Ram Mudambi
Ram Mudambi is the Frank M. Speakman Professor of Strategy at the Fox School of Business, Temple University. He previously served on the faculties of the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, Case Western Reserve University, and the University of Reading (UK). He is a Fellow of the Academy of International Business (AIB) and of the European International Business Academy (EIBA). His research focuses on the geography of innovation, with a recent emphasis on migration, ethnicity, and gender. He currently serves as Consulting Editor of the Journal of International Business Studies and the Journal of World Business, and as Area Editor of the Journal of International Business Policy.
Shauna Brail
Shauna Brail is Professor and Director, Institute for Management & Innovation and holds a cross-appointment at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, University of Toronto. As an economic geographer and urban planner, Brail’s research focuses on the transformation of cities as a result of economic, social, and cultural change. This includes studying urban change and vibrancy; the relationship between cities and the digital platform economy with an emphasis on mobility; and shifts in urban governance, policy and planning in connection to urban innovation and technological change. Her scholarly publications have appeared in internationally top ranked journals in the fields of geography, urban and regional planning and urban studies. She is co-editor of the book Urban Mobility: How the iPhone, Covid and Climate Changed Everything.
Miguel Córdova
Miguel Cordova is Associate Professor at the Department of Management and Leadership, Business School, at Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico. He holds a PhD in Strategic Management and Sustainability. His research interests include Power and Influence, Sustainable Development, Strategy, Global Supply Chains, Blue Economy, and Economic Democracy.
Professor Cordova also plays key leadership roles in the academic community. He serves as Chair at the Teaching & Education SIG of the Academy of International Business (AIB), as Vice-Chair at the AIB Latin American and the Caribbean Chapter, as Associate Editor at the International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, and as a Member of the Expert Council for Economic Democracy of the European Union.
We are excited to welcome Professor Cordova to our 2025 edition and look forward to an inspiring and insightful talk.
