Contributions are welcome across the following eight themes. The list is indicative rather than exhaustive

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Theme 1 — Technology, Resilience, and Crisis Response in Turbulent Times

• Information systems and organizational resilience in the face of crises, including health, economic, geopolitical, and environmental disruptions

• Digital technologies supporting entrepreneurs, SMEs, and vulnerable organizations in uncertain and turbulent contexts

• The role of digital platforms in maintaining social bonds, community support, and mental health during crises

• Digital transformation and agile innovation in emergency and high-pressure situations

• Information systems and supply chain resilience in disrupted and uncertain environments

• Technologies for crisis anticipation, preparedness, coordination, and recovery

• The ambivalent role of technologies in crises: enabling resilience while potentially amplifying misinformation, exclusion, and dependency

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Theme 2 — AI, Ethics, and Responsible Innovation

• Artificial intelligence and the empowerment of consumers, citizens, workers, and communities

• Algorithmic bias, fairness, equity, transparency, and social justice in AI systems

• Corporate Digital Responsibility and responsible AI governance

• AI and vulnerable groups: opportunities for inclusion and risks of discrimination or marginalization

• Ethical frameworks for the design, development, deployment, and regulation of AI

• AI and the well-being of consumers, employees, managers, and entrepreneurs

• Human agency, autonomy, and accountability in increasingly automated environments

• Trustworthy AI, explainability, and responsible human–AI interaction

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Theme 3 — Technologies and Human Well-Being

• Technologies supporting the mental health and well-being of entrepreneurs, executives, workers, and citizens

• Digital tools for managing stress, anxiety, burnout, and psychosocial risks in organizations

• Remote work, hyperconnectivity, digital fatigue, and their impact on psychological well-being

• Information systems for early detection, prevention, and management of psychosocial risks

• Technologies promoting inclusion, accessibility, and equity in the workplace

• The dark side of digital technologies: surveillance, technostress, isolation, and loss of work-life boundaries

• Designing human-centered technologies that support dignity, care, and quality of life

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Theme 4 — The Future of Work in the Age of Intelligent Technologies

• AI and the transformation of professional roles, skills, identities, and career trajectories

• Human-machine collaboration and new forms of work organization

• Automation, task fragmentation, algorithmic management, and digital surveillance

• Design and leadership of hybrid human-technology teams

• Training, reskilling, and lifelong learning in the age of AI and automation

• The impact of intelligent technologies on autonomy, creativity, expertise, and decision-making at work

• Inclusive futures of work: ensuring that technological change benefits diverse workers and organizations

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Theme 5 — Technologies for Sustainable and Inclusive Development

• Green IS and digital technologies supporting sustainable development goals

• Technologies for emerging economies, underserved communities, and the Global South

• AI, data analytics, and digital innovation for environmental sustainability and climate action

• Circular economy, responsible consumption, and information systems

• Digital inclusion, accessibility, and reduction of the technological divide

• The environmental costs of digital technologies, including energy consumption, e-waste, and carbon footprint

• Technologies for social innovation, inclusive growth, and community empowerment

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Theme 6 — Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Digital Transformation for Societal Impact

• Technological innovation in contexts of turbulence, uncertainty, and resource constraints

• Start-ups, SMEs, and family businesses facing digital disruption and platformization

• Dynamic capabilities, digital maturity, and organizational adaptation in turbulent environments

• Digital platforms, ecosystems, and new business models for social and economic value creation

• Fintech, blockchain, and the transformation of financial and institutional systems

• Responsible entrepreneurship and innovation for societal, environmental, and economic impact

• Balancing innovation speed with ethics, sustainability, and long-term responsibility

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Theme 7 — Digital Governance, Trust, and Democracy

• Digital technologies, trust, and institutional legitimacy in turbulent societies

• Misinformation, disinformation, polarization, and the role of digital platforms

• Data governance, privacy, cybersecurity, and digital rights

• Platform governance, accountability, and regulation

• Technologies for civic participation, transparency, and democratic engagement

• The role of public policies in shaping responsible and inclusive digital transformation

• Digital sovereignty, geopolitical tensions, and technological dependence

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Theme 8 — Research, Methods, and Impact in Technology Studies

• Interdisciplinary approaches to studying technology, innovation, and societal transformation

• Responsible, engaged, and impact-oriented research in information systems and management

• Methodological innovations for studying AI, digital platforms, and emerging technologies

• Design science, action research, qualitative and quantitative approaches to technology for good

• Measuring the social, environmental, ethical, and organizational impact of digital technologies

• Bridging academic research, managerial practice, public policy, and societal needs

• Rethinking the role of researchers in times of crisis, uncertainty, and technological acceleration