We seek high quality research papers in AI and data-driven analytics for improved leadership and decision making. Contributions should address one or more of the four overarching tracks of the conference, as shown below:

Track 1: LEADERSHIP, GOVERNANCE AND AI

• Leadership, governance and ethics in the digital era
• Responsible AI
• Managing AI
• Fairness, bias, explainability and interpretability in AI
• DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) in the digital era
• Teamwork and collaboration in the digital era
• Changing roles and skills in the digital era
• Digital leadership competencies in AI-driven organizations
• HR challenges in the digital era
• Leadership development in the age of AI
• Trust and transparency in AI-based decision making
• Labor market transformation in the AI era
• Network effects in AI platform governance
• Ethics of synthetic data and simulation models
• AI and intellectual property
• Responsible AI innovation
• AI for sustainability
• Responsible and sustainable business in the digital era
• Regulation and compliance in the presence of strategic ambiguity
• AI and consciousness

Track 2: AI AND DATA ANALYTICS FOR IMPROVED OPERATIONS

• Predictive and prescriptive analytics in supply chain management
• AI in service operations management
• Healthcare analytics
• Generative AI and machine learning applications
• HR analytics
• Marketing analytics
• Leveraging AI and data analytics to improve customer engagement
• Digital twins and operational excellence
• Transforming the sports industry with data analytics
• NLP and LLM applications in business
• Causal inference, uncertainty quantification and model bias reduction
• Nowcasting and Forecasting: real-time business intelligence for strategic decision making
• Multi-modal AI fusion: techniques and business applications
• Fraud and anomaly detection
• Fintech, decentralized finance (DeFi) and digital currencies
• Credit risk and insurance analytics
• Financial analytics, risk management

Track 3: STRATEGY, INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN THE AI ERA

• Innovation in the digital era
• Technology transfer
• Impact investing
• Open innovation and digital transformation
• The changing competitive dynamics in the digital era
• Impact of LLMs in business
• Corporate entrepreneurship
• Business strategies for competitive technology advantage
• AI startups: success factors and challenges
• Scaling AI solutions: from pilot to market success
• The changing role of competition
• Nurturing innovation in the AI era
• Navigating the innovation ecosystem
• Managing talent in AI organizations
• The changing landscape of venture financing
• Startup valuation in the digital age

Track 4: TRANSFORMING BUSINESS EDUCATION AND RESEARCH FOR THE AI ERA

• Co-teaching with LLMs and AI chatbots
• Research with AI technologies
• Innovations with GenAI
• Mentoring and coaching in the digital era
• Redesigning the management curricula for the digital era
• Preparing for the new mindset in the digital era
• Ethics education for AI-driven business
• Promoting academic entrepreneurship
• Addressing the digital gap among faculty
• AI competences for business faculty
• Best practices for upskilling professionals in data analytics and AI
• Overcoming resistance to data-driven culture
• Executive and continuous education in the digital era

An academic extension of the conference is scheduled for June 15-17, 2025, on the island of Syros. During this event, participants will have the chance to attend original research presentations, engage in meetings with journal editors, attend professional development workshops (PDWs), network for potential research collaborations, participate in cultural activities, and take part in a Doctoral consortium. The sessions will take place at the Hermes hotel, overlooking the deep blue water of the Aegean Sea on one side and the historic city center at the background. Early reservation is advisable to take advantage of special prices for the conference participants. More details on the website.

For the Research Colloquium, we are seeking presentations of funded projects around the themes of the conference. Projects funded by national or international government organizations, as well as projects funded by industry or foundations are welcome. In addition, we welcome participation from industry experts (e.g., consulting, finance, tourism, manufacturing, shipping) presenting novel challenges that require groundbreaking research or development or entrepreneurial activities, as well as panels to discuss current and/or future research agenda for a discipline or a sector. The objective is to create a forum where participants could meet faculty or consultants who are active in funded research collaborations, and engage in stimulating collaborative sessions, in which active researchers will exchange views, challenge opinions and work together towards joint research activities, within a creative and rejuvenating environment.

For the Doctoral Consortium, we invite doctoral students to present their doctoral research, get feedback from faculty experts, receive guidance from editors about publications in journals, network with other doctoral students for developing follow-up joint research, and engaging in fruitful discussions about possible careers in academia.

One of the key features of LMDE is the organization of Professional Development Workshops (PDWs) for faculty and doctoral students. This year’s PDWs will focus on the use of Generative AI tools for enhancing teaching and research.

1. Submission of extended abstracts

The conference solicits research papers in English. Authors of papers are invited to submit to EasyChair an extended abstract (800-1500 words) of their paper for peer review by February 10, 2025. Authors will be notified about the acceptance for presentation of their paper at the conference by March 10, 2025. Please follow the guidelines found here when preparing your extended abstract. All accepted abstracts will be published in an eBook with an ISBN number.

2. Submission of proposals for Doctoral Presentations, Panel Discussions, and PDWs

Additionally, the conference accepts proposals for Doctoral research, Panel roundtables, and Professional Development Workshops (PDWs). If interested in these proposals, please email us at submissions@lmde.net with a brief description of your proposal by March 16, 2025. Authors will be notified about the acceptance of their proposals by March 25, 2025.

Submission of proposals for doctoral presentations

We welcome presentations of doctoral candidates who will present their research to an international audience of faculty and receive feedback. Doctoral presentations will take place in Syros on June 17, 2025. If you are interested to make a doctoral presentation, please submit a proposal by March 16 to submissions@lmde.net including title of your work, your name, university, supervisor, and a brief (approximately 400-500 words) description of the research, methodology, findings.

Submission of proposals for panel discussions

We welcome proposals for panel discussions on important and timely topics related to the themes of the conference. Ideally, panel participants should include industry professionals, who will bring in the industry perspective, together with academics for the academic perspective. Panel discussions will take place in Athens (May 13-14, 2025). If you are interested to host a panel discussion, please submit a proposal by March 16 to submissions@lmde.net including include topic of the discussion, your name and the names of the participants, and a brief (approximately 400-500 words) description of the topic and the key issues to be addressed.

Submission of proposals for Professional Development Workshops

We welcome proposals for Professional Development Workshops (PDWs). These workshops are addressed to faculty and doctoral students, and this year’s theme is AI Tools to Enhance Teaching and Research. PDWs will take place in Syros (June 16, 2025). If you are interested to run a PDW, please submit a proposal by March 16 to submissions@lmde.net including title of the workshop, your name, and a brief description of the content and the learning outcomes.

3. Submission of full papers

Authors of accepted extended abstracts will be offered the opportunity of publishing their full paper in an edited volume published by Springer. Such papers should be submitted by October 1, 2025, and will be subject to a peer-review process.

In addition, authors of accepted extended abstracts can submit their full papers for possible publication in the Information Systems Frontiers journal (AJG=3, impact factor=6.9). Such papers should be submitted by October 1, 2025, and will be subject to a peer-review process.

More information on the submission of full papers to the Springer volume or to the Information Systems Frontiers journal will be published in due course.