News

Thursday 25.9.2025

08:30                                      Registration                           Auditorium, EUBA (entry room)

09:30 – 10:30                         Official Opening                    Auditorium, EUBA

10:30 – 11:00                         Coffee Break                         Auditorium, EUBA (entry room)

11:00 – 12:00                         Keynote Speaker                  Auditorium, EUBA

• Torben Pedersen: Geopolitical turbulence in the world and companies’ resilience strategies

12:00 – 13:00                         Lunch Break                          EUBA (new building)

13:30 – 14:45                         Expert Panel                         Auditorium, EUBA

• Internationalization: Slovak Case (Institutional framework and Companies Operations)
• Rastislav Chovanec, State Secretary of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Slovak Republic
• Andrea Krajčíková, Director, Ministry of Economy, Slovak Republic
• Róbert Spišák, Director and Board Member AZC Group
• Peter Rusiňák, Head of BSC Forum

14:45 – 15:15                         Coffee Break                         Auditorium, EUBA entry room

15:15 – 16:30                         Keynote Speakers                Auditorium, EUBA

• Pervez Ghauri: Is compliance to ESG and SDGs achievable in the new world order.
• Arnold Schuh: IB research on CEE: The end of certainties and the recognition of blind spots

17:00 – 19:00                         Reception                              Auditorium, EUBA

Friday 26.9.2025

08:30 – 09:30             Meet the Editor                                            BUEM

How to publish in AIB journals? Guidance for the authors.

 Are you curious about the AIB's three journals? Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of International Business Policy, and AIB Insights each occupies a specific niche in the ecosystem of international business journals. In this session, you will learn about each of the journals, along with some hints for developing submission-ready manuscripts based on your research.

Elisabeth Rose: Co-Editor-in-Chief of Academy of Management Collections and Review of International Business and Strategy, Deputy Editor of Academy of International Business Insights, and an editor for Journal of International Business Studies.

Desislava Dikova: Editor-in-chief of the Journal of East West Business (published by Taylor Francis), co-editor of AIB Insights, associate editor of the Journal of International Management (published by Elsevier) and area editor of the European Management Review (published by Wiley)

09:30 – 09:45             Coffee Break                                                 BUEM

09:45 – 11:15             Conference Tracks #1 (1 & 7 & 11)             BUEM

Track #1 Globalization, Integration, Deglobalization, Regionalization: Strategic Perspectives

Matt Rašković, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand

Zuzana Kittová, Bratislava University of Economics and Business, Slovakia

Track #7 Modernization of the Business Environment in European Countries Under Current Challenges to Ensure Sustainable Economic Growth: Economic and Legal Aspects

Miklós Kozma, Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary

Mikuláš Sidák, Bratislava University of Economics and Management, Slovakia

Martin Klus, Bratislava University of Economics and Management, Slovakia

Track #5 Sustainability in the International Business Context

Blaženka Knežević, University of Zagreb, Croatia

Paula Puškárová, Bratislava University of Economics and Business, Slovakia

11:15 – 12:45             Conference Tracks #2 (2 & 8 &12)             BUEM

Track #2 International Business Management – Pressing Issues in CEE and Around the Globe

Andreja Jaklič, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

Kristína Drieniková, Bratislava University of Economics and Business, Slovakia

Track #8 FDI in CEE Region: Challenges and Opportunities

Piotr Trąpczyński, Poznan University of Economics, Poland

Ninel Seniuk, Bratislava University of Economics and Management, Slovakia

Track #12 Internationalization Strategies for MNEs and SMEs: Enhancing Global Competitiveness

Tiia Vissak, University of Tartu, Estonia

Miklos Stocker, Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary

12:45 – 13:45             Lunch Break                                                 BUEM

13:45 – 15:15             Conference Tracks #3 (3 & 9)                    BUEM

Track #3 Innovation, Digitalization, Artificial Intelligence in International Business and Marketing

Łukasz Puślecki, Poznań University of Economics and Business, Poland

Martin Kuchta, Bratislava University of Economics and Business, Slovakia

Track #9 Slovak and European Business Environment: Regional Value-Chain Specifics, Business Perspective on Upcoming Changing Environment

Michal Fabuš, Bratislava University of Economics and Management, Slovakia

Mário Lelovský, Slovak IT Association, Slovakia

15:15 – 16:45             Conference Tracks #4 (6 & 10)                   BUEM

Track #6 CEE-China Business Cooperation Under the Silk Road Framework

Michał Lemański, Wu Vienna, Austria

Hu Shangui, Ningbo University of Finance and Economics, China

Track #10 General Track on Topics

Krzysztof Wach, Krakow University of Economics, Poland

Anabela Luptáková, Bratislava University of Economics and Business, Slovakia

16:45 – 17:00             Coffee Break                                                 BUEM

17:00 – 18:30             Conference Tracks #5 (4 & 5)                    BUEM

Track #4 International Finance: Contemporary Challenges

Inna Romānova, University of Latvia, Latvia

Tomáš Výrost, Bratislava University of Economics and Business, Slovakia

Track #11 Teaching International Business in a Changing Global Environment

Agnieszka Głodowska, Krakow University of Economics, Poland

Ľubica Zubáľová, Bratislava University of Economics and Business, Slovakia

17:00 – 19:00             Paper Development Workshop (TBC)*     BUEM

AIB Insight: Elisabeth Rose  

Journal of East-West Business: Desislava Dikova

*This session is open only to authors who have submitted their papers in advance and were accepted for the workshop. Conference PDW focused on discussing and developing pre-submitted extended abstracts (6 pages max), towards submission and ultimate publication in the journal.

18:30 – 19:30             Glass of Wine

19:30                          Closing Ceremony                                        BUEM