Fourth Virtual Subsistence Marketplaces Conference RECONNECTING TO SUBSISTENCE MARKETPLACES https://cba.lmu.edu/smi/2023subsistencemarketplaces/ May 20-21, 2023 630 am - 11:30am - Pacific USA (GMT -7); 930am - 2:30pm - Eastern USA (GMT -4); 430 pm - 9:30pm - Tanzania (GMT +3); 7pm - Midnight - India (GMT +5:30) Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles via Zoom REGISTER NOW<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScyjcWa6aCmtcG4m8G0jT-l6D1lx3AN0g_G7r6DyN1sS-UtMg/viewform> Conference Co-Chairs Alexander Glosenberg Loyola Marymount University, USA Delphine Godefroit-Winkel TBS Education Arun Sreekumar Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad Conference Director Madhu Viswanathan Loyola Marymount University, USA [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Day 1: Presentations & Virtual Immersion Saturday, May 20 6:30 - 7 a.m. PST - Speed Breakout Introductions 7 - 8:15 a.m. PST - Concurrent Sessions * Learning * Microentrepreneurs * Innovation 8:15 - 8:30 a.m. PT - Break 8:30 - 9:45 a.m. PT - Concurrent Sessions * Empowerment * Health * Wellbeing 10 - 11:30 a.m. PST - Learnings from Sessions and Preparation for Virtual Immersive Workshop on May 21 (Conference Chairs) and Speed Breakout Introductions Day 2: Virtual Immersion, Panel and Discussion Sunday, May 21 Virtual Immersive Workshop - Research, Education and Practice In Subsistence Marketplaces (Conference Chairs) Phase 1 - Virtual Immersion - 7 - 9 a.m. PST This phase will use immersive, virtual exercises involving live observations and interviews with individuals in different continents. The virtual immersion will aim to understand the challenges and opportunities in working in different and remote geographies as a means to develop some pathways to reconnect with subsistence marketplaces. 9 - 9:15 a.m. PST - Break Phase 2 - Emersion - 9:15 - 10:30 a.m. PST A panel of experts will generate discussion about subsistence marketplaces post-pandemic to develop insights about research, education and practice. The session will focus on inside-out understanding of individuals and communities as well as outside-in perspective of how academic, commercial, social and governmental sectors of society can reconnect with communities. 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. PST - Open Discussion including Journal, Special Issues/Sections, Web Portal and Subsistence Marketplaces Organization Madhu Viswanathan Professor, Department of Marketing, College of Bus. Admin., Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles Professor Emeritus, Department of Bus. Admin., Gies College of Business, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Subsistence Marketplaces Initiative https://cba.lmu.edu/smi/ Marketplace Literacy Project www.marketplaceliteracy.org<http://www.marketplaceliteracy.org> ____ 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] --- You must be an active AIB member to post to AIB-L . AIB-L has a moderator which checks messages for basic relevance. However, AIB does not edit or screen messages for accuracy or reliability of content. All subscribers are recommended to perform their own due-diligence before responding to any requests or calls. AIB accepts no liability for the content of this email, or for the consequences of any actions taken on the basis of the information provided.