The Fourth Case Conference
The AUB-OSB Fourth Case Conference offers a one-of-a-kind opportunity to network and engage with case writers, academics and professionals in the region. A rich program includes keynote speakers, professional development workshops, panels, and case development sessions led by seasoned case writers, educators and business professionals. During case development sessions, participants will present their new case ideas (case abstracts) and obtain detailed developmental feedback from experienced case mentors. The aim behind these mentor-participant case development sessions is to help participants move their cases forward to publication in our Ivey-AUB Collection, with case publishers and distributors, or refereed journals.
Submission Requirements
Eligible cases cover topics including but not limited to:
- Agribusiness
- Business disciplines
- Communication and PR
- Digitalization and impact of technology
- Education
- Engineering Management
- Entrepreneurship
- ESG
- Healthcare Disciplines and Management
- Industrial Engineering
- Public Health
- Public Policy
- R&D
- Sustainability
Cases must be original works based on a real (undisguised) decision by a real protagonist in a real organization using primary or secondary sources. Submissions are accepted in both English and Arabic.
In submitting your case, you commit to having at least one author attend the conference and present the accepted submission.
Awards
If you want your submission to be considered for the best submissions awards, upload your latest draft by January 8, 2026, using the camera-ready version on the submission platform.
Submissions will be evaluated based on their contribution to the development of contextually relevant cases and the advancement of the case method. Awards will be announced during the conference closing session.
The authors/ writers of winning cases will have the opportunity to work one-on-one with Ivey Publishing to develop the case for publishing in the Ivey-AUB Collection.
Publication Opportunities
After a peer review, the best developed cases will have the opportunity to be published in the Ivey-AUB Collection.
Conference Timeline
| Call for submissions
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| Submission opens |
| Free webinar |
| Submission closes
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| Decisions to applicants
Early registration opens |
| Camera-ready submission ends
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| Early registration closes
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| Conference
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Who Should Attend?
This conference is ideal for case writers, academics, professionals, instructors, program managers, learning designers, and graduate students who are:
- Interested in the case method and its potential for teaching, training, assessment, showcase, or other purposes.
- Interested in networking with case study enthusiasts and leading case method experts.
The Conference Venue
The AUB-OSB Fourth Case Conference will be held at the American University of Beirut, on our beautiful campus in Lebanon. Visit our campus 360 here.
The American University of Beirut is a leading institution in the MENA. Business education began at AUB in 1900. The business school was established in the year 2000 and was named the Suliman S. Olayan School of Business in 2003.
The Suliman S. Olayan School of Business is highly regarded within the international community, with rankings consistently placing it as a MENA leader and provider of vision and opportunity of international caliber. In addition, the school provides extensive activity in executive education throughout the region to leading organizations and has long been AACSB International-accredited.
For enquiries, please contact Dr. Randa Salamoun, the conference chair at thecasehub@aub.edu.lb.
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