From June 24 to 27, 2025, the Gerpisa International Colloquium will be held in China for the first time. This year marks the 33rd edition of the forum, themed "The Central Role of China in the Global Automotive Industry" and will be hosted by emlyon business school (France) and  the School of Economics and Management at Tongji University (China). The forum will focus on three sub-themes: New Technologies and the Evolution of the Value Chain, Social & Regulatory Context, Challenges for Work and Labour.

This conference has gathered over 60 international scholars from 14 countries across North America, Europe, Asia, South America, and China, representing top universities to share their latest research findings. In addition to academic papers, the conference will feature: the release of two new English-language publications on the global automotive industry; a meeting and collaboration discussion with the editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Automotive Technology and Management (IJTAM); a special session for Global DBA candidates and supervisors from emlyon business school; and the Auto Industry Alumni Association (AIAA) Session.

Meanwhile, we have invited numerous international automotive executives and industry leaders to jointly explore best practices, covering sectors including vehicle manufacturing, auto components, smart vehicle technologies, and supply chains. Additionally, distinguished professors and scholars from China's top academic institutions will participate, including Peking University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Tongji University,Harbin Institute of Technology and South China University of Technology. This colloquium aims to establish a high-level platform for academic-industrial exchange, facilitating the co-development of theory and practice.

Basic Information

Topic：

The 33rd International Colloquium of Gerpisa 2025-The Central Role of China in the Global Automotive Industry

Date：

Tuesday 24 June 2025 - Friday 27 June 2025

Venue：

School of Economics and Management, Tongji University

Founding Organizer：

Gerpisa

Host Organizer：

emlyon business school, School of Economics and Management, Tongji University

Co-Organizer：

École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay, School of Management Harbin Institute of Technology, Auto Industry Alumni Association (AIAA) , Xuanyuan Academy

Company Visit support：

SAIC-Volkswagen

Keynote Guests

Audience Registration

Alumni Benefits

Tongji University and emlyon business school each are eligible for 20 complimentary passes per day.

Alumni Registration Link (Lunch not included)

*This registration link is exclusively for Tongji University and emlyon business school alumni.

Limited to 40 passes daily, first-come-first-served. Successful registrants will be contacted via phone or email for official confirmation.

Audience Registration

3-Day Full Pass (June 24-26)

Fee: 800 RMB/person(Includes: 3-day pass and tea break. Lunch not included)

emlyon business school Global DBA & AIAA Special Session Pass (June 26 )

Fee: 199 RMB/person

(Includes: June 26 pass and tea break)

*Registration deadline: Sunday, June 22, 2025. Successful registrants will be contacted via phone or email for official confirmation.

Sponsorship Opportunity

For speaking and sponsorship opportunities, please contact Ms. Peng at ppeng@em-lyon.com.

Founded in 1992 by eminent scholars—Michel Freyssenet (EHESS, Sociology), Robert Boyer (CNRS, Economics), and Patrick Fridenson (EHESS, History)—GERPISA (Permanent Group for the Study of the Automobile Industry and its Employees) emerged as an international social science network to challenge the universal applicability of the Toyota Model. It pioneers research on the diversity of automakers’ trajectories across institutional contexts, covering innovation cultures, labor relations, and value chain dynamics.

In 2008, GERPISA evolved into a French Scientific Interest Group (GIS) under economist Bernard Jullien (University of Bordeaux), establishing a unique academic-policy-industry nexus:

Government Backing: Supported by key French ministries (Economy and Finance , Ecological Transition);

Industry Integration: Partnered with CCFA (French Automobile Manufacturers’ Committee) and FIEV (French Federation of Vehicle Equipment Industries);

Academic Excellence: Anchored by ENS Paris-Saclay（École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay）and CNRS (National Center for Scientific Research).

GERPISA's academic evolution has undergone two major phases: In the 1990s, its foundational work challenged the "universality of the Toyota model," proposing the "diversity of productive models" framework to analyze how national institutions, corporate strategies, and labor relations shape the automotive industry. After becoming a French Scientific Interest Group (GIS) in 2008, it expanded its focus from traditional automaking to electrification, digitalization, and new mobility ecosystems, building a transnational interdisciplinary network (economics-sociology-political geography). Its research now directly informs EU and French automotive policies, reflecting GERPISA’s shift from critical theory to policy-industry engagement—solidifying its global authority in automotive research.

Founding Organizer

Host

Co-organizer

法国里昂商学院全球工商管理博士项目
Global DBA (Asia Track)

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