November 19-22, 2026
Ivey Business School, London, Canada
The PhD Sustainability Academy is generously supported by the Beryl M. Ivey Fund for Corporate Social Responsibility and the Network for Business Sustainability.
The PhD Sustainability Academy, co-hosted by the Ivey Business School and Alliance for Research on Corporate Sustainability (ARCS), convenes promising PhD students and senior researchers championing path-breaking research on sustainability across multiple disciplines using diverse theoretical and methodological approaches. Each student receives intensive feedback on their research project. The participants and faculty members represent a range of management disciplines and methodologies. This Academy represents one of the foremost learning and networking events for students researching social and environmental issues.
Application window is September 1, 2026 through September 30, 2026.
Keynote Speaker
Donald Siegel
Arizona State University
Donald Siegel serves as Regents Professor and Foundation Professor of Public Policy and Management at Arizona State University's School of Public Affairs, where he also co-directs the Global Center for Technology Transfer. His research spans academic entrepreneurship, technology transfer, innovation, and corporate social responsibility, and he is the 2026 recipient of the Global Award for Entrepreneurship Research. He has authored 157 journal articles and 14 books and currently serves as Editor-in-Chief of Small Business Economics.
Faculty
Oana Branzei
Western Univeristy
Frederik Dahlmann
University of Warwick
Nicole Darnall
American Univesity
Steffen Farny
University of Lunenburg
Yanfei Hu
University of Surrey
Eric Orts
University of Pennsylvania
Natalia Ortize-de-Mandojana
Universidad de Granada
Rajat Panwar
Oregon State University
Angelique Slade Shantz
University of Alberta