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ECGI organises the annual Global Corporate Governance Colloquia (GCGC) for which more details are available on www.gcgc.global
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5th Baltic Family Firm Institute - ECGI Conference
CALL FOR PAPERS
Deadline: 1 February 2027
“Reinventing the Legacy: How Family Firms Adapt, Learn, and Lead”
14-15 June 2027
ABOUT THE EVENT
Family businesses are shaped by their history, values, and relationships across generations, but enduring success also requires the courage to evolve. This year’s conference explores how family firms can build on what makes them distinctive while embracing new ideas, technologies, and ways of leading. Bringing together family business owners, next-generation leaders, advisors, and academics, we will share experiences of navigating change, learning across generations, and turning new challenges into opportunities. The discussions will look at how families can strengthen resilience, encourage curiosity and innovation, and prepare both their businesses and their people for what comes next. At its heart, the conference is about reinventing legacy: carrying forward what matters most while creating the confidence and capacity to shape the future.
The conference organisers are inviting researchers to submit recent papers or extended abstracts on family firm topics. Papers that touch on family enterprise indirectly but off er valuable insights are also welcome. Each paper will be assigned a discussant, and time will be provided for questions and comments from the audience.
IMPORTANT DATES
A selection will be made by the conference scientific committee from papers and abstracts that are submitted before the deadline of 1 February 2027 (at midnight CEST). Researchers will be notified whether their paper has been accepted for the conference before 1 March 2027. Program queries should be directed to Janis Berzins (janis.berzins@bi.no).
CONFERENCE SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
Morten Bennedsen (University of Copenhagen and ECGI)
Janis Berzins (BI Norwegian Business School and BFFI)
Valdone Darškuviene (ISM University Management and Economics and BFFI)
Krista Jaakson (University of Tartu and BFFI)
Valerija Kozlova (Stockholm School of Economics and BFFI)
Anete Pajuste (Stockholm School of Economics in Riga, BFFI and ECGI)
Alminas Žaldokas (National University of Singapore and ECGI)
Yupana Wiwattanakantang (National University of Singapore and ECGI)
ORGANISATION
Conference venue: ISM University of Management and Economics, Vilnius, Lithuania
The academic track of the conference will take place on June 14-15, 2027. Conference participation (including meals) is free for presenters and discussants. Participants are responsible for their travel and accommodation expenses.
Note: It is intended to convene this meeting physically.
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This event is organised by the Baltic Family Firm Institute in collaboration with the European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI).
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The Program on Corporate Governance at Harvard Law School (HLS)is pleased to announce that it is seeking applications from highly qualified candidates who are interested in working with the Program as Post-Doctoral or Doctoral Corporate Governance Fellows.
Candidates should have a law degree from a law school in the United States or abroad. Candidates still pursuing a doctoral degree are eligible so long as they will have completed their program’s coursework requirements by the time they begin their fellowship period.
During the term of their appointment, Fellows will be in residence at HLS. They will be required to devote part of their time to work on research tasks assigned by the Program, depending on their skills, interests, and Program needs, but will be able to spend significant time on projects initiated by them. The position will provide a competitive fellowship salary and Harvard University benefits.
Applicants should have an interest in corporate governance and in academic or policy research in this field. Former Fellows of the Program currently teach in many leading law schools in the U.S. and abroad (e.g., Scott Hirst (BU), Robert Jackson (NYU), Marcel Kahan (NYU), Kobi Kastiel (Tel-Aviv), Yaron Nili (Duke), Roberto Tallarita (Harvard) and Holger Spamann (Harvard)).
Interested candidates should submit a CV, a writing sample, and a cover letter. The cover letter should describe the candidate’s experience, reasons for seeking the position, career plans, and the period during which they would like to work with the Program.
Applications are considered on a rolling basis, and the start date is flexible. Candidates should apply only if they seek to stay at the Program for two years. All personnel appointments at the Program are for one year, but the appointment period is generally extendable for additional one-year period/s (subject to business needs and satisfactory performance).