International Research Group
Professor Robert J. Bennett (Cambridge, UK) is one of the most well-known and respected researchers of chambers of commerce in Europe. During the Chambers of Commerce – 4th International Conference he will discuss: “UK chambers of commerce: new challenges, old problems”. ###This year, the Conference is scheduled for one day online – November 20, 2025. Free access. …
This week, our research library was expanded with publications by Katarzyna Walkowiak, PhD, who is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Study of Local Authorities and Self-Government, Faculty of Political Science and Journalism, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland. She also joined our interdisciplinary Research Group. Her research is focused on chambers of commerce (including chambers …
Ravan Mansurov is a MA student at the Faculty of Law, Vilnius University, Lithuania. During the Chambers of Commerce – 4th International Conference at the Junior Researchers Session he will describet: “Chambers as Co-Regulatory Intermediaries for FinTech SMEs. Translating the EU AI Act and GDPR into Practical Compliance“. Research problemFinTech SMEs face overlapping obligations under the AI …
Katarzyna Walkowiak, Ph.D. is Assistant Professor at the Department of Study of Local Authorities and Self-Government, Faculty of Political Science and Journalism, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland. During the Chambers of Commerce – 4th International Conference she will deliver a lecture on the topic: “Chambers of Agriculture in Poland and France: A Comparative Study”. Abstract Poland and …
Last Sunday, dr Piotr Marciniak explained to politicians, local government officials, and entrepreneurs the principles of building Public-law Chambers of Commerce in Poland. The presentation and behind-the-scenes discussions took place as part of the NOWA Polska Program Convention, on October 26, 2025, at the World Trade Center in Poznań. # Draft summary of the speach …
The lecture describes the conclusions from the next stage of studies on the transformation of Spanish chambers of commerce conducted by Prof. Ivan Medina and a group of Spanish researchers of business environment organizations (BEOs). Research problem: In a context of economic crisis and institutional reforms, the Partido Popular introduced in 2014 a new hybrid …
Chambers of Agriculture operate in many countries around the world. Although they vary in nature in various countries, they should be considered examples of sectoral chambers of commerce. Comparison of Chambers of Agriculture in the Baltic States, prepared by Jonas Pupius and Piotr Marciniak, and presented in May at the 15th International Scientific Conference “Business …
An article of dr Piotr Marciniak: “Building Institutional Effectiveness of Public law Chambers of Commerce: an Introduction to the Sectoral Model” was recently published by Krytyka Prawa (17) nr 3/2025, pp. 212–235. This is the first description of the Sectoral Model of Chambers of Commerce in English. Abstract: Chambers of commerce are business environment organizations …
From October 13-17, 2025, Piotr Marciniak, PhD (Assistant Professor at the Institute of Law Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences) was a Visiting Professor at Escola Superior De Comerç Internacional (ESCI-UPF) in Barcelona, Spain. A series of presentations on chambers of commerce, presented to BA and MA students and seminars, included the following lectures: The event …
Prof. Dr. Detlef Sack is the Head of the Institute for Democracy and Participation Research (IDPF), Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, Institute of Political Science, Bergische University Wuppertal, Germany. He specialises in political science, democratic theory and governance. His areas of research cover chambers of commerce and chambers of craft, business associations, democratic innovations, …