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International Conference on Economy, Business, Innovation and Technology

“ICEBIT 2025: Building Intelligent Economies with Resilient Innovation and Smart Specialization Strategies"

Faculty of Economy, University of Tirana

December 5 - 6, 2025

Venue: Rogner Hotel, Tirana, Albania

About the conference

The Faculty of Economy, University of Tirana, is pleased to host the International Conference on Economy, Business, Innovation, and Technology (ICEBIT 2025). This prestigious academic gathering unites academics, practitioners, and policymakers from around the globe to examine how innovation, smart specialization, and digital transformation are creating intelligent, resilient, and inclusive economies.

Operating under the central theme "Building Intelligent Economies with Resilient Innovation and Smart Specialization Strategies," ICEBIT 2025 serves as a vibrant forum for sharing groundbreaking research, policy insights, and practical applications where economy, business, and technology converge.

This year's conference will feature:

Distinguished keynote presentations from industry leaders
Comprehensive multi-track sessions covering emerging technologies, circular economy principles, financial innovation, governance frameworks, and entrepreneurial ecosystems
Dynamic interactive panels featuring collaborative discussions between academic institutions, industry sectors, and governmental bodies
Strategic networking sessions designed to cultivate international partnerships and future research collaborations

To submit your abstract and full paper, please go to this link on the conference CFP in EasyChair.

In addition, ICEBIT 2025 will host a special workshop on the morning of December 5th:

“Gamifying Cybersecurity Training and Education for Resilient Digital Transformation Management”

The increasing shortage of skilled professionals in the field of cybersecurity has drawn attention to the need for new and creative solutions to address this challenge. This workshop, hosted by Prof. Stewart Kowalski, Professor of Information Security and member of the Information Security Management Research Group at NTNU Norway. For more info, check the link "Workshop"

ICEBIT 2025 addresses the real economic, technological, and social challenges we face today as we continue to navigate our post-pandemic world. We're committed to promoting digital innovation, ethical leadership, and sustainable business practices that benefit everyone. The conference brings together diverse minds to build lasting connections and collaborative relationships that cross borders and bridge different fields of expertise.

We extend an invitation to students, faculty members, researchers, scientists, entrepreneurs, industry leaders, and policy experts to contribute research aligned with our conference themes, as well as broader subjects within development economics. This presents an exceptional opportunity to showcase research at this distinguished annual event hosted by the Faculty of Economy at the University of Tirana, Albania.

All manuscript submissions will undergo rigorous double-blind peer review before inclusion in the official conference proceedings publication. Outstanding full papers will be selected for publication in "The Albanian Journal of Economy and Business" (ISSN 2219-3200), the esteemed Journal of the Faculty of Economy, University of Tirana. Please note our publication policy permits a maximum of two papers per contributing author.

Conference Topics

The conference will focus on the following broad topics and tracks:

AI in Economy and Business
Blockchain and Economic Innovation
Brand Management
Building Resilient and Circular Economies in the Digital Age
Business Intelligence
Corporate Governance & ESG, through digital innovation
Crypto-economy and Alternative Transaction Networks.
Cyber Security, Privacy and Ethics
Data Analytics and Statistical Methods in the Digital Age
Digital Ethics, Social and Legal Implications
Digital Marketing
Digital Transformation and Labor Markets
Digital Transformation of Financial Institutions
Digitalization impact in government efficiency and policymaking
Enterprise Resource Planning and E-Commerce
Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the Digital Era
Environmental and Climate Economics
Fintech Innovations and the Future of Financial Services
Human Resource Management and The Future of Works
Innovativeness and Competitiveness in the Economy
Leadership and Organizational Culture in the Digital Age
Leveraging Big Data for Sustainable Economic Growth
Marketing Automation, Sales Automation, Customer Service Automation
Next-Generation Information Systems Architecture
Project Management and Innovative supply chain solution
Recent trends in Information Systems and Information System Design
Regulatory Challenges in the Digital Era
Risk Management
Strategic Management in the Digital Era
Sustainable Development
Security Challenges for Business and Economy

Important Dates

Abstract Submission Deadline: 10 September 2025
Abstract Submission Acceptance Deadline: 27 September 2025
Full Paper Submission Deadline: 25 October 2025
Full Paper Confirmation Deadline: 27 November 2025
Registration Deadline: 30 November 2025
Conference dates: 5 and 6 December 2025

Conference format and language

The Organizing Committee anticipates an in-person conference, with online streaming of selected sessions or presentations. The conference language will be English.

Registration fee

Registration fee includes publication of paper in the conference proceedings, participation in all conference sessions for co/authors, refreshments during breaks and other organizational costs.

Besides the conference registration fee, there are no additional hidden conference and/or publication costs.

Participants from academic and scientific-research institutions, business sector, government sector, public administration, chambers of commerce and others - 50 Euro per author.
Students - 30 Euro per author.

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

President of Conference: Prof. Dr. Dhori Kule

Conference Chair: Prof. Asoc. Dr. Bernard Dosti, Dean of Faculty of Economy

Conference Vice Chair: Prof. Dr. Kozeta Sevrani, Deputy Dean of Faculty of Economy

Organizing staff

Albana Gorishti
Arjeta Vokshi
Blanka Xhani
Ditjona Kule
Elfrida Manoku
Ervisa Ruka
Indrit Ago
Iris Bejleraj
Jolta Kaçani
Klejda Gabeshi
Matilda Shehu (Tola)
Rozana Haxhialushi
Tea Tavanxhiu

Adriana Ballabani

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