Conferences

Developing business leaders with a global mindset

The Ahlers Center for International Business is proud to present various conferences to enrich socially responsible international business education for our students, faculty and the business community.

Upcoming Events:

2013 Leadership for Peace and Prosperity Conference
The Ahlers Center for International Business and the Center for Peace and Commerce, along with the Institute for Economics and Peace, will be hosting this conference at the University of San Diego on October 3-5, 2013.
The conference includes a Friday morning summit with corporate leaders, followed by Friday afternoon and Saturday sessions with paper presentations on topics that consider issues related to business and sustainable peace.

For more information regarding the conference and information on paper submission, please visit the conference website at http://www.sandiego.edu/peaceprosperity.

Past Conference Highlights:

The Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (CSEAR) has held an annual conference in the United Kingdom (often referred to as the Summer School) for more than two decades. The 2013 North American CSEAR Conference occured January 3-5, 2013 at the University of San Diego, co-hosted by the School of Business Administration and the Ahlers Center for International Business.

Our fourth Summit on Peace and Prosperity through Trade and Commerce, was held September 16, 2011, brought together current and future business leaders of tomorrow to explore how business can responsibly contribute better the lives of individuals worldwide.

In April of 2010 The Ahlers Center co-sponsored Beyond NAFTA: U.S. and Mexico Moving Forward with the Trans-Border Institute of the University of San Diego.