21379: Brain Drain, Gain, and Circulation: The Questions We are Grappling with in a World of Turmoil

Tuesday, July 29, 2025

13:45 - 15:15 CEST (GMT+2)

Location: Bella Center: Hall B- B2-m6

Session Type: Symposium (panel)
Orientation: Practice,International,Research,Diversity
Shareable link: https://cdmcd.co/AB7zBG

Coordinator(s)

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Lena Zander

Uppsala U., Sweden
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Wensong Bai

Shenzhen MSU-BIT University, Sweden

Moderator(s)

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Lena Zander

Uppsala U., Sweden
WB

Wensong Bai

Shenzhen MSU-BIT University, Sweden

Speaker(s)

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Daphne W. Yiu

Singapore Management U., Singapore
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Helena Barnard

University of Pretoria, South Africa
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Martin Abrahamson

Uppsala University, Sweden
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Jie Wu

University of Aberdeen
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Aida Hajro

University of Leeds, United Kingdom

In the wake of heightened geopolitical conflicts, across and within borders, follow increased flows of highly educated migrants and refugees. Affected nations and organizations experience Brain Drain, Brain Gain and Brain Circulation. In this panel symposium, our aim is to provide an opportunity for panelists and session participants to discuss and shed light on questions that we as a field are grappling with, such as how dual-identity, emotions, and incentives are linked to exit decisions and ultimately to brainpower gains and losses. The role of artificial intelligence in limiting or encouraging brain drain flows and whether migrant brain drain is a symptom, not a cause, of failed development in some countries will also be discussed. In addition, the panel will open up the questions we have yet to ask from an individual, organizational, technological, or policy perspective.