2026 LIB PRO

1. Sabrina Joseph, Provost and Professor, The American University of Rome, Italy.
   Title: Water, Agriculture, and Power: Reframing the Nation-State in the Arabian Gulf through Political Ecology.
2. Bob Uttl, Professor, Mount Royal University, Canada.
   Title: Widespread Use of Outdated, Obsolete, and Foreign Intelligence and Personality Tests and Norms Invalidate Numerous Clinical, Forensic, and Fitness for Duty Assessments.
3. Mida Zantout, Assistant Professor, American University of Dubai, UAE.
   Title: Civil Wills, Legal Pluralism, and Gender-Stabilizing Mechanisms in the UAE.
4. Benjamin Shlomit, Lecturer, The Academic College of Tel Aviv–Yaffo, Israel.
   Title: Between Community, Fatherhood, and Poverty: Divorce among Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Men in Israel.

1. Stephan Goetz, Professor and Director, Penn State University and The Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development, USA.
   Luyi Han, Assistant Professor, Penn State University, USA.
   Zheng Tian, Assistant Research Professor, Penn State University and The Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development, USA.
   Xiaoyin Li, Postdoctoral Scholar, Regional Research Institute, West Virginia University, USA.
   Heather Stephens, Director and Professor, Regional Research Institute, West Virginia University, USA.
   Title: Determinants of Self-Employment and Income: Evidence from Confidential U.S. Administrative and Census Data.
2. Laima Gerlitz, Head of European Project Center, University of Wismar, Germany.
   Title: BIOCENTUM: A Quintuple-Helix Innovation Model for Mobilising Businesses, Citizens and Municipalities Around Urban Biodiversity – Lessons from the URBIO BAUHAUS Project.
3. Ewell Mnelisi Xaba, Researcher & Lecturer, Durban University of Technology, South Africa.
   Title: Tapping into Loyalty, the Online Grocery Experience in South Africa.

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. Antonio Marziale, Adjunct Professor, Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria, Italy.
   Title: Adolescence from a Social Science Perspective.
2. Germinah Motshegwa, Lecturer, North-West University, South Africa.
   Title: “It Feels Like You are Outside the Event”: Exploring the Attitudes of Male Students towards Contraceptive Use at the North-West University.
3. Gisele Tchamba, Faculty Member, Adventist University of Africa, Kenya.
   Title: Washed Away: Assessing the Feasibility of Reusable Menstrual Hygiene Products in the Water-Scarce Oldonyonyokie Maasai Community, Kenya.
4. Apakorn Chamavit, Lecturer, Srinakharinwirot University, Thailand.
   Title: Pun Translation Method: Thai-English Translation Case Study of Popular Stand-Up Comedy Show Spanning a Decade.

1. Demos Vardiabasis, Professor, Pepperdine University, USA.
   Burhan Yavas, Professor, Pepperdine University, USA.
   Samuel Seman, Professor, Pepperdine University, USA.
   Title: Foreign Direct Investment and Financial Markets.
2. Kagiso Phake, Lecturer, North-West University, South Africa.
   Title: Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) in Addressing Unemployment Challenges in Mahikeng Local Municipality.
3. Abilio Zacarias, Researcher, ISEG Research, University of Lisbon, Portugal.
   Title: Characteristics of Board Chairs for More Effective Recruitment During Financial Crises.
4. Rachel Nefertari Boveja, Faculty Member, Indiana University – Political Advocacy and Civic Engagement Program, USA.
   Title: Space Diplomacy: Collaborative Policies for the Future of Space Governance and Law.

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.

1. Daniel Weissglass, Assistant Professor, Duke Kunshan University, China.
   Title: Confucian Constitutionalism: Expressive Harms of Doctrinal Public Discourse.
2. Naila Keleta-Mae, Professor and Canada Research Chair, University of Waterloo, Canada.
   Title: Black And Free: International Expressions.

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. Marie Manikis, Professor, McGill University, Canada.
   Title: Comparing the Review of Prosecutorial Discretion.
2. Louis Kontos, Associate Professor, John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY), USA.
   Title: Conspiracy Theorizing as Ideological Apologia and Polemic.
3. Gayil Talshir, Senior Lecturer, Hebrew University, Israel.
   Title: Following the Authoritarian Protocol: Regime Change and Civic Resistance.
4. Lungisile Shange, Senior Lecturer, North-West University, South Africa.
   Title: Drivers of Repeat Pregnancies among Young Mothers in Umlazi Township, KwaZulu-Natal: A Qualitative Study.\

1. Milan Radojicic, Assistant Professor, University of Belgrade, Serbia.
   Title: Re-Examining the CEAI Factor Structure in SMEs and Large Organizations in Serbia.
2. Tamila Kartsivadze, Assistant Professor, Batumi Navigation University, Georgia.
   Title: Social Media Marketing Challenges and Opportunities in Georgia – Analysis of Modern Approaches.
3. Norizan Abdullah, Researcher, University of Southampton, UK.
   Paul Smith, Professor, University of Southampton, UK.
   Olga Maslovskaya, Professor, University of Southampton, UK.
   Title: The Association between Sectoral and Business Characteristics and Entrepreneurial Outcomes in Brunei.

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. Maria Santos, Professor, ISEG Research, University of Lisbon, Portugal.
   Title: The Management of Ethics: A Case Study.
2. John Trougakos, Professor, University of Toronto, Canada.
   Milad Moghaddas, PhD Student, University of Toronto, Canada.
   Daniel Beal, Associate Professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA.
   Title: Anxiety at Work: Key Themes and Future Directions.
3. Crain Soudien, Professor, University of Johannesburg, South Africa.
   Title: Assessing South African Higher Education’s Management of Its International Policy for Academic Staff.
4. Marcela Ribeiro De Albuquerque, Professor, State University of Northern Paraná (UENP), Brazil.
   Luis Ricardo da Silva Miguel, Student, State University of Northern Paraná (UENP), Brazil.
   Erica Patente Nascimento, Professor, State University of Northern Paraná (UENP), Brazil.
   Title: Financialization and the Supplementary Health System in Brazil: A Bibliographic Study.

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.