Description
The SIIB Conference aims at helping doctoral students and early career academics in strategy, innovation, and international business. It is run as a one-day event where these scholars can present their research, receive feedback from academic experts, gain insight into academic life, and develop effective publication strategies.
With ongoing support from the British Academy of Management; Birkbeck, University of London; the University of Manchester; and De Montfort University, the SIIB Conference proves to be a popular event for early career researchers, with past conferences bringing together about 60 to 80 researchers and senior academics from various countries.
Past keynote speakers have included Professor Mark Casson (Reading), Professor Oliver Alexy (TUM), Professor Peter Buckley (Leeds), and Professor Susan Marlow (Nottingham). In addition, the SIIB Conference benefits from academics joining panel discussions where their share their insights into academic career and research.
Conference Format
The Conference will feature a series of parallel sessions, where early career researchers will have the chance to present their work. In addition to this, two leading scholars in the SIIB field will deliver keynote speeches. The conference will also include two panel discussions, which will focus on such important topics as building a successful career in academia and publishing in leading academic journals.
The confirmed speakers include Professor Tim Vorley, Professor Emma Parry, Professor Andy Adcroft, and Professor Muthu de Silva.
Call for Papers
We are pleased to invite submissions for our upcoming 5th Early Career Researchers Conference – SIIB2025. The Conference is specifically designed to support early career researchers by providing them with an opportunity to present their scientific work, receive valuable feedback from academic experts, gain insight into academic life, and develop effective publication strategies.
Our Conference is open to submissions in a wide range of topics within the SIIB field, including but not limited to: strategy and strategic management, innovation management and policy, international business, and marketing. We encourage both theoretical and empirical submissions across a range of methodological perspectives that offer new insights and contributions to existing knowledge.
As an early career researcher, participating in our Conference will provide you with an excellent platform to network with other researchers in your scientific field and gain valuable experience in presenting your study to a professional audience. Additionally, the conference will provide an opportunity for early career researchers to learn about the latest research developments and trends within the SIIB field, as well as to engage in discussions with other scholars on future research directions.
We look forward to receiving your submissions and to welcoming you to the conference!
Provider Information
This event is presented in partnership with The Birkbeck Centre for Innovation Management, The Manchester Institute of Innovation Research, The Centre for Enterprise and Innovation, and the BAM Innovation Special Interest Group.
Who should attend?
This event speaks to Sections A1-2; B1-2; C1-2; D1-2; E1-2, as detailed in the BAM Framework.
Guest Speaker
Professor Tim Vorley OBE
Professor Tim Vorley is Pro Vice-Chancellor and Dean of Oxford Brookes Business School and leads on Entrepreneurship and Enterprise cross the University. His research is on entrepreneurship, enterprise and regional economic development. He works extensively with government departments and has been involved in a number of projects examining the impact of Covid-19 on small and micro businesses.
Tim has led and participated in several large projects funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Innovate UK, UK Research & Innovation (UKRI), and Horizon Europe. He currently leads the Innovation Caucus funded by ESRC and Innovate UK, was Co-Director of the ESRC funded Productivity Insights Network, and PI of the NextGenPSF project funded by UKRI to accelerate AI Readiness in law and accountancy firms.
Tim is a member of the ESRC Strategic Advisory Network, the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Skills and Talent Advisory Group, and chairs the ESRC’s Transforming Business through Social Science advisory group. He is also the Vice-Chair of the Small Business Charter, created by Lord Young, which is leading the delivery of the Help to Grow Management programme through business schools across the UK.
Tim is also Vice-Chair of the Small Business Charter, created by Lord Young to recognise business schools that play an effective role in supporting small businesses and student entrepreneurship.
Professor Emma Parry
Emma Parry is Professor of Human Resource Management and Head of the Changing World of Work Group at Cranfield University. Her research focuses on the impact of the changing external context on managing people, particularly in relation to technological advancement, national context and workforce attitudes. She has published several books and numerous papers in these areas.
Emma has also worked with organisations across the public, private and not-for-profit sector and is a regular speaker and commentator on HRM practice. She was named in the top 5 Most Influential HR Thinkers by HR Magazine in 2022.
Emma is Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences (AcSS) and British Academy of Management (BAM), Academic Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (CIPD) and Honorary Fellow of the Institute for Employment Studies (IES).
She is Co-Editor in Chief of the International Journal of Human Resource Management and currently serves as Chair of BAM.
Professor Andy Adcroft
Professor Andy Adcroft joined Birkbeck as Head of the Business School in August 2024 following a decade in leadership positions at Surrey Business School. He started his 30 year academic career as a political economist but has spent the last decade as an influential researcher in management education where he has won national awards for his scholarly and collaborative work. He is a National Teaching Fellow (2015) and a winner of a Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence (2024).
Opening up the academy to the wider world is core to his work and in doing this he has undertaken activities which run from ESRC funded impact programmes to stand up comedy at the Edinburgh Fringe to co-hosting a breakfast radio show.
Professor Muthu De Silva
Professor Muthu De Silva is a Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship and the Head of Research, Innovation and Knowledge Exchange, at the Faculty of Business and Law, Birkbeck, University of London, UK.
Her research contributes to our knowledge on co-creation, defined as how different actors of the ecosystem - such as businesses, universities, society and government - work together to simultaneously generate business, social and environmental value. She has published in world-leading (ABS 4*/3*) journals such as Research Policy, Journal of Organizational Behaviour, British Journal of Management, Technovation, and R&D Management etc.
She has secured major grants from UKRI, ESRC, Innovate UK, Intellectual Property Office, EU and British Academy/Leverhulme, OECD, and British Academy of Management.
Her research simultaneously generates theoretically rigorous and practically impactful output. She is a co-investigator of Innovation and Research Caucus, a £7 million investment by the UKRI, ESRC, and Innovate UK to establish a world leading centre of excellence in research and innovation funding.
She has been awarded the Vice Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching and Learning in 2023.
She is a fellow of Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce. She is in the Editorial Board of the British Journal of Management (ABS 4*) and the Journal of Business Research (ABS 3*).
Call for Papers
Call for Papers
We kindly invite you to submit a concise one-page summary of your research, free of any graphs, tables, figures, or references. Please submit your abstract before the deadline via email to: [email protected]
In order to ensure proper organisation, please include your surname, affiliation, and "SIIB2025" in both the subject line and the body of the email (e.g. "SIIB2025, Smith, University of Cambridge").
Please include the following information at the top of your abstract before the body: Title, Full Name, Affiliation, Current year of study or PhD completion date, Email address, and any indication of in-person attendance. Ensure that the abstract follows the format of an academic paper. Abstracts that do not meet these requirements may be rejected. Submission of an abstract grants permission for electronic dissemination by the organisers.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding the event, please do not hesitate to reach out to us. We are more than happy to assist you!
Dr. Benedetta Crisafulli: [email protected]
Dr. Giambattista Rossi: [email protected]
Dr. Shukhrat Nasirov: [email protected]
Dr. Irina Gokh: [email protected]
Deadline for Abstract Submission: 21 June 2025
Deadline for Acceptance Decisions: 21 June 2025
Decisions will be given on a rolling basis
Key Dates
Key Dates
Deadline for Abstract Submission: 21 June 2025
Deadline for Acceptance Decisions: 21 June 2025
Registration Deadline: 7th July 2025
Conference date: 14 July 2025
Benefits of Attendance
Benefits of Attendance
- Gain a deeper understanding of the academic job market, equipping yourself with valuable insights that can shape your career trajectory;
- Acquire insights into effective publishing strategies to elevate your scholarly pursuits;
- Benefit from the expertise of distinguished keynote speakers, who will provide their unique perspectives on compelling research topics and offer a glimpse into cutting-edge research.
Venue
Venue
Clore Management Centre
Birkbeck, University of London
Torrington Square,
London,
WC1E 7JL
Event Fee
Event Fee
Conference Fee: £30
Registration: Please use this link to register your attendance
* We would be delighted to have early career researchers who are based in the UK join us in person at our event venue in London to present their research. For those who are based outside of the UK, or for whom attending in person may be a challenge, we may consider an online participation option (please note that places for this option are limited).
Registration Deadline: 7th July 2025
Event Facilitators
Event Facilitators
Dr. Benedetta Crisafulli
Dr. Benedetta Crisafulli is Reader (Associate Professor) in Marketing at Birkbeck, University of London, and Research Lead for the Business School. Previously, she was Lecturer in Marketing and Deputy Director for the MSc in Strategic Marketing at Cranfield University. Her published research focuses on consumer psychology in the context of crises, consumer emotions and influencer marketing.
Her research has received funding from the British Academy and several awards, including the 2022 Tress Prize for research in Social Sciences and the best paper award at the 2014 AMA SERVSIG conference. She is a Teaching Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy, and holds visiting positions at various European business schools.
Benedetta completed her studies in Italy, Germany, and the UK, where she earned her doctorate awarded with the 2016 EDAMBA thesis competition award. Before entering academia, she held a marketing role at the London office of a global technology firm, managing European marketing operations and partnerships. She now engages in consultancy across sectors such as hospitality, retail, FMCG, and healthcare.
Dr. Giambattista Rossi
Dr. Giambattista Rossi is a Senior Lecturer in Management at Birkbeck College, University of London, where he teaches a course on sport labour markets. He holds an undergraduate degree in economics from Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan, an MSc in Sport Studies from the University of Stirling, and a PhD in Management from Birkbeck, where his doctoral research focused on the economic value of professional football players.
Prior to joining Birkbeck, he was Senior Lecturer in Sport Management and Director of the postgraduate programme in sport management at the University of East London. His research centres on labour markets in professional sport, particularly the role of sport agents, third-party ownership in football, athletes’ remuneration, contract duration, and the economics of team and individual performance.
He has worked on various research projects related to the football transfer market and third-party ownership. In 2011, he received the Joao Havelange Research Scholarship from the International Centre of Sport Studies (CIES), and in 2013, he was awarded the Twitter Research Grant for a collaborative project forecasting sports outcomes using social media data. Giambattista has published extensively on economics and management within the context of sport.
Dr. Irina Gokh
Dr. Irina Gokh is an Associate Professor of Education and Associate Head (Education) of the Leadership, Management and Marketing School at De Montfort University, as well as a 2024 National Teaching Fellow. A passionate educator and pedagogic innovator in the field of international business, she champions immersive, inclusive, and technologically supported teaching approaches that empower students of all backgrounds to thrive.
Her research spans Education and International Business, with a focus on student engagement, active learning, and the footloose behaviour of multinational enterprises (MNEs), particularly how their strategic decisions shift in response to internal and external forces – a subject she explored in her PhD. Her work has been published in journals such as the Journal of Business Research and Thunderbird International Business Review. She is also the creator of the widely recognised YouTube channel International Business Conversation, which offers a unique student learning experience through digital storytelling.
Irina is a passionate mentor for early-career academics, having established supportive networks and initiatives such as the Strategy, Innovation and International Business (SIIB) annual conference. Her leadership fosters a strong sense of community, shared learning, and innovation across teaching and research.
Dr. Shukhrat Nasirov
Dr. Shukhrat Nasirov is an Associate Professor of Technology and Innovation Management at Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester. He holds a PhD in Industrial Economics from the University of Nottingham and previously held faculty positions at De Montfort University and the University of Nottingham. Before entering academia, he worked in managerial roles within financial and governmental organisations.
Dr Nasirov is an applied quantitative economist whose research focuses on technology and innovation management, particularly using intellectual property (IP) data to investigate topics such as upper echelons, R&D internationalisation, servitization, supply chain dynamics, and voluntary standardisation. He also explores issues of workforce diversity and equality (including age, gender, and race) within the innovation process and knowledge-intensive sectors like higher education.
His research has been published in leading journals such as Research Policy, Journal of Product Innovation Management, British Journal of Management, and Journal of Business Research. A former Chevening Scholar, he has received awards from the Academy of Management, the British Academy of Management, and the Product Development and Management Association, and serves as a reviewer for several top-tier academic journals.
Sponsors and Supporters
Sponsors and Supporters
The Birkbeck Centre for Innovation Management (CIMR)
The Birkbeck Centre for Innovation Management is an international research centre undertaking multi-disciplinary research on the management of innovation.
It is a hub for enabling collaborations, teaching and sharing of research, ideas, and practice, with the aim to facilitate more effective management and commercialisation of innovation along with effective policy.
The centre collaborates with international partners in the USA, Finland, Spain, and Sweden.
The Manchester Institute of Innovation Research (MIoIR)
The Manchester Institute of Innovation Research (MIoIR) is an international centre of excellence for the study of science, technology, and innovation policy and management.
With over 50 members and about 30 PhD researchers, MIOIR is among Europe's largest and one of the world's leading research centres in the innovation field. MIoIR's core areas of research include science and innovation policy, emerging technologies and governance, innovation management, and sustainable transitions.
MIoIR also provides a range of popular and high-level short courses on evaluation, foresight, and S&T policy.
The Centre for Enterprise and Innovation (CEI)
The Centre for Enterprise and Innovation (CEI) is a new research centre at De Montfort University that aims to produce and share knowledge to advance transformative social value through entrepreneurship and innovation.
It aspires to become a leading centre of research excellence in the field of innovation and entrepreneurship by working at the intersection of theory, policy, and practice. CEI aims to become an Open Knowledge Network, open to members, partners, and co-researchers who share its values and work together nationally and internationally.
The centre's philosophy of intercultural entrepreneurship reflects the diversity of the city of Leicester as well as its students and staff, and is an essential dimension for inclusive economic, social, and educational growth and development in civil society worldwide.
BAM Innovation Special Interest Group
The BAM Innovation SIG at the British Academy of Management aims to encourage and support collaborative networks that offer a safe space for early career and senior researchers, academics in general and PhD students make a significant contribution to the field of innovation.
It seeks to bring its members together to discuss current scholarly issues in the field as well as identify new research agendas, while supporting members with capacity building events.
The BAM Innovation SIG provides a cross-disciplinary forum for researchers interested in advancing knowledge and understanding of the nature, processes, practices, and outcomes of innovation.
Contact
Please contact the BAM Office at [email protected] with any queries.