18th International Week and 10th International Scientific Conference
Dear Authors, Partners and Friends,
As part of the 18th International Week organized between 11 and 15 May 2026, the Faculty of Economics and Business of the University of Maribor will host the 10th International Scientific Conference on 12th May 2026.
The main goal of FEB International Week is to strengthen international collaboration with our partners, exchange knowledge and good practices through lectures, presentations, and workshops, and intensify international research opportunities.
The 2026 conference theme is “Sustainable Governance and Management: Navigating the ESG and AI Transformation”. This year’s conference will be held in cooperation with the Academy of Management (AOM), marking an important milestone in the internationalization and academic development of the event. The partnership will bring together leading scholars, researchers, and practitioners to foster high-quality academic dialogue and collaboration between the regional and global management research communities.
The conference will address the critical role of sustainable governance and management in an era of rapid technological and societal transformation. It will explore how organizations can effectively integrate ESG principles (Environmental, Social, and Governance) while navigating the ethical, managerial, and strategic challenges associated with the rise of artificial intelligence (AI).
Participants will have the opportunity to exchange research findings, best practices, and perspectives on aligning management systems with long-term sustainability goals. The conference aims to foster resilience, credibility, ethics and innovation in the global business environment.
We invite scholars to submit their research findings. The deadline for abstract submission is 18st January 2026. There is no Conference fee.
All accepted papers will undergo a double-blind peer review and will be published in Conference Proceedings, which will be issued online by the University of Maribor Press (https://press.um.si/index.php/ump). The Conference Proceedings will be submitted to evaluate eligibility for indexing in the WOS Conference Proceedings Citation Index.
The authors of selected conference papers will have the opportunity to publish extended versions of their papers in:
- Journal of Transformative Dynamics in Economics and Business Naše gospodarstvo/Our Economy, published by Sciendo and Faculty of Economics and Business of the University of Maribor and indexed in EconLit, Erih Plus, DOAJ, EBSCO, ProQuest and numerous other bibliographic databases or
- Kybernetes, published by Emerald and indexed in SCI, SSCI, Scopus and numerous other bibliographic databases.
- An additional international scientific journal indexed in Scopus, which will be announced in the coming weeks.
For more information about FEB International Week and the conference, please visit https://www.iwac-feb.eu/.
The International Week and the International conference registration deadlines are 2th April 2026.
Please feel free to share this information with your colleagues who might be interested in participating.
We look forward to welcoming you in Maribor!
Zlatko Nedelko, PhD, Full Professor
Predsednik programskega odbora
Jernej Belak, PhD, Full Professor
Prodekan za mednarodno sodelovanje
Sanja Kocijan, MSc
Predsednica organizacijskega odbora
