CALL FOR PAPERS
2025 Conference on Outward Investment from Emerging Economies (OFDI)
“Green Transition, Emerging Markets, and Foreign Direct Investment”
HTW Berlin, Berlin, Germany
October 23–24, 2025
The Copenhagen Conference on Outward Investment from Emerging Economies (OFDI) (http://www.cphofdi.net/. Click or tap if you trust this link." rel="noopener">www.cphofdi.net) has been at the forefront of research and discussion on multinationals from emerging markets since its inception in 2008. This year, the conference will be held outside Denmark for the first time, hosted by HTW Berlin in Berlin, Germany, in collaboration with the partner universities German International University in Cairo, Egypt, Technical University of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark, and Northeastern University, Boston, USA.
All papers related to emerging economies are welcome. We especially welcome papers on the green transition, the theme for the year, which aims to promote better dialogue and understanding of the interplay between the three phenomena of green transition, emerging markets, and foreign direct investment (FDI), and its implications for global sustainability. A detailed description of the theme appears at https://events.htw-berlin.de/index.php?id=14728
Submission process
We invite scholars across disciplines and methodologies working on these topics to submit to the conference. We especially encourage the submission of interdisciplinary analyses and work by scholars residing in emerging economies.
Papers may not exceed 40 pages and should follow Academy of Management Journal guidelines.
Please submit your paper to: Yzabellune.Run-Grueger@HTW-Berlin.de
For inquiries, please contact: Florian.Becker-Ritterspach@HTW-Berlin.de
Registration fees
High-income countries (World Bank definition): Regular, EUR 275; PhD student, EUR 125
Middle/low-income countries: Regular, EUR 175; PhD student, EUR 75
At least one author must register per paper accepted for presentation.
Key dates
Paper submission deadline: September 20, 2025
Notification of acceptance: September 25, 2025
Registration deadline: September 30, 2025
Conference dates: October 23–24, 2025
Keynote speakers
Ravi Ramamurti (Northeastern University)
Lourdes Casanova (Cornell University)
Alvaro Cuervo-Cazurra (Northeastern University)
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Local organizing committee
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International organizing committee
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Florian Becker-Ritterspach
Yzabellune Run-Grueger
Juliana Cristina de Paula Pires
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Peter Gammeltoft (Technical University of Denmark)
Alvaro Cuervo-Cazurra (Northeastern University)
Lourdes Casanova (Cornell University)
Ravi Ramamurti (Northeastern University)
Raghda El Ebrashi (German International University in Cairo)
Mireille Daaboul (German International University in Cairo)
Amira Tarek (German International University in Cairo)
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Please note that the conference will be held in person only.
A conference-related special issue with the journal Critical Perspectives on International Business is in preparation.
Conference website: https://htwb.de/ofdi. Click or tap if you trust this link." rel="noopener">https://htwb.de/ofdi
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Alvaro CUERVO-CAZURRA
CEM Professor of Global Sustainability and Professor of International Business and Strategy
Northeastern University, D'Amore-McKim School of Business
360 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
a.cuervocazurra@northeastern.eduwww.cuervo-cazurra.com.------------------------------