2025 Annual Research Summit on Inclusive Excellence

The Annual Research Summit on Inclusive Excellence will encourage conversations and foster interdisciplinary research partnerships. Breakfast and lunch will be provided.

ASU is committed to inclusion — ethnic, intellectual, socioeconomic, and cultural — and advancing knowledge that reflects the deepest possible grasp of broad perspectives.

At W. P. Carey, our ambition is to revolutionize the world through the pillars of accessibility, outstanding quality, and innovation in the realm of business knowledge. We are committed to igniting significant transformations in the business world and wider society through pioneering and impactful research. This summit is a reflection of our commitment, embodying the foundational principles of the W. P. Carey School of Business. This gathering not only aligns with our core principles but actively promotes them, facilitating a unique opportunity for growth, learning, and innovation.

This event will feature presentations by the following speakers:

• Amalia Pallares, vice provost for inclusive excellence and professor of transborder studies
• Sara Brownell, School of Life Sciences President's Professor
• Esteban Aucejo, provost fellow and associate professor of economics 
• Kacey Douglas, clinical associate professor of economics
• James Wright, associate professor of public affairs
• David Waldman, Dean's Council Distinguished Professor and professor of management and entrepreneurship 
• Salome Opoku, management and entrepreneurship graduate teaching associate and PhD candidate 
• Stephanie El Khoury, economics graduate research associate and PhD candidate

• Leonardo Barcellos, assistant professor of accountancy

  
  
  
  The Summit will also include presentations by winners of the student essay competition.