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The conference will take place at the LaPenta School of Business, Iona University, USA. The objective of IBEC is to provide a forum for intellectual discussion among scholars and practitioners. We seek to provide a platform to analyze the strategic challenges faced by firms, educators, governments, and other institutions in the global arena.<\/p>\n<p>The theme of this conference is Global Economic Transformation in a New Era: Strategies for Resilience, Innovation, and Sustainable Growth. The Program Committee invites full papers or extended abstracts for theoretical, empirical papers and case studies on these five special tracks:<a href=\"http:\/\/ibec-info.org\/2026\/conference-topics\/\">Accounting, Economics &amp; Finance and Management &amp; Marketing<span class=\"TextRun SCXW53017957 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW53017957 BCX8\">, Accounting &amp; Sustainability, Entrepreneurship, Business Analytics, and Information Systems.<\/span><\/span><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"0\">The LaPenta School of Business is the AACSB-accredited business school at Iona University and a premier destination for forward-thinking business education in New York. Founded to carry forward Iona University\u2019s rich legacy of academic excellence, the LaPenta School of Business offers a dynamic blend of rigorous theoretical study and hands-on, real-world application.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"1\">LaPenta features five core academic departments spanning a wide range of business roles and operations, namely Accounting, Finance, Economics, Marketing, and Management and Information Systems. Through these active departments, the school offers 20+ undergraduate and postgraduate programs to a diverse body of students, including the highly sought-after Fast Track MBA, specialized MS degrees, and Advanced Certificate programs.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"2\">Our dedicated full-time academic staff are an impressive mix of highly published researchers and experienced corporate professionals, all of whom have earned doctorate degrees from highly reputable international institutions and\/or gained senior-level professional experience across global industries.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner][\/vc_column_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner]<a href=\"blog\/\"  style=\"margin: \" class=\"btn btn-theme animated flipInY visible   text-center\" data-animation=\"flipInY\" data-animation-delay=\"200\"><i class=\"fa fa-file\"><\/i> See all news<\/a>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1749364205311{margin-bottom: 25px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>IBEC 2025 Image Gallery<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_gallery type=&#8221;image_grid&#8221; images=&#8221;2644,2640,2638,2447,2643,2642,2641,2639,2637,2636,2635,2634,2633,2632,2631,2630,2629,2628,2627,2626,2625,2624,2623,2622,2621,2620,2619,2618,2617,2616,2615,2614,2613,2612,2611,2610,2609,2608,2607,2606,2605,2604,2603,2602,2601,2600,2599,2598,2597,2596,2595,2594,2593,2592,2591,2590,2589,2588,2587,2586,2585,2584,2583,2582,2581,2580,2579,2578,2577,2576,2575,2574,2573,2572,2571,2570,2569,2568,2567,2566,2565,2564,2563,2562,2561,2560,2559,2558,2557,2556,2555,2554,2553,2552,2551,2550,2549,2548,2547,2546,2545,2544,2543,2542,2541,2540,2539,2538,2537,2536,2535,2534,2533,2532,2531,2530,2529,2528,2527,2526,2525,2524,2523,2522,2521,2520,2519,2518,2517,2516,2515,2514,2513,2512,2511,2510,2509,2508,2507,2506,2505,2504,2503,2502,2501,2500,2499,2498,2497,2496,2495,2494,2493,2492,2491,2490,2489,2488,2487,2486,2485,2484,2483,2482,2481,2480,2479,2478,2477,2476,2475,2474,2473,2472,2471,2470,2469,2468,2467,2466,2465,2464,2463,2462,2461,2460,2459,2458,2457,2456,2455,2454,2453,2452,2451,2450,2449,2448&#8243; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;70px&#8221;]\n      <h3 class=\"section-title text-left\"><span data-animation=\"flipInY\" data-animation-delay=\"300\" class=\"icon-inner\"><span class=\"fa-stack\"><i class=\"fa rhex fa-stack-2x\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-thumbs-up fa-stack-1x\"><\/i><\/span><\/span><span data-animation=\"fadeInRight\" data-animation-delay=\"500\" class=\"title-inner\">About IBEC <small> <\/small><\/span><\/h3>\n    [vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1749364051567{margin-top: 50px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>About IBEC:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">International Business and Economy Conference is a non-profit organization registered in the USA, State of Tennessee.\u202fMembers and participants are scholars from around the world interested in genuine scholarship in business disciplines related to international business and economies. The organization is directed by a conference chair who serves a three-year term, an assistant chair, a program committee composed of former chairs, and an editorial board composed of established scholars.\u202fWe encourage new participants and interested scholars to work together with us, learn from one another and define new ways to achieve true scholarship by utilizing new technologies and exchanging best practices.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">In addition to seminar sessions on presented research during the annual conference, IBEC strives to add value by offering technical or special topic sessions, providing meetings for members to exchange ideas on research, teaching and potential cooperation, and features events related to the culture and economies of the host countries.\u202fWe encourage reviewers and participants to <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">assist\u00a0authors in developing publishable papers and\u00a0establishing\u00a0lines of research.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>IBEC Timeline:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2002 &#8211; San Francisco, US<br \/>2003 &#8211; San Francisco, US<br \/>2004 &#8211; San Francisco, US<br \/>2005 &#8211; Hawaii, US<br \/>2006 \u2013 Hawaii, US<br \/>2007 \u2013 San Francisco, US<br \/>2008 \u2013 San Francisco, US<br \/>2009 &#8211; Udaipur, India<br \/>2010 &#8211; Prague, Czech Republic<br \/>2011 &#8211; Guadalajara, Mexico<br \/>2012 \u2013 Hawaii, US<br \/>2013 &#8211; \u00a0Caen, France<br \/>2014 &#8211; Tianjin, China<br \/>2015 &#8211; Assumption University of Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand<br \/>2016 &#8211; N\u00fcrtingen, Germany<br \/>2017 &#8211; Puerto Montt, Chile<br \/>2018 &#8211; San Francisco, US<br \/>2019 &#8211; Rouen, France<br \/>2020 \u2013 Bergamo, Italy<br \/>2021 \u2013 virtually New Rochelle, New York<br \/>2022 &#8211; cancelled<br \/>2023 &#8211; virtually Tennessee State University, USA<br \/>2024 &#8211; hybrid, Pozna\u0144 University of Economics and Business, Poland<br \/>2025 &#8211; hybrid, Assumption University of Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand<br \/>2026 \u2013 Xi&#8217;an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China<br \/>2027 \u2013 Iona University, New Rochelle, New York<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221; section_id=&#8221;home&#8221; fullwidth=&#8221;no&#8221; bg_image_custom=&#8221;121&#8243; el_id=&#8221;home&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1541844357122{margin-top: -10px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221; parallax_bg=&#8221;1&#8243; stellar_background_ratio=&#8221;0.6&#8243;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1417507329606{padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;] \u00a0 January 7-8, 2027 \u00a0 International business and economy CONFERENCE [\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row fullwidth=&#8221;no&#8221; bg_image_custom=&#8221;121&#8243; el_id=&#8221;home&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1489566308255{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1103,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"home_template.php","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-139","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ibec-info.org\/2027\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/139"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ibec-info.org\/2027\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ibec-info.org\/2027\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibec-info.org\/2027\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibec-info.org\/2027\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=139"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/ibec-info.org\/2027\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/139\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2888,"href":"https:\/\/ibec-info.org\/2027\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/139\/revisions\/2888"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibec-info.org\/2027\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1103"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ibec-info.org\/2027\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=139"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}