Professor Audrey Rouzies

Audrey Rouzies is Full professor in Strategy at Toulouse School of Management (TSM, France). She is the Director of TSM Doctoral Programme. Audrey Rouzies has been involved at the European Academy of Management (EURAM) since 2008 as track chair, SIG chair and she currently serves as Vice-President for SIGs (Strategic Interest Groups).

Her work focuses on the management of mergers and acquisitions, more specifically on the organisational and human issues involved in the implementation of these operations. Audrey Rouziès uses qualitative and mixed methods, preferably longitudinal, to understand the research areas she studies. Her recent research has been published in Journal of Management, Journal of International Business Studies, Organization Science, Long Range Planning, European Management Review.  Audrey Rouziès is also a co-founder of the European M&A Institute (eM&Ai).

Professor Joanna Szulc

Joanna Szulc is EURAM’s Vice President for the Early Career Community and an Assistant Professor at Gdańsk University of Technology. She earned her PhD in Management from the University of Leeds (UK).

Her research focuses on fostering inclusive organizations, emphasizing employee well-being and effective workplace relationships. Joanna has authored books and publications in international journals and has received several prestigious academic grants and awards.

She frequently appears in media, including newspapers, radio, and TV, to discuss her research. She has lectured at universities in the UK, Poland, and Italy and mentors PhD students and early career scholars through various initiatives. Passionate about advancing equality in academia, Joanna is committed to creating supportive spaces for researchers and driving meaningful, positive change.

Professor Stefan Güldenberg

Thrilled to introduce our distinguished mentor, Prof. Stefan Güldenberg! As a Full Professor at EHL Hospitality Business School Campus Lausanne, Academic Director of the Graduate School and President of the Swiss Society for Business Management (SGB), he brings over 30 years of expertise in strategy research and consulting.

Stefan's extensive journey includes professorships and research fellowships at renowned institutions like WU Vienna, University of Liechtenstein, Harvard University, MIT, and the National University of Singapore. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the Swiss Journal of Business (Die Unternehmung), and member of the Editorial Board of EURAM Sparks, the Journal of Knowledge Management and Journal of the Digital Economy.

A former Vice President Practice of EURAM and President of The New Club of Paris, he's a thought leader in sustainable leadership and knowledge management. Prof. Güldenberg, a trailblazer in the field, will be available for mentoring, coaching, and career advice at our upcoming EECC !

Professor Mine Karatas-Ozkan

Mine Karatas-Ozkan is a Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship at the Southampton Business School, University of Southampton (UK), and Vice President Talent Development for the European Academy of Management. She has been a dedicated EURAM’er since 2004 as a doctoral student, taking on several tasks leading to her current responsibility as VP. Previously, she held various leadership including Associate Dean Research; Director of the Faculty Graduate School and Founding Director of the Centre for Inclusive and Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Southampton.

Her work is in the areas of social sustainability, diversity, equality and inclusion in the context of leadership and entrepreneurship. She has led and carried out many collaborative projects funded by national/international organisations engaging with academic and non-academic stakeholders such as social entrepreneurs, women leaders and entrepreneurs, refugee entrepreneurs, representatives of intermediary organisations and policy makers.  Her passion to contribute to, and curiosity to learn more about, women’s leadership and how we can support such women with disadvantaged backgrounds have led her to complete a Yale School of Management executive education on women’s leadership.

She supervises and mentors a cohort of doctoral candidates and early career researchers pursuing programmes of research on domains such as social and sustainable entrepreneurship, diversity, equality and inclusion, gender and entrepreneurship, refugee entrepreneurship, women and leadership for sustainability, and strategy and institutional change in higher education.

Professor Fabian Homberg

Professor of HRM and Organisational Behaviour at LUISS University in Rome.

With a doctorate from the University of Zurich, his research focuses on public service motivation and incentives in private and public sectors. Before moving to Italy, he held appointments at at Bournemouth University andthe University of Southampton, UK.

Professor Homberg has an impressive record of publications in esteemed journals, and active participation in international collaborations. He also serves as an associate editor of the Review of Managerial Science and Evidence-based HRM.

A member of EURAM's scientific council, he generously mentors both PhD students and early career researchers.

Professor Alessandro Zattoni, EURAM President

Prof. Zattoni, currently a Professor of Corporate Strategy and Corporate Governance at LUISS University in Rome, has an illustrious academic background. He has served as a Professor of Strategy and Governance at Parthenope University of Naples and at Bocconi University in Milan.

He will generously share his insights and editorial expertise gained from his role in renowned international journals.

This is a unique chance to learn from a distinguished academic leader and gain valuable perspectives on corporate governance and much more.

Professor Peter McKiernan

Peter McKiernan is emeritus professor of management at the University of Strathclyde Business School, distinguished professor of management at the Brussels Institute of Governance, VUB, and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Notre Dame, Australia.

He has authored, edited, or co-authored many books, including the bestseller “Sharpbenders” on organisational turnaround, and he has won prizes for his research on organisational leadership, organisational sense-giving, growth strategies in SMEs and top management teams. He has published in the leading academic journals in both Europe and in the USA. The British Academy of Management (BAM) has honoured him with their lifetime achievement award and their top medal for outstanding leadership – the Cooper medal. CEEMAN have honoured him with their Institutional Champion of the Year award.

He has been Chairman and President of the BAM and Dean of their Fellows College twice, and co-founder, Vice-President and President of the European Academy of Management (EURAM) and co-founder of their house journal, the European Management Review. Presently, he is the inaugural Dean of the Fellows College of EURAM. He holds Fellowships from nine academic and professional bodies (CABS, FBAM, FEURAM, FAcSS, FGIA, FGC, FCMI, FRSA, FRRBM). He is a co-founder of the social movement ‘Responsible Research in Business and Management‘, which is helping to transform the impact that this research has on broader society.