2024 Utah Strategy Summit

August 5-8, 2024

By invitation only – Hosted by the Department of Entrepreneurship & Strategy

The 2024 Utah Strategy Summit builds on a history of strategy summits dating back to its launch in May 1977, bringing together leaders in the field, and featuring ten plenary panel sessions.

A Word From Your Hosts

Venue

The 2024 Utah Strategy Summit will take place at the Stein Eriksen Lodge at the Deer Valley Resort in Park City, Utah – a 35-minute drive from Salt Lake City International Airport.

Watch Live

Although in-person attendance is by invitation only, we encourage others worldwide to view a livestream of the conference. A link will be available on August 3.

Convening Sponsors

Ten Panel Sessions

Program

Some would argue that the core strategy course has not fundamentally changed in decades. What needs to change?

Speakers – Presentations
Juan Alcacer, Leader
Adam Brandenburger
Jan Rivkin
Jesper Sorensen
Ithai Stern

Panel Leader: Juan Alcacer

James J. Hill Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School

Juan Alcacer received his Ph.D. in International Business and Strategy, an M.A. in Economics from the University of Michigan, and an MBA in Finance and Economics from IESA. His research is on the international strategies of firms in the telecommunications industry, focusing primarily on the effect of competition on the location decisions of multinationals.

Panel Members
Adam Brandenburger	Jan Rivkin	Jesper Sorensen
Ithai Stern

Panel Members

What should strategic management’s dependent variable be?

Speakers – Presentations
Connie Helfat, Leader

Ron Adner
Bruce Kogut
Dan Levinthal

Panel Leader: Connie Helfat

J. Brian Quinn Professor in Technology and Strategy, Tuck School of Business

Constance Helfat’s research seeks to understand the nature of strategic change in organizations, particularly change that is a result of emerging technology, knowledge, and capabilities. She teaches the elective courses Deconstructing Apple, a research-to-practice seminar, and Strategic Principles for Internet Businesses.

Panel Members
Ron Adner	Bruce Kogut	Dan Levinthal

Panel Members

Ron Adner

Bruce Kogut

Dan Levinthal

What does strategic management look like if it took stakeholders seriously?

Speakers – Presentations
Anita McGahan, Leader

Sinzi Dorobantu
Claudine Gartenberg
Sergio Lazzarini

Panel Leader: Anita McGahan

Professor, Strategic Management, George E. Connell Chair in Organizations & Society, University of Toronto

Anita McGahan is a University Professor at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy and a Professor of Strategic Management at the Rotman School of Management, where she holds the George E. Connell Chair in Organizations & Society. Her research focuses on private entrepreneurship in the public interest.

Panel Members
Sinzi Dorobantu	Claudine Gartenberg	Sergio Lazzarini

Panel Members

Sinzi Dorobantu

Claudine Gartenberg

Sergio Lazzarini

How is strategic management useful in a world of Knightian uncertainty?

Speakers – Presentations
Nicolai Foss, Leader

Alfonso Gambardella
Michael Leiblein
Violina Rindova

Panel Leader: Nicolai Foss

Professor of Strategy, Copenhagen Business School

Nicolai J. Foss is a Professor of Strategy at the Department of Strategy and Innovation, CBS, Honorary Adjunct Professor, Department of Marketing & Management, Southern Denmark University, and External Chair, Danish Institute for Advanced Studies, 2020-2025. He is a Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog.

Panel Members
Alfonso Gambardella	Michael Leiblein	Violina Rindova

Panel Members

Alfonso Gambardella

Michael Leiblein

Violina Rindova

How do we link theory and practice in strategy?

Speakers – Presentations
Martin Reeves, Leader

JT Clark
Richard Whittington
Zia Yusuf

Panel Leader: Martin Reeves

Managing Director & Senior Partner, Chairman, BCG Henderson Institute

Martin Reeves is the Chairman of the BCG Henderson Institute and one of BCG’s most prolific strategic minds. He regularly contributes to HBR, MIT SMR, Fortune, and other business strategy and management journals. He is a book author, host of the BCG Henderson Institute’s Thinkers & Ideas podcast, and repeat TED@BCG presenter.

Panel Members
JT Clark	Richard Whittington	Zia Yusuf

Panel Members

JT Clark

Richard Whittington

Zia Yusuf

How far can we push toward causal identification in a field focused on novelty, uniqueness and complementarity?

Speakers – Presentations
Victor Bennett, Leader

Brent Goldfarb
Hong Luo
Tim Simcoe

Panel Leader: Victor Bennett

Professor, Entrepreneurship & Strategy, David Eccles School of Business

Victor Bennett’s research, published in Management Science, Strategic Management Journal, and Strategy Science, among others, focuses on persistent performance and entrepreneurship. He is Senior Editor at Strategy Science and served as Senior Economist for Competition and Technology Policy at the White House Council of Economic Advisers and as a venture capitalist at Initialized Capital.

Panel Members
Brent Goldfarb	Hong Luo	Tim Simcoe

Panel Members

Brent Goldfarb

Hong Luo

Tim Simcoe

How will artificial intelligence reshape the practice of strategic management?

Speakers – Presentations
Rob Seamans, Leader

Felipe Csaszar
Nan Jia
Raj Choudhury

Panel Leader: Rob Seamans

Professor, Management and Organizations, Director, Center for the Future of Management, Leonard N. Stern School of Business

Robert Seamans is Director of the NYU Stern Center for the Future of Management, and a nonresident Senior Fellow at Brookings. His research is on how firms use technology in their strategic interactions with each other, and on the economic consequences of AI, robotics, and other advanced technologies. He teaches game theory/strategy.

Panel Members
Felipe Csaszar	Nan Jia	Raj Choudhury

Panel Members

Felipe Csaszar

Nan Jia

Raj Choudhury

The firm, the transaction, the business model, resources, the network, the ecosystem, the platform—is the proliferation of units of analysis healthy or unhealthy for the field?

Speakers – Presentations
Myles Shaver, Leader

Mary Benner
Rahul Kapoor

Panel Leader: Myles Shaver

Professor, Curtis L. Carlson Chair in Corporate Strategy, Carlson School of Management

Myles Shaver is Professor of Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship at the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management, where he holds the Curtis L. Carlson Chair in Corporate Strategy. His research about corporate expansion is published in leading scholarly journals and he is invited to present at conferences and universities around the world.

Panel Members
Mary Benner	Rahul Kapoor

Panel Members

Mary Benner

Rahul Kapoor

What does strategic management have to say about grand social challenges?

Speakers – Presentations
Michael Lenox, Leader

Vanessa Burbano
Olga Hawn
Vit Henisz

Panel Leader: Michael Lenox

Professor of Business, Senior Faculty Fellow UVA Miller Center, Senior Advisor to Dean University of Virginia

Michael Lenox is the Tayloe Murphy Professor of Business Administration, the Special Advisor for the Dean, a Senior Faculty Fellow at the UVA Miller Center, and a Professor of Public Policy (by courtesy) for the Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. His research has appeared in over 30 academic publications.

Panel Members
Vanessa Burbano	Olga Hawn	Vit Henisz

Panel Members

Vanessa Burbano

Olga Hawn

Vit Henisz

The causes and consequences of activist states for enterprising firms and markets

Speakers – Presentations
Ronnie Chatterji, Leader

Rajshree Agarwal
Subi Rangan

Panel Leader: Ronnie Chatterji

Mark Burgess & Lisa Benson-Burgess Distinguished Professor, Duke University

Aaron “Ronnie” Chatterji is the Mark Burgess & Lisa Benson-Burgess Distinguished Professor of Business and Public Policy at Duke University. He works at the intersection of academia, public policy, and business on the most important forces shaping our economy and society. He has published over 30 articles in top journals.

Panel Members
Rajshree Agarwal	Subi Rangan

Panel Members

Rajshree Agarwal

Subi Rangan

At Large Delegates

At Large Delegates in the gray box below are from the University of Utah.

Panel Leaders

Juan Alcacer
James J. Hill Professor of Business Administration,
Harvard Business School
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Victor Bennett
Professor, Entrepreneurship & Strategy, David Eccles School of Business
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Ronnie Chatterji
Mark Burgess & Lisa Benson-Burgess Distinguished Professor, Duke University
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Nicolai Foss
Professor of Strategy,
Copenhagen Business School
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Constance Helfat
J. Brian Quinn Professor in Technology and Strategy,
Tuck School of Business
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Michael Lenox
Professor of Business, Senior Faculty Fellow UVA Miller Center, Senior Advisor to Dean,
University of Virginia
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Anita McGahan
Professor, Strategic Management, George E. Connell Chair in Organizations & Society, University of Toronto
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Martin Reeves
Managing Director & Senior Partner, Chairman,
BCG Henderson Institute
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Rob Seamans
Professor, Management and Organizations, Director, Center for the Future of Management,
Leonard N. Stern School of Business
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Myles Shaver
Professor, Curtis L. Carlson Chair in Corporate Strategy,
Carlson School of Management
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2024 Utah Strategy Summit

August 5-8, 2024

Venue

Watch Live

Convening Sponsors

Ten Panel Sessions

Some would argue that the core strategy course has not fundamentally changed in decades. What needs to change?

What should strategic management’s dependent variable be?

What does strategic management look like if it took stakeholders seriously?

How is strategic management useful in a world of Knightian uncertainty?

How do we link theory and practice in strategy?

How far can we push toward causal identification in a field focused on novelty, uniqueness and complementarity?

How will artificial intelligence reshape the practice of strategic management?

The firm, the transaction, the business model, resources, the network, the ecosystem, the platform—is the proliferation of units of analysis healthy or unhealthy for the field?

What does strategic management have to say about grand social challenges?

The causes and consequences of activist states for enterprising firms and markets

Sponsors

At Large Delegates

Panel Leaders

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