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THE “FUTURE OF EUROPE” INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE, 17th Edition
– FOE 2026 –

Topic: “Global Entrepreneurship: Political Economy, Financial and International Business Perspectives”

22-23 OCTOBER 2026

FoE 2025 – Agenda

FoE 2025 – Call for papers

Book of Abstracts

The Faculty of International Business and Economics at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies is organizing the 17^th edition of the FoE International Conference on 22-23 October 2026. The event aims to bring together academics, researchers, experts from the business environment, and government representatives for presentations and debates on topics in the field of international business and economics, with a focus on the European Union.

The Conference is centered around the following themes, but not limited to them:

– Global value chains and entrepreneurial integration in international markets
– Cross-border capital flows and entrepreneurial finance
– Institutional environments and comparative entrepreneurship
– Geopolitical risk and international business strategy
– Industrial policy and international competitiveness
– Digital trade, platforms, and global market access
– Sustainable entrepreneurship and global economic transformation
– Emerging markets as hubs of international entrepreneurship
– Macroeconomic volatility and entrepreneurial decision-making in open economies
– Risk, uncertainty, and resilience in global ventures

We warmly invite academics and researchers to submit their papers by October 1^st for the FoE International Conference 2026. Join us either in person or online. We look forward to your valuable contributions as both an author and an engaged participant!

Professor François FULCONIS

Avignon Université, France

Keynote title: TBA

Profile

François FULCONIS is a University Professor, Doctor HDR in Management Sciences at Avignon University (AU). He mainly teaches Business Strategy and Supply Chain Management (SCM). He is the Deputy Director of the ·JPEG Research Laboratory in Law, Political Science, Economics, and Management at Avignon University (AU). He is also an external associate researcher at CRET-LOG, the Transport and Logistics Research Laboratory at Aix-Marseille University (AMU).
In addition, he is an elected board member of the International Association for Research in Logistics and Supply Chain Management (AIRL-SCM), a member of the International Network on New Party Logistics (IN-NPL), and an alumnus of CEFAG (FNEGE).
His research focuses on the management of inter-organizational relationships, with a threefold perspective: strategic, network-based, and logistical. He has authored more than 200 academic and professional publications on these topics and is the co-author of the book “Logistics Services: Origins, Challenges, and Perspectives” published by EMS.

Professor Jörg Guido HÜLSMANN

Université d’Angers, France

Keynote title: „The Political Economy of Liquidity”

Profile

Jörg Guido HÜLSMANN is a professor of economics at the University of Angers and also a Senior Fellow of the Mises Institute and a corresponding member of the Pontifical Academy for Life. He is the author of Abundance, Generosity, and the State (2024), Krise der Inflationskultur (2013), The Ethics of Money Production (2008), and Mises: The Last Knight of Liberalism (2007). His current research focuses on the political economy of financial markets, as well as on the theory of money and banking. More detailed information is available on guidohulsmann.com.

Professor Cristina NEESHAM

University of Melbourne, Australia

Keynote title: “Artificial Intelligence and Responsible Innovation: Challenges and Opportunities for the Global Economy”

Profile

Cristina NEESHAM (PhD, University of Melbourne)is a business ethicist and a former Associate Dean and Professor of Business Ethics and Sustainability at Newcastle University Business School (UK). She is currently Adjunct Professor at Swinburne School of Business, Law and Entrepreneurship, Swinburne University (Australia). Cristina has also held academic positions at Monash Business School (Australia), University of Paris Nanterre (France), and University of Adelaide (Australia). As a scholar and public intellectual, Cristina applies philosophical methods to reshape academic and public thought about how global sustainability can be achieved, how responsible innovation in digital technologies can assist in achieving it, and how business schools can better educate ethical leaders for a sustainable future. A recipient of an Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) UK grant, she works in inter-disciplinary teams (with colleagues in computing and cybersecurity, finance and accounting, law, media and cultures, medicine, linguistics) to apply ethics and responsibility principles and frameworks in practical contexts of wide societal interest (global public health, smart homes, online media). Her work in artificial intelligence (AI) ethics addresses key policy issues in digital technology governance and regulation.

Professor Paulo Reis MOURÃO

University of Minho, Portugal

Keynote title: “Trading-Off Between Social Policies and Energy Policies”

Profile

Paulo Reis Mourão is a Professor of Economics at the University of Minho, Portugal, with a distinguished academic and research career in Public Finance, Institutional Economics, and Economic Policy. He has published extensively in international peer-reviewed journals and authored several books addressing the intersection of economics and society. His work is recognized for its analytical depth and policy relevance, particularly in the context of European economic governance. Professor Mourão is a frequent speaker at international conferences and contributes regularly to public economic discourse. His insights are especially valued in discussions on fiscal sustainability, governance, and the socio-economic challenges facing modern economies.

Professor Grigoris ZAROTIADIS

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh), Greece

Keynote title: “From Unipolar Internationalism to Multipolar Nationalism: between Scylla and Charybdis?”

Profile

Grigoris Zarotiadis studied economics in Johannes Kepler University of Linz – Austria. During his PhD he spent a year in UMIST (University of Manchester – Institute for Science and Technology). Currently, he serves as a Full Professor in the School of Economic in the Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences in Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh), where he served as the Dean. He is a member of the Board of Governance of AUTh and the President of the Association of Economic Universities of South and Eastern Europe and the Black Sea Region (http://www.asecu.gr). Besides, he is chairing the Interdisciplinary Laboratory for Black Sea and Mediterranean Studies (https://ilabsem.web.auth.gr/) and the Aristotelian Center for Social Research in AUTh. He is a member of the Leadership Council of SDSN Black Sea (http://sdsn-blacksea.auth.gr/) and a newly elected fellow of the World Academy of Art and Science (https://worldacademy.org/). His research covers the fields of international economics, economic development and economic growth, having a plentiful record of international academic publications and relevant citations. Since 2000, he is an Independent, Non – Executive Member, currently the Vce-President of the Board of DROMEAS S.A.

Professor Kirk CHANG

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh), Greece

Keynote title: “Women’s entrepreneurship theory through digital workplace innovation: A new concept”

Profile

Kirk CHANG is a university professor of human resource management and technovation. Professor Chang is a media commentator and has published book chapters, commissioned reports, international conference papers and peer-reviewed journal articles. He investigates issues of personnel management and scrutinises the implications of new technologies on employee behaviour, group dynamics, competitive advantage and organisational performance.
He has accumulated career experiences from reputable institutions; including the positions of Professor (University of East London, UK; Salford University, UK; University of Sharjah, UAE), Reader (Oxford Brookes University, UK), Senior Lecturer (Cumbria University, UK), Postdoc Research Fellow (Southampton University, UK) and Assistant Professor (Kaohsiung Medical University, TW).
Professor Chang also acts as an external programme examiner, PhD examiner, and programme accreditor for both UK and overseas Higher Education. Professor Chang has assisted numerous organisations in employee training, community engagement, consultancy projects and HR-oriented research collaboration. He is a Chartered Scientist (CSci, UK), Chartered Psychologist (CPsychol, UK) and has received prestigious fellowships of the Royal Society, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, the British Psychological Society, and the Higher Education Academy.

Supply Chain Forum: Business & Academia – „Challenges in Supply Chain in CEE Countries” / “Défis de la chaîne d’approvisionnement dans les pays d’Europe centrale et orientale”

This forum aims to become a benchmark in the dialogue between the business environment and academia, offering a concrete platform for relevant debates on current topics related to supply chains in Central and Eastern Europe, with the goal of identifying the most pressing challenges and effective solutions associated with modern supply chains.

The event will include:

Thematic discussion with industry specialists and academic experts. If you want to participate in the debate, submit a paper here: https://confdesk.com/public/attend/FoE2025
Interactive zones for student engagement, featuring exhibition booths from participating companies.
Strategic networking opportunities and the chance to strengthen relationships with the next generation of professionals.

Educators Forum in Teaching international business and economics

International business and economics academics and practitioners are invited to a special meeting focused on dynamic exchange of insights, fostering collaboration in teaching and research, and shaping innovative solutions for a more resilient and inclusive global economy.

More details: see the FoE Agenda.

Workshop on Developing Academic Writing

International workshop dedicated to PhD students on current issues in economics and business research, organized in collaboration with the Laboratory on the Social Acceptability of Natural Resources’ Exploitation (LASERN) at Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT), Canada. The workshop will take place on October 16, 2025, in a hybrid format, both in person and online, at ASE and UQAT. Applicants are invited to submit a scientific project proposal by October 1, 2025. Interested persons may obtain additional details from the EAI Doctoral School.

European Citizens Agora

Topic: How does disinformation affect EU enlargement?
Large-scale disinformation campaigns pose a considerable challenge to Europe and require a coordinated approach from EU countries, EU institutions, online platforms, the media, and EU citizens. An appropriate response to this danger is to provide the public with accurate and appropriate information about disinformation, to desensitize them to it, and to develop a set of skills such as critical thinking, verification of information, and improved media literacy. Disinformation also poses a threat to EU enlargement, as it is used by external actors to destabilize the accession process and undermine democracies in candidate countries. Social media platforms and new technologies have increased the scale of this phenomenon and the speed with which false or misleading information can reach different audiences, whether targeted or untargeted. The EU is combating this threat by imposing sanctions on disinformation actors and strengthening strategic communication to counter information manipulation and foreign interference, to increase the resilience to disinformation and hybrid threats.

The debate will be conducted in Romanian language.

Event organized in collaboration with the European Institute of Romania and EUROPE DIRECT Centre Bucharest

Chair: Professor Sanja Sever Mališ

Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Zagreb, Croatia

Keynote title: „Elevating Standards: Best Practices in International Accreditation for Business Higher Education”

Profile

Prof. Dr. Sanja Sever Mališ serves as a Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Business – University of Zagreb (Croatia) triple crown institution (AACSB, EQUIS, AMBA) from 2022. As dean, she serves as a member of peer review teams for accreditation business school institutions (EQUIS). Her research and professional interests include accounting, auditing and fraudulent financial reporting. She participated in several scientific projects and teaches courses related to her field of interest. She is a co-author of university and scientific books. Among others, she is the co-author of university textbooks and books Accounting I – Accounting for Non-accountants, Analysis of Financial Statements – principles – procedures – cases and State Audit. She is a Certified Internal Auditor and a member of several editorial boards for journals and proceedings (e.g., Accounting and Finance, Internal Audit and Control, Proceedings of the FEB in Zagreb). From 2018 to 2022 she held the position of a Vice-dean for strategic partnerships and projects, i.e., business operations and strategic partnerships.

Description

In a rapidly globalizing world, the demand for high-quality business education is more vital than ever. This session aims to explore innovative and effective practices in the international accreditation of business higher education programs, specifically focusing on International Business Management.

As institutions strive to meet the evolving expectations of students and the global job market, understanding the benchmarks and frameworks for accreditation becomes crucial. The session will feature thought leaders and experts from various national and international accrediting bodies, as well as esteemed academic institutions known for their exemplary programs.

Objectives:

1. Sharing Best Practices: Highlight successful approaches to accreditation that enhance program quality and institutional credibility.

2. Fostering Collaboration: Encourage dialogue among stakeholders, enabling institutions to share experiences and insights that contribute to a robust accreditation landscape.

3. Identifying Challenges and Solutions: Address common obstacles faced by institutions in the accreditation process and discuss strategic solutions to overcome them.

4. Future Trends: Examine the future of international accreditation, considering technological advancements and changing industry needs

Deadlines

Paper Submission Information

Template – Model paper with Instructions for Authors

Conference fees – Copyright Statement

Publication opportunities

Panels & Contacts

Scientific Committee and Organizing Committee

Review Policy

Call for Reviewers – Guide for Reviewers

FoE Past Editions

Book of Abstracts – Past Editions

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