4 February 2026 (Morning) |
5 February 2026 (Morning) |
| Session 1. Public Management |
Session 3. Strategic Management |
4 February 2026 (Afternoon) |
5 February 2026 (Afternoon) |
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Session 2. Leadership |
Session 4. Entrepreneurship |
IOCAS 2026 Day 1
Session 1. Public Management
Date: 4 February 2026 (Wednesday, Morning)
Time: 9:00 (CET, Basel) | 03:00 (EST, New York) | 16:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)
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CET |
Speaker |
Title |
| 9:00–9:10 |
Prof. Dr. Isabel María García Sánchez |
Opening Speech |
| 9:10–9:20 |
Prof. Dr. Natalia Aversano |
Welcome from the session chair |
| 9:20-9:40 |
Assoc. Prof. Manuela Lucchese |
Digital Transformation and Public Administration: governance, sustainability policies and processes as drivers of change |
| 9:40-10:00 |
Prof. Dr. Amalendu Bhunia |
Determinants of Public Sector Digital Readiness in ASEAN Economies |
| 10:00-10:15 |
Olaolu Peter Oluwasanmi |
Beyond Legal Autonomy: A Public Value Framework for Evaluating Local Government Reform in Nigeria |
| 10:15-10:30 |
Lungile Penxa |
CSO efforts to enhance citizen participation through social accountability monitoring and advocacy at the local government level, South Africa in winemaking |
| 10:30-10:45 |
Diana Ferullo |
The (Mis)alignment between Strategic Priorities and Public Value Creation: Evidence from Italian Healthcare Organisations |
| 10:45-11:00 |
Muhammad Sadil Ali |
Administrative Sciences in Practice: Governance, HRM, and Institutional Performance in Pakistan’s Higher Education Sector |
| 11:00-11:15 |
Jorge Alberto Romero-Hidalgo |
The Mexican Agricultural Policy Observatory (MAPO): A Digital Governance Tool for Evidence-Based Public Policy |
| 11:15-11:30 |
Mark Romanelli |
Operationalizing Inclusion: Applying Six Sigma Principles to DEIB Implementation in Cultural Organizations |
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11:30-11:45 |
Joan Simó Esteve |
Smart citizen participation for public management: transforming collective data into tangible actions through Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
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11:45-12:00 |
Fundiswa T. Khaile |
Reimagining Parliamentary Oversight: Lessons from the Zondo Commission on Strengthening Portfolio Committees in South Africa |
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Session 2. Leadership
Date: 4 February 2026 (Wednesday, Afternoon)
Time: 14:00 (CET, Basel) | 08:00 (EST, New York) | 21:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)
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CET |
Speaker |
Title |
| 14:00-14:20 |
Prof. Dr. Isabel María García Sánchez |
From Awareness to Action: CEOs and the Climate Agenda |
| 14:20-14:50 |
Assoc. Prof. Miha Marič |
Interpersonal Intelligence as a Foundational Capability for High-Quality Leader-Member Exchange |
| 14:50-15:05 |
Kristina Kampfer |
From Potential to Progress: Exploring the Development of Female Leadership Competencies |
| 15:05-15:20 |
Hao Chen |
Research on Human Resource Strategy under the Background of Self-media Convergence |
| 15:20-15:35 |
Ijeoma Ukeni |
Leadership in Organisations, what has authenticity got to do with it? |
| 15:35-15:50 | Adetutu Ogundipe Selected Oral Speaker |
Emotional Intelligence and Female Leadership: How Immigrant Women Leaders Integrate into Organisations Using Emotional Intelligence |
| 15:50-16:05 |
Shefali Vinod Ramteke |
Invisible Leadership in Innovation Ecosystems: Lessons from Scaling UAV and AI Startups in Rural India |
| 16:05-16:20 |
Dona Thamaraprabha Anuradhi Wahalathanthree |
Decision making for corporate sustainability: Managerial Sensemaking of Competing Goals in UK B Corps |
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16:20-16:35 |
Maria De Lurdes Gomes Neves Selected Oral Speaker |
Ethical Leadership as a Catalyst for Sustainability: Motivating Employee Engagement in Angola’s Mining Sector |
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16:35-16:50 |
Corné J. Bekker |
The Seven Deadly Sins and Ethical Leadership |
IOCAS 2026 Day 2
Session 3. Strategic Management
Date: 5 February 2026 (Thursday, Morning)
Time: 9:00 (CET, Basel) | 03:00 (EST, New York) | 16:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)
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CET |
Speaker |
Title |
| 9:00–9:10 |
Dr. Giorgia Masili |
Welcome from the session chair |
| 9:10–9:40 |
Prof. Dr. Hans Van Kranenburg |
Market and Non-Market Strategies for Transitions |
| 9:40-10:00 |
Prof. Dr. Ivo Hristov |
Integrating Conventional Management Control Systems and Sustainability Control Systems: Emerging Architectures and Dynamics |
| 10:00-10:15 |
John Michael Geringer |
Lineage, Mobility, and Influence in Global Academic Networks |
| 10:15-10:30 |
Swarnankita Chatterjee |
Public–Private Partnerships (PPPs) as a Catalyst for Sustainable Development: A Managerial Perspective |
| 10:30-10:45 |
Ioannis Zervas |
Disruptive Technologies and Workforce Transformation: The Mediating Role of HR Strategy |
| 10:45-11:00 |
Irena Xhaferri |
Strategic Curriculum Management and Governance in Higher Education: Toward Adaptive and Quality-Oriented University Systems |
| 11:00-11:15 |
Ionut Bogdan Berceanu |
Strategic agility as a bridge between multilevel governance and organizational performance: evidence from Romanian public administration |
| 11:15-11:30 |
Abigail Dada |
Adapting to Algorithmic Workplaces: Enhancing Task Performance, Psychological Wellbeing and Digital Capabilities Through Human–machine Collaboration and Job Redesign. |
|
11:30-11:45 |
Iryna Iryna Tonkonoh |
The Role of Digital Tourism in Strategic Crisis Management of Tourist Destinations During Wartime |
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Session 4. Entrepreneurship
Date: 5 February 2026 (Thursday, Afternoon)
Time: 14:00 (CET, Basel) | 08:00 (EST, New York) | 21:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)
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CET |
Speaker |
Title |
| 14:00-14:30 |
Prof. Dr. Armando Papa |
The Evolution of Real-Time Entrepreneurship among AI, Business Intelligence, and Knowledge Management |
| 14:30-15:00 |
Assoc. Prof. Mirko Perano |
From Knowledge and Risk to Intelligence: Emerging Technologies as Drivers of Strategic Effectiveness |
| 15:00-15:20 |
Assoc. Prof. Eriona Shtembari |
Digitalization and competitiveness of SMS, evidence from Albania |
| 15:20-15:35 |
Noura Samadi |
The Role of Learning by Doing in Fostering Social Entrepreneurial Competence and Intention: A Case Study of Enactus Morocco |
| 15:35-15:50 | Yuhuan Zhang Selected Oral Speaker |
Artificial Intelligence and Corporate ESG Performance |
| 15:50-16:05 |
Hadia Safeer Choudhry |
From Infrastructure Investment to Inclusive Growth: The Role of the Belt and Road Initiative for Sustainable Development in Pakistan’s Development Agenda |
| 16:05-16:15 |
Dr.Matteo Chistofaro |
Closing remark from the session chair |