Dear AIB members, We would like to invite you cordially to the various activities that AIB has planned at this year’s Virtual UNCTAD World Investment Forum<https://worldinvestmentforum.unctad.org/> that runs from October 18-22. This year’s conference theme is “Investing in Sustainable Development”. You can peruse the full program here<https://worldinvestmentforum.unctad.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/WIF-Programme.pdf>, but I have copied below some AIB highlights (all in Geneva time). Free registration for the entire conference can be done here<https://indico.un.org/event/1000241/>: Looking forward to seeing you there in great numbers! Best, Ari [cid:[log in to unmask]] [cid:[log in to unmask]] Farok Contractor, Distinguished Professor, Rutgers University [cid:[log in to unmask]] [cid:[log in to unmask]] Ari Van Assche, Full Professor, HEC Montréal (session chair) Maria Alejandra Gonzalez Perez, Professor, Universidad EAFIT Karl Sauvant, Resident Senior Fellow, Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCSI) Bruno Vermoesen, Head of Office Governmental Affairs for Circular Economy, SA BSH Home Appliances Yi Wang, Associate Professor, Leeds University [cid:[log in to unmask]] Jeremy Clegg, Professor, Leeds University Lilac Nachum, Professor, Baruch College [cid:[log in to unmask]] [cid:[log in to unmask]] Esther Tippmann, Professor, National University of Ireland Galway (chair) Lucian Cernat, Head of Global Regulatory Cooperation and International Procurement Negotiations, European Commission Bernhard Dachs, Senior Scientist, Austrian Institute of Technology Rui Oliveira, Senior Lecturer, Queensland University of Technology Niraja Srinivasan, NERA Economic Consulting Matthew Stephenson, Policy and Community Lead International Trade & Investment, World Economic Forum [cid:[log in to unmask]] Sarianna Lundan, Professor, Universität Bremen Lorraine Eden, Professor Emerita, Texas A&M University [cid:[log in to unmask]] [cid:[log in to unmask]] Ari Van Assche, Full Professor, HEC Montréal (chair) Farok Contractor, Distiguished Professor, Rutgers University (brief intervention) Luke Fiske, Doctoral Student, Queen’s University Lilac Nachum, Professor, Baruch College Sebastien Miroudot, Senior Trade Policy Analyst, OECD Scott Paul, Director, Natural Resource Sustainability, Taylor Guitars [cid:[log in to unmask]] [cid:[log in to unmask]] Robert Grosse, Professor, Thunderbird School of Global Management Farok Contractor, Distinguished Professor, Rutgers University [cid:[log in to unmask]] Ari Van Assche, Full Professor, HEC Montréal Rob Grosse, Professor, Thunderbird School of Global Management -- [HEC]<http://www.hec.ca/> Ari Van Assche, Ph.D. Professor of Economic Diplomacy Department of International Business [hecca]<http://www.hec.ca/> [Agrements] 3000, chemin de la Côte‑Sainte‑Catherine, Montréal (Québec) H3T 2A7 Téléphone : 514 340-6043 Télécopieur : 514 340-6987 [recyclez] Pensons à l'environnement avant d'imprimer ____ AIB-L is brought to you by the Academy of International Business. For information: http://aib.msu.edu/community/aib-l.asp To post message: [log in to unmask] For assistance: [log in to unmask] AIB-L is a moderated list.