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Call for Submissions

ISPIM Connects Athens 2022, will bring together Europe’s largest community of researchers, managers, business and thought leaders in the heart of Greece’s vibrant capital city. ISPIM, in partnership with The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and under the patronage of the Government of the Hellenic Republic, encourages insights on innovation management hot-topics and submissions from academic, research, consulting, industry, intermediary and policy perspectives at this in-person conference.

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The conference will celebrate the strong roots with which Greece’s innovation ecosystem has grown in recent years. A significant increase in start-ups, innovation funding and skilled entrepreneurs, enabled by Greece’s transformative public innovation policies, provides a rich backdrop for the conference. Much of this expanding ecosystem will be explored during the conference to provide connections, knowledge flows and partnerships between local and international delegates. And we should not forget the extensive Greek diaspora who will contribute their insights from around the world to the conference.

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We encourage examples and insights into successful innovation practice, challenges or research from all regions of the world. If you are in doubt, please discuss your idea with an email to admin@ispim.org. 

CONFERENCE THEMES

  • AI and Innovation (including Big Data) (SIG)*

  • Business Models

  • Circular Economy & Circular Innovation

  • Creative Industries

  • Creativity in Innovation

  • Design and Design Thinking for Innovation

  • Digital Disruption & Digital Transformation (SIG)*

  • Entrepreneurship & Innovation in Start-Ups & SMEs

  • Futures & Foresight (SIG)*

  • Health, Healthcare & Innovation Management (SIG)*

  • Innovation & the Music Industry

  • Innovation & Tourism

  • Innovation Leadership & Organisational Culture (SIG)*

  • Innovation Management System (SIG)*

  • Innovation Policies & Instruments

  • Innovation Standards & Certification (SIG)*

  • Innovation Training, Teaching & Coaching (SIG)*

  • Knowledge & Technology Transfer for Innovation

  • Living Labs (SIG)*

  • Methods & Skills for Innovation Management Research (SIG)*

  • Open Innovation

  • Platforms, Ecosystems and Supply Chains

  • Responsible Innovation (SIG)*

  • Values-based & Sustainability-Oriented Innovation Management (SIG)*

* Special Interest Group

Submission Deadlines

  • 1 July 2022: Submission of Abstracts opens

  • 30 September 2022: Submission of Abstracts closes*

  • 28 October 2022: Final Documents (including profiles, photos & optional papers) PLUS registration and payment

  • 21 November 2022: Presentation Slides

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* Acceptance Notification for Abstracts will happen on a rolling basis from 1 September 2022. Authors will receive a decision within 7 days of making their submission.