MIC 2026 – 25th Anniversary
Bridging Gaps, Building Futures: Business and Policy in a Complex World
Distinguished Colleagues,
We are proud to announce the 25th Anniversary of the MIC (Management International Conference), a milestone that marks a quarter-century of dialogue, exchange, and knowledge-sharing among scholars and practitioners. Since its beginnings, MIC has served as a meeting point where ideas from diverse fields intersect, and this anniversary edition will continue that tradition.
The conference theme, “Bridging Gaps, Building Futures: Business and Policy in a Complex World”, highlights the need to foster dialogue between business and policy in order to navigate global complexity. In a time shaped by digital and green economic transitions, financial volatility, business model disruption, political uncertainty and upheavals, as well as shifting geostrategic dynamics, the interplay of policy and business becomes a key driver of long-term progress.
The MIC 2026 conference invites submissions that explore the interplay between business and policy in addressing complex global challenges. We particularly encourage contributions that go beyond established approaches, stimulate debate, and propose innovative ways of tackling societal problems and organisational challenges. New perspectives on business models, systemic thinking, multi-stakeholder cooperation, and cross-sector partnerships are especially welcome, as are ideas that challenge conventional wisdom and offer creative paths forward.
We welcome contributions in the fields of management, economics, finance, marketing, entrepreneurship, law, tourism, sustainable development, and digitalization, with a particular focus on how cooperation between policy and business can bridge gaps and build sustainable futures. Interdisciplinary perspectives and related topics are warmly welcome (more on subject areas here).
Join us in celebrating this special 25th Anniversary Conference. To mark this occasion, the MIC conference returns to its home institution, the University of Primorska, Faculty of Management in Koper (Slovenia) – a historic Adriatic coastal town, renowned for its cultural heritage and Mediterranean setting.
Submission and Registration
The submission process is organized in two steps:
- Abstract submission before the conference starts.
- Full Paper submission after the conference for the MIC 2026 Conference Proceedings or journals supporting the MIC 2026 conference.
You can submit your 300-500 word abstract via the online conference system. The abstract should be prepared using the conference template available here.
Pre-Conference Day for PhD students
The pre-conference day will include presentations of students' research with time for an in-depth discussion with experienced researchers as well as workshops on publishing and research design. More information is available here.
Publication Possibilities
Abstracts of papers will be published in the online MIC 2026 Book of Abstracts, ready for the conference.
Authors, who submit their abstracts, are invited to submit full papers to the MIC 2026 Conference Proceedings, published after the conference, or to the supporting journals, including:
- Academica Turistica - Tourism and Innovation Journal
- E-mentor
- Human Systems Management
- International Journal of Sustainable Economy
- Managing Global Transitions
- Micro & Macro Marketing
- Public Sector Economics
Important Dates
- Abstract submission deadline: 16 March 2026
- Notification of acceptance: 31 March 2026
- Registration and Payment Deadline: 20 April 2026 (Early bird), 10 May 2026 (Late registration)
- Conference: 3 - 6 June 2026
- Full Paper submission for MIC 2023 supporting journals: 15 July 2026
- Full Paper submission for MIC 2023 Conference Proceedings: 15 September 2026
Conference Fee
Information about the conference fee is available here.
Conference Venue
The conference will take place at the University of Primorska, Faculty of Management, Koper, Slovenia.
Conference Organizers
The University of Primorska, Faculty of Management (Slovenia) and the University of Trieste, Department of Economics, Business, Mathematics and Statistics (Italy).
Contact
E-mail: mic@fm.upr.si
Website: www.mic.fm-kp.si/
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