On March 31, the 108th Luojia Forum on Economic and Management Development was held at the Tianhao∙Luojia Wutong Lecture Hall. Professor Yadong Luo from the University of Miami, USA, delivered an academic report titled "Geopolitics and Global Disorder."

The forum was attended by over 60 doctoral and master's students, and:

• Professor Yu Zhen, Dean of Hongyi Honors College

• Professor Tu Yidong, Vice Dean of the School

• Ms. Liu Yanqing, Director of the Research Office

• Faculty members including: Prof. Liu Xueyuan, Prof. Zhang Sanbao, Assoc. Prof. Wen Xingqi, Assoc. Prof. Zhou Wei, Assoc. Prof. Jiang Shisong, Assoc. Prof. Li Shaolong, Assoc. Prof. Wang Gang, Lecturer Lei Hao.

The forum was chaired by Professor Chen Limin, Director of the Department of Business Administration and Head of the Global Strategy Research Center. Party Committee Secretary Wang Liping delivered the welcome address, highlighting Professor Luo's pioneering contributions to international business research and the strategic significance of today's topic for global management studies. She emphasized Wuhan University's commitment to fostering cutting-edge academic dialogues that address contemporary geopolitical challenges.

Professor Yadong Luo, Emery Findlay Distinguished Chair Professor at the University of Miami, provided a panoramic overview of the most pressing and cutting-edge challenges in international business, with particular focus on geopolitics and geoeconomics. His synthesis demonstrated how these forces are fundamentally reshaping global landscapes and compelling multinational enterprises to rethink their strategic responses.

Professor Luo identified several theoretically driven, socially relevant research frontiers ripe for empirical validation in international business studies. With exceptional clarity, he analyzed emerging corporate strategies including: Risk Intelligence, Digital Interconnectivity, Multipolar Geostrategic Positioning, Regional Pathway Reconstruction, Corporate Diplomacy.

Professor Yu Zhen, Dean of Hongyi Honors College, engaged in scholarly dialogue with Professor Luo during the Q&A session. The discussion deepened through rigorous examination of conceptual frameworks and theoretical constructs, with Professor Luo sharing invaluable research insights drawn from his decades of pioneering work. The forum concluded with participants – including over 60 faculty members and graduate students – expressing profound inspiration from the intellectually vibrant discussions.

Speaker Profile:
Professor Yadong Luo

• One of the most distinguished Chinese scholars in global management academia

• Dual Fellow of the Academy of Management (AOM) and Academy of International Business (AIB)

• Senior Editor of Journal of International Business Studies (JIBS)

• Former Dean of Sun Yat-sen University's Business School

• Author of 20+ books and 200+ research papers (including 60+ in UTD24 journals)

• Holder of a Google Scholar h-index of 116 with 60,000+ citations

Correspondent: Shaolong Li

Photographer: Ning Wang

Reviewer: Minxue Huang