Futures in the making - Developing and adapting futures in business
For more than twenty years each November the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA) organises events for the Celebration of Hungarian Science. This year's motto is "Scientific consulting in the service of society". This distinguished event of Hungarian scientific life includes programmes held both in Hungary and abroad. Following suit, Budapest Business University is joining this year’s event by organising a conference entitled: Futures in the making - Developing and adapting futures in business.
The acceleration of change and the unexpected environmental effects have enhanced activities regarding the future. The corporate field has recognised the importance of foresight in order to navigate and shape their future possibilities. The conference discusses the changing macro-environment, agile corporate transitions and case studies in terms of plenary keynotes and workshops by international experts as well as session presentations.
Date: 14 November 2024
Venue: Budapest Business University
Organizing Committee:
Prof. Dr. György Andor (Chair); Dr. habil. Krisztina Szegedi (Vice-Chair), Dr. Zsuzsanna Győri, Dr. habil Richárd Kása, Dr. habil. Judit Sági, Dr. Réka Polák-Weldon, Dr. Balázs Ferkelt, Dr. Tamás Gáspár, Dr. Titanilla Mezőné Oravecz
We invite individual and collaborative proposals on a range of formats which engage with these broad questions and develop further the themes below.
- Digital finance architectures (FinArch) - digital ecosystems and the digital transformation of SMEs
- Entrepreneurship – entrepreneurship in times of economic turmoil, entrepreneurship education startups, women entrepreneurship, family businesses, social entrepreneurship;
- Sustainability challenges – future hopes – micro and macro level solutions and opportunities;
- Futures in Entrepreneurial Behaviour - entrepreneurial acts in different circumstances, the key to entrepreneurial success;
- Future skills, futures literacy - the responsibility of business education;
- Future challenges and opportunities in the development of visitor economy - visitors, locals and tourists’ interaction in polycrisis
Participation in the conference is free, but registration is required.
The conference offers eight publication opportunities:
- publishing in Budapest Business University’s open access journal Prosperitas. For information on manuscript submission to this journal, please, click here.
- publishing in Budapest Business University’s open access journal Multidisciplinary Challenges, Diverse Responses. For information on manuscript submission to this journal, please, click here.
- publishing in Corvinus University of Budapest’s open access journal Public Finance Quarterly (Q3). For information on manuscript submission to this journal, please, click here.
- publishing in Corvinus University of Budapest’s open access journal Society and Economy (Q3). For information on manuscript submission to this journal, please, click here.
- publishing in the special issue “Sustainability of the value chain” Discover Sustainability (Q2) open access journal. For information on manuscript submission to this journal, please, click here.
- publishing in the Journal of Futures Studies (Q2). For information on manuscript submission to this journal, please, click here.
- publishing in a peer-reviewed conference proceeding with an ISBN number containing studies with a separate DOI number. Paper submission information will be launched on the website soon.
- Extended abstract proceedings.
Regarding to the formal requirements of Prosperitas, Conference Proceeding and the Extended Abstact Proceeding please visit the website of the Prosperitas journal. In case of the other publication opportunities, please visit the publisher's website for more information.
Articles can be uploaded until 20th January, 2025.
Next to the sections, the conference offers three workshops participation opportunities:
Polycrisis - Gaming the future – interactive workshop
Facilitator: Dr. Fabienne Goux-Baudiment
The workshop demands prior registration with the limit of maximum 20 participants.
Agile Masterclass: improve your delivery skills – interactive workshop
Facilitator: Szabolcs Szalay
The workshop demands prior registration with the limit of maximum 20 participants.
Writing and Publishing a Research Paper - interactive workshop
Facilitators: Erika Jáki and Nicholas Chandler
The workshop demands prior registration with the limit of maximum 20 participants.
In the evening a Hungarian language program titled “Day of Hungarian Science After - BBU for Community Closing Event” will be organized. The event will include a discussion with experts on our addictions and the future. The participants will explore addictions along the three pillars of sustainability.
Facilitator: Dr. Levente Horváth (BBU, Head of Sustainability)
Guests: Szilvia Szántó (mental health expert - social addictions), Dr. László Garamszegi (ecologist - environmental dependencies), Zoltán Pogátsa (economist - economic dependencies)
Venue: UniZone (Faculty of Finance and Accounting, 10-12 Buzogány Street, Budapest, 1149)
Date: 14 November, 2024, 18:00-19:30