Economic Competitiveness and Sustainability

Provozně ekonomická fakulta

We are pleased to invite you to the 28th International Conference ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS AND SUSTAINABILITY.
The conference is held on March 26 – 27, 2026. It crosses traditional discipline boundaries and involves a wide variety of interactions ranging from traditional academic disciplines or schools of thought to the reality of business. Many of the issues discussed provide innovative ideas and combine the best academic thinking with the industry expertise development in financial services, public sector/government, information and communications technologies.

Keynote Speakers (THURSDAY, 26th March 2026, 9:00, room Q02)

Gonul Colak
Professor, Head of Department of Accounting and Finance, University of Sussex Business School
His work focused on corporate restructurings, equity issuance, political uncertainty, financial econometrics, firm capital structure, and corporate governance.
Tomas Jandik
Professor of Finance and Dillard’s Chair in Corporate Finance, Sam M. Walton College of Business, University of Arkansas

Panel Discussion „Ethics, Excellence, and Algorithms: AI’s Future in Academia“ (THURSDAY, 26th March 2026, 14:30, room Q03)

with keynote speakers Gonul Colak, Tomas Jandik and

Adéla Lekešová
AI consultant, BDO Czech Republic
Accounting with a focus on process digitalization, Implementation of modern tools, Seeking smart solutions, Streamlining routine activities, Driving innovation using AI
Tomáš Pitner
Professor at Mendel University in Brno, Czech Republic
Cybersecurity education and training, Secure software engineering and DevSecOps, AI for multimodal data processing in the agri-sector, Industry–academia partnerships and technology transfer
Kamil Malinka
Department of Intelligent Systems, Brno University of Technology
Computer security and cryptography, Usable security, Deepfakes and their impact on security
Privacy and anonymous systems, Blockchain

More information here.