Twenty-fourth International Conference on Knowledge, Culture, and Change in Organizations

  • The Future We Want: Organizational Responsibilities for Climate Responses
  • 3-5 July 2024
  • Lusiada University, Lisbon, Portugal + Online

Research Network Chair

Dr. Spencer Stober

Dr. Spencer Stober

Alvernia University, Pennsylvania, USA

Conference Chairs

Eduardo José da Silva Tomé Marques

Eduardo José da Silva Tomé Marques

Lusiada Research Center on Social Work and Social Intervention, Lusiada University, Portugal

Duarte Gonçalo Rei Vilar

Duarte Gonçalo Rei Vilar

Lusiada Research Center on Social Work and Social Intervention, Lusiada University, Portugal

Plenary Speakers

The Twenty-fourth International Conference on Knowledge, Culture, and Change in Organizations will feature plenary sessions by some of the world's leading thinkers and innovators in the field.

Helena Belchior Rocha

Helena Belchior Rocha

Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science and Public Policies, ISCTE- University Institute of Lisbon, Portugal

"Harmony in Diversity: Crafting a Sustainable Tomorrow between Climate Crisis"

Isabel Almeida

Isabel Almeida

Assistant Professor at Lusiada University, Portugal/ Invited Professor at ISCTE-University Institute of Lisbon

"Harmonizing Diversity: Crafting Sustainable Organizational Models in the Era of ESG and Circular Economy"

Francisco Ferreira

Francisco Ferreira

Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering of the NOVA School of Science and Technology, Portugal

“A paradigm shift to overcome a planet in crisis.”

Jorge Jesús Gómez Sanz

Jorge Jesús Gómez Sanz

Vicerrector de Tecnología y Sostenibilidad de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid, España

(In Spanish)

“Retos en el desarrollo de la sostenibilidad universitaria”

Emerging Scholar Awardees

For each conference, a small number of Emerging Scholar Awards are given to outstanding graduate students and emerging scholars who have an active research interest in the conference themes. Emerging Scholars perform a critical role in the conference by chairing the parallel sessions, providing technical assistance in the sessions, and presenting their own research papers. The 2024 Emerging Scholar Award Recipients are as follows:

Nuppu Mielonen

Nuppu Mielonen

University of Eastern Finland, Finland

(In-Person)

Bruno F. Abrantes

Bruno F. Abrantes

ISCTE University Institute of Lisbon, Portugal

(Online Only)

Lea Clara Frömchen-Zwick

Lea Clara Frömchen-Zwick

Kiel University, Germany

(Online Only)

Elena Sinitsyna

Elena Sinitsyna

HSE University, Russian Federation

(Online Only)

Conference Partners