Event Location

Contact

Chair of Conference: Dr Abderaouf Bouguerra

Please direct queries to: 

Email: aibuki2025@surrey.ac.uk

Phone: +44 (0)1483 684235

More Information

Please be advised that the rates described above do not include accommodation. Please see the Visit Guildford website for information about accommodation in Guildford.

The 51^st Academy of International Business UK & Ireland Chapter (AIB UKI) will be hosted by Surrey Business School between the 24^th and 26^th of April 2025. Previous AIB UKI conferences were recently held at Aston University (2024) and the University of Glasgow (2023).

The AIB UKI chapter brings together International Business scholars from the UK and Ireland (and beyond!), and this year’s conference theme centres around global technological, political, and sustainability challenges. There are expected to be around 200 participants and attendees consisting of academics, business practitioners, and policy makers. This year’s conference theme invites participation on an array of international business (IB) issues, theories and empirical contexts that steer contemporary technological, political and sustainability challenges. We encourage and invoke critical and timely discussions centred around firms’ international involvement in view of these ongoing critical issues.

Outline of the Conference:

The conference will feature:

1. Conceptual and empirical research papers to advance scholarship of the IB field.

2. Plenary/panel sessions and round tables to discuss current and future trends of international business and also provide potential solutions to pressing technological, political, and sustainability challenges.

3. Research sessions and workshops to steer ideas and suggestions on the publication process and rigor, and also spark collaborations among early, mid, and established scholars to develop and disseminate knowledge in the IB field.

To submit your main conference paper, or your Doctoral Colloquium paper please visit the AIB website. Deadline is Sunday 26^th January 2025.

We are offering early bird fees up until 7^th March 2025.

ACCOMMODATION

You can book a hotel in Guildford town centre. A list of hotels can be found here. Please mention that you are attending a conference at the University of Surrey and ask for the University’s preferential rate on the accommodation cost (subject to availability).

PARKING

There will be some parking available on the main campus. Please make sure to select the relevant box on the booking form if you require a parking space. A link will be sent in your welcome email, to register your vehicle’s registration number. Please be sure to register your vehicle PRIOR to arriving on campus, to avoid any parking charges.

CONFERENCE DINNER

The Conference Gala dinner will be held at the prestigious Farnham Castle, in Farnham town centre. Please remember to mark your dietary requirements on the booking form.

BOOKING TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Please see Booking Terms and Conditions for our cancellations policy. You will be asked to confirm that you have read and understood these Booking Terms and Conditions at the end of the booking process.

DATA COLLECTION AND SHARING

We will use your personal information in accordance with our data protection policy and privacy notices on Events. Please see Booking Terms and Conditions for more information.

Please note, we have been asked to share some of your personal data with the AIB (your name, contact details, affiliation, AIB member number and package bought) for marketing and evaluation purposes.  Please make sure to tick the box on the booking form to give your consent for this.

PAYMENT

 We would strongly encourage you to pay by card. There will be an option to pay by BACS transfer, for which we will issue you with an invoice. In order for us to do this, you will be required to provide information for the invoice. Please have this information ready at the time of booking

CANCELLATION POLICY

Delegates may cancel conference registration for a complete refund minus a £50 processing fee, as long as the cancellation occurs before the early registration ends. After this date, no refund will be given.