Program Overview
Programme
The conference will be at the Corvinus University of Budapest (1093 Budapest, Fővám tér 8), starting on 28 January (Wednesday) at 9:00 a.m. and concluding no later than 4:00 p.m. on 30 January (Friday).
The detailed programme is expected to be released by January 17
If you need any modifications, please contact the LOC at geoinno2026@uni-corvinus.hu.
We look forward to welcoming you to Budapest!
Program Overview
Day 0
- 27/01/2026
Day 1
- 28/01/2026
Registration
Opening Ceremony
Plenary session #1
Beata Javorcik – EBRD & University of Oxford
Lars Coenen – HVL and University of Bergen
chair: Cesar Hidalgo
Coffee break
Parallel sessions #1
Lunch
Parallel sessions #2
Coffee break
Parallel sessions #3
Welcome Reception
Welcome: László Kollár – Secretary, HAS
Host: Veronika Hamar
Day 2
- 29/01/2026
Registration
Plenary session #2
Luisa Gagliardi – Bocconi University of Milan
Lee Fleming – University of California, Berkley
chair: Iris Wanzenböck
Exhibitors’ introduction
Coffee break
Parallel sessions #4
Lunch
Meet the Editors
Participants: Carolina Castaldi (EG & ICC), Camilla Lenzi (ARS), Dieter Kogler (Regional Studies), Iris Wanzenböck (RRR), Shiri Breznitz (PEG), Ugo Fratezi (SEA)
Parallel sessions #5
Coffee break
Panel discussion #1 “AI in Innovation”
Moderator: Frank Neffke
Participants: Carolina Castaldi (Utrecht), Yufan Hua (Linz and IBM), Péter Ignácz (KPMG), Johannes Wachs (Corvinus), Tommaso Ciarli (UNU-MERIT and SPRU)
Parallel sessions #6
Gala Dinner (Hotel InterContinental Budapest)
Day 3
- 30/01/2026
Registration
Parallel sessions #7
Coffee break
Panel #2 “The Dark Side of Innovation”
Moderator: Rune Dahl Fitjar
Participants: Arianna Martinelli (Sant’ Anna Pisa), Hillary Vipond (CSH), Jiri Blazek (Charles University), Johannes Glückler (LMU), Markus Grillitsch (Lund University)
Closing ceremony
Lunch – brown bag
Social events, and thematic walks (optional)