The idea of organizing scientific conferences dedicated to chambers of commerce was created in 2022. The first meeting took place in Łódź (Poland) and had the character of a scientific seminar. In 2023, researchers from several European countries participated in the on-line event. The most serious changes was introduced by the 3rd, 2024 on-site edition. For the first time, the conference lasted 2 days, and both scientists and representatives of chambers from 11 countries participated in 6 sessions, creating unique networking conditions.
The adopted conference plan assumes organizing an on-line version and a two-day on-site version every two years. The next, 5th on-site edition will take place in Barcelona at ESCI-UPF. Let’s meet there!
Below we present a list of previous conferences and the upcoming one as soon as information is avaiable.
2026
Chambers of Commerce
5th International Conference
Theme: Architects of Resilience: Rethinking the Role of Chambers of Commerce in Times of Uncertainty.
19-20.11.2026, ON-SITE EDITION
The 5th conference will be organized @ESCI-UPF, Barcelona, Spain in cooperation with Institute of Law Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland and Faculty of Economics and Sociology, University of Lodz, Poland.
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2025
Chambers of Commerce
4th International Conference
Theme: Understanding institutional diversity:
Challenges for the chamber of commerce ecosystem.
20.11.2025, ON-LINE EDITION
During the 4th conference, researchers representing 6 countries examined institutional diversity within the chamber ecosystem, addressing challenges such as membership decline, regulatory adaptations, political challenges and the integration of new technologies.
2024
Chambers of Commerce
3rd International Conference
Theme: Looking to the future from an interdisciplinary social sciences perspective
14/15.11.2024, Warszawa
The 3rd Conference was organized on-site in November in Warsaw at the Institute of Law Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences in co-operation with Faculty of Economics and Sociology, University of Lodz. During the conference, researchers and representatives of chambers from 11 countries presented 24 studies that focused on new theoretical approaches and practical solutions that can better support businesses and the economy in this fast-moving, turbulent 21st-century business and political environment.
2023
Chambers of Commerce
2nd International Conference
Theme: How business environment institutions
contributed to economic development?
Theoretical and empirical approach.
16.11.2023, Lublin-Łódź-Warszawa (ON-LINE edition)
The 2nd Conference was organized on-line with outstanding speakers and participants from several European countries. Comparative study of chambers of commerce in Europe and panel discussions. We agreed that there is a need to establish an international network of chambers’ researchers.
2022
Chambers of Commerce
1st International Conference
Theme: Samorząd gospodarczy w Polsce.
Założenia i perspektywy.
17.11.2022, Łódź
“Chambers of commerce in Poland. Assumptions and perspectives.” was our first Conference organized in Łódź. Most of the conference was organized in Polish. However, our special guest, prof. Dr. Detlef Sack (IfP BUW), opened it with a lecture in English about chambers of commerce in Europe. During this conference, the Sectoral Model of Chambers of Commerce was presented for the very first time.
