ICABEP TIU

Keynote Speech Title: Real Options and Valuation in Natural Resource Industries.

Thomas Burkhardt, German, full professor, graduated in physics (Diplom 1990) and economics (Diplom 1992). Doctoral degree 1994 summa cum laude, all from Göttingen University. Habilitation 2000 Technical University of Freiberg. Since 2001 he holds the chair of finance at Koblenz- University, Germany. Further call to chair in Banking at Innsbruck University, Austria, declined. Primary research interests are financial decision making, asset management, derivatives, and long term investment decisions, including forest investments. Preferred methods include mathematical modeling and optimization as well as economic experiments.

Habilitation in business administration and economics. Served as Head of Institute of Management, as Director of Examination Board, and Erasmus coordinator of international relations. Regular reviewer of various journals, and member of the program committee/scientific board of several regular scientific conferences.

Around 60 publications in the areas of finance, business administration and informatics, forest economics and physics. Numerous conference contributions. Co-editor of book series “Neue Betriebswirtschaftliche Studienbücher“, Berliner Wissenschaftsverlag.

Regular expert on accreditation boards for several German, among them FIBAA, and Kazakh accreditation agencies.

Keynote Speech Title: Multi-Criteria Evaluation of Large Language Models in Tax Law: Validating the 'LLM as Judge' Concept

Professor at the University of Szczecin, Head of the Department of Decision Support Methods and Cognitive Neuroscience, Director of the Institute of Management, University of Szczecin, Director of the Center for Transfer and Technology at the University of Szczecin, and the President of the Center for Research and Development for the University of Szczecin. My research interests are primarily shaped by issues surrounding the application of quantitative methods and IT tools in the analysis of socio-economic processes, with particular emphasis on multi-criteria methods, multidimensional data analysis, cognitive neuroscience techniques in the study of social behavior, and consumer preferences modelling in the business decision-making process in management. A key component of my research is the development of tools, techniques, and research methods in the domain of cognitive neuroscience. I carry them out within the framework of the Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory and the Virtual Reality Laboratory, both of which are housed in the Institute of Management at the University of Szczecin. The research focuses on topics related to decision-making, including neuromarketing, analysis of advertising messages, packaging, and banners, as well as website usability testing and logistics processes. To study social behavior and modeling of consumer preferences in decision-making, the research employs measurement techniques such as neuroimaging of the brain (EEG), psychophysiological measurements (GSR, HR), recording and analysis of location and eye movement data (Eye Tracking), and microexpression measurements ( EMG, Face Reading). Additionally, Prof. Nermend has published more than 130 publications (including many monographs published in SPRINGER and articles in journals from the Philadelphia list), mainly in the area of using quantitative methods and tools to analyze economic problems and decision support.

Title of the keynote presentation: AI-Driven Innovation and Digital Transformation: Rethinking Firm Performance and Business Models
Grațiela Georgiana NOJA, BEc, MSc, and PhD in Economics (West University of Timișoara, Romania), is a Full Professor and Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration at West University of Timișoara, Romania. Her research focuses on European economic integration, international migration, digital transformation, and sustainable development, with over 100 papers published in top academic journals and volumes. She also contributed to multiple books published by Emerald, including Digital Transformation (2023), Economic Development and Resilience by EU Member States (2024) and Green Wealth(2025). Furthermore, in 2023, Dr. Noja received the Emerald Literati Award for outstanding author contribution. Dr. Noja has managed numerous national and international projects, including the Erasmus+ project “Coordinated Higher Education Institutions Responses to Digitalisation” (2019–2021). She regularly serves as an editor, co-editor and reviewer for several international scientific journals. In addition, she is actively involved in academic networks, including the Italian Economic Association (S.I.E.), the International Strategic Management Association (ISMA) andthe Romanian Network for Migration Studies (RoMig). In addition to her academic and research activities, Dr. Noja holds several national and international expert roles. She is a member of the Academic Council of the Association of Faculties of Economics in Romania (AFER), serves as a Visiting Professor at the Institute of Economics, University of Lodz, Poland and a Visiting External Examiner in the Department of Insurance and Risk Management at the University of Malta. She is also an International Expert for the Quality Assessment of Doctoral Schools within the Science Evaluation Committee of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education in Poland, as well as an International Expert for the evaluation of postdoctoral fellowship applications for the Research Council of Lithuania.

Title of Keynote Presentation:
"Implementing the Triple Bottom Line in Startups: Evidence from Empirical Research"

Prof. Jarosław Korpysa is a researcher at the Department of Decision Support Methods and Cognitive Neuroscience University of Szczecin. He is Chair of the Scientific Committee of the UNESCO Chair for Social Sustainability and Director of Doctoral School. He has position Professor of business management at Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (Indonesia). Prof. Korpysa is a member of Doctoral School Board University of Messina (Italy) and expert of Slovak Research and Development Agency. He is the author of over 120 publications in the fields of entrepreneurship, academic entrepreneurship, and spin-off companies. Prof. Korpysa was a fellow of the 6th, 7th Framework Programmes of the European Union and Horizon Europe within the Human Resources and Mobility Actions (Marie Curie Actions), conducting research at Vilnius University (Lithuania), Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (Lithuania), the University of St. Gallen (Switzerland), and the Institute of World Economy and International Relations at the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. His research interests include academic entrepreneurship, modern business theories, competitive strategy, risk management, and the labor market. He has participated in more than 70 national and international conferences and has been involved in 12 research projects funded by the Ministry of Education and Science (MEiN), the National Science Centre (NCN), the National Centre for Research and Development (NCBiR).

Eleftherios (El) Thalassinos

Professor of Quantitative Methods and International Economics at the University of Piraeus, Greece.

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Eleftherios (El) Thalassinos is a retired Professor of Quantitative Methods and International Economics at the University of Piraeus, Greece. He holds a Ph.D. in Quantitative Methods and International Economics from the University of Illinois Chicago (USA), an MBA in International Business from DePaul University (USA), and a B.A. in Economics from the University of Athens (Greece).

He has served as a Visiting Professor at several international universities, including the Hellenic Open University, the University of Malta, Neapolis University of Pafos (Cyprus), and the University of Craiova (Romania). Professor Thalassinos is the founder and general editor of several international journals, including the European Research Studies Journal and the International Journal of Economics and Business Administration. He is also the founder and chair of the International Strategic Management Association (ISMA) and the International Conference in Applied Business and Economics (ICABE).

He has received several honorary doctorates and has delivered keynote speeches at numerous international conferences worldwide.