In pictures

Conferences chaired, panels convened, fieldwork, and the doctoral community. Captions say what each photograph shows and when.

Recognition and research visibility

AIB, Aston, Stanford/Elsevier and featured research

Academy of International Business Certificate of Recognition presented to Vahid J. Sadeghi as a Best Conference Reviewer at the 2026 Manchester Annual Conference — Certificate of Recognition as a Best Conference Reviewer, AIB 2026 Manchester Annual Conference

Aston Business School researchers named among the 2025 Stanford and Elsevier top two percent of scientists worldwide

Named in the 2025 Stanford and Elsevier top two percent of scientists worldwide

Aston Business Review Issue 03 featured the Journal of Business Research paper on coopetition

Chairing the 50th AIB-UKI

Aston Business School, April 2024

Opening the 50th AIB-UKI Annual Conference, Aston Business School, April 2024

Opening session, 50th AIB-UKI Annual Conference

+250 delegates from more than thirty countries, Aston Business School, April 2024

The present and future of international entrepreneurship, with Gary Knight, Antonella Zucchella, Niina Nummela and Olli Kuivalainen

Panel session, 50th AIB-UKI Annual Conference

Panel on the present and future of international entrepreneurship

Panel on the present and future of international entrepreneurship

Keynote session, 50th AIB-UKI Annual Conference

Closing speech, 50th AIB-UKI Annual Conference

Closing session, 50th AIB-UKI Annual Conference

Conference volunteers, 50th AIB-UKI Annual Conference

Pre-conference welcome reception, 50th AIB-UKI Annual Conference

With Professor Gary Knight, 50th AIB-UKI Annual Conference

The golden anniversary dinner with the Lord Mayor of Birmingham, April 2024

Golden anniversary dinner with Professor Gary Knight, April 2024

Golden anniversary conference dinner, Birmingham Council House

Golden anniversary conference dinner, Birmingham Council House

Gala dinner opening speech, 50th AIB-UKI Annual Conference

AIB-UKI 50th anniversary cake, April 2024

AIB-UKI 50th anniversary dinner setting, April 2024

Conferences and convening

AIB, AOM, Romania and Meet the Editors

Track Chair, AIB Annual Meeting, 2025

AIB-UKI 2025 book launch for Navigating Disruptions and Transformations in International Business

51st AIB-UKI Conference, University of Surrey, 2025

With the edited volume, AIB-UKI 2023

Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Copenhagen, 2025

Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Copenhagen, 2025

Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Copenhagen, 2025

Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Copenhagen, 2025

Meet the Editors session, University of Leeds, 2023

9th International Conference on Economics and Social Sciences, 2026

Meet the Editors workshop, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, 2026

Doctoral community

Supervision, awards and graduation

Aston Business School doctoral workshop and PGR Hub community, 2026

College of Business and Social Sciences Ph.D. Awards, 2025

BSS Ph.D. Conference, 2025

Ph.D. programme induction and welcome session, 2025

Working with doctoral students, 2024

Working with doctoral students, 2024

Aston University graduation, 2025

Doctoral graduation with Moses Mmadubuko, January 2026

Projects and workshops

Fieldwork and knowledge exchange

Workshop discussion with Brazilian business owners, 2025

Workshop discussion with Brazilian business owners, 2025

Workshop discussion with Brazilian business owners, 2025

UK–Brazil Knowledge Exchange Workshop at Aston, 2026

UK–Brazil knowledge exchange on women's entrepreneurship, 2026