Asia AOM Conference in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

On June 16^th 2026 the Asia Academy of Management Conference in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam took place at the Vietnam Campus of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) withProf. Dr. Matthias A. Tietz representing the University of St.Gallen and the St.Gallen Institute of Management in Asia. Prof. Tietz presented collaborative work with research associate Stefan Ott on the topic of the circular economy.

Next to research presentations, poster discussions, meetings with co-authors and co-editors of an upcoming special issue in Technovation, Prof. Tietz also moderated the Dean’s panel – “Redefining Business Education in an Era of Disruption” featuring the Hosting Dean of The Business School at RMIT Vietnam, Prof. Dr. Robert McClelland and the Dean of the John Gokongwei School of Management at Ateneo de Manila University, Prof. Dr. Roberto Galang. The three professors shared a lively discussion about the types of disruption business schools face and the impact that AI will have on the future of education. The session included critical remarks from the audience and final plaidoyers for more international exchange and intercultural competence as an antidote to backwards-facing forces working against global integration and exchange. The conference concluded with a gala dinner and a company visit to one of the leading machine manufacturers of the country, highlighting the topics of international business education and business integration from a practical perspective.