About event

The Faculty of Economics of the University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, under the auspices of Senator of the Parliament of the Czech Republic MUDr. Bc. Tomáš Fiala, MBA, Mayor of České Budějovice doc. Dr. Ing. Dagmar Škodová Parmová, and Dean of the Faculty of Economics doc. RNDr. Zuzana Dvořáková Líšková, Ph.D., cordially invites you to the 5th conference “Ethics in the 21st Century.”

Conference Topics

• Ethics in business and corporate social responsibility

• Environmental ethics and sustainability

• Ethics in the context of digitalization and AI

• Ethical challenges of the present day

Paper Presentation

The conference languages are Czech and English.

Conference sections will be organized according to the conference themes. Papers may be presented in Czech or English depending on the author’s choice during registration. Technical support for presentations will be provided.

The presentation schedule will be specified in the conference programme.

Conference Outputs

Only original high-quality papers that successfully pass the peer-review process will be published.

The conference proceedings will be published in 2026 with an ISBN.

The best papers may also be offered for publication in the scientific journal:

Acta Universitatis Bohemiae Meridionalis

An online peer-reviewed journal focusing on theoretical and applied research in economics and management, indexed in databases such as EBSCO, Google Scholar, ProQuest and RePEc.

Registration

Registration including abstract submission is possible via the registration form until 24 April 2026.

The registration form requires the title and abstract of the paper in both Czech and English.
Maximum length of the abstract: 100 words.

Paper Submission

Papers should be sent to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by 1 June 2026.

Conference papers may be submitted in Czech or English in Word format.
Recommended length: 5–6 pages.

Conference Programme

9:00 – 10:00 Registration of participants

10:00 – 11:30 🏛 Plenary session
Opening remarks by the organizers
Plenary lectures

11:30 – 13:00 🍽 Lunch break

13:00 – 15:00 💼 Round table with companies
Discussion with company representatives and industry experts

15:00 – 17:30 📚 Expert sections (hybrid format)
Parallel thematic sessions

18:30 🎭 Social programme
Networking and informal meeting of participants

More information can be found on the conference website.