Giovanni Battista Dagnino, University of Rome LUMSA
Stefano Denicolai, University of Pavia
Giovanna Magnani, University of Pavia
Gabriele Piccoli, University of Pavia & Louisiana State University
Antonella Zucchella, University of Pavia
Nowadays’ worldwide challenges posed by economic, environmental, societal and-health-related conditions are calling governments and organizations to act with urgency. Nations, companies, and ecosystems need to rethink and re-build their competitiveness to address the enormous challenges they are faced with (McKinsey, 2020). While the Renaissance emphasized the magnificence of human potential, a ‘new renaissance’ of the Italian and European system must leverage digital technology to ‘augment’ human talent and organizational capabilities.
To respond to existential challenges posed by climate change, key attention should be paid to the interplay between technological innovation, globalization, and environmental sustainability. Given this, we call for research papers providing a contribution to the debate on how digital technologies can enable a sustainable renaissance of organizations’ competitiveness.
The conference will be arranged around three tentative tracks
1. Conference Theme Track
2. SMEs, Resilience, and Digital Transformation Track
3. Digital Innovation and Sustainable Renaissance Track
The conference is in partnership with the following journals and related publication opportunities:
European Management Journal - Management Focus Section, tentatively published by end of 2021
MIS Quarterly Executive - Special Section on the theme of the conference for qualifying invited papers
Technovation - Special Issue, tentatively published by the end of 2021
Technology Analysis & Strategic Management - Special Issue
Furthermore, three selected contributions will have the opportunity to be adapted and published as articles in the magazine Wired.
Much of academic effort is spent studying theoretical phenomena. When this is brought to bear on timely topics of interest to executives, academics can serve as the leading edge of the reinsurance spear. This objective can only be achieved by engaging deeply with executives. We want to lead in this effort and invite papers that bridge the gap between academia and practice.
Our technological partner Cisco, together with a Digital Producer, will ensure a professional online experience
JOIN -> Wedensday 17 February, h18.00 - h19:00 Mattia Salvi, Co-founder & CEO Aryel.io Vincenzo Schifano, Business Developer and Product Strategist Aryel.io modera: Stefano Denicolai, Università di Pavia EVENT IN ITALIAN I consumatori sono sempre più alla ricerca di esperienze coinvolgenti e nuovi modi per connettersi ai brand che siano interattivi e divertenti. In che modo questi possono sfruttare le potenzialità dell'AR? Scopriremo insieme il potenziale disruptive dell’AR nell'ambito del marketing e il valore aggiunto all'interno della comunicazione digitale e non.
JOIN -> Thursday 18 February, h11:00 - h12:00 Simone Merlini, CEO, CTO & Co-founder - BeSharp (altri ospiti in corso di conferma) EVENT IN ITALIAN I mesi della pandemia ci hanno dimostrato come anche nell’arco di pochissimo tempo sia stato possibile mettere in atto sistemi anche complessi per garantire la business continuity dei servizi ritenuti essenziali. Progetti strategici, come l'incentivazione dello smart working e l'attivazione didattica a distanza si sono potuti realizzare da un giorno con l'altro, spesso estendendo all'ambito professionale quei servizi che gli utenti già conoscevano e utilizzavano individualmente. Il più delle volte il prezzo pagato è stato quello della rinuncia alla governance e al controllo, prediligendo la tattica alla strategia pur di garantire in tempi brevi il ripristino di una operatività accettabile. Quali regole dobbiamo darci per mantenere la componente positiva di questo slancio, incanalandolo in una direzione che ne possa garantire la sostenibilità nel medio-lungo periodo?
Department of Economics and Management,
Via San Felice 5,
27100 Pavia, Italy
digitaltransformation@unipv.it