IBS Lunchtime Research Seminar - Ideas in Conversation: Connecting Doctoral Research to Real-World Challenges

You are cordially invited to attend an International Business and Strategy Departmental Research Meeting, during which there will be a presentation by Ishmael Ali Esson and Annabelle Brenes Flores - PhD students, Henley Business School. A reminder that attendance for IBS (full time, research oriented) staff and full-time students is compulsory, and where possible, must be in person. Individuals unable to attend in person, due to legitimate reasons will be provided a Teams link on request. Non-IBS staff are welcome to attend, but must register prior to the event. If you have not received the email invite please email Angie Clark

Please join us in Room 108, Henley Business School, if you would like to attend, please register using the link below:

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Please make sure you let me know in advance if you intend to attend in person so that the correct amount of catering is booked.

Date: Wednesday 14th May 2025, HBS Room 108

Time: 13.00 - 14.30

Session Outline:

This week’s departmental seminar will be chaired by Dr Joe Lane and is a joint session featuring two of our advanced PhD students, Ishmael Ali Esson and Annabelle Brenes Flores. The seminar will be based not around traditional paper presentations, but around three higher-order questions that have been shared with our presenters in advance. These questions are designed to allow both Ishmael and Annabelle to present and discuss big ideas related to their research more broadly (as opposed to a singular paper or chapter) and how their work, approaches and arguments relate to managerial and policy implications, biases and blind spots in academic research, and the sources and data we use.

This seminar is an opportunity for both Ishmael and Annabelle to discuss their ideas in a slightly different manner and crucially in a context where they are not being assessed or examined.