Conferences
Research Conferences & Related Events
From larger international conferences hosted at Northeastern University to smaller workshops and co-sponsored events, the Center for Emerging Markets has helped build a thriving intellectual environment around emerging markets.
Frontiers in International Business Conference
October 2022 – The Center for Emerging Markets co-sponsored the Frontiers in International Business Conference. The theme of this year's conference was “Multinational Companies and Sustainability in Global Supply Chains.“
Summit: India-U.S. Partnership for Innovation
October 2022 – The Center for Emerging Markets and the Consulate General of India, New York organized a high-level summit on India-U.S. partnership for innovation. Speakers explored innovation in sectors ranging from water, renewable energy, and communications, to electronics, digital businesses, healthcare, and space exploration.
Sixth Global Strategy and Emerging Markets Conference
May 2022 – The Center for Emerging Markets co-organized the 6th Annual Global Strategy and Emerging Markets Conference. The theme of this year's conference was “Geopolitics, Emerging Markets, and Global Strategies.”
Fifth Global Strategy and Emerging Markets Conference
November 2020 – The Center for Emerging Markets co-organized the 5th Annual Global Strategy and Emerging Markets Conference. The theme of the conference was “Competing in the Digital Word.”
Conference: Constructive Engagement – Exploring Challenges of the US-China Trade War
November 2019 – The Cornell Emerging Markets Institute (EMI) annual conference, co-sponsored by CEM, explored the diverse challenges brought by the U.S.-China trade war and the need to build bridges and encourage dialogue.
Associated Industries of Massachusetts Global Trade Symposium & Awards
November 2019 – Ravi Ramamurti, Director of the Center for Emerging Markets, participated in a panel highlighting the perspectives of several global business leaders.
Summit on Brazil at Northeastern University
October 2019 – The Center for Emerging Markets co-sponsored the student-organized BRASA Summit, which explored the future of the economy, politics, and technology in Brazil. There were over 500 Brazilian students in attendance.
Conference: State Capitalism and the Firm
August 2019 – Organized by Northeastern University, Loughborough University in London, and Brandeis University, this conference brought together scholars from a variety of academic disciplines to explore how state capitalism works in the present day. It examined new forms of state capitalism that often cross the boundaries that traditionally separated state enterprises and private businesses.
Digital Transformation and Innovation in the Emerging Markets
June 2019 – Conducted in partnership with the Center for Emerging Markets and Cornell's Emerging Markets Institute, the conference explored the impact of digitalization and innovation on growth markets across the globe, and the associated opportunities and challenges.
- May 2018 – Global Strategy & Emerging Markets
- June 2017 – Global Strategy & Emerging Markets
- November 2017 – Emerging Multinationals in a Changing World
- March 2017 – Entrepreneurship, Scalability & Emerging Markets
- February 2017 – African Ingenuity: Infrastructure & Beyond
- October 2016 – Emerging Multinationals: Innovating to Complete
- February 2016 – Emerging Multinationals: Perspectives from Latin America
- October 2015 – Emerging Markets Institute: The Modi-fication of the Indian Economy
- September 2014 – Emerging Markets and Multinational Enterprises
- September 2013 – Governments as Owners: Globalizing State-Owned Enterprises
- August 2012 – Third Conference on Emerging Market Multinationals
- March 2011 – Second Conference on Emerging Market Multinationals
- March 2011 – Competing with EMNEs: The Case of Thailand
- January 2011 – Competing with EMNEs: The Case of Israel
- December 2010 – Competing with EMNEs: The Case of Egypt
- November 2010 – Competing with EMNEs: The Case of Mexico
- October 2010 – Competing with EMNEs: The Case of Turkey
- July 2010 – Competing with EMNEs: The Case of South Africa
- June 2010 – Competing with EMNEs: The Case of Russia
- May 2010 – Competing with EMNEs: The Case of China
- February 2010 – Competing with EMNEs: The Case of India
- June 2007 – First Conference on Emerging Market Multinationals