Organizers and Boards

The conference is organised by four partner institutions:

University of Primorska, Faculty of Management, Slovenia

Faculty of Management (Slovenia) is a member of the University of Primorska. It is a higher education institution for education and research in the fields of social sciences and business management. The Faculty offers undergraduate study programmes in management, postgraduate programmes in management, economy and finance, and law, interdsciplinary postgraduate programmes in sustainable development and political science, and doctoral programme in management. Beside the study programs leading to a degree the Faculty also offers modules for groups or in-company training from the field of social sciences and business management with interdisciplinary links to economic, business, legal, organizational and behavioural sciences and international Summer Schools.

University of Trento, Department of Economics and Management, Italy

The Department  of Economics and Management at the University of Trento (Italy) is a 50-year-old dynamic academic institution that is actively engaged in diverse fields of economic and management research. Recognized for its teaching quality, DEM offers a variety of study courses, including undergraduate courses in General Economics and Business Administration, as well as master's programs in Economics and Company Legislation, Finance, Management, Sustainable Tourism Management, Behavioral and Applied Economics, International Management, European Master in Business Studies, Innovation Management, Data Science, European and International Studies, and International Security Studies. Additionally, DEM provides research doctorates (PhD) in Economics and Finance, Management, International Studies, and Sustainability (Susteems). 

University of Trieste, Department of Economics, Business, Mathematics and Statistics (DEAMS)

The Department of Economics, Business, Mathematics and Statistics (DEAMS) promotes and coordinates teaching and research activities in the fields of economics and business sciences, statistical sciences and mathematics applied to economics and social sciences. DEAMS undergraduate programs include three degrees in Economics and Financial Markets, Business Administration and Management, Statistics and Informatics for Business, Finance and Insurance. At the graduate level DEAMS offers three Master degrees in Economy, Environment and Development, Business Strategy and Consulting, Statistical and Actuarial Sciences. It is also home to an international PhD in Circular Economy.

Juraj Dobrila University of Pula, Faculty of Economics and Tourism "Dr. Mijo Mirković", Croatia

Faculty of Economics and Tourism "Dr. Mijo Mirković" (Croatia) is 55 years old institution within which all levels of higher education are being carried out: from undergraduate and graduate studies to postgraduate specialist and doctoral programs of study. Scientific activities of Faculty includes research in the field of social sciences and organization of international conferences as well as publishing of international scientific journal "Economic Research" referred in most important scientific databases like Social sciences citation index (Thomson Reuters), ABI/INFORM PRoquest, CAB Abstracts, EBSCO, ECONLIT. This year Faculty of Economics and Tourism "Dr. Mijo Mirković" starts to publish another international scientific journal, Review of Innovation and Competitiveness which will try to explain what is happening in the race for global innovation advantage, explain economic decline in the most developed economies of the 21st century, change and dynamics in the innovation and innovation polices worldwide, building innovation advantage in order to overcome barriers to innovation. 

 Conference Chairs:

Dr. Anita Trnavčević, University of Primorska, Faculty of Management, Slovenia

Dr. Oksana Tokarchuk, University of Trento, Department of Economics and Management, Italy

Dr. Guido Bortoluzzi, University of Trieste, Department of Economic, Business, Mathematics and Statistics (DEAMS)

 

Organising Committee

University of Primorska, Faculty of Management, Slovenia:

  • MSc. Suzana Sedmak,
  • Dr. Ana Grdović Gnip,
  • Staša Ferjančič Rosso,
  • Dr. Tatjana Horvat.

University of Trento, Department of Economics and Management, Italy:

  • Dr. Bob Bastian,
  • Dr. Andrea Caputo,
  • Dr. Maria Della Lucia
  • Dr. Giulia Dore,
  • Dr. Erica Santini.

University of Trieste, Department of Economics, Business, Mathematics and Statistics, Italy:

  • Dr. Guido Bortoluzzi,
  • Dr. Grazia Garlatti Costa,
  • Dr. Rubina Romanello,
  • Dr. Gabriele Sbaiz,
  • Dr. Giorgio Valentinuz,
  • Dr. Donata Vianelli.

Programme Board:

  • Dr. Kirk Anderson, Memorial University, Canada
  • Dr. Reinhard Bernsteiner, MCI The Entrepreneurial School, Austria
  • Dr. Štefan Bojnec, University of Primorska, Slovenia
  • Dr. Hani El-Chaarani, Beirut Arab University, Lebanon
  • Dr. Ksenija Černe, Juraj Dobrila University of Pula, Croatia
  • Dr. Patrizia de Luca, University of Trieste, Italy
  • Dr. Maria Della Lucia, University of Trento, Italy
  • DDr. Imre Fertő, Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary
  • Dr. József Fogarasi, Óbuda University, Hungary and Partium Christian University, Romania
  • Dr. Maria Antónia Gonçalves Rodrigues, Polytechnic of Porto, Portugal
  • Dr. Małgorzata Gotowska, University of Science and Technology, Poland
  • Dr. Rune Ellemose Gulev, Kiel University of Applied Sciences, Germany
  • Dr. Florin Ionita, Bucharest University for Economic Studies, Romania
  • Dr. Anna Jakubczak, University of Science and Technology, Poland
  • Dr. Maria Jakubik, Ronin Institute, USA
  • Dr. Pekka Kess, University of Oulu, Finland
  • Dr. Massimiliano Kaucic, University of Trieste, Italy
  • Dr. Branko Kavšek, University of Primorska, Slovenia
  • Dr. Danijela Križman Pavlović, Juraj Dobrila University of Pula, Croatia
  • Dr. Atanu Kumar Nath, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Norway
  • Dr. Reinhard Neck, University of Klagenfurt, Austria
  • Dr. Mitja Ruzzier, University of Primorska, Slovenia
  • Dr. Erica Santini, University of Trento, Italy
  • Dr. Cezar Scarlat, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania
  • Dr. Marcello Signorelli, University of Perugia, Italy
  • Dr. Dean Sinković, Juraj Dobrila University of Pula, Croatia
  • Dr. Brandon William Soltwisch, Tulane University, USA
  • Dr. Marinko Škare, Juraj Dobrila University of Pula, Croatia 
  • Dr. Janez Šušteršič, Re-forma, Research and Development, Ltd., Slovenia
  • Dr. Giorgio Valentinuz, University of Trieste, Italy
  • Dr. Donata Vianelli, University of Trieste, Italy
  • Dr. Robert Zenzerović, Juraj Dobrila University of Pula, Croatia      
Press - Editorial Office, University of Primorska, Slovenia: Alen Ježovnik

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