Webinar on Geopolitics and the New Rules for Digital Businesses
Date: February 12, 2026
Time: 9:00 PM Singapore Time / 7:00 AM Central Standard Time (CST)
Duration: 90 minutes including Q&A
Panelist: Dr. Srividya Jandhyala, ESSEC Business School
Facilitator: Dr. Noman Shaheer, University of Sydney
Registration Link: https://www.aib.world/event/aib-sig-webinar-geopolitics-and-the-new-rules-for-digital-businesses/ (A Zoom invite will be sent to registered attendees)
Webinar Description: A great disruption is underway. Geopolitics is reshaping the foundations of international business and managers of e-commerce and digital services must navigate a new and changing world. Building on the book, The Great Disruption: How Geopolitics is Changing Companies, Managers, and Work, this talk will uncover structural changes in the global business environment, the business challenges from an increasing national security focus, and the implications of trade wars for global businesses. With a focus on real world case studies and actionable insights for businesses, this session offers a roadmap for how companies, managers, and work are affected in an unpredictable global business landscape.
Panelist Bio: Srividya Jandhyala is a Professor of Management at ESSEC Business School. Her research focuses on global strategy, geopolitics, and international business. She is the author of 'The Great Disruption: How Geopolitics is Changing Companies, Managers, and Work'. Her award-winning research has been published in journals such as Strategic Management Journal, Administrative Science Quarterly, Journal of International Business Studies, and others. She is a frequent speaker at academic and practitioner events. She teaches courses on Strategy, International Business, and Geopolitics in the undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs. She was previously a Fung Global Fellow at Princeton University. Prior to joining ESSEC in Singapore, she served on the faculty of the George Washington University in Washington, DC. She received her PhD in Management from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.
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NOMAN SHAHEER
Discipline of International Business
University of Sydney Business School
The University of Sydney
noman.shaheer@sydney.edu.au------------------------------