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Info Session: Undergraduate Minor in Emerging Markets
The Center for Emerging Markets held a lunch and learn about Northeastern University's undergraduate minor in Emerging Markets. Attendees heard from four current undergraduate students enrolled in the minor and learned about the exciting opportunities this minor offers.

Nardone Family Seminar: Paradoxes of Global Corporate Sustainability
Katrin Heucher, Assistant Professor of Change Management and Sustainability at the University of Groningen, discussed how multinational enterprises (MNEs) navigate the complex tensions between global sustainability strategies and local challenges in interorganizational systems. She explored how a paradox lens can reveal new approaches to managing sustainability in global networks.

Nardone Family Seminar: The Transformative Effects of Theater-Based Learning in India
Shantanu Khanna, Assistant Professor of Public Policy & Economics at Northeastern University, shared early insights from recent research on the power of experiential education to impact socio-emotional skill development for students in Uttarakhand, India, in partnership with Nishith Prakash, Professor of Public Policy & Economics at Northeastern University, and Sara Constantino, Assistant Professor at the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability.

Nardone Family Seminar: How We Turned Around a Bankrupt Company in a Transitional Economy
Fabris Peruško, CEO of Fortenova Group, shared the story of how he rescued the largest company in Croatia after it went bankrupt, even as Croatia seceded from Communist Yugoslavia, joined the European Union, and then wrestled with COVID-19, the Russia-Ukraine War, and the Western sanctions that followed.

Nardone Family Seminar: AI: Promise and Perils for Business
Venkat Srinivasan, Founder & Managing Director of Innospark Ventures, shared his perspectives on what we might expect from artificial intelligence in the business world in the coming years, pulling from his perspectives as an AI research and a Venture Capitalist to explore the opportunities and challenges that AI poses.

Global Sustainability Summit
Five leading experts joined CEM for a thought-provoking discussion on how they are tackling the pressing sustainability challenges of today. This event was part of the Vivek and Vandana Sharma initiative.

Saving Sand to Save the Planet
Join a community of researchers, engineers, practitioners, policymakers, social scientists, industry professionals, and students on June 20-21 for a transdisciplinary consortium to investigate the global sand crisis.

6th Annual Greater Boston Corporate Governance Workshop
Organized by CEM Faculty Fellows Ruth Aguilera and Kevin Chuah, this annual workshop offers the opportunity for researchers and professors from institutions across New England and beyond to present on their recent Corporate Governance research and receive peer feedback.

Innovation and The Rise of an All-in-One App in an Emerging Economy: The Case of WeChat
George S. Yip, a Distinguished Visiting Professor at Northeastern University, and Xiaolan Fu, Professor of Technology and International Development at the University of Oxford, investigated the rise of “superapps” in China, using the popular app WeChat as a case study.

Vivek and Vandana Sharma India Lecture: The Promise of AI and Other Enterprise Technologies with Suresh Muthuswami
The Center for Emerging Markets welcomed Suresh Muthuswami, Chairman of North America for Tata Consultancy Services, for a fireside chat to discuss the promise of AI and other enterprise technologies in today's business world.

Undergraduate Minor in Emerging Markets Student Panel
Join the Center for Emerging Markets for a lunch and learn about Northeastern University's undergraduate minor in Emerging Markets. Hear from four current undergraduate students enrolled in the minor and get your questions about core requirements, electives, and field studies answered.

Nardone Family Seminar: Winning in China: 8 Stories of Success and Failure in the World's Largest Economy
Lele Sang, Wharton Global Fellow, explored the intricacies of corporate success and failure in China, discussing critical factors influencing multinational corporations like Amazon, LinkedIn, and Hyundai, and sharing invaluable strategies to navigate the challenges and opportunities within China's dynamic market landscape.

Nardone Family Seminar: Tech for All
Rem Koning, Mary V. and Mark A. Stevens Associate Professor of Business Administration, and Tarun Khanna, Jorge Paulo Lemann Professor at the Harvard Business School, discussed the impact of data and AI on entrepreneurship and innovation in emerging and developing markets, based on their latest research conducted at their Tech for All Lab at Harvard University.

Digital Globalization Research Summit: Exploring New Questions, Theories, & Data in International Business
As part of the Academy of International Business's Digitalization Shared Interest Group, scholars from around the world connected for this local and global simulcast event to discuss digitalization and international business issues, theories, and practice.

Nardone Family Seminar: Product Platforming in South Korean Ventures
Marc H. Meyer, Robert J. Shillman Professor of Entrepreneurship and the Matthews Distinguished Professor at Northeastern University, discussed how diverse South Korean technology ventures employ technology platforming to grow from a startup to a scale-up company, specifically focusing on global expansion.