FEBST International Conference

🏞️ 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲: 𝗦𝗽𝗹𝗶𝘁-𝗗𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘆 🏞️

We are proud to be supported by 𝗦𝗽𝗹𝗶𝘁-𝗗𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘆, the regional government authority of Croatia’s central Adriatic region, as a Friend of the 15th FEBST International Conference.

As a region deeply invested in sustainable development, innovation, and international cooperation, Split-Dalmatia County plays a key role in fostering a knowledge-based economy and strengthening connections between local institutions, academia, and global partners.

We are grateful for their continued commitment to supporting scientific dialogue and regional development, and for recognising the value of collaborative research and policy engagement in shaping a resilient future.

🎉 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗮 𝗪𝗿𝗮𝗽 — 𝗙𝗘𝗕𝗦𝗧 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱: 𝗔 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 🎉

The 15th FEBST International Conference brought together 𝟮𝟬𝟴 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 from 𝟮𝟳 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀, featuring the presentation of 𝟭𝟭𝟴 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗽𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀 across a range of disciplines.

This year’s conference delivered an exceptional academic and networking experience, including:
🔹 Six esteemed 𝗸𝗲𝘆𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀
🔹 Numerous 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀
🔹 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 sessions
🔹 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽𝘀 for PhD students and early-career researchers
Engaging 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀

...and so much more!

📸 Explore our photo gallery, capturing spontaneous moments of inspiration, collaboration, and connection. (We wish we had more photos—each moment was simply too good to pause!)

🙏 A heartfelt 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 to everyone who made this event truly special—our speakers, participants, organisers, and supporters.

We were honoured to hold this even 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗮, Mr. 𝗭𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗰́, and in cooperation with the 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗮. The conference proudly aligns with the 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗚𝗼𝗮𝗹𝘀 (𝗦𝗗𝗚𝘀).

💼 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿𝘀 for their generous support:

🥉 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘇𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀:
Last minute rent a car Kaufland Hrvatska

🤝 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲:
Hrvatska Lutrija 𝗛𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝘀𝗸𝗮 𝘂𝗱𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗮 𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗸𝗮 𝗝𝗔𝗡𝗔𝗙 Orbico Plovput Split Hrvatska gospodarska komora 𝗙𝗭𝗢𝗘𝗨

🎁 𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿𝘀:
Groupama osiguranje OTP banka d.d. BSM Crew Service Centre Croatia Telemach Hrvatska 𝗔𝗟𝗔𝗦 Brodometalurgija doo Coca-Cola HBC Adria Specijalna bolnica Medico Audi centar Split CDS BOND Vinarija Rizman 𝗧𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁

🗞️ 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿: Slobodna Dalmacija
✈️ 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿: Croatia Airlines

💙 Thank you for being a part of 𝗙𝗘𝗕𝗦𝗧 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱. We look forward to seeing you again in 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟳!

📰 𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮: 𝗙𝗘𝗕𝗦𝗧 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗙𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗼𝗱𝗻𝗮 𝗗𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗷𝗮 📰

We are glad to share that the 𝟭𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗙𝗘𝗕𝗦𝗧 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 has been featured in 𝗦𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗼𝗱𝗻𝗮 𝗗𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗷𝗮, our official media partner, highlighting the participation of esteemed researchers from 𝗠𝗜𝗧 and 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝘃𝗮𝗿𝗱.

The article focuses on the keynote lecture by 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳. 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 of the MIT Sloan School of Management, who spoke on “Accelerating Innovation Ecosystems: The New Agenda for European Competitiveness.”

In his address, Prof. Stern underscored 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗮’𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻-𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝘆, identifying this shift as a key step toward achieving 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴-𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵.

📖 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 (𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻):
👉 https://slobodnadalmacija.hr/dalmacija/s-mora-i-kraja/znanstvenici-s-mit-a-i-harvarda-na-konferenciji-ekonomskog-fakulteta-u-splitu-1478668

Znanstvenici s MIT-a i Harvarda na konferenciji Ekonomskog fakulteta u Splitu Nova projektna suradnja za jačanje hrvatske inovacijske politike

📰 𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮: 𝗙𝗘𝗕𝗦𝗧 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗙𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗼𝗱𝗻𝗮 𝗗𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗷𝗮 📰

We are pleased to share media coverage of the 𝟭𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗙𝗘𝗕𝗦𝗧 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 in 𝗦𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗼𝗱𝗻𝗮 𝗗𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗷𝗮, our official media partner.

The article highlights key takeaways from the event, with a focus on the need for 𝗳𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗺, as emphasised by keynote speaker 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳. 𝗦𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝗗𝗼𝗹𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗿, from the UQ Business School, University of Queensland, Australia.

📍 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 (𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻):
👉 https://slobodnadalmacija.hr/dalmacija/s-mora-i-kraja/turizam-treba-manje-price-vec-vise-konkretnih-odrzivih-akcija-1478514

Turizam treba manje priče, već više konkretnih održivih akcija Intervju s profesoricom Sarom Dolnicar

🎊 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘆 – 𝗙𝗘𝗕𝗦𝗧 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 🎊

The 𝟭𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗙𝗘𝗕𝗦𝗧 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 officially concluded on Friday, 23 May, with closing remarks delivered by the 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘆, 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳. 𝗕𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗼 𝗖́𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰́, reflecting on three days of academic exchange, collaboration, and shared purpose.

This year’s conference brought together 𝟮𝟬𝟴 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 from 𝟮𝟳 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀, featuring the presentation of 𝟭𝟭𝟴 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗽𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀 across various disciplines.

We extend our sincere thanks to all participants, speakers, and organisers for their valuable contributions, which made this event a great success.

📸 Browse the photo gallery to relive the atmosphere of the final day.

🤝 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗘𝗕𝗦𝗧 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱.

📚 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟯 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 - 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗹 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 📚

The last day of the 15th FEBST International Conference featured dynamic 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 across a broad range of topics, including:
🔹 Economics, Economic Policies, and Market Structure
🔹 Finance and Econometrics
🔹 Management and Tourism

A special highlight of the day was the 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 session, where participants gained valuable insights from editors of renowned academic journals:
🖋️ Justin Paul (International Journal of Consumer Studies)
🖋️ Sara Dolnicar (Annals of Tourism Research)
🖋️ Stjepan Srhoj (Journal of Small Business Management)

📸 Explore the photo gallery to feel the atmosphere from the conference’s closing day!

🎤𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟯 - 𝗞𝗲𝘆𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 🎤

The final day of the 15th FEBST International Conference brought forward-looking insights through two closing keynote lectures.

🔹 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳. 𝗔𝗹𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘂𝘀 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀̦, Professor of Finance and Banking at 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗿𝘂 𝗜𝗼𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝘂𝘇𝗮 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗮𝘀̦𝗶, Romania, and Secretary of State at the Ministry of Finance, Government of Romania delivered the keynote lecture:
“𝐶𝑟𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑡 𝐴𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑆𝑦𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑚𝑖𝑐 𝑅𝑖𝑠𝑘”

🔹 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗙𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶, Economic and Policy Analyst at 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻, Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs (𝗗𝗚 𝗘𝗖𝗙𝗜𝗡), presented the second keynote lecture:
“𝐼𝑛𝑣𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐹𝑢𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒: 𝐸𝑈 𝑃𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑎 𝑆𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒, 𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑠 𝐸𝑢𝑟𝑜𝑝𝑒”

📸 A big thank-you to both keynote speakers for closing the conference with vision and inspiration!

📜 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟮 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 – 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 📜

For the first time, the 𝟭𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗙𝗘𝗕𝗦𝗧 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 introduced a dedicated 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 session!

A total of 𝟭𝟭 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 were presented, showcasing diverse and innovative research across various disciplines. This new format added a fresh layer of interaction and visibility to ongoing academic work.

Thank you to all presenters and attendees for making this new addition a success!

📚 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟮 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 – 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗹 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 📚

Catch another wave of ideas and in-depth discussions from 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝟮𝟮 𝗠𝗮𝘆, during the 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 at the 𝟭𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗙𝗘𝗕𝗦𝗧 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲.

Participants engaged in discussions across multiple subject areas, including:
🔹 Business Informatics and Digital Transformation
🔹 Marketing, Management, and Tourism
🔹 Accounting, Sustainability, and Public Policy

Stay tuned for more insights as we head into the final day of the conference!

📚 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟮 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 - 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 📚

Day 2 (Thursday, May 22) of the 𝟭𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗙𝗘𝗕𝗦𝗧 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 featured two impactful 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 that explored today’s sustainability and economic challenges:
🔹 Environmental Responsibility and Sustainable Tourism
🔹 Production Network: Topology, Change, and Transmission
🔹 Public Procurement Platforms
🔹 Economic Disruptions and Sustainable Development – Balancing Progress and Environmental Protection

A big thank-you to all speakers and participants for making the sessions so inspiring and thought-provoking.