Copenhagen, so it would be a great opportunity for all of us to connect in person and present our papers.

All manuscripts will go through a regular peer review process as stipulated by Routledge Guidelines. Accepted papers are expected to be published both online and as a Hard Copy in summer 2025.

Timeline

Abstract and bio submission till – 30 September 2024
Abstract acceptance notification – 15 October 2024
Selected authors feedback workshop – 1 November 2024
Full chapter submission – 20 December 2024
Decision notification – 15 January 2025
Revised submission – 15 February 2025.

For any questions related to the book, please reach out to any member of the editorial team.

Book Editors:

Dr. Ekaterina Ivanova, Associate Professor of Strategic and International Management, HSE Graduate School of Business; Vice-Chair, PRME Eurasia Chapter, dr.ekaterina.ivanova@gmail.com

Isabel Rimanoczy, Ed.D., Convener LEAP!, PRME Working Group on the Sustainability Mindset, Founder of SMIndicator.com, isabelrimanoczy@gmail.com

Dr. Divya Singhal, Professor of Management; Chairperson, Center for Social Sensitivity & Action, Goa Institute of Management, divyasinghal@gim.ac.in

GBSN for Business and Human Rights Impact Community 8th Annual Meeting

The Geneva School of Economics and Management, the NYU Stern Center for Business and Human Rights, the Alliance Business School, and the Global Business School Network invite individuals at business schools interested in integrating human rights in business school curricula to the Global Business School Network for Business and Human Rights Impact Community (GBSN for BHR) 8th Annual Meeting.

This hybrid meeting will take place at the University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland, on Monday, November 25. Our agenda includes a diverse range of topics, such as the integration of human rights into teaching, showcasing regional collaborations within GBSN for BHR, expanding our community’s geographical reach, and incorporating human rights principles into specialized management subdisciplines such as accounting and supply chain management. We will also delve into our public advocacy efforts.

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Date & Time

Monday, 25 November 2024 from 9:00-10:30am CET

Location

Geneva, Uni Dufour, 24 Rue du Général Dufour, Room 408 / Online

Registration

We have reached our full capacity for in-person registration. We welcome you to join us for the online portion of the 8th Annual BHR Meeting.

If you experience any issues registering for this event, please email Julie LaBelle at jlabelle@gbsn.org.

Agenda *subject to change

8:30 – 9:00 – Coffee and networking
9:00 – 9:05 – Welcome
- Dorothée Baumann-Pauly (Director, GCBHR) & Michael Posner (Director, NYU Stern Center for BHR)
9:05 – 9:10 – Opening remarks
- Stéphane Berthet (Vice-rector, University of Geneva)
9:10 – 9:20 – Keynote remarks
- Volker Türk (United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights)
9:20 – 9:25 – Perspective from a Head of School
- Kenneth McPhail (Head of School, Alliance Manchester Business School)
9:25 – 9:30 – Perspective from a multi-stakeholder initiative
- Jeff Vockrodt (President and CEO, Fair Labor Association)
9:30 – 10:25 – Discussion: Strategies to accelerate the integration of human rights in business education
9:30 – 9:40 – Leverage the new regulatory landscape
- Discussion lead:
  - Björn Fasterling (Professor of Law and Business Ethics, EDHEC Business School)
9:40 – 9:50 – Activating the private sector to speak up for human rights
- Discussion leads:
  - Matthew Kilgarriff (Sustainability Leader; GBSN for BHR Ambassador)
  - Ron Popper (CEO, Global Business Initiative on Human Rights)

09:50 – 10:00 – Activating the students
- Discussion lead:
  - Katrin Muff (Professor, LUISS Business School; Director, The Institute for Business Sustainability)

10:00 – 10:10 – Expanding the network
- Discussion Leads:
  - Hani Kamel (Professor, Qatar University)
  - Charles Autheman (Lecturer, Sciences Po & HEC Paris)

10:10 – 10:25 – Other strategies
10:25 – 10:30 – Closing remarks
- Closing remarks by Dorothée Baumann-Pauly & Michael Posner

Interested in joining the GBSN for BHR Impact Community?

Individuals interested in joining the Global Business School Network for Business and Human Rights Impact Community should complete the online sign-up form.

Call for Papers | Casablanca Climate Leadership Forum (CCLF) 2024

ESCA Ecole de Management, as part of the Business Schools for Climate Leadership Africa (BS4CL), is pleased to invite theoretical and empirical paper submissions for its annual conference, the Casablanca Climate Leadership Forum (CCLF) 2024. This edition of the forum emphasizes the need for innovative and context-specific climate solutions that cater directly to the distinct challenges and opportunities within Africa’s business landscape, yet also resonates beyond its borders. This initiative aims to forge a multidisciplinary dialogue that not only addresses specific regional issues but also contributes to the global discourse on climate change and sustainability, fostering a broader impact on climate leadership worldwide.

The 2024 edition of the CCLF is cosponsored by the Cyrus Institute of Knowledge (USA), UNINOVE/SINGEP (Brazil), and Bentley University (USA), marking a collaborative effort to advance the forum’s objectives.The CCLF 2024 theme, “Global Challenges, Local Solutions: Crafting Tailored Climate Strategies for Emerging Africa and Beyond,” highlights the critical need for strategies that address the distinct challenges of Africa’s emerging economies, such as water scarcity, agricultural reliance, and infrastructural limitations. Emphasizing the essential role of research, the forum aims to create actionable knowledge tailored to local socio-economic and environmental needs. CCLF 2024 stands as a key platform for researchers to shape policy and practice, fostering climate resilience and sustainable growth through region-specific solutions.

The Forum, scheduled for October 23rd to 25th, 2024, will initiate with an Inaugural Day, featuring key opening remarks and foundational discussions. The subsequent day, termed the Scientific Day, is allocated for the presentation and critical evaluation of academic contributions and research in the field. The forum will culminate with the Stakeholder Forum Day, aimed at fostering collaborative dialogues and partnerships among pivotal climate change stakeholders.

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Ashesi University Faculty Job Openings – Engineering, Computer Science & Information Systems, Economics & Business, Humanities & Social Sciences

At Ashesi, we are committed to redefining higher education in Africa by fostering a culture of innovation, integrity, and community engagement. We invite passionate educators, professionals, and visionary leaders to join our diverse team and contribute to a vibrant, inclusive environment where students are empowered to contribute to a flourishing Africa. Learn more about opportunities for joining our team below.

Engineering Faculty Roles

The engineers tasked to solve society’s problems have to be entrepreneurs who can see through challenges and build solutions. They must be ethical and responsible, and see the short and long term effects of their decisions on society and the environment. They also have to be leaders who can communicate their ideas and work with teams to solve problems. Ashesi’s Engineering Department is driven by a mission to train such engineers. The department currently offers degrees in Computer, Electrical and Electronic, and Mechanical Engineering.

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Computer Science Faculty Roles

In an increasingly tech-driven world, the ability to respond to technological change and build tech tools will be key skills required to succeed. The Computer Science department at Ashesi helps students build the foundational skills necessary to build life-long careers in tech and information systems management. The department offers two majors, in Management Information Systems and Computer Science.

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Business and Economics Faculty Roles

As new technological advances and an increasingly global economy transform the way businesses operate, it is extremely important for Africa to train the leaders who can help it thrive and grow opportunities through such changes. The goal is that Ashesi’s Economics and Business graduates will be prepared to play active, diverse roles, to shape the growth of the continent’s economies, businesses and organisations. The department designs and teaches the courses which help achieve this goal.

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Humanities and Social Sciences Faculty Roles

Ashesi’s core curriculum consists of interdisciplinary courses designed and taught by the Humanities and Social Sciences department. It is always evolving, but typically includes courses in the areas of leadership and communication, technology, entrepreneurship and problem solving, history and philosophy. At Ashesi, interdisciplinary learning extends beyond the classroom through service learning, which gives students an opportunity to solve problem in communities across Ghana and Africa, and in so doing, build the empathy and confidence that come from confronting and solving pressing problems in our society.

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Save the Date! Qatar CSR Summit 2024, May 1, 2024, College of Business & Economics at Qatar University

The Changing Landscape of Labour Rights and Responsibilities in Business: Implications for Business Schools in the Middle East Facilitated by MEBAS in collaboration with ILO & GBSN Moderators: Prof. Dan LeClair, Chief Executive Officer, Global Business School Network (GBSN) Alix Nasri, Technical Specialist, International Labour Organization (ILO) Panelists: Charles Autheman, Lecturer on Business and Human Rights, HEC Paris Maria Gallotti, Migration Policy Specialist, International Labour Organization (ILO)From 13:30 to 15:30 (Doha Local Time)The Zoom link for this live-streamed session will be shared with you three days before the event (i.e., on April 27, 2024)

Qatar CSR Summit

Hosted by Qatar University as part of the Qatar CSR National Program, the 2^nd edition of Qatar CSR Summit will take placefrom the 30 April to 2 May 2024 at Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC) – Hall 1. CSR Summit is a significant event that focuses on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Qatar. It addresses how organizations can align their economic, social, and environmental objectives with their operational strategies.

The Summit serves as a prime platform, bringing together professionals, industry leaders, academics, and stakeholders from around the globe to discuss, deliberate, and foster the growth of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) practices. They will collaborate to identify and address the major challenges in integrating CSR into core business operations, foster partnerships with key stakeholders in the private and public sectors and enhance the visibility and impact of their brands and initiatives.

Main Topics

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) trends are reshaping the way businesses operate and interact with society, impacting a range of areas from environmental sustainability to ethical supply chains. As companies increasingly prioritize minimizing their environmental footprint, they are also focusing on transparency and responsibility across their entire supply chain, upholding human rights and environmental standards.

Circular economy
Environmental Sustainability
Ethical supply chains
Workplace Diversity Management and inclusion:
Digital Inclusion
Cloud Computing
Renewable Energy
Employee engagement and well-being
Ethical marketing and consumer awareness
Impact Investing
Climate change action
Human rights and fair labor practices

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4th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Knowledge Processing – AIKP’24 | August 22 – 24, 2024

About AIKP – 2024

Artificial Intelligence & Knowledge Processing is playing a vital role in changing most of the sectors’ processes and landscape. AI has an enormous impact on various automation industries and their functioning converting traditional industries to AI-based factories. New algorithms are changing the way business processes and results are analyzed and predicted. Knowledge processing is the act of comprehending and then representing human knowledge in data structures; semantic models, which are conceptual diagrams of data as they relate to the real world; and heuristics, which are principles that lead to answers to every AI challenge. The way how a human think, knowledge processing transforms the data into knowledge and makes the machine think like a human and makes better decisions. This makes the humans work simple, but it has some ethical concerns that need to be sorted out. This AI and knowledge processing conference addresses the drawbacks and challenges in current practices in various sectors. The research area includes Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Decision Support Systems, Knowledge representation, semantics, Big data analytics, Intelligent systems, fuzzy-based neural networks and other fields.

Call for papers

Publication

Minimum of three independent reviewers will be reviewing the paper and they will provide scientific comments on those papers. Based on their review chair will approve the paper. After a careful reviewing process, accepted papers will be submitted to publish in the proceedings with Springer in their Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS) series.

Call for Papers

Topics of interest include (but are not limited to):

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