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Podcast: Deep (in German)

Last Saturday I had the pleasure to talk to the two legends Farsh and Sascha on their podcast “Deep“, a series of conversations between two outstanding minds on a journey to deeper meaning. Their podcast can best be summarized in their own words, translated from German with DeepL:

We – that’s Sascha and Farshad – welcome you on our little website to our podcast Deep. A friendship that has accompanied and enriched us since 2012 through various places like Brussels, Afghanistan and Berlin all the way to our joint podcast adventure. What has grown in many exciting experiences in the “real” world can now blossom in the digital space. Our podcast format reflects this ongoing journey: exciting, deep conversations paired with a huge joy for the superficial and trivial. To enjoy life with a childlike curiosity, to enjoy this life with all means of art and to feel our exchange in the highest, accessible degree of freedom. We would like to share this with you and hope, of course, that you enjoy our podcasts. If not, well then. Then we do, as Sascha (and partly full Assi Toni) it always to say: Always on!

We spoke about my life before and after quitting my previous passion (video games), strategies for mental stamina (meditation) and what Humboldt and Astronauts have in common. If you speak German and have some time on your hands, make sure to check out Sascha and Farshad’s podcast.

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UNCTAD-AIB Award for Research in Investment and Development

Last week I was fortunate to attend a fascinating award session organized by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the Academy of International Business (AIB). I am honored that the third paper of my dissertation, MNE and Where to Find Them: an Intertemporal Perspective on the Global Ownership Network was selected among the top 5 nominees for the best young academic research work on international investment and development. Jeremy Clegg and Amelia Santos-Paulino did a fantastic job on the organization and moderation, creating a stimulating atmosphere for discussion of the participants’ results and ideas for future research. James Zhan, session chair and director of UNCTAD’s Division on Investment and Enterprise, guided the session while connecting from a G20 event in Italy. The top 5 nominations were:

  • The Indirect Effect of Import Competition on Corporate Tax Avoidance – Baptiste Souillard, Université Libre de Bruxelles (Winner)
  • Overcoming institutional voids in the home country for internationalization: Effectiveness of market and non-market strategies for Indian MNEs – Rishika Nayyar, FORE School of Management, Rajdeepa Maity, O.P. Jindal Global University
  • Belt and Road Initiative and Cascading Innovation in China’s Domestic Railway Ecosystem – Yang Gao, HEC Montréal
  • Multichain strategies and economic upgrading in global value chains: Evidence from Kenyan horticulture – Giovanni Pasquali, University of Manchester, Aarti Krishnan, University of Manchester
  • MNE and Where to Find Them: an Intertemporal Perspective on the Global Ownership Network – Philipp Großkurth, WIPO

Although I did not win the award I am happy to have been among the finalists and look forward to the proposed follow-up by UNCTAD. See you at the World Investment Forum!