Day 1: Tuesday, 16 June 2026 (online & onstite)
GREETINGS – Moderator: Igor Perko
- Opening of the 1st day of the conference – Matjaž Mulej, Anita Hrast, Igor Perko, Peter Glavič
- Greeting from the Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Maribor – prof. dr. rer. pol. Jernej Belak, EPF Vice-dean for International Cooperation, (in the name of Prof. Dr. Polona Tominc, Dean of FEB, UM)
- Greeting from Ministry of the Economy, Labour & Sport, Republic of Slovenia – Urška Bitenc, MSc.
- Acknowledgement to authors and sponsors – Anita Hrast, IRDO
PLENARY PANEL – Moderator: Igor Perko
ROOM 1: Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Organisational Practices – Moderator: Tadeja Jere Jakulin & Anita Hrast
- Prioritizing sustainability in high-end gastronomy: a case study using the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and causal loop diagrams (CLD) in JRE restaurants in Slovenia – Maja Borlinič Gačnik, PhD, Boris Prevolšek, PhD, Črtomir Rozman, PhD, Klara Klavs, Bachelor of Tourism, Milica Rančić Demir, PhD
- Case Study on the Importance of Sustainability in MICE Tourism – Aleksander Tomić, Urška Murko, Prof. Dr. Sonja Sibila Lebe
- Comparison of the Perception of Green Appeals in Advertising Between Slovenian and Finnish Consumers – Veronika Alatič, Domen Malc, PhD
- Multigenerational Centres as a Tool for Social Cohesion: Strengthening Communities and Creating Social Impact – Barbara Žgajner, MSC, Miro Mihec, B.Sc. in economics
- Sustainability through Creativity: From Cultural Heritage to Scalable Impact Models in Sustainable Entrepreneurship – Sandra Abramović
- Environmental Sustainability as a Driver of Tourism Performance: Evidence from the Western Balkans – Danijela Pantović, Isidora Milošević, Anđelka Stojanović
- Is Travel really Linked to Better Quality of Life? Findings from a WHOQOL-BREF Survey Among Slovenian Students – Tilen Nipič, Teja Makuc, prof. dr. Tadeja Jere Jakulin
- Systems Approach to Inclusive and Intergenerational Trail Development – Žan Hodžič, Master Student, Tadeja Jere Jakulin, Full Professora
ROOM 2: CyberSystemics for Sustainable Organisations and Inter-generational and Future-Oriented Collaboration – Moderator: Matjaž Mulej & Marko Lavrenčič
- The Semantic Construction of Sustainability in English-Language Online News: A Cross-Country Perspective – Nataša Gajšt, PhD
- Ageism Prevention at Higher Education Institutions: A Literature Review – Anastasija Kostić, Judita Peterlin, Otto Gerdina, Urša Bratun
- Towards Measuring the Social Impact of Managing Psychosocial Risks in Organizations in Slovenia – Rebeka Tramšek, MSc
- Intergenerational Cooperation in the Development of a Systems Thinking Digital Platform – Anej Virtnik, Jaka Zorman, Maj Donko, Sara Hlebič, Aleksander Tomić, Urška Murko, Tadeja Jere Jakulin, Full Professor, Igor Perko
- Personal and Social Responsibility of the Leader in Favour of Sustainable Development – Petra Cirkovski
- Professionalization of Volunteering: Bridging Commitment, Competency, and Sustainability in the IRDO Model – Marko Lavrenčič
ROOM 3: Sustainability Reporting, certification schemes and awarding – Moderator: Katja Crnogaj & Barbara Bradač
- Disclosure of AI-Related Risks in Corporate Sustainability Reporting under the CSRD Framework – Matic Čufar, Ph.D., Andreja Primec, Ph.D.
- Aligning Slovenian Energy Companies’ Sustainability Reporting with the ESRS: A Comparative Analysis – Metka Marčič, MSc, Barbara Bradač Hojnik, PhD
- Optimising Financial Reporting with Power BI and Microsoft Fabric: Opportunities for Integrated Sustainability Reporting – Aleksandra Kovacheva, Igor Perko
- Beyond Internal ESG Metrics: Mitigating Financial Risk in the Value Chain through IoT-Verified Strategic Contributions – Vid Škofic
- Profit from a social responsibility perspective – Živko Bergant, PhD, Igor Manohin, MSc
- Measured impact: Impacting the future – Terhi Chakhovich, Assistant Professor, Dr.Sc. (Econ & Bus. Adm.)
Day 2: Wednesday, 17 June 2026 (online)
GREETINGS – Moderator: Igor Perko
- Opening of the 2nd Day of the Conference – Matjaž Mulej, Anita Hrast, Igor Perko, Peter Glavič
PLENARY PANEL – Moderator: Igor Perko
- From Digital Transformation to Digital Responsibility: Operationalising CDR in SMEs through the COEUS Project – Dr. Gregor Burger, Karolina Kosjek, Katja Mohar Bastar
- Using the Viable Systems Model to Make Organisational Action Research More Sustainable – Petter Øgland, PhD, Jens Johan Kaasbøll, Dr.Philos.
- New Development Model in Slovenia – Peter Glavič, Prof Emeritus, Sibil Svilan, Lecturer, Stane Pejovnik, Prof Emeritus, Marko Grobelnik, AI Researcher
- Neoliberalism or Bases for an Innovative Sustainable Socially Responsible Society? – Matjaž Mulej, Anita Hrast
ROOM 1: AI and Digital Transformation for Sustainable and Responsible Governance – Moderator: Igor Perko & Katja Mohar Bastar
- Physical AI as a Governance Layer in Sustainable Supply Chains: Rethinking Accountability and Operational Autonomy – Klavdij Logožar
- Managing ESG Asymmetry with AI-Enabled Knowledge Governance: A Cyber-Systemic Perspective – Francesco Caputo, Ph.D., Cristina Cervino, Ph.D. student, Maria Giovanna Corrado, Ph.D., Giuseppe Russo, Ph.D.
- Agentic Markov Blankets for Trustworthy Governance in Hybrid Reality – Massimiliano, Pirani PhD, Alessandro, Carbonari PhD, Alessandro, Cucchiarelli, Andrea, Generosi PhD; Tariq, Naeem, Luca, Spalazzi PhD; Claudio, Tomazzoli PhD
- Analysis of Paradoxical Trends in Artificial Intelligence Development and the Need to Transform Economic Relations from the Position of Hexarchia – Kozlov Michail, PhD
- AI as a threat to responsible governance (analogies with technologies of cult organizations) – Vladimir Lepskiy, professor
- Bridging theory and practice: European evidence on operationalising digital responsibility in Small and Medium Enterprises – Karen Elliott, University of Birmingham, Jessica Huntingford, Resolvo Srl/Cybersolvo, Ionescu Oana, UEFISCDI, Price Rob, Futuria / Digital Responsibility Ltd / CDR Manifesto, Patricia Shaw, Beyond Reach
- The Need in Subject-Oriented Intelligent Agents Based on Reasoning Interface Models for Sustainable Organisations – Kozlov Michail, PhD, Rotkin Vladimir, PhD, Rybalov Alexander, PhD
ROOM 2: Sustainable Governance and Management: Social Impact Measurement & IRDO CSO Network in Slovenia (in Slovene language) – Moderator: Urška Bitenc, Anita Hrast, Peter Glavič
Introduction to Social Impact Measurement – Slovenian Perspective – Urška Bitenc
Round Table – Social Enerpreises in Slovenia – Measuring Impact in practice: – SE guest from Slovenia & Anita Hrast
- Center Celostne Oskrbe – Edisa Halimović
- Mozaik – Društvo za socialno vključenost – Sanja Zelko , mag. str. trž. kom.
- Združenje CAAP, so.p. – Petra Peternel
- & others with discussion
Introduction to CSO Round Table – Anita Hrast
Round table: Presentation of Business Best Practices from Slovenia, including Horus & Adrastos Awardees – Anita Hrast & IRDO CSO Network, Horus & Adrastos Awardees
- GEN energija, d.o.o. – Mojca Marija Jenčič Petrovčič
- EOS KSI d.o.o. – Kristina Žgur
- ESGON d.o.o. – Tilen Tadej Žafran
- & others with discussion
ROOM 3: Sustainability in Community – Moderator: Marko Lavrenčič, Katja Crnogaj
- Sustainable Business Continuity: Early Warning Systems and Succession Planning as Instruments for Organisational Resilience – Andrej Šolinc
- Secure Bicycle Parking Infrastructure as a Driver of Sustainable Urban Mobility: The Case of Bikeep – Peter Mraz dipl.ing. geoteh in rud.
- Digital Transformation of Student Services as a Building Block of Sustainable Universities – Andraž Hajdenkumer, mag. ekon. in posl. ved, asist. Nomi Hrast, mag. ekon. in posl. ved
- Sustainable projects as support for achieving the sustainable development goals – Eva Kališnik
- The Sustainability Projects in Primary Education in Slovenia: An Analysis of Publicly Available Content of Primary Schools – Mila Toure Zagrajšek, Karidia Toure Zagrajšek
- Precariousness and young people – Youth expectations and labor market needs in times of precarious employment – Anita Marinko