The Don Hambrick Extravaganza
Wednesday, July 29, 2026 – Thursday, July 30, 2026
Honoring Don’s Scholarship and Mentorship
A two-day academic celebration honoring Don Hambrick’s scholarship, mentorship, and enduring intellectual influence.
The conference sessions and the opening and closing lunches will be held in the Business Building (Google Maps directions) on the PSU campus. The cocktails/dinner event will be held in the Nittany Lion Inn (Google Maps directions) on the PSU campus. The Business Building is a short (13 min) walk or (4 min) drive from the Nittany Lion Inn.
For questions about travel, hotel accommodations or dinner arrangements, please email Amanda Brown or Holly Packard.
For questions about the conference sessions, please email Syd Finkelstein or Vilmos Misangyi.
Conference Program
| Time | Program Item | Theme / Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 11:45 AM – 1:15 PM |
Opening Lunch Business Building Atrium |
Welcome and gathering |
| 1:15 PM – 2:00 PM |
Session 1 208 Business Building |
Top Management Teams Co-chairs: A. Mooney Murphy, B. Wiesenfeld Panelists: T. Cho, M. Mannor, J. Michel, P. Siegel, Z. Simsek, M. White |
| 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM |
Session 2 208 Business Building |
Managerial Discretion Co-chairs: T. Quigley, M. Semadini Panelists: C. Crossland, S. Finkelstein, V. Misangyi, W. Shen |
| 2:45 PM – 3:00 PM | Break | — |
| 3:00 PM – 3:45 PM |
Session 3 208 Business Building |
Governance / Boards Co-chairs: A. Hillman, E. Zajac Panelists: T. Certo, M. DesJardine, R. Krause, G. McNamara, C. Shropshire, J. Westphal, M. Withers |
| 3:45 PM – 4:30 PM |
Session 4 208 Business Building |
CEO Successions Co-chairs: B. Cannella, A. Zhang Panelists: P. Dwivedi, A. Joshi, J. Kang, Y. Shi |
| 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM | Travel Back to Hotel / Prepare for Dinner | — |
| 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM |
Cocktails / Reception Nittany Lion Inn, Ballroom AB |
Social and networking |
| 6:30 PM – TBD |
Dinner Nittany Lion Inn, Ballroom C |
Evening celebration |
| Time | Program Item | Theme / Notes |
|---|---|---|
| On your own | Breakfast | If you are staying at the Nittany Lion Inn, it has a breakfast buffet |
| 8:30 AM – 9:15 AM |
Session 5 208 Business Building |
CEO Traits Co-chairs: J. Campbell, A. Hill Panelists: A. Chatterjee, A. Enders, J. Harrison, N. Hiller, A. Konig, E. Lee, T. Recendes |
| 9:15 AM – 10:00 AM |
Session 6 208 Business Building |
CEO Celebrity / Stigma Co-chairs: C. Devers, S. Graffin Panelists: J. Bundy, Y. Dewan, L. Graf-Vlachy, JT. Li, J. Lovelace, T. Pollock |
| 10:00 AM – 10:15 AM | Break | — |
| 10:15 AM – 11:00 AM |
Session 7 208 Business Building |
CEO Activism / Ideology Co-chairs: F. Briscoe, A. Wowak Panelists: J. Busenbark, MK. Chin, A. Gupta, M. Lee, S. Paruchuri, A. Rizzi |
| 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM |
Session 8 208 Business Building |
Don’s Autobiography Moderator: S. Finkelstein Panelist: D. Hambrick |
| 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM |
Closing Lunch Business Building Atrium |
Farewell and reflections |
All Conference Participants (in alphabetical order)
Neeli Bendapudi
Forrest Briscoe
Joel Brockner
Jon Bundy
John Busenbark
Joanna Campbell
Albert (Bert) Cannella
Trevis Certo
Arijit Chatterjee
Guoli Chen
Ming-Jer Chen
MK Chin
Theresa Cho
Craig Crossland
Mark DesJardine
Cindy Devers
Yasir Dewan
Priyanka Dwivedi
Albrecht Enders
Sydney (Syd) Finkelstein
Lorenz Graf-Vlachy
Scott Graffin
Abhinav Gupta
Donald (Don) Hambrick
Joseph Harrison
Aaron Hill
Nathan Hiller
Amy Hillman
Stephen Humphrey
Aparna Joshi
Jiyeon Kang
Andreas (Andi) König
Ryan Krause
Eric Lee
Michelle Lee
J.T. Li
Jeffrey (Jeff) Lovelace
Michael (Mike) Mannor
Gerry McNamara
John Michel
Vilmos Misangyi
Ann Mooney Murphy
Srikanth Paruchuri
Corey Phelps
Timothy (Tim) Pollock
Timothy (Tim) Quigley
Tessa Recendes
G. Alessandra Rizzi
Wei Shen
Ying Shi
Christine (Christy) Shropshire
Phyllis Siegel
Zeki Simsek
Charles (Chuck) Snow
Linda Treviño
Michael (Mike) Tushman
James (Jim) Westphal
Margaret White
Batia Wiesenfeld
Michael (Mike) Withers
Adam Wowak
Edward (Ed) Zajac
Anthea Zhang