IPAG Business School hosts the 14ᵉ edition of the International Research Meeting in Business & Management

22 Apr 2025

An international conference at the crossroads of disciplines

📅 3rd and 4th July 2025
📍IPAG Business School - Nice campus
4 boulevard Carabacel, 06000 Nice

This international conference, which over the years has become a not-to-be-missed event for management research, is directed by Professor Maria-Giuseppina Bruna, Director of Research, Valorisation and Impact and Founding Director of the Chair in Management Research. "Towards an Inclusive Company" at the IPAG Business School, in collaboration with Professor Andrea Calabrò, Director of the Chair in Business and Economics "Sustainable Entrepreneurship & Family Business" and the eponymous Research Axis.

IRMBAM 2025 website

A crossroads of ideas, innovation and inspiration

IRMBAM 2025 will bring together internationally renowned experts to focus on eight key areas of research:

Entrepreneurship and family businesses
Corporate strategy, organisational steering and management
Sustainable supply chain management
Business ethics, CSR, sustainability and inclusion
Banking, corporate governance and financial accounting
Green finance, energy economics and FinTech
Marketing strategy and branding
International business management

The IRMBAM is a genuine space for scientific exchange, encouraging the co-construction of knowledge, the emergence of collaborations and inter-institutional dialogue.

Two keynote speakers of international renown

This 14ᵉ edition will welcome two major speakers. Their talks will shed light on the debates and enrich the reflections around the major contemporary management issues.

Carolyn Strong

Carolyn Strong is Professor of Marketing and Strategy at Cardiff Business School, where she teaches engaged marketing with a focus on societal impact.

As Academic Director of Infrastructure, she incorporates the principles of sustainability and the circular economy. She is also responsible for MBA admissions and is a member of the Executive Committee.

Editor-in-chief of the Journal of Strategic Marketing, she is the author of several publications on ethical marketing, blockchain and small business marketing. Her work focuses on sustainable marketing and its role in the development of local communities.

Sascha Kraus

Sascha Kraus is Professor of Entrepreneurship at the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano (Italy). A specialist in innovation and sustainable economic models, his work focuses on SME growth strategies, responsible entrepreneurship and the ecological transition of businesses.

A prolific writer, he has published in leading international journals and is a regular speaker at high-profile academic conferences.

His research combines economic and social issues, with a strong managerial and practical dimension.

Call for papers

The Scientific Committee and the Organising Committee welcome submissions in various fields of management, administration and finance, for presentation at the conference. Papers must be submitted no later than midnight (Paris time) on 15 May 2025 via the IRMBAM 2025 website:

Full papers in English or French must be submitted in PDF format.
All disciplines of management, business and finance are welcome.
Each theme will have dedicated sessions in French.
Papers should contain a maximum of 10,000 words (including references, tables and figures) and be structured in clear sections.

Submit a communication

Open enrolments

Registration for IRMBAM 2025 is now open via the official conference website. Several rates are available depending on your status (academic, doctoral student, professional or accompanying person)

Early bird registration deadline: 20 May 2025

Deadline for full-fare registrations: 4 June 2025

Contacts

Conference co-chairs :

Prof. Andrea Calabrò, IPAG Business School

Prof. Maria-Giuseppina Bruna, IPAG Business School

Conference organiser :

Dr. Giang NGUYEN, IPAG Business School
g.nguyen@ipag.fr

IPAG Business School remains at your disposal for any questions you may have. You can write to us at irmbam@ipag.fr.