The goal of the symposium is to facilitate discussion of recent research on consumers' capabilities, knowledge, preferences, and experiences in the market for financial products and services, as well as the effects of public policy interventions and new regulations on consumers, households,...

Conference topics: - Frameworks for conceptualising IC, KM and OL - Managing IC, KM and OL - The knowledge economy - Intangible assets and tacit knowledge - Analysing big data Mini tracks: - Intellectual Capital Management and Finance - Knowledge Management Maturity: Challenges and...

Topics: - Institutions and Global Economic Governance - Global Connectivity, Knowledge Clusters, & Entrepreneurship - Innovation in Education, Human Capital & Advancement of Skills - Emerging Markets, Global Connectivity & Competitive Strategy - Management Practices, OB & HRM in a Global...

Topics: - Visions of societies where the economy and culture are not principally built on mass consumption - Insights into the obstacles to a transition beyond consumerist societies - Strategies for successful transitions - Theories of social change - Thematic domains of consumption - Pollution...

Topics: Innovation systems; Invention; Intellectual property; Technology transfer; Knowledge exchange; Competence- and capacity-building; Research and development; Innovation systems; invention; Intellectual property; Technology transfer; Knowledge exchange; Competence- and capacity-building;...

Education policies and outcomes are unavoidably shaped by the political process and therefore by such factors as public opinion and the activities of interest groups. To better understand the political economy of education, we aim to bring together researchers from across countries to provide an...

The Global Conference convenes some of the world's most extraordinary people to explore solutions to today's most pressing challenges in financial markets, industry sectors, health, government and education. Where others see problems, we seek solutions.

The 41th anniversary conference theme is The Perils of Research Irrelevance: Balancing Data Use Against Privacy Concerns. Researchers seek to improve educational outcomes through research, but this entails high-quality scholarship and that policymakers, practitioners, and the public at large,...