ESDES Lyon Business School and EM Lyon co-host the Eastern Academy of Management International

Tuesday June 7th, Dean Olivier Maillard hosted the 19th Biennial Conference of the Eastern Academy of Management International at the Lyon City Hall.

For the next 4 days, over a 100 international researchers in Business and Economics gather in Lyon to explore the theme of “managing the digital transformation of society”.

The first part of the 21st century has seen an increase use of digitalization and AI in the workplace. The changes have had a global impact, resulting in multiple industry disruptions. In essence, the ongoing transformation is a source of increasing debate about its current and future impact on society. As digitalization disrupts just about every aspect of life, new forms of the economy are emerging. Some experts argue that we are at the dawn of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. In the fallout of the shift, several stakeholders are increasingly concerned about its impacts on work, jobs, health, safety, trust, security, sustainability, etc. As academics, we have an important role to play in contributing to and shaping the ongoing debate, while preparing our students to be tomorrow’s leaders.

This conference is open to a discussion of perspectives on economic, cultural, technological, sustainability, and ethical factors that affect global managers in this new era. How can we leverage yet mitigate and eliminate the negative impacts of this fast-moving transformation? How can we contribute to the creation of the future for society that sustains responsible economic development in the era of intelligent tools and systems?

Don’t miss the manager panel on Friday 2.30 pm at ESDES to debate with data professionals on the nexts development of digitalization in the local companies.