Tuesday, December 01, 2026

The 8th CEIBS Strategy and Entrepreneurship Department Annual Academic Symposium

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The Strategy and Entrepreneurship Symposium is a dynamic gathering of scholars dedicated to sharing and advancing new knowledge in the fields of strategy and entrepreneurship. This year's academic presentations will revolve around three themes: Strategy in the Age of AI, International Business & ESG, and Entrepreneurship in the Age of AI. The programme will feature a keynote speech, paper presentations and discussions, as well as an editorial panel on research and publishing in the age of AI. The symposium will provide attendees with opportunities to learn, exchange ideas, and become acquainted with one another's work in an open and collegial environment.

Agenda

8th CEIBS S&E Annual Symposium
Symposium Venue: ACIII-115, CEIBS Shanghai Campus, 699 Hongfeng Road, Pudong, Shanghai P.R. of China.
中欧国际工商学院教三115，中国上海浦东新区红枫路699号。
Schedule: Tuesday, December 1, 2026
8:30-Registration
9:00-9:10

Welcome Remarks

Léon Laulusa
Vice President and Dean, CEIBS

9:10-9:50

Keynote Speech by Alfonso Gambardella (Bocconi University)

TBD

9:50-11:00

Session 1: Strategy in the Age of AI

Chair: Weiru Chen

Cha Li (Nanyang Technological University)
Learning about Interdependencies through Digital Experimentation: How A/B Tests Enhance Product Innovation

Luca Pistilli (University College Dublin)
Repairing the Deal: Recovery as a Strategic Option after Failed Post-M&A Integration

Fan Yang (Tsinghua University)
Generative AI and the Reallocation of Creative Value: Evidence from an AI Musician Revelation

Discussant: Heli Wang (Singapore Management University)

11:00-11:20Coffee Break
11:20-12:30

Session 2: International Business and ESG

Chair: Shameen Prashantham

Zhiyan Wu (Zhejiang University)
Equity-Based Pay and the Governance of Workplace Information Flows

Dean Xu (Monash University)
Female-led Firms, Foreign Ownership, and Bribery Intensity in Developing Economies: A Bargaining Power Perspective

Chenjian Zhang (University of Western Australia)
AI on the Firm Agenda: Relative Attention and CSR Performance

Discussant: Jane Lu (City University of Hong Kong)

12:30-14:00Lunch Break
14:00-15:30

Session 3: Entrepreneurship in the Age of AI

Chair: Taiyuan Wang

Daniel Clark (Western University Ivey Business School)
The Role of Entrepreneurial Human Capital in the Age of AI

Andrea Contigiani (Ohio State University Fisher College of Business)
Entrepreneurship, Experimentation, and Generative AI: Evidence from ChatGPT's Launch

Valerio Pelucco (Luiss Guido Carli University)
Do Angels Care About Politics? Political Homophily in Entrepreneurial Finance

Tal Simons (Erasmus University Rotterdam)
When Multiple Imprints Meet: Institutional Era, Early Networks, and the Entrepreneurial Impact of Founding Teams

Discussant: Alfonso Gambardella (Bocconi University)

15:30-16:10Happy Hour – Social and Mingle
16:10-17:10

Editorial Panel – All Three Discussants

Research and Publishing in the Age of AI

17:10-17:15Closing Remarks
17:15Conference ends

Please click here to register!