LEADING TRANSFORMATIONS TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY: HEADWINDS AND TAILWINDS
On May 28-30, BA School of Business and Finance in cooperation with RISEBA university of Applied Sciences, Stockholm School of Economics in Riga and International Strategic Management Association organizes 17th International Baltic Business Management Scientific Conference ASBBMC 24`: “LEADING TRANSFORMATIONS TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY: HEADWINDS AND TAILWINDS”. Language of the conference: English
Organizers: BA School of Business and Finance, RISEBA University of Applied Sciences, Stockholm School of Economics in Riga
Partners: University of Latvia, SBS Swiss Business School, Kaiserslautern University of Applied Sciences
Venue: BA School of Business and Finance, Kr.Valdemara str, 161, Riga/ www.leta.lv
MAY 28
Pre-Conference: Doctoral Seminar
We encourage doctoral students and young and emerging researchers to attend the Pre-Conference.
10.30 – 13.00 Presentations
The jury experts are researchers and academic experts with extensive experience in scientific work. Advice and feedback will be provided to you by:
- Prof. Bert Wolfs – Dean of Academic Affairs at SBS Swiss Business School,
- Prof. Grațiela Georgiana Noja – Vice Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration at West University of Timisoara (Romania),
- Prof. Dimotros Maditinos – Professor at Democritus University of Thrace (Greece),
- Prof. Inna Romānova – Vice Dean for Science at the Faculty of Business, Management and Economics at the University of Latvia,
- Prof. Līga Peiseniece – Rector of BA School of Business and Finance,
- Prof. Tatjana Volkova – Chair of the Scientific Council at BA School of Business and Finance,
- Assoc. Prof. Aivars Spilbergs – Head of the Department of Finance and Economics at BA School of Business and Finance and member of the Scientific Council at BA School of Business and Finance,
- Prof. Inese Mavļutova – Member of the Scientific Council at BA School of Business and Finance, RISEBA, SSE.
May 29: Day 1
Plenary Sessions
Conference Hall, BA School of Business and Finance, K. Valdemara 161 or join the live broadcast here:
9.30 – 10.00 Welcome Speaches
Prof Līga Peiseniece, Rector at BA School of Business and Finance
Prof Lūcija Rutka, Rector at RISEBA University of Applied Sciences
Prof Anders Paalzow, Rector at Stockholm School of Economics in Riga
10.00 – 11.20 I Plenary session
Green Digital Finance: New Generation of Finance or part of New Paradigm of Eco-economical Strategy?
Moderator: Dr. Didzis Rutitis, Senior Researcher, Assist. Prof. at BA School of Business and Finance
10.00 – 10.30 Keynote presentation
Dr Tomas Puschmann, Executive Director of the Global Center for Sustainable Digital Finance at Stanford University in partnership with the University of Zurich and the Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST), Professor at the University of the Fraser Valley, British Columbia, Canada, Managing Director of the Swiss FinTech Innovation Lab at the University of Zurich
10.30 – 11.20 Experts Discussion
Prof Arnis Sauka, Head of the Centre for Sustainable Business at Stockholm School of Economics in Riga
Mr Rytis Urbanavicius, CFO at Heavy Finance, Lecturer at ISM University of Management and Economics in Vilnius
Ms Marine Krasovska, Head of Financial Technologies Supervision Department, Bank of Latvia
Mr Nauris Bloks, Board Member and Chief Innovation Officer at DelfinGroup, Lecturer at RTU and BA SBF
11.20 – 11.50 Coffee break
11.50 – 13.10 II Plenary session
Innovation and Sustainability
Moderator: Dr Elīna Miķelsone, Assoc. Prof, Senior Researcher at BA School of Business and Finance
11.50 – 13.10 Experts discussion:
PhD Iveta Cīrule, Horizon project Cities2030 manager
Ms Inga Uvarova, BA SBF lecturer and researcher, PhD. cand.
PhD Kristine Irtiševa, Humico SEO and RTU researcher
Ms Evija Pudāne, Cleantech Latvia, Executive Director
Ms Inese Pelša, Latvian Sustainable Procurement Association, founder and chair
13.10 – 13.40 Coffee Break
13.40 – 15.00 III Plenary session
Partnership Management Challenges in Knowledge-intensive socio-economic Ecosystems
Moderator: Mr Kristaps Banga, Accenture, Phd cand. at Riga Technical University
13.40 – 14.10 Keynote presentation
Mr Kristaps Banga, Accenture, Phd cand. at Riga Technical University
14.10 – 15.00 Experts discussion
Ms Elina Lidere, Innovations Ecosystems Lead at Latvijas Mobilais Telefons, 5G expert at the Latvian Internet and Communications Technology
Ms Egita Aizsilniece-Ibema, Head of Office at LAT.TECH, Latvian Office for Innovation and Technology in Brussels
Mr Dāvids Štēbelis, Technology Transfer and Innovation Ecosystems Expert, Researcher at Riga Technical University
Mr Jurijs Jastržembskis, Leading Technology Transfer and IP Protection Expert at the University of Latvia
15.00 – 15.30 Coffee break
15.30 – 16.50 IV Plenary session
New Generation Business and Finance Education
Moderator: Dr Kristaps Lešinskis, Assist. Prof., Researcher at BA School of Business and Finance
15.30 – 16.00 Keynote presentation
Dr Luísa Cagica Carvalho, Associate Professor (Department of Economics and Management), Institute Polytechnic of Setúbal, Portugal. Researcher in Centro de Estudos de Formação Avançada em Gestão e Economia (CEFAGE), University of Évora, Portugal. Guest Lecturer of University of São Paulo, Brazil in the Doctoral Program of Management
16.00 – 16.50 Experts discussion
Dr Māris Goldmanis, Senior Lecturer in Economics at Royal Holloway University of London
Dr Jānis Grēviņš, CEO at Higher Education and Research IT Shared Service Center
Prof Iveta Ludviga, RISEBA University of Applied Sciences
Mr Artis Birziņš, Curiosity Ventures, Board Member, Guest Lecturer at Riga Stradins University
16.50 – 17.00 Break
17.00 – 18.00 Round-table discussion
AI in Education and Research: Shortcuts, Bypasses, Deed ends
Moderator: Prof Tatjana Volkova, Head of Scientific Council at BA School of Business and Finance
Roundtable experts:
Prof Andris Teikmanis, Art Academy of Latvia, Head of Council of Higher Education
Prof Iveta Ludviga, RISEBA University of Applied Sciences
Prof Michael Gerlich, SBS Swiss Business School
Prof Zane Vārpiņa, Stockholm School of Economics in Riga
Assoc. Prof Visvaldis Valtenbergs, University of Latvia
Mr Ervīns Butkevičs, Senior Artificial Inteligence Expert at SIA Sertifikācijas centrs, Guest Lecturer at BA School of Business and Finance
May 30: Day2
Paralel Sessions
Topics:
- Current Problems in the Financial Sector and Market Development in the Digital Age.
- Strategic Challenges of Organizational Sustainability and Digital Transformation.
- Current Problems in Cybersecurity Management.
- Green and Circular Economy.
- Challenges in Human Resource Management and New Approaches in the Digital Age.
10:00-12:00 Paralel Session I – STRATEGIC RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY IN THE DIGITAL AGE
Moderator: prof. Tatjana Volkova
10:00-12:00 Paralel Session II – NAVIGATING EFFECTIVE STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP
Moderator: Moderator: Prof. Inese Mavļutova
10:00-11:45 Paralel Session III – New Generation Business and Finance Education
Moderator: Senior Researcher, Assist. Prof. Kristaps Lešinskis
10:00-12:00 Paralel Session IIV – FINANCE IN THE DIGITAL AGE
Moderator: Senior Researcher, Assist. Prof. Andris Fomins
10:00-11:45 Paralel Session V – CIRCULAR ECONOMY AND INNOVATION
Moderator: Senior Researcher, Assist. Prof. Didzis Rutitis
12:10 – 12:30 Conclusions, Prof. Tatjana Volkova
See full schedule HERE!
For more information: https://asbbmc.eu/
