Conference theme: 

Profit with Purpose: leading Ethically in the Digital Age.
 

Important dates 
  • Submission deadline: May 16th, 2025 (applies for posters, extended abstracts and full papers)
  • Full paper notification deadline: June 6th, 2025
    **We have opened the Call for Papers early to facilitate acceptances across the year leading to the conference and will have a rolling system of acceptances. We aim to respond to your submission within three weeks.

**For those aiming to use 2024 budgets for travel, please submit your paper prior to November 30th  for a mid-December response. Final due date for submissions is May 31st 2025.
Key themes and topics of the conference 

  • "Sustainable Strategies: Balancing Profit and Planet"
    • Teaching about innovative business models and practices that prioritize environmental sustainability without compromising profitability.
    • Leveraging renewable resources, waste reduction, and responsible supply chain management for long-term success.
  • "Tech for Good: Harnessing Innovation for Positive Impact"
    • Embracing cutting-edge technologies such as AI, blockchain, and IoT to address social and environmental challenges.
    • How to responsibly use technology when teaching?
  • "Ethical Leadership in a Global Context: Navigating Complexity with Integrity"
    • Training  ethical leaders to navigate complex global markets and diverse cultural landscapes.
    • Strategies for fostering a culture of integrity, transparency, and social responsibility at all levels of an organization.

Key questions that submissions can address:
  • How are Business Schools addressing the critical global challenges?
  • How can critical global challenges be incorporated throughout the curriculum to enhance experiential learning? Best practices, cases, and proposals.
  • How to prepare our students to lead the solutions to global challenges?
  • What is the role of the research to address the critical global challenges?
  • How to influence stakeholders to contribute with innovative solutions?
  • How to promote initiatives of social impact in our business schools?

General Submission Guidelines


Full Paper Submission Guidelines:
• Submissions should be in English or Spanish, single-spaced, 12-point font, Microsoft Word file format.
• Full papers should not exceed 7000 words (not including references).
• We will use a double-blind review process. The author's name(s) and information should not appear anywhere in the abstract or full paper, or document properties.
• At least one author of the accepted paper must attend and present at the conference.
• For submission guideline details: www.ignited.global  
 

Extended Abstract Submission Guidelines:
• Submissions should be in English or Spanish, single-spaced, 12-point font, Microsoft Word file format.
• Abstracts should not exceed 1000 words.
• The abstract should discuss the importance of the topic, and explain the method, data, and data source used for the study when applicable. It is also helpful to state stages of the research and preliminary results.
• Do not include references or links in the abstract (add them as appendix).
• At least one author of the accepted extended abstract must attend and present at the conference.
 

Teaching innovation case studies
• Submissions should be in English or Spanish.
• Case studies should not exceed 5000 words.
• The case study should an identification of the problem and the teaching innovation that is being implemented. Structure the study with sections like background, analysis, solution, and results, and use evidence to support your analysis. Keep it engaging, concise, and focused on actionable insights, that will enable others to follow your innovation. 
• At least one author of the accepted poster must attend and present at the conference

To submit a paper, extended abstract or poster, click here.