Date & Time: 7 November 2025, 16:00 UTC (View Local Time)
Hosts: AIB Digitalization Shared Interest Group
Zoom Meeting ID: 841 7323 8782
Zoom Session Password: 083261
Point of Contact: Fernanda Cahen (fernanda.cahen@espm.br)
Event Overview: The AIB Digitalization SIG continues its Digital Globalization work program with a regionally focused Digital Townhall for the Americas Region. We are aiming to achieve three specific outcomes:
1. Meet the leaders of Digitalization SIG and researchers in your region exploring this area.
2. Get to know some dominant research streams within digital globalization.
3. Find collaborators who can support your research, or who you can support.
The event will include a panel discussion and interactive breakout sessions, fostering dialogue and collaboration among AIB members.
PANELISTS
Timo Mandler is a Professor of Marketing at NEOMA Business School, France. He earned his Ph.D. degree with distinction from the University of Hamburg, Germany. His research tackles contemporary marketing challenges in the context of globalization and digitalization. His research has been published in the Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, Journal of Product Innovation Management, Journal of International Marketing, and other leading journals. He also serves as an Associate Editor for the Journal of International Marketing and the International Marketing Review.
Mamoun Benmamoun is an Associate Professor of International Business and the Director of Accreditation at the Richard Chaifetz School of Business at Saint Louis University. His research interests encompass the localization and cultural customization of digital content, the application of AI in IB decision-making, and international political economy. He received numerous teaching and research awards and recognitions. With a blend of IB, analytics, AI, web and app design, and coding skills, he has designed innovative IB courses that synergize these disciplines.
DISCUSSANTS
Max Stallkamp is an assistant professor of management at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina. His research interests span internationalization, technology, and digital/platform business models. Max’s work has been published in the Journal of International Business Studies, Global Strategy Journal, Academy of Management Annals, and Harvard Business Review, among others.
Tanvi Kothari has conducted research spanning several subjects, including innovations originating in emerging markets, migrant entrepreneurship, scaling of social innovations, and strategic impact of digitization. She contributes substantially as a scholar and influencer. Dr. Kothari actively provides strategic and research expertise to aspiring entrepreneurs, angel investors, commercial real estate investors and digital startups in emerging markets. She has also served as the Director of the MBA Programs and the Interim Accreditation Director at the LCob. Before joining SJSU she was a faculty member at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh and Temple University and has held management and research positions with Thomas Cook, Philadelphia Marriott, Melrose Hotel Co., and the National Laboratory of Tourism & eCommerce.
MODERATOR
Fernanda Cahen is Associate Professor of International Business and Innovation and Head Coordinator of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at ESPM – Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing, Brazil. International experience as visiting researcher at University of Southern California – Marshal Business School, at Adelaide University, Australia, and as post-doctoral fellow at Indiana University – Kelley School of Business. Member of the Emerging Multinationals Research Network (EMRN) of the Emerging Markets Institute (EMI) at Cornell University. PhD from University of São Paulo. Publications focused on international business, innovation and digital globalization with journal articles, teaching cases, and two books on the topic. International business and innovation consultant. Vice chair of AIB’s Digitalization Shared Interest Group.