Conference Tracks

Track 01: Complexity, Risk, and Strategic Foresight

As business environments become increasingly non-linear, this track examines organizations as complex adaptive systems. It integrates risk management with strategic foresight and systems thinking to support decision-making under deep uncertainty and systemic shocks (Anderson, 1999; Holland, 2006; Rohrbeck & Kum, 2018; Williams et al., 2021).

• Topics include:

  • Complexity theory and non-linear dynamics.

  • Strategic foresight, futures literacy, and weak signal detection.

  • Enterprise risk management and risk intelligence in complex systems.

  • Organizational resilience and adaptive capacity.

  • Decision-making under deep uncertainty and ambiguity.

Track 02: Leadership, Governance, and Organizational Transformation

This track focuses on leadership and governance as relational processes of sensemaking. It explores how leaders and boards navigate ethical dilemmas, institutional pressures, and transgenerational dynamics to enable organizational adaptability and legitimacy (Weick, 1995; Snowden & Boone, 2007; Gómez-Mejía et al., 2007; Hoffmann & Waddock, 2022).

• Topics include:

  • Ethical, responsible, and purpose-driven leadership.

  • Executive sensemaking and cognitive frameworks.

  • Board governance and ownership dynamics in volatile contexts.

  • Family business governance and succession planning.

  • Power, trust, and accountability in transforming systems.

Track 03: Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Digital Transformation

This track examines innovation and entrepreneurship as socio-technical processes. It explores how start-ups and established firms leverage emerging technologies like AI to create new business models and scale within volatile innovation ecosystems (Brynjolfsson & McAfee, 2014; Hanelt et al., 2021; Shepherd & Williams, 2020; Stigliani & Ravasi, 2021).

• Topics include:

  • AI, analytics, and algorithmic decision-making.

  • Digital transformation and platform ecosystems.

  • Entrepreneurial responses to complexity and adversity.

  • Start-up resilience, scaling, and growth strategies.

  • Responsible, human-centered, and inclusive innovation.

Track 04: Sustainability, Geopolitics, and Global Value Creation

This track positions sustainability and global strategy as systemic challenges. It examines how firms navigate geopolitical risk, regulatory fragmentation, and ESG integration to support long-term value creation and societal transformation (Freeman et al., 2010; George et al., 2021; Danneels & Vestal, 2020; Bennett & Lemoine, 2020).

• Topics include:

  • ESG integration, reporting, and sustainability-driven innovation.

  • Global value chains and geopolitical uncertainty.

  • Climate risk, circular economy, and transition strategies.

  • Trade policy, regulation, and institutional complexity.

  • Corporate purpose and stakeholder capitalism.

Track 05: Accounting, Finance, and Economics

Focused on the economic foundations of resilient organizations, this track explores how financial systems and accounting practices adapt to complex environments and long-term value requirements (Bansal et al., 2021; George et al., 2021).

• Topics include:

  • Sustainable finance and impact investing.

  • Economic frameworks for decision-making under uncertainty.

  • Performance measurement and reporting in complex systems.

  • Institutional frameworks for entrepreneurship and policy.

  • Financial resilience and systemic risk management.

Track 06: Marketing and Business Communication

This track examines how organizations communicate value and engage stakeholders in a digital, data-driven world. It focuses on the intersection of brand legitimacy, consumer behavior, and transparent communication (Maak & Pless, 2006; Zuboff, 2019; Stigliani & Ravasi, 2021).

• Topics include:

  • Strategic communication in complex/crisis environments.

  • Data-driven marketing and consumer analytics.

  • Brand legitimacy and stakeholder engagement.

  • Cognitive biases in consumer and managerial decision-making.

  • Digital labor and its impact on brand perception.

Track 07: Business Administration and Management

This track addresses the core operational and human dimensions of management. It focuses on organizational design, workforce resilience, and business continuity to ensure sustainable performance in shifting landscapes (McKinley & Scherer, 2022; Hanelt et al., 2021; Williams et al., 2021; Hoffmann & Waddock, 2022).

• Topics include:

  • Adaptive organizational design and systems thinking.

  • Workforce resilience, psychological safety, and well-being.

  • Business continuity planning and recovery strategies.

  • Hybrid work, digital labor, and the future of work.

  • Diversity, equity, and inclusion as a management imperative.