Events
Nardone Family Workshop: Emerging Multinationals
CEM Visiting Scholars, Yumiko Nakahara of Kyushu Sangyo University, Takeshi Fujisawa of Kwansei Gakuin University, and Victor Gorshkov of the University of Niigata Prefecture, will discuss their research on emerging multinationals and present case studies of MNCs in Taiwan, India, and Russia.
Nardone Family Seminar: Event Space and Firm Value - Chinese Listed Firms in the US-China Trade War
Jane Lu, Chair Professor of the Department of Management at the City University of Hong Kong, examined the impact of the recent US-China trade war on the market value of Chinese listed firms with a multidimensional view of “event space.”
Nardone Family Seminar: Cities' Race to Attract Multinationals' Green Investments
Iiris Saittakari, Assistant Professor of International Business at Aalto University, Finland, offered an analysis framework for future-facing manufacturing investments that target green economic transitions, highlighting the importance of locational negotiations between multinational companies, cities, regions, and countries.
Nardone Family Seminar: Transferring Sustainability Practices Within Multinational Companies
Cristina Leone, Ph.D. student at the University of Palermo and Visiting Scholar at the Center for Emerging Markets, discussed the institutional work needed to prompt efficient transfers of sustainability practices within multinational companies.
Nardone Family Seminar: Environmental Transparency & Green Innovation in Emerging Markets
Sorin Krammer, Professor of Strategy & International Business at Surrey Business School, explored how institutional changes regarding environmental transparency incentivize firms to develop technologies that save energy and reduce emissions, especially when they have international ties.
Nardone Family Seminar: The Adani Controversy: Causes and Consequences
Ashish Chugh, a leading portfolio investor, and Ganesh Krishnamoorthy, Professor of Accounting at Northeastern University, discussed the merits of Hindenburg's claims against Adani Group's business practices, and what it means for corporate governance, the stock market, India's infrastructure growth, and the India brand.
Nardone Family Seminar: How We Built South Africa's Largest Digital Bank from Scratch
Andre du Plessis, Co-Founder and former Chief Financial Officer of Capitec, shared his perspective on building a business in South Africa.
Nardone Family Seminar: Building an Infrastructure Business in Emerging Markets
Edmund DiSanto, Executive Vice President and Senior Advisor to the CEO of American Tower Corporation, shared his insights regarding the potential hurdles and issues at entry, as well as critical early investment and organizational considerations.
Nardone Family Seminar: Building Climate Resilience - A Personal Journey with a Successful Startup
Auroop Ganguly, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Northeastern University, shared his personal journey building climate resilience. Professor Ganguly co-founded the climate analytics startup risQ, which models the complex financial risks posed by climate change.
Nardone Family Seminar: Ending Plastic Pollution - The Role of Small States
Maria Ivanova, Director of the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs and Professor of Public Policy at Northeastern University, discussed the role of two small states—Rwanda and Peru—that successfully advocated for a resolution to end plastic pollution by 2040.