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WEBINAR// Sustainability Strategies: How European SME’s Navigate Paradoxes in International Sustainability
On Monday, April 28, 2025, at 1:00 PM (EST) the Global Policy Institute and Bay Atlantic University (BAU) held a webinar titled “Sustainability Strategies: How European SME’s Navigate Paradoxes in International Sustainability” via Zoom and in-person at BAU.
The session explored how small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) manage the strategic tensions between sustainability commitments and global market pressures. Drawing on recent case study research, the talk examined the international strategies pursued by SME managers and how they reconcile contradictions between local market adaptation and value-driven practices in international businesses.
Speaker
Oscar Csibi is an Assistant Professor of International Management at Université Catholique de l’Ouest (UCO) and a Doctoral Researcher at Université Côte d’Azur (IAE Nice, GRM), where his research focuses on the intersection of SME internationalization and responsible business strategies. He holds three advanced master’s degrees in Management, International Business, and Management Research from institutions in France and Spain, and is currently completing his doctorate.
With over 15 years of executive experience in international B2B development and export strategy across Europe, Asia, and Latin America, Oscar brings real-world insight into the classroom. At UCO, he leads pedagogical innovation, teaches international strategy, and coaches students in career development.
A dedicated scholar-practitioner, Oscar has presented his work at major international conferences, including the McGill International Entrepreneurship Conference, the Academy of International Business (AIB) SIG Symposium on Sustainability, and the Atlas-AFMI Conference. His current research explores the paradoxes of sustainable international entrepreneurship, with forthcoming publications in academic journals and edited volumes.
Oscar also contributes to national efforts in entrepreneurial education as a certified facilitator in entrepreneurship. Fluent in French, Spanish, and English, he is committed to advancing responsible management practices and preparing the next generation of globally minded business leaders.
Moderator
Paolo von Schirach became President of the Global Policy Institute, GPI, in 2016. He is also Professor of Political Science and International Relations at Bay Atlantic University, BAU, in Washington DC. He previously served as Department Chair for Political Science and IR at BAU. Areas of expertise: US politics and economics, international security, NATO affairs, the war in Ukraine, the Middle East, US-China relations, Africa, terrorism, oil and gas and renewable energy.
Paolo von Schirach is the Founder and Editor of the Schirach Report, an online publication focusing on politics, economics and international security. Von Schirach is a frequent lecturer, TV and radio commentator, on US foreign and domestic politics and global issues. He is frequently on Alhurra TV, Asharq News, BBC Arabic, TG5 (Italy), Cairo TV, Sky News Arabia, Newsy, France 24, and other networks.
For more than 25 years von Schirach worked in emerging markets as Team Leader and Senior Expert managing investment and trade promotion programs. Prior to that he was a Research Associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, CSIS, which was followed by filling the role of Director of Communications, and later Senior Research Fellow, at the Atlantic Council. He was Deputy Director of the Global Security Project at Georgetown University, and Vice President for International Programs at Intelx, an institution focusing on international education. He was an Adjunct Professor in the Graduate Program of the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, (MSFS). He has been a frequent lecturer at the Foreign Service Institute, (FSI), the U.S. Federal Government’s primary foreign affairs training institution. Von Schirach holds higher degrees from Georgetown University where he was also a Fulbright Scholar and Fellow in the Government Department, the London School of Economics, the University of Pisa, Italy, and the Scuola Universitaria Superiore Sant’Anna of Pisa.