Interdisciplinary approaches to addressing the opportunities and challenges posed by digitalization and artificial intelligence

For more than twenty years each November the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA) organises events for the Celebration of Hungarian Science. This distinguished event of Hungarian scientific life includes programmes held both in Hungary and abroad. Following suit, Budapest University of Economics and Business is joining this year’s event by organising a conference entitled: Interdisciplinary approaches to addressing the opportunities and challenges posed by digitalization and artificial intelligence.

As part of the BUEB Day of Hungarian Science, this international conference brings together scholars, practitioners, and policymakers from diverse disciplines to explore the multifaceted impacts of digitalization and artificial intelligence on society, economy, culture, and science. By fostering interdisciplinary dialogue, the event aims to deepen our understanding of both the opportunities and the challenges posed by these rapidly evolving technologies. Participants will examine critical issues such as labor market transformation, education, innovation, digital governance, ethical AI, and the reshaping of human interactions. The conference serves as a platform to share research, exchange best practices, and develop collaborative strategies for responsible and inclusive technological development.

Date: 13 November 2025

Venue: BGE UniZone, 1148 Budapest, Bagolyvár street 6–10.

Participation in the conference is free, but registration is required.

Organizing Committee:
Prof. Dr. György Andor (Chair); Dr. habil. Krisztina Szegedi (Vice-Chair), Dr. Zsuzsanna Győri, Zarándné Dr. Vámosi Kornélia, Dr. Kozma Tímea, Dr. Hegedűs Szilárd, 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.

AI, Work, and the Digital Economy: Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Social Impacts
Digital Transformation, Education, and Human-Centered Governance
Ethics, Trust, and Regulation in the Age of AI
Ageing Well in an Ageing Society: Sustainability and Digital Solutions

The conference offers four publication opportunities:
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;
publishing in Budapest University of Economics and Business’s open access journal Prosperitas which will publish a special issue titled “Ageing well in an ageing society: sustainable issues” based on the conference lectures. For information on manuscript submission to this journal, please, click here.
In addition, publication opportunities are offered in the university’s academic journals: Business & Diplomacy Review and Multidisciplinary Challenges, Diverse Responses

Regarding to the formal requirements of Conference 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.

Deadline for abstract submission: 20 October 2025
Deadline for full manuscript submission: 30 November 2025, 23:59 (CET)

The submission platform is available at this page.

Plenary program and speakers


08:30	Registration
09:00	Dr. habil. Krisztina Szegedi Budapest University of Economics and Business, Vice-Rector for Research	Opening ceremony Budapest University of Economics and Business Best Paper Award
09:10	Dr. Krista Finstad-Milion ICN Business School	Will AI Replace HR—or Reinvent It?
09:35	Gergő Lencsés ZEL-Group	Hyper automation and new roles for management in the age of agentic AI
10:00	Coffee Break
10:20	Dr. Albert Nagy BKV	Opportunities for Intelligent Operations in Budapest Public Transport
10:45	Dr. Róbert Marciniak Budapest University of Economics and Business, Department of Process Management	AI best practices in university education and research
11:10	Round-table discussion Moderator: Dr. Imre Fekete Budapest University of Economics and Business, Department of Management and Leadership
12:00	Lunch Break
12:45	Afternoon Sections

Sections schedule

Section	Time	Venue
AI, Work, and the Digital Economy: Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Social Impacts I.	12:45	Collab Zone I. floor
AI, Work, and the Digital Economy: Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Social Impacts II.	12:45	Research Study Room
Ageing Well in an Ageing Society: Sustainability and Digital Solutions	12:45	Collab Zone II. floor
Digital Transformation, Education, and Human-Centered Governance	12:45	UniZone
Sector-Specific Innovations in the Age of AI	14:45	Collab Zone II. floor

MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION

Thank you very much for submitting your manuscript. The submission platform will remain open until 30 November, 23:59 (CET).

The formal and content requirements can be found at the following webpage.

We kindly ask all authors to follow these guidelines even if they intend to publish their manuscripts in journals other than Prosperitas.

Please ensure that your manuscript includes the following information on the first page:

Full list of all authors, in the correct order of authorship
Complete institutional affiliations of all authors
Contact details of the corresponding author (email address must be provided)
Title of the manuscript
Abstract and keywords

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