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Dear Fellow AIB Members, Please find below sketches for three possible panels for this year's EIBA Conference in Lisbon, Portugal, on 15-17 December. The theme of this year's conference is The Changing Global Power Balance: Challenges for European Firms, and the proposed panels are targeted for 3 of the 14 tracks. The deadline for submissions is July 15th, so if you are interested in participating in any of these panels, please respond to this email by the end of June. The final shape and substance of the panel proposal will be determined by the nature of what the panelists will be contributing to them Panel 1, track 3, MNEs, Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development Proposed Topic: MNEs and Sustainability: How Far Have They Come? How Far Do They Need to Go? Description: The purpose of this panel is to first assess what MNEs, particularly European-based MNEs, have done – the good and the not so good – to work toward Agenda 2030 since 2015, and then use that as a springboard to discuss what more is needed. Among the topics and research evidence that could be addressed with respect to how far they have come could be how MNEs have integrated sustainability initiatives throughout their value chains, how they have melded corporate social responsibility and sustainability into their operating philosophies, and how they are decarbonizing in the face of differing regulatory regimes in host and home countries. Panel 2, track 5, International Value Chains and Inter-firm Networks Proposed Topic: COVID-19 Plus 3; Ukraine Plus 2: What Has Been Learned? Description: First the COVID-19 pandemic and then the Ukraine war have caused MNEs to rethink how they are organized, how they are managed, how they access the resources needed for the production of goods and services, and how those goods and services are produced within their inter-firm networks and global value chains. The response to both shocks has been a crucible on which to test new approaches and new ideas, and the purpose of this panel is to provide different perspectives on what has been learned, how new approaches, especially those involving digitalization, have been implemented, and how new technologies such as artificial intelligence can be applied to make MNEs (with a focus on Europea MNEs) more resilient to future shocks. Panel 3, track 13, Teaching in International Business Proposed Topic: Using Teaching About the SDGs in International Business to Break Down Silos and Revolutionize Teaching in It Description: The underlying premise of this panel is four-fold. First, teaching international business (IB) in the 21st century has become, and will continue to be, more complicated largely due to the complexity and interconnectedness of the problems and issues that IB will be facing. Second, because the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are interconnected by design, using them as a framework for IB education is beneficial. Third, IB should have as a core mission helping to deliver the private sector’s promise about achieving the SDGs. And fourth, IB teaching can leverage its experience with looking at other disciplines through an IB lens to expand into more complex and interconnected areas. This panel will bring together international business educators who are using highly interconnected techniques, ideally with an SDG focus, to illustrate transformative IB teaching practices. Looking forward to working with you on these topics. Best regards, John Dilyard [log in to unmask] ____ 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.