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

  • Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity: Navigating Intercultural Leadership
  • 11-13 June 2025
  • University of Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus + Online

Research Network Chairs

Spencer Stober

Spencer Stober

Alvernia University, Pennsylvania, USA

(English)

Conference Chairs

Panayiotis Angelides

Panayiotis Angelides

Vice-Rector of Academic Affairs, Professor, University of Nicosia, Cyprus

Christina Hadjisoteriou

Christina Hadjisoteriou

Associate Professor, University of Nicosia, Cyprus

Plenary Speakers

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

Mel Ainscow

Mel Ainscow

Emeritus Professor, University of Manchester, UK

"Promoting Inclusion and Equity in Education: Lessons from International Experiences"

(In English)

Juan Pavón Mestras

Juan Pavón Mestras

Full Professor, University Complutense of Madrid, Spain

"Diversidad en la Investigación e Innovación Responsables: El Caso de la IA"

(In Spanish)

Christina Hadjisoteriou

Christina Hadjisoteriou

Senior Officer, Office of the Commissioner for Children’s Rights, Cyprus

“The meanings of Diversity and ‘New’ Racism in the VUCA era"

(In English)

José Luis Ortega Martín

José Luis Ortega Martín

Full Professor, University of Granada, Spain

"La atención a la diversidad en el sistema educativo en España"

(In Spanish)

Mary Kalantzis

Mary Kalantzis

Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA

"Rethinking, Redefining, and Reinvigorating the Idea of Diversity"

(In English)

Emerging Scholar Awardee

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 2025 Emerging Scholar Award Recipients are as follows:

Naval Garg

Naval Garg

Delhi Technological University, India

(Online Only)

Conference Partner