Strategy in Challenging Times: Foresight and Decisions in Business
and Economics

Strategica is, first of all, a very high level conference that creates a scientific experience and offers interesting opportunities for discussion in an international environment, but Strategica is also a human experience that during structured moments and during convivial moments creates opportunities for encounters, friendship and strong scientific collaborative relationships. Becoming aware of this has allowed me to feel a strong pride in belonging to this community.

Invited as a Keynote speaker in September 2017 at the annual Strategica conference in Bucharest, I remain very impressed by the quality of the discussions on European economic policies and governance that I had there, only a few years after some very turbulent times (global financial crisis, then so-called European sovereign debt crisis). In retrospect, and after two new crises (Covid-19 and the Russian invasion of Ukraine), I can just hope for continued exchanges of views to make the European Union as a whole more resilient and exemplary. Strategica conference is the good place for that to happen.

STRATEGICA is the place where researchers and academics enjoy open dialogue and debates, which foster fruitful international cooperation. STRATEGICA offers to all of the attendees an opportunity to explore new horizons and to look to the future with confidence!

Initiated as a pilot academic event, Strategica international conference has soon sprung as a fine-grained and fruitful community of scholars and practitioners eager for hot topics and cutting-edge research. Every year, Strategica has attracted more and more participants from 25 countries and 4 continents, fostering transnational and intercultural knowledge and value networks. In my view, Strategica arises as the corollary of the Center for Research in Management since its inception and opens new avenues towards academic collaboration and scientific development.

The STRATEGICA International Conference is a terrific event that attracts top minds from around the world. It is a day packed with knowledge, insightful interactions, engaging discussions, and stimulating debates aiming to improve the state of the world. I would highly recommend the conference to everyone!

I was honored to be invited to the Strategica Conference on two occasions, once as a keynote speaker, and a second time, as an author of one of the accepted papers in the conference’s proceedings. Strategica  provides a valuable forum for policymakers and academic social scientists to discuss crucial global problems, including sustainability, the pandemic effects, and the European Green Deal.  In a short period of time, this conference became an important platform where social scientists can share solutions on how to tackle some of the most pressing problems of today’s society. Strategica also builds bridges between institutions around the globe and creates various avenues of collaboration between academics and policymakers from various countries.

Participation in the STRATEGICA conference was an extraordinary scientific and social experience for me. It opens an interdisciplinary window to the strategic thinking breaking through the walls of the conservative disciplinary silos. And commitment of the organizing staff really boosts the experience.