Center for Emerging Markets

Yasheng Huang, Epoch Foundation Professor of International Management and Faculty Director of Action Learning at the MIT Sloan School of Management, explored what may lie ahead of US-China relations in a post-pandemic world.

Peter J. Williamson, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, discussed his co-authored book, “Ecosystem Edge: Sustaining competitiveness in the face of disruption.” The talk was moderated by Fernando Suarez.

This event was part of the D'Amore-McKim COVID19 Resilience Talk Series, which drew upon the expertise of D'Amore-McKim faculty, alumni, parents, and friends to provide a platform for our community to engage in conversation around the COVID-19 crisis. This conversation helped innovators at all levels looking to bring change to their organizations and provided reflections on how the COVID-19 crisis provides challenges and opportunities.

George. S Yip, Emeritus Professor of Marketing and Strategy at Imperial College London and Distinguished Visiting Professor at Northeastern University, and Arnaud Thiercelin, former head of R&D for DJI, discussed innovation trends in Chinese companies.

Africa is changing rapidly, asserting itself as a true global player. What are Africa's essential elements of resilience and what will the future hold for its economy?

Aleksandr Gevorkyan, Henry George Chair in Economics and Associate Professor of Economics at St. John's University, discussed the three immediate constraints of the rise of FinTech in the small open economies of Eastern Europe and former Soviet Union.

Shawn Bhimani presented his research on human trafficking as part of the Center for Emerging Markets Nardone Speaker Series.

The Center for Emerging Markets hosted associate professor of accounting, Kelvin Liu, for a conversation on corporate budgeting as a part of its Nardone Speaker Series.

Emeritus Professor George Yip of Imperial College London presented his research on the emerging paths of innovation in Chinese companies.

India's Ambassador to the US presented at this invitation-only event to celebrate the inauguration of the New England Chapter of the Indian American Chamber of Commerce.

The Cornell Emerging Markets Institute (EMI) annual conference, co-sponsored by CEM, was held at the Cornell Tech campus on Roosevelt Island.

CEM Director Ravi Ramamurti participated in a panel highlighting the perspectives of several global business leaders.

Lilac Nachum, Professor of International Business at Baruch College, presented on the theory of reputation building by subsidiaries of multinational enterprises in foreign host countries.

The Center for Emerging Markets co-sponsored the student-organized Brasa Summit.