The Inaugural
ANZIBA and AIB – Oceania Chapter
Collaborative Event: Nov 2025

As the title above implies, the Australia and New Zealand International Business Academy (ANZIBA) and the Academy of International Business – Oceania Chapter (AIB-O) will jointly hold a collaborative event, rather than two independent events, this year.  To mark the occasion, we have decided to host the four day conference in Fiji this coming November.  By combining forces, we (ANZIBA and the AIB-O) hope to be able to provide a much more comprehensive event for all of our members, and make much more effective use of the available resources and talents.

Please click here for a full copy of the Call for Papers (CfP)

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Conference Theme:

Global Tides, Local Ties, Solesolevaki: Shaping the Future of International Business Research and Pedagogy

• Global Tides symbolises the global movement towards collaboration and collective progress in International Business research and pedagogy. It reflects the idea of working together across borders, much like ocean currents that connect the world.

• Local Ties highlights the strength of regional cooperation, emphasizing the importance of shared knowledge, partnerships, and unity in shaping the future.

• Solesolevaki is a Fijian concept that represents community-driven collaboration, where Indigenous knowledge and social structures guide collective efforts to organise and accomplish work in the village. Solesolevaki embodies the spirit of cooperation, resource-sharing, and mutual support.

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Hosted by:

Fiji National University and
The University of the South Pacific

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Supplemental information concerning Fiji :

For more information concerning the conference (e.g., transportation, accommodation and other issues relating to Fiji) please click on the attached file  –  Fiji Supplemental Information

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Keynote Speaker:

Professor Gary Knight

Willamette University, USA

Professor Gary Knight is the Helen Simpson Jackson Chair and Professor of Global Management at Willamette University in Salem and Portland, Oregon, USA. He has been an invited speaker at institutions worldwide. Gary has co-authored several books. He has authored or co-authored some 60 refereed articles in academic journals, including the Journal of World Business, Journal of International Business Studies, and International Business Review. He won the Decade Award at the Journal of International Business Studies for his article on born global firms. He is consistently ranked among the top-cited scholars in international management, international marketing, and international entrepreneurship. A Fellow of the Academy of International Business (AIB), he is currently serving as President of the AIB. Prior to academia, he was an executive in international business for several years. He obtained his PhD at Michigan State University in marketing and international business. Gary’s research emphasizes international entrepreneurship, internationalization, international marketing, and technology’s role in international business. In terms of impact, he is consistently ranked among the top-cited scholars in international management, international marketing, and international entrepreneurship. The U.S. House of Representatives invited him to provide expert testimony on international business.

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Location & Tentative Schedule:

Nadi – Fiji National University, Queens Road, Namaka Campus, Namaka

10^th November 2025 – Doctoral Colloquium, Early-Career Scholars Day, and Mid-Career Scholars Day
11^th November 2025 – Methods Workshop

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Suva – The University of the Pacific, Laucala Bay Road, Laucala Campus, Suva

12^th November 2025 – Keynote Address, Parallel Paper Sessions, ANZIBA and AIB-O Annual General Meetings, and the Gala Dinner
13^th November 2025 – Parallel Paper Sessions and Paper Development Workshop

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