India Strategy Conference - 2025

Technology, Geopolitics, and Competitive Advantage: Strategy in the New Global Order

Global trade and supply chains are being fundamentally changed by increasing geopolitical risks, economic nationalism, and new technological trends. The increasing use of AI by firms, increases in the global competition for key resources, and policy-induced shifts in the geographic distribution of talent have created new challenges for firms and altered the industry and competitive dynamics. Consequently, companies need new capabilities to sense, seize, and reconfigure to sustain their competitive advantage amidst greater uncertainty. The convergence of alternative to traditional non-market strategies, reorganization of global value chains, and new institutional complexities, exacerbated by the spread of Artificial Intelligence and digital systems, requires a deeper insight into how firms can orchestrate internal and external resources across national and supranational borders to bolster their competitive advantage. Moreover, as AI modifies coordination methods, decision-making processes, and the allocation of strategic capabilities, businesses must reconsider how they blend technological, human, and other tangible and intangible resources and capabilities in a variety of institutional contexts.

The Indian School of Business (ISB), Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA), and Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) host the India Strategy Conference (ISC) annually at their respective campuses. ISC 2025, hosted at ISB, will focus on addressing critical challenges in strategic management and international business, particularly regarding these emerging issues. This event seeks to provide a platform for discussing the strategic implications associated with global supply chain management, trade policies, and the impact of nationalism on the trade of goods, services, and factors.

Submission Tracks

Track 1: Strategic Adaptation, dynamic capabilities, non-market, and technology strategies for a fragmented world

Track 2: AI, strategic decision-making, and strategic management

Track 3: Strategic Human Capital and Orchestrating talent and knowledge across borders

Track 4: Strategic management of platforms and ecosystems

Track 5: Strategic entrepreneurship in turbulent environments

Track 6: Strategic innovation for competitive advantage in a fragmented world

Track 7: Trust and Inter-Organizational Relationships in a new world

Track 8: Stakeholder Strategy, ESG, and Sustainable Competitive Advantage

Track 9: Strategic Leadership and Corporate Governance in a Complex World

Track 10: Organization Design for Strategic Agility and Global Integration

Track 11: Competitive and Cooperative Strategy

Track 12: Corporate and International Strategy

Proposal Submission

Registration Instructions for Delegates:

1. Create an Account: Please register on the website to create your account.
2. Receive Credentials: Upon successful registration, you will receive a username and password.
3. Track Submission Status: With your credentials, you can check the status of your submissions at any time.
4. Fee Payment: You can also pay the registration fee anytime before the conference, as per the specified timelines.

Proposal Guidelines

• Length: Maximum of 7 pages or 4000 words.
• Formatting: Single spacing, minimum 10-point font, APA style references.
• Content: Title (max 100 characters), abstract (max 125 words), and no author names for confidentiality.

The paper submission window has closed. To attend the conference, please register.

Workshops and Panels

• Doctoral Consortium: From India to Abroad, and Abroad to India
• Deans’ Panel: Current agendas for advancing scholarship in India
• Industry Panel: Policy trade and doing business in the new global order
• Opening and Closing Keynotes

Important Timelines

• Submission System Opens: July 15, 2025
• Proposal Submission Deadline: September 15, 2025
• Notification of Acceptance: October 10, 2025
• Conference Dates: December 15-17, 2025

Keynote Speakers

Awards

• Strategic Management (STR) a Division of the Academy of Management (AOM) awards STR Global Scholarships. These scholarships provide $600 to support travel to the AOM annual conference along with a registration waiver request to AOM.
• Sage Best Paper Award – 1.5 Lakh
• Sage Best Paper Award Runner-up – 0.5 Lakh
• ISB Emerging Scholar Award – 2 Lakh

Conference Administration

Secretariat: isc2025@isb.edu

Professor Seung Hoon Lee, ISB

Email ID: seunghoon_lee@isb.edu

Professor Anand Nandkumar, ISB

Email ID: anand_nandkumar@isb.edu

Professor Chitra Singla, IIMA

Email ID: chitras@iima.ac.in

Doctoral Consortium

The ISC Doctoral Consortium is intended for students who are in the dissertation proposal stage (typically 3rd year of the PhD program) or later in their PhD programs. The objective of the consortium is to support doctoral students as they shape their dissertations and job market papers.

Registration:

Registration fees for the conference will be as follows:

+ Taxes (GST @ 18% + card charges if any)

Venue and Accommodation

About Hyderabad

Hyderabad is the capital of southern India's Telangana state. A major center for the technology industry, it's home to many upscale restaurants and shops. Its historic sites include Golconda Fort, a former diamond-trading center that was once the Qutb Shahi dynastic capital. The Charminar, a 16th-century mosque whose 4 arches support towering minarets, is an old city landmark near the long-standing Laad Bazaar.

Connectivity

Hyderabad is well connected to all cities in India by air and rail. Hyderabad's international airport has won awards for design and functionality.

Reaching the venue

ISB Hyderabad campus is 40-45 minutes’ drive from the airport and 1 hour drive from the railway station. For reaching the ISB Hyderabad campus, on landing in the city ask the taxi/auto rickshaw for “ISB/Indian School of Business, Gachibowli”.

Weather

Participants and attendees travelling to Hyderabad can expect the temperature in December to be anywhere between 15°C to 28°C.

On Campus Accommodation

A limited number of rooms are available on ISB campus for delegates attending the India Strategy Conference 2025.
 
Accommodation will be offered in single and double occupancy options and allotted on a first-come, first-served basis.
 
Interested delegates are requested to fill out the form linked below to express their interest. The accommodation team will review your request and confirm availability by email.

Click here to submit your accommodation request

Off Campus Accommodation

Discounted room tariffs have been obtained by us from the following hotels near our campus:

Please note:

• In order to avail the discount, please use the discount code ‘ISC2025-ISB’, while communicating with the hotels.
• All bookings are to be made directly by participants with the respective hotels on a direct payment basis.
• The conference organizers shall have no responsibility or liability for accommodation arrangements, including but not limited to reservations, payments, cancellations, refunds, services, or disputes arising between the participant and the hotel.
• Participants are free to arrange accommodation at any hotel or facility of their choice, and the inclusion of any hotel in the list does not constitute an endorsement or guarantee by the organizers.
• Attendees are advised to verify all details, including rates, facilities, and policies, directly with the hotel prior to booking.