2026 FIT PRO

1. Spiro Doukas, Professor, American Public University, USA.
   Title: Sport Tourism and Regional Development Through Marathons and Long-Distance Runs: A Case Study of the Ioannina Lake Run.
2. Unsal Ozdogru, Clinical Associate Professor, University of Illinois Chicago, USA.
   Kyungsoo Chon, University of Illinois Chicago, USA.
   Title: Perceived Physical and Mental Health Benefits of Running.
3. Ruta Dadeliene, Associate Professor, Vilnius University, Lithuania.
   Mantas Sapranauskas, MSc Student, Vilnius University, Lithuania.
   Title: Physical Characteristics and Movement Quality of Athletes in Different Sports.
4. Gregory T. Papanikos, President, Athens Institute & Professor (Adjunct), University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA.
   Title: UEFA-versus-UEFA Matches at the 2026 World Cup.

1. Christos Anagnostopoulos, Associate Professor and UNESCO Chairholder, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar.
   Khouloud Mtibaa, Laboratory Manager, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar.
   Title: The Governance Cascade: Stakeholder Expectations and Institutional Gaps in an Academic Exercise Science Laboratory.
2. Gergo Szilagyi, PhD Student, Matej Bel University, Slovakia.
   Title: Explosive Strength as a Key Predictor of Kata Performance in Youth Karate Athletes: A Pilot Study.
3. Emil Maj Christensen, Urban Planner, Danish Cyclists’ Federation, Denmark.
   Title: Cycling-Friendly Urban Development Beyond Big Cities: Integrating Cycling in Low-Density Areas.

1. Bob Uttl, Professor, Mount Royal University, Canada.
   Title: Undergraduate Students’ Knowledge, Perceptions and Attitudes towards AI.
2. Raid Suleiman, Professor, Al-Hussein Bin Talal University, Jordan.
   Title: AI in Jordanian Universities in Education.
3. Sabrina Joseph, Provost and Professor, The American University of Rome, Italy.
   Title: ‘From Principles to Practice: Developing Robust AI Policy for Universities.
4. Gisele Tchamba, Faculty Member, Adventist University of Africa, Kenya.
   Title: From “Tool” to “Partner”: AI in Research, Evaluation, and Statistical Practice.
5. Laima Gerlitz, Head of European Project Center, University of Wismar, Germany.
   Title: Human Expertise in the Age of AI: Personal Experiences in Teaching, Research and Publishing.
6. Xinyu Xiao, Researcher, Chinese Academy of Science and Technology for Development, China.
   Title: Becoming Better “Supervisors”: Teaching, Research and Publishing in the Age of Human-AI Collaboration.

Interventions:

1. Wensupu Yang, Associate, SAMI Consulting, UK.
2. Spiro Doukas, Professor, American Public University, USA.
3. Daphne Vidanec, Full Professor, Baltazar University of Applied Sciences, Croatia.
4. Afsin Sahin, Professor, Ankara Haci Bayram Veli University, Türkiye.
5. Asanbe Comfort, Professor and Chair, Psychology Department, City University of New York, USA.

1. An-Chun Teng, Assistant Professor, Ming Chuan University, Taiwan.
   Title: When Natural Disasters Become Governance Crises: Media Narratives of Crisis Management and Disaster Governance in Taiwan.
2. Samaneh Ebrahimabadi, Researcher, Finland Futures Research Center, University of Turku, Finland.
   Title: Temporal Dimensions in Corporate Foresight: Gaps, Approaches, and Future Directions.
3. Wensupu Yang, Associate, SAMI Consulting, UK.
   Title: Using LLM-as-a-Judge for Scenario Development: A Methodological Framework for Evaluating Scenario Logics and Narratives.
4. Like Yuan, Director, Chinese Academy of Science and Technology for Development, China.
   Xinyu Xiao, Researcher, Chinese Academy of Science and Technology for Development, China.
   Zheng Qin, Researcher, Chinese Academy of Science and Technology for Development, China.
   Rong Guo, Vice President, Chinese Academy of Science and Technology for Development, China.
   Kaiyuan Long, Researcher, Chinese Academy of Science and Technology for Development, China.
   Title: Technology Foresight in China: Methods and Practices.

This is not a guided tour, and participation in this visit is not included in any conference registration fee. It requires pre-booking. It includes visits to Aristotle’s Lyceum, the Panathenaic Stadium (Kallimarmaro), the National Garden, the statues of Sophocles, Aeschylus, and Euripides, and Syntagma Square, where the tour concludes in front of the Hellenic Parliament. Click here for more details.

1. Raid Suleiman, Professor, Al-Hussein Bin Talal University, Jordan.
   Title: Challenges of Disappearance Printed Arabic Newspapers Archive in the Digital Environment (A Case Study: AL-Hussein bin Talal Newspapers Archive).
2. David Bodoff, Senior Lecturer, University of Haifa, Israel.
   Title: Attribution Theory for Understanding Information Search.
3. Mor Deshen, Lecturer, Bar-Ilan University, Israel.
   Noa Aharony, Lecturer, Bar-Ilan University, Israel.
   Title: Artificial Intelligence Literacy among LIS Professionals: An Emerging Research Landscape.
4. Sibongile Ngwenya, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of South Africa, South Africa.
   Omwoyo Bosire Onyancha, Professor, University of South Africa, South Africa.
   Title: An Informetric Study of the Co-existence of Open Science and Intellectual Property Rights.
5. Chekra Allani, Assistant Professor, Arab Open University – Kuwait, Kuwait.
   Banan Daraiseh, Assistant Professor, Arab Open University, Kuwait.
   Areej Al Siaghy, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist and Attending Physician, University of Connecticut, USA.
   Title: Bibliotherapy for Mental Wellbeing in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: The Role of Children’s Literature in Educational Libraries.

1. Abdelghani Miliani, Head, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Health Sciences, Algeria.
   Mahmoud Dib, Lecturer, University of Oran 1 – Ahmed Ben Bella, Algeria a.
   Title: Static Foot Disorders in Young Athletes: Insights from a Podoscopic Study in Algeria.
2. Katarina Kravec Rerkova, PhD Student, Institute of Pathophysiology, Comenius University, Slovakia.
   Zuzana Novakova, Researcher, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovakia.
   Karin Marcek Malenovska, Researcher, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovakia.
   Igor Straka, Associate Professor, Comenius University, Slovakia.
   Lucia Slobodova, Researcher, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovakia.
   Viera Litvakova, Researcher, Comenius University, Slovakia.
   Peter Valkovic, Professor, Comenius University, Slovakia.
   Jozef Ukropec, Senior Scientist, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovakia.
   Barbara Ukropcova, Professor, Slovak Academy of Sciences/Comenius University, Slovakia.
   Title: Exercise Modulates Circulating and Skeletal Muscle MyomiR Dynamics in Parkinson’s Disease.

1. Christos Mavrovitis, Senior Lecturer, University of Surrey, UK.
   Title: Match Length, Player Rankings, and Bookmakers’ Beliefs – Evidence from Professional Tennis.
2. Allison Kiefner Burmeister, Associate Professor, University of Findlay, USA.
   Jacob Burmeister, Associate Professor, University of Findlay, USA.
   Title: Body Image and Disordered Eating in Collegiate Athletes and Non-Athletes.
3. Robert C. Schneider, Distinguished Service Professor, State University of New York at Brockport, USA.
   Title: Leveraging Competitive Sport to Develop Entrepreneurial Competencies.