Preliminary Programme

All times are in Central European Summer Time (UTC/GMT +2 hours)

Wednesday, 3 June 2026 - Pre-Conference Day for PhD Students

8.30 - 9.00

Registration with Coffee
9.00 - 9.15 Welcome Address 
9.15 - 11.45 Students' Elevator Pitches
11.45 - 12.00 Coffee Break
12.00 - 14.00

WORKSHOP PART I: From Interviews to Insights: A Hands-On Workshop in Qualitative Research and AI-Assisted Analysis

14.00 - 15.00 Lunch
15.00 - 17.00

WORKSHOP PART II: From Interviews to Insights: A Hands-On Workshop in Qualitative Research and AI-Assisted Analysis

17.00 - 17.30 Closing Words
18.30 - 20.00 Koper Guided Tour for PhD Students
20.00 - 22.00 Social Event for PhD Students

Thursday, 4 June 2026

8.30 - 15.00

Registration

9.00 - 10.15

Parallel Sessions 

10.15 - 11.30

Parallel Sessions 

11.30 - 12.00

Coffee Break

12.00 - 12.15

Conference Opening

12.15 - 13.30

Keynote Speech: Unveiling Heterogeneity in Entrepreneurship Supporting Polices (Regional Museum Koper, Main Hall)
Dr. Ondřej Dvouletý, Faculty of Business Administration, Prague University of Economics and Business, Czechia

13.30 - 15.00

Lunch

15.00 - 16.30

Round Table: Implementing the European Green Deal in Ports: Balancing between Sustainability and Economic Reality?  (Regional Museum Koper, Main Hall)

16.30 - 16.45

Coffee Break

19.30 – 24.00

Conference Dinner 

Friday, 5 June 2026

8.30 - 13.00

Registration 

8.30 - 10.00

Parallel Sessions 

10.00 - 11.00

Poster Session with Coffee Break

11.00 - 12.00

Keynote Speech

12.00 - 13.00

Lunch 

13.00 - 14.30

Parallel Sessions

14.30 - 15.30

Meet the Editors (TBA)

15.30

Conference Closing and Farewell

 

Saturday, 6 June 2026

Half-Day or Full-Day Trip

Trip (not included in the conference fee) - TBA

 

 

           

 

 

     

 

MIC 2026