Academic Sponsors

• Georgia State University's J. Mack Robinson College of Business
• Emory University's Roberto C. Goizueta Business School
• Georgia Institute of Technology's College of Management

Dates

May 15-17, 2012 (Tuesday to Thursday)

Place

Main Program Venue:
J. Mack Robinson College of Business Buckhead Center

Evening Events hosted by:
Emory University's Roberto C. Goizueta Business School
Georgia Institute of Technology's College of Management

Conference Hotel

InterContinental Buckhead Atlanta

ACAC Founder & Chairperson

• Rich Makadok, Emory University

Program Chair & Organizer

• Bill Bogner, Georgia State University

Conference Organizing Committee

• Bill Bogner, Irene Duhaime, Rajiv Nag and Gorkem Turgut Ozer
  Georgia State University
• Rich Makadok
  Emory University
• Marco Ceccagnoli, J. Jay Lee, Alexander Oettl and Henry Sauermann
  Georgia Institute of Technology

Co-Sponsors

• Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation of Kansas City
• Herman J. Russell Sr. International Center for Entrepreneurship at Georgia State University

Corporate Sponsor

• Beckmill Research

Conference Mission

The "big picture" strategy questions...

• Where do competitive and distinctive advantages come from, and how are they sustained?
• Why do some companies and new ventures consistently outperform their competitors?
• Why do some businesses succeed in the same industry environments where others fail?
• And what, if anything, can managers and entrepreneurs actually do about it?
• What are the unique challenges of building and sustaining competitive advantage in special contexts like new ventures and international business?

The aim of this annual conference is to improve our ability to answer these "big picture" questions and other related questions of corporate strategy, entrepreneurial strategy, and international strategy, by bringing together some of the world's top researchers on competitive advantage for three days each year in Atlanta.

We expect to:

• Share cutting-edge research, ideas and theories.
• Foster collaborative research efforts.
• Build a worldwide association and network of researchers who are dedicated to advancing the state of knowledge about competitive advantage.