Key Themes and Topics

The 31st Annual IAJBS World Forum and 2026 CJBE Annual Meeting invite contributions that explore how business practice, leadership formation, and Jesuit business education can transform disruption into opportunities for integral human development and human flourishing, in service of the common good.

Submissions related to both research and teaching are welcome and may address, but are not limited to, the following thematic areas:

  • Curriculum for a Changing World: An Inspirational Paradigm for Jesuit Business Education Exploring how artificial intelligence, climate technologies, and social innovation are reshaping business education, management practice, and leadership formation for a rapidly evolving global context. This theme invites innovative approaches to curriculum design, pedagogy, and leadership development grounded in the Jesuit educational tradition, implementing the vision of “An Inspirational Paradigm for Jesuit Business Education” (2020).
  • Care for Our Common Home & Global Solidarity Drawing inspiration from Laudato Si’, this theme invites dialogue on environmental stewardship, moral leadership, and the “business of hope” in advancing ecological and social responsibility. Submissions may explore pathways for fostering global solidarity, ethical leadership, and organizational transformation that reflect a commitment to sustainability and care for people and the planet.
  • Disrupting the Business Landscape: Equity, Justice, and Global Citizenship Examining how disruption can advance sustainable cities, local innovation, economic structures that serve the common good, inspired by the call to global solidarity in Fratelli Tutti (2020). This theme welcomes work that explores these commitments as essential elements of responsible business and moral leadership in a disrupted world, emphasizing approaches that integrate purpose and social responsibility in both research and teaching.
  • Investing for Impact and the Common Good Exploring how impact investing, social finance, and inclusive capital can drive sustainable change, empower marginalized communities, and align financial decisions with human dignity and the common good. Drawing from insights such as Mensuram Bonam (2022), this theme encourages reflection and innovation in how educators and practitioners teach and apply finance in ways that advance the common good.
  • Bold Commitments for a Shared Future Highlighting collaborative efforts to build inclusive economies, forge global partnerships to advance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and pursue initiatives that create measurable societal impact. This theme encourages bold commitments and interdisciplinary collaborations that translate faith, ethics, and innovation into collective action for a more just and sustainable world.

Special Sponsored Track: Integral Ecology

Marking a decade of reflection since Laudato Si’: On Care for Our Common Home (2015), the Institute for Business Ethics and Sustainability (Loyola Marymount University) and the Laudato Si’ Research Institute (University of Oxford) are pleased to sponsor a special conference track focused on Integral Ecology.

This track welcomes submissions that engage the principles of integral ecology and their implications for business, organizational life, leadership formation, and Jesuit business education. Contributions may explore questions of interconnectedness, ecological and social justice, institutional transformation, community partnership, or pedagogical approaches inspired by Laudato Si’.

The Integral Ecology Track will include its own dedicated sessions to support focused dialogue and collaboration. Outstanding contributions will also be recognized through Best Paper Prizes awarded by the sponsoring institutes. For further information about the Integral Ecology Track, please click here.

Submission Deadline

March 31, 2026

All submissions will be reviewed after the deadline as part of the regular review process.

We recognize that some colleagues may require an earlier decision in order to apply for visas, secure institutional travel funding, or accommodate other special circumstances. If you need an early acceptance decision for such reasons, you may request an exception by emailing the conference program co-chair, Dominic Chai, S.J. at [email protected]. Requests for early review will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Submission Types

To encourage broad participation from our global IAJBS–CJBE community, the conference welcomes a wide range of scholarly and pedagogical work that advances Jesuit business education, reflects the themes of the Call, and contributes to mission-aligned practice.
Two submission types are available:

Extended Abstracts (500–1,000 words)
Well-developed summaries of scholarly or pedagogical work suited for research in progress, pedagogical innovation, emerging ideas, or mission-focused applied projects. Extended abstracts should clearly present the core idea, purpose, approach or methods (if applicable), and anticipated or potential contribution.

Full Papers (5,000–7,000 words)
Full papers present substantive scholarly work or well-developed pedagogical contributions that engage with the themes of the conference. Submissions may include empirical studies, conceptual analyses, case-based work, or mission-informed educational scholarship. Papers are invited to contribute meaningfully to the ongoing conversation within Jesuit business education and its global community.

Submission Instructions

Submissions should follow the general manuscript guidelines of the Journal of Jesuit Business Education. Please prepare your work using the following format:

•    PDF document
•    12-point Times New Roman, double-spaced, 1-inch margins
•    APA citation style
•    Number all pages in the upper right corner
•    Use endnotes rather than footnotes
•    Figures or tables may be placed at the end of the document with clear indicators in the text

Full Papers may be up to 7,000 words, and Extended Abstracts should be 500–1,000 words (excluding references, figures, and endnotes).

Presentation Formats

To encourage meaningful engagement, dialogue, and participation, accepted submissions will be scheduled in one of two presentation formats. Presenters may indicate their preference during submission, and the program committee will make final assignments to create a balanced and engaging overall program.

Standard Presentation
A traditional conference session format that provides presenters with structured time to share their work, followed by moderated discussion.

Lightning Round Presentation
A focused and interactive format that brings multiple presenters together for shared dialogue with participants. This format emphasizes conversation, exchange of insights, and constructive feedback in a collaborative setting.