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EBHA 25th Annual Congress, 22 - 24 June 2022, Madrid, Spain
12th EBHA Franco Amatori Summer School
The 12th EBHA Franco Amatori Summer School took place from September 3rd to September 7th in Rethymno, Crete (Greece), at the Institute for Mediterranean Studies / FORTH. Fifteen students had the opportunity to present and discuss their dissertation projects with six faculty members, Gelina Harlaftis, Paloma Fernández Pérez, Teresa da Silva Lopes, Ben Wubs, Stig Tenold, and Adoración Álvaro. The discussions were lively and thorough, with wonderful engagement and interaction among the students. Congratulations and our sincere thanks to Gelina Harlaftis, Alexandra Papadopoulou, and our colleagues at the Institute for Mediterranean Studies for being such gracious hosts. We also want to thank the faculty members for making time in their busy agendas, and students for being so active.
30th Anniversary of the EBHA
The 30th Anniversary of the EBHA was celebrated at the annual congress of 2024, which was held at ISEG, Universidade de Lisboa, and the Nova School of Business and Economics (Carcavelos). Nearly 200 papers were presented across 50 sessions, 2 roundtables, and 2 workshops. Thanks to the EBHA sponsorship and the dedicated efforts of the local organizing team to secure additional funding, 31 early-career students were able to benefit from travel grants or fee waivers. The EBHA Council is deeply grateful for the excellent work done by our colleagues, particularly the presidents of the local organization, Álvaro Ferreira and Pedro Neves.
The congress was inaugurated with the commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the EBHA. Teresa Da Silva and Eric Godelier coordinated a roundtable in which various members who led the early days of EBHA participated either in person or virtually to share their perspectives on the evolution of the discipline and the association's contribution to it. During the congress, in addition, pictures sent by members were displayed, capturing quite a few nice, shared moments throughout these thirty years of scientific dialogue and friendship. Thanks to the committee in charge of organizing the EBHA 30th anniversary events: Teresa da Silva Lopes (president), Bram Bouwens, Alvaro Ferreira da Silva, Eric Godelier, Gelina Harlaftis, Maiju Wuokko, and Adoración Álvaro-Moya.
At the Gala Dinner, the Best Paper Prize was awarded to Marianna Astore (University of Turin and University of Oxford) and Paolo Di Martino (University of Turin) for their paper titled"Branching vs. Correspondents in ‘Cross-Border’ Banking Expansion? Evidence from Italy, 1880s–1936." The EBHA Dissertation Prize was awarded to Tine Petersen Malonæs, currently at Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, for her dissertation, "Creating Room for Innovation: A Business History Study of Innovation in the Kongsberg Group, 2000–2015," which she defended on August 22, 2023, at BI Norwegian Business School. Our heartfelt congratulations to all the winners!
The congress was inaugurated with the commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the EBHA. Teresa Da Silva and Eric Godelier coordinated a roundtable in which various members who led the early days of EBHA participated either in person or virtually to share their perspectives on the evolution of the discipline and the association's contribution to it. During the congress, in addition, pictures sent by members were displayed, capturing quite a few nice, shared moments throughout these thirty years of scientific dialogue and friendship. Thanks to the committee in charge of organizing the EBHA 30th anniversary events: Teresa da Silva Lopes (president), Bram Bouwens, Alvaro Ferreira da Silva, Eric Godelier, Gelina Harlaftis, Maiju Wuokko, and Adoración Álvaro-Moya.
At the Gala Dinner, the Best Paper Prize was awarded to Marianna Astore (University of Turin and University of Oxford) and Paolo Di Martino (University of Turin) for their paper titled"Branching vs. Correspondents in ‘Cross-Border’ Banking Expansion? Evidence from Italy, 1880s–1936." The EBHA Dissertation Prize was awarded to Tine Petersen Malonæs, currently at Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, for her dissertation, "Creating Room for Innovation: A Business History Study of Innovation in the Kongsberg Group, 2000–2015," which she defended on August 22, 2023, at BI Norwegian Business School. Our heartfelt congratulations to all the winners!
The 26th Annual Congress of the European Business History Association
The 26th Annual Congress of the European Business History Association was organized by the Centre for Business History at BI Norwegian Business School, Oslo Norway from August 24-26, 2023. The theme of the congress was The Relevance of Business History. A total of 140 papers were presented, organised in 43 sessions. From all sessions, there were reports of a good atmosphere, well-prepared papers, valuable contributions from appointed discussants and engaging plenary discussions.
Patrick Fridenson, Professor of International Business History at Centre de Recherches Historiques I'EHESS gave a thought-provoking keynote lecture titled “How can we make the past speak?" Fridenson was also awarded the EBHA Lifetime Achievement Award.
In addition to the academic program, the organisers invited to several social gatherings. A welcome reception was held in BI's rooftop canteen on the Thursday. On Friday, the congress participants were invited by the Oslo municipality to a reception at the Oslo City Hall. The congress participants were greeted by the deputy major of Oslo Abdullah Alsabeehg (who turned out to be a historian by training who had been taught by Even Lange, Norway´s first professor in Business History!) and received a tour of the City Hall, famous for hosting the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony. The congress was concluded with a Gala Dinner at the Thon Hotel Storo, where most of the participants were staying during the congress.
During the Gala dinner, the EBHA Best Paper Prize for the best paper on European business history was awarded. The winners were Juha-Antti Lamberg, Antti Sihvonen & Jarmo Taskinen (from University of Jyväskylä School of Business and Economics, Finland) with Henrikki Tikkanen (Aalto University School of Business, Helsinki, Finland) for their paper: “That escalated quickly: Emotions and the production of oral history during the political aftermath of a merger”.
Patrick Fridenson, Professor of International Business History at Centre de Recherches Historiques I'EHESS gave a thought-provoking keynote lecture titled “How can we make the past speak?" Fridenson was also awarded the EBHA Lifetime Achievement Award.
In addition to the academic program, the organisers invited to several social gatherings. A welcome reception was held in BI's rooftop canteen on the Thursday. On Friday, the congress participants were invited by the Oslo municipality to a reception at the Oslo City Hall. The congress participants were greeted by the deputy major of Oslo Abdullah Alsabeehg (who turned out to be a historian by training who had been taught by Even Lange, Norway´s first professor in Business History!) and received a tour of the City Hall, famous for hosting the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony. The congress was concluded with a Gala Dinner at the Thon Hotel Storo, where most of the participants were staying during the congress.
During the Gala dinner, the EBHA Best Paper Prize for the best paper on European business history was awarded. The winners were Juha-Antti Lamberg, Antti Sihvonen & Jarmo Taskinen (from University of Jyväskylä School of Business and Economics, Finland) with Henrikki Tikkanen (Aalto University School of Business, Helsinki, Finland) for their paper: “That escalated quickly: Emotions and the production of oral history during the political aftermath of a merger”.
First EBHA Lifetime Achievement Award 2022
Geoffrey Jones, the Isidor Straus Professor of Business History at Harvard Business School, was awarded the firts EBHA Lifetime Achievement Award. It was awarded at the 25th Annual Congress of the EBHA, Madrid, June 2022, where Professor Jones gave a keynote address titled "Business and Resilience: the Bad, the Ugly and the Good".
First EBHA Franco Amatori Summer School
In 2022, the EBHA Council renamed the the EBHA Summer School as the EBHA Franco Amatori, to pay tribute to all the commitment of Professor Franco Amatori in developing the new generations of business historians.
