International Research Group
ThemeArchitects of Resilience: Rethinking the Role of Chambers of Commerce in Times of Uncertainty The 5th on-site edition of the annual Chambers of Commerce International Conference will take place this year in Barcelona @ ESCI-UPF (!), bringing together scholars and practitioners to discuss current research, challenges and developments related to chambers of commerce and business-to-administration …
The Event took place ONLINE on November 20, 2025. The presentations and discussions were divided into 3 sessions, during which 9 speakers from 6 countries discussed the current situation of chambers of commerce in Europe, actual most important challenges and the results of comparative studies. Full Agenda. We would like to thank all the Speakers …
Agnieszka Stankiewicz is PhD Candidate at Institute of Law Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland. During the Chambers of Commerce – 4th International Conference at the Junior Researchers Session she will discuss “Function of the system of chambers of commerce in Ukraine and their position in BEO’s ecosystem“. The presentation will focus on the organization and …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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, …
Jonas Pupius is the PhD candidate at Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences, Lithuania and Science Manager at Institute of Economics and Rural Development. Piotr Marciniak, PhD works as Assistant Professor at Institute of Law Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences. The comparative study of Chambers of Commerce in the Baltic States, Poland and Belarus is our …
Péter Krisztián Zachar, PhD, habil. is the Assisant Professor and the Head of Department of International Relations and Diplomacy, Faculty of Public Governance and International Studies Ludovika – University of Public Service (Hungary). He is the author of a number of publications describing Hungarian chambers of commerce. He will deliver a lecture at the Chambers …