{"id":34,"date":"2026-10-08T15:06:19","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T15:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/academyba.com\/events\/?page_id=34"},"modified":"2026-10-08T16:17:36","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T16:17:36","slug":"icbap2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/academyba.com\/events\/","title":{"rendered":"ICBAP2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"269\" src=\"https:\/\/academyba.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/cropped-cropped-Picture0-1140x300-1-1024x269-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-66\" srcset=\"https:\/\/academyba.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/cropped-cropped-Picture0-1140x300-1-1024x269-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/academyba.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/cropped-cropped-Picture0-1140x300-1-1024x269-1-300x79.png 300w, https:\/\/academyba.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/cropped-cropped-Picture0-1140x300-1-1024x269-1-765x201.png 765w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"352\" height=\"351\" src=\"https:\/\/academyba.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/Logo-ICBAP2025.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51\" style=\"width:127px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/academyba.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/Logo-ICBAP2025.png 352w, https:\/\/academyba.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/Logo-ICBAP2025-300x299.png 300w, https:\/\/academyba.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/Logo-ICBAP2025-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 352px) 100vw, 352px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;<strong>Call for papers:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/academyba.com\/icbap2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/ICBAP-2025-CfP-1Page.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are delighted to announce that the Business Administration Department at the University of Piraeus, Greece, and the Centre for Business Analytics in Practice (CBAP) at Surrey Business School, UK, will be co-organizing the much-anticipated&nbsp;<strong>International Conference on Business Analytics in Practice 2025<\/strong>. The main theme of this year\u2019s conference is focused on&nbsp;<strong>\u2018Machine Learning &amp; AI in Business<\/strong>\u2018 The conference is scheduled to be held from&nbsp;<strong>August 24-27, 2025<\/strong>, and is expected to be a vibrant and informative event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Piraeus is the main port city of Greece, located within the Athens metropolitan area. Piraeus has a rich history dating back to ancient times while today, it is one of the largest ports in Europe. In addition, it is the main gateway to the famous islands of the Aegean Sea, offering easy access to both the Saronic Gulf islands and the Cyclades. Besides its port activities, Piraeus has attractions like the Archaeological Museum of Piraeus, the Hellenic Maritime Museum, and the picturesque Mikrolimano harbour, where you can find great seafood restaurants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We cordially invite you to join us in this multidisciplinary conference, where leading experts in business analytics will be sharing their knowledge and insights. This conference is a unique opportunity for professionals, academics, and students to collaborate, exchange ideas, and network with like-minded individuals from around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>University of Piraeus<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The University of Piraeus was founded as a \u201cSchool of Industrial Studies\u201d in 1938 by the Association of Industrialists and Craftsmen. Since 1966 the school operates as a public entity. Through the years the University combines research, academic knowledge and practice order to create the most appropriate conditions for our students, to reach their full potential and become the Leaders of tomorrow. Key areas of study include business administration, economics, insurance, statistics, computer science, maritime studies, and banking and financial management. Given its location in Piraeus, the university has a strong emphasis on maritime studies, aligning with the city\u2019s role as a major global shipping hub. University of Piraeus is involved in cutting-edge research in areas like data science, cybersecurity, and digital transformation while it collaborates with various international universities and organizations, enhancing its global profile and research opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;<strong>International Conference on Business Analytics in Practice 2025&nbsp;<\/strong>will take place at the central building of the University of Piraeus located at the heart of Piraeus. All conference rooms as well as the coffee breaks and lunches are taking place in the same building, providing a compact setting fostering networking between participants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Note that all places of interest in Piraeus are at maximum 20 minutes from central building of University of Piraeus. You may find more information about University of Piraeus at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unipi.gr\/en\/home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.unipi.gr\/en\/home\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Department of Business Administration<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The aim of the Department is to provide a theoretical and practical education in business administration in the private and public sector. The Department adopts a flexible approach in light of the rapidly changing economic and technological environment and ensures that it adapts in order to educate managers who are capable of enhancing the competitiveness of enterprises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Centre for Business Analytics in Practice (CBAP)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Centre for Business Analytics in Practice (CBAP) at Surrey Business School, UK, is a dynamic research centre that utilizes analytics to enhance decision-making across various disciplines. The centre\u2019s primary objective is to explore the potential of data in facilitating organizational success through fact-based, proactive decision-making. CBAP is dedicated to conducting comprehensive research, grounded in both theory and empirical evidence, encompassing diverse areas such as business performance, including efficiency and productivity, AI, big data, health analytics, operations and supply chain analytics, as well as sustainability and net-zero analytics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CBAP harnesses cutting-edge methodologies from multiple fields to develop efficient and expedited solutions for significant data-driven projects. By leveraging state-of-the-art techniques, the centre strives to contribute to the advancement of analytics and foster innovative approaches to address contemporary business challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Outline of the Conference<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This conference is a multidisciplinary event and will feature all aspects of business analytics, ranging from the fundamentals to the advanced levels. The conference will cover an extensive range of topics, including but not limited to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Theory and methodology papers that make significant contributions to the fields of Operations Research, Statistics, Analytics, Machine Learning, Econometrics, etc<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Empirical papers (innovative applications in analytics) covering various areas, including but not limited to:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Big Data<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Operations and Supply Chain analytics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Manufacturing, Production and Quality analytics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Efficiency and Productivity analytics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Banking, Insurance and Financial analytics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Management and Marketing analytics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Accounting analytics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Energy, Environment, and Climate Change analytics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sustainability and Net-Zero analytics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Health analytics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We will also organise doctoral consortium and round table discussions that bring together esteemed current and former editors of top-tier journals in the Business Analytics field (e.g., the&nbsp;<em>European Journal of Operational Research<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>Annals of Operations Research<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>Expert Systems with Applications<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>Journal of Operational Research,&nbsp;<\/em>etc.). These sessions will provide a unique opportunity for early-career scholars and doctoral candidates to receive valuable insights and advice on getting published, setting them up for future success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More information about the scientific and social program of the conference as well as paper submission can be found at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/academyba.com\/icbap2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/academyba.com\/icbap2025\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We look forward to seeing you at the ICBAP2025 Conference in Piraeus, Greece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Prof Ali Emrouznejad<\/strong><br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\".\/ICBAP2025 \u2013 International Conference on Business Analytics in Practice_files\/Ali.jpeg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/academyba.com\/icbap\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/Ali.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/academyba.com\/icbap\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/Ali-150x150.jpeg 150w\"><br><em>Professor and Chair in Business<\/em>&nbsp;<em>Analytics,&nbsp;<\/em><br>Director, Centre for Business Analytics in Practice, Surrey Business School, Guildford, UK<\/td><td><strong>Prof Sotirios Bersimis<\/strong><br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"126\" class=\"wp-image-47\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/academyba.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/Mpersimis-11-475x400-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/academyba.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/Mpersimis-11-475x400-1.jpg 475w, https:\/\/academyba.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/Mpersimis-11-475x400-1-300x253.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><br><em>Professor&nbsp;<\/em>, University of Piraeus, Greece<\/td><td><strong>Prof Dimitrios A. Georgakellos<\/strong><br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"wp-image-49\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/academyba.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/TS-DGE1.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/academyba.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/TS-DGE1.png 200w, https:\/\/academyba.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/TS-DGE1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><br><br>Professor and Director of the Executive MBA post-graduate program at University of Piraeus, Greece<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Organisers:<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" class=\"wp-image-41\" style=\"width: 200px;\" src=\"https:\/\/academyba.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/logo_piraeus.png\" alt=\"\"><\/td><td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"107\" class=\"wp-image-42\" style=\"width: 200px;\" src=\"https:\/\/academyba.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/NewLogo-CBAP.png\" alt=\"\"><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Program:<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/academyba.com\/icbap\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/ICBAP-2025-Program.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">C<strong>LICK HERE<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;to view the Program&nbsp;<mark>(updated August 14, 2025)<\/mark>.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/academyba.com\/icbap\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/ICBAP-2025-Program.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">C<strong>LICK HERE<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;to download Book of Abstracts&nbsp;<mark>(updated August 14, 2025)<\/mark>.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/academyba.com\/icbap\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/ICBAP2025-000-Template.pptx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">C<strong>LICK HERE<\/strong><\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;to download the PowerPoint template .<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>August 24, 2025<\/td><td>Conference Registration<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>August 25, 2025<\/td><td>Opening ceremony + Full-day conference + Welcome ceremony<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>August 26, 2025<\/td><td>Full-day conference + Gala dinner<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>August 27, 2025<\/td><td>Full-day conference + Closing ceremony<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Plenary \/ Keynote Speakers:<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-regular\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Professor&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lasalle.edu\/business\/faculty\/madjid-tavana-ph-d\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Madjid Tavana<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;(Business Analytics, La Salle University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States)<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"199\" src=\".\/ICBAP2025 \u2013 International Conference on Business Analytics in Practice_files\/Tavana.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/academyba.com\/icbap\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/Tavana.jpg 338w, https:\/\/academyba.com\/icbap\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/Tavana-226x300.jpg 226w\"><\/td><td><strong>Title<\/strong>: The Art and Science of Business Analytics: A Journey from Data to Action<br><strong>Abstract<\/strong>:<br>Business analytics is a balanced fusion of art and science, where data-driven algorithms and methodologies form the backbone, while creativity, context, and imagination breathe life and meaning into the paradigm. The key to success in problem formulation lies in the often-overlooked art of asking the right questions. Successful problem formulation combines curiosity, empathy, and courage to challenge assumptions, pushing beyond surface-level solutions to uncover deeper insights. This transition from inquiry to creation is where science takes place, as clarity of purpose guides every step of model-building. Models are like maps; even the most intricate ones are useless without a clear destination. Just as an artist requires the right tools to bring their vision to life, a model requires high-quality, well-structured data to deliver transformative results. But even the best model will fall short without insight. The art of storytelling transforms raw data into compelling narratives that connect with stakeholders, guiding them to take decisive action. Model-building demands both precision and humility. It\u2019s about knowing the limits of what a model can do and embracing the opportunity to learn from failure. It is a continual process of experimentation, iteration, and refinement\u2014an evolving journey where every failure opens the door to innovation. In this dynamic process, the best models don\u2019t just solve problems; they spark curiosity, question assumptions, and inspire action. Business analytics is a powerful blend of imagination and rigor, where creativity and precision come together to drive change. Models are more than just equations; they are dynamic reflections of real-world complexities. Design models to ignite curiosity, challenge assumptions, and guide the journey from data to insightful actions.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Professor&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/scholar.uoa.gr\/aburnetas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apostolos Burnetas<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>(<em>Department of Mathematics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens<\/em>)<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"117\" class=\"wp-image-43\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/academyba.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/Burnetas.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/td><td><strong>Title<\/strong>: Managing service provision under strategic customer behavior: Models and data-driven policies<br><strong>Abstract<\/strong>: In many modern service systems\u2014ranging from healthcare and call centers to digital platforms and cloud computing\u2014customers are not passive participants. They make strategic decisions about when to join a queue, whether to abandon service, or which provider to choose, based on their expectations of congestion, pricing, and service quality. These choices, in turn, influence system performance and complicate the design of effective operational policies.<br>This talk explores a framework for managing service provision under strategic customer behavior by integrating queueing theory, game-theoretic models, and data-driven optimization. We begin by presenting models that capture the interactions between service providers and rational customers who respond to system parameters such as prices, wait times, or information disclosures. Using equilibrium analysis, we illustrate how customer decisions can lead to non-intuitive outcomes like self-induced congestion or inefficient routing.<br>Building on this foundation, we introduce mechanisms and control policies\u2014such as admission pricing, priority schemes, and capacity adjustments\u2014that are robust to strategic behavior. A particular emphasis is placed on&nbsp;<em>data-driven<\/em>&nbsp;approaches: we discuss how empirical data on arrival patterns, service times, and customer decisions can be used to learn key model parameters and optimize service design in real time. Examples from sectors such as ride-hailing, telehealth, and public administration are used to highlight practical implications.<br>The talk concludes with a discussion of ongoing challenges, including fairness considerations, heterogeneous customer populations, and the integration of machine learning for adaptive policy design. By combining theory with analytics and real-world data, we aim to provide actionable insights for improving service efficiency and user experience in strategic environments.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Professor<a href=\"https:\/\/www.durham.ac.uk\/business\/our-people\/kostas-nikolopoulos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&nbsp;Kostas Nikolopoulos<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;(Business Information Systems and Analytics at Durham University Business School, UK)<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"184\" src=\".\/ICBAP2025 \u2013 International Conference on Business Analytics in Practice_files\/Kostas-768x941-1.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/academyba.com\/icbap\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/Kostas-768x941-1.png 768w, https:\/\/academyba.com\/icbap\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/Kostas-768x941-1-245x300.png 245w\"><\/td><td><strong>Title<\/strong>: Strategic Analytics: Big Data Business Analytics, in Practice, Now, and for long-term Strategic Decisions<br><strong>Authors<\/strong>: Konstantinos Nikolopoulos &amp; Vasileios Bougioukos<br><strong>Abstract<\/strong>: We do define, and explore the frontiers, of a new and niche area of analytics \u2013 Strategic analytics, where big data analytics now, can inform and drive decisions that will affect the long term future. We do present the theoretical framing and the data and methods requirements ot be able to do so, and we go further and illustrate some signifcant illustratory examples ranging from savings, retirement and pension attitudes, perceptions, policies and services up to to long-term economic activity diversification. We do also invite the academic and practitoner analytics community to contribute further to this novel area by contributing in an edited volume for Springer on the subject matter, to be published in 2026.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Professor&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.qub.ac.uk\/schools\/queens-business-school\/people\/academic-staff\/AllAcademicStaffProfiles\/Charles.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vincent Charles<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>(Queen\u2019s Business School, Queen\u2019s University Belfast, Belfast BT9 5EE, UK)<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"182\" src=\".\/ICBAP2025 \u2013 International Conference on Business Analytics in Practice_files\/Prof.V.Charles-Official-Photo.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/academyba.com\/icbap\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/Prof.V.Charles-Official-Photo.jpg 650w, https:\/\/academyba.com\/icbap\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/Prof.V.Charles-Official-Photo-247x300.jpg 247w\"><\/td><td><strong>Title<\/strong>: Unpacking the Layers of Analytics: Unlocking Business Value with Agentic AI<br><strong>Abstract<\/strong>: In today\u2019s data- and AI-driven economy, analytics is evolving into a dynamic socio-technical process that seeks to integrate data, human judgement, and ethical responsibility. Increasingly shaped by organisational context, stakeholder values, and emerging technologies, this process may be supported by Agentic AI (i.e., semi-autonomous, goal-directed systems designed to assist human decision-making through contextual reasoning and adaptive insight generation). Agentic AI has the potential to move beyond traditional predictive analytics by enabling prescriptive decision-making, and may incorporate ethical reasoning and intentionality when explicitly designed to do so. This could shift the focus from simply asking what will happen to also considering what ought to be done, by integrating foresight, stakeholder priorities, and strategic aims. Such a development suggests increasing attention to fairness, accountability, transparency, and long-term societal impact. When aligned effectively with human judgment and organisational objectives, Agentic AI can leverage rich data to help enterprises realise more sustainable value, supporting a shift from passive data use to more ethically informed, responsible intelligent action(s). This evolving paradigm frames analytics as a potentially collaborative endeavour, in which human expertise and Agentic AI work together to navigate complexity, responsibility, and opportunity.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Professor Markos Koutras&nbsp;<\/strong>(University of Piraeus, Greece)<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"211\" class=\"wp-image-44\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/academyba.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/Markos-Koutras.jpeg\" alt=\"\"><\/td><td><strong>Title<\/strong>: A Unified Framework for Generating Flexible Distributions: Applications in Business Analytics<br><strong>Abstract<\/strong>: In today\u2019s landscape of data-driven decision-making, traditional probability distributions often fall short in capturing the behavior of real-world business data. These datasets frequently display characteristics such as skewness, heavy tails, and non-linear hazard rates, which limit the applicability and effectiveness of classical models. Business applications such as customer survival analysis (e.g., churn prediction), customer lifetime value (CLV) estimation, and targeted marketing benefit greatly from flexible distribution models that can accommodate such behaviours. Accurate modelling in these contexts supports better segmentation, improves personalization, and enhances return on investment (ROI) by guiding data-informed strategies across marketing, finance, and operations.<br>Several classical approaches have been proposed to enrich distribution families. Special mention worth the Azzalini method for introducing skewness, the probability integral transform method, the formulation of composite models combining two or more distributions, and the addition of shape parameters to existing cumulative distribution functions.<br>In this talk we discuss a recently developed unified framework for constructing new families of continuous univariate distributions. This method is based on transforming cumulative distribution functions using generator and parametric functions, offering high flexibility and adaptability to empirical data.<br>We will demonstrate how this approach captures complex data features such as aging properties and tail behaviour, and show its practical utility in various business analytics contexts\u2014including insurance risk modelling, supply chain forecasting, customer behaviour modelling, and financial data analysis. Emphasis will be placed on how these advanced models outperform classical ones in both predictive accuracy and interpretability, leading to improved operational insights and strategic decision-making.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Professor Bagos Pantelis<\/strong>&nbsp;(University of Thessaly, Greece<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"wp-image-45\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/academyba.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/Bagos-150x150-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/td><td><strong>Title<\/strong>: Methods for post-GWAS analysis using summary statistics<br><strong>Abstract<\/strong>: Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have revolutionized our understanding of the genetic architecture of complex traits and diseases. GWAS summary statistics have become essential tools for various genetic analyses, including meta-analysis, fine-mapping, and risk prediction. In this talk I will try to review and summarize the various methods, software tools and databases, developed over the last years for the downstream analysis using GWAS summary data, the so-called \u201cpost-GWAS\u201d analysis. I will also present key aspects of our work in the field, including methods for meta-analysis of GWAS, methods for multiple traits, robust methods, and imputation of GWAS summary statistics.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Professor Demosthenes Panagiotakos&nbsp;<\/strong>(Harokopio University in Athens, Greece)<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"182\" src=\".\/ICBAP2025 \u2013 International Conference on Business Analytics in Practice_files\/PAnagiot.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/academyba.com\/icbap\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/PAnagiot.jpg 776w, https:\/\/academyba.com\/icbap\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/PAnagiot-247x300.jpg 247w, https:\/\/academyba.com\/icbap\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/PAnagiot-768x933.jpg 768w\"><\/td><td><strong>Title<\/strong>: Using Epidemiology to Shape Health Economics and Reduce NCDs: Insights from Greece, 2025<br><strong>Abstract<\/strong>: Epidemiology plays a pivotal role in shaping health economics and informing strategies to reduce non-communicable diseases (NCDs). By quantifying disease burden, identifying risk factors, and analyzing trends, epidemiology provides the evidence base needed for effective policymaking and resource allocation. Understanding the distribution of NCDs such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and cancers allows for targeted interventions and prevention programs, optimizing health outcomes while minimizing costs. Epidemiological data, if accurate, representative and updated, can guide economic evaluations, such as cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit analyses, helping health systems prioritize investments in prevention, early diagnosis, and management. This is particularly crucial given the rising global prevalence of NCDs and their significant impact on healthcare budgets and workforce productivity. Ultimately, integrating epidemiological insights into health economics fosters sustainable healthcare models, reduces inequalities, and supports evidence-based decisions that can curb the growing burden of NCDs, improve population health, and ensure the efficient use of limited healthcare resources. In this study, a working example of the 2025-public health action for CVDs, \u201cPROLAMVANO (prevent)\u201d, of the Greek Ministry of Health, will be discussed in terms of expected benefits, in the light of current epidemiologic data.&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Professor Dimitra Lingri<\/strong>&nbsp;(Hellenic Organization for Health Care Services Provision, Greece)<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"213\" src=\".\/ICBAP2025 \u2013 International Conference on Business Analytics in Practice_files\/Dimitria.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/academyba.com\/icbap\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/Dimitria.jpg 676w, https:\/\/academyba.com\/icbap\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/Dimitria-212x300.jpg 212w\"><\/td><td><strong>Title<\/strong>: The legal Architecture of AI and Analytics: Global and EU Regulatory Impacts on Identifying Waste in National Healthcare Systems&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><strong>Abstract<\/strong>: This presentation explores the emerging global and European Union (EU) regulatory frameworks for Artificial Intelligence (AI), with a particular focus on their implications for analysing and detecting inefficiencies and waste in national healthcare systems. The study begins by outlining the key features of international AI governance, including OECD principles, UNESCO guidelines, and major national strategies, before turning to the EU\u2019s landmark AI Act, which establishes a risk-based regulatory approach. Special emphasis is placed on how high-risk AI applications, such as those used in health data analytics, must comply with strict transparency, accountability, and human oversight requirements. The presentation examines the practical challenges and opportunities these frameworks create for leveraging AI in healthcare cost reduction and system optimisation\u2014especially in identifying fraud, duplications, misallocated resources, and inefficiencies. The study also considers legal and ethical tensions, such as data protection under the GDPR, algorithmic bias, and institutional resistance. Ultimately, it argues that while regulation may impose constraints on AI deployment, it also provides a necessary foundation for building trust, ensuring equity, and enabling the responsible use of AI in transforming healthcare systems for greater efficiency and sustainability.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Key Dates:<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Abstract submission opens<\/strong>:<\/td><td><strong>January 1, 2025<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Abstract submission closes<\/strong>:<\/td><td><strong>Closed&nbsp;<\/strong><mark><strong><s>Extended to June 30 2025<\/s><\/strong><\/mark><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Early registration ends<\/strong>:<\/td><td><mark><strong><s>Extended to June 30, 2025<\/s><\/strong><\/mark><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Regular Registration ends:<\/strong><\/td><td><s>July 30, 2025<\/s><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Late and Final Registration ends:<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>August 3, 2025<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Deadline for full Paper submission for inclusion in the conference\u2019s proceedings<\/strong>:<\/td><td><mark><strong>Extended to August 15, 2025<\/strong><\/mark><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Deadline for paper submission to the conference\u2019s special issues<\/strong>:<\/td><td>Please see guideline to submission for each journal.\u200b<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Special Sessions:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Topic of the session<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Organizer(s) and session chair(s)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Application of Business Analytics in Emerging Economies<\/td><td><strong>AbdelLatef Anouze, Associate Prof, Qatar<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Artificial Intelligence and Education<\/td><td><strong>Marios&nbsp; Kremantzis, University of Bristol Business School, UK<\/strong><br><strong>Aniekan Essien, University of Bristol Business School, UK<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Cognitive Synergy: Psychological Insights into<br>Human-AI Collaboration in Business Decision-Making<\/td><td><strong>Shabnam, National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra, India<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Composite Indicators and Other Monitoring Tools<\/td><td><strong>Ravanos, Panagiotis (Italy)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Data Envelopment&nbsp;Analysis&nbsp;and its Applications<\/td><td><strong>Panagiotis Zervopoulos, University of Sharjah, UAE<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Data Visualization \/ Dashboarding for Business Insights<\/td><td><strong>Andrew Hill, University of Surrey, UK<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Decision Analytics in Financial Sectors<\/td><td><strong>Alireza Amirteimoori, Istinye university, Istanbul, Turkey, Turkey<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Environmental (in)Efficiency and Net-zero: Methods and Applications<\/td><td><strong>Menelaos&nbsp; Tasiou, University of Surrey, UK<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Human Resources Analytics and AI in Enhancing Organizational Perfromance<\/td><td><strong>George&nbsp; Saridakis, University of Kent, UK<\/strong><br><strong>Yannis Georgellis, &nbsp;SP Jain London School of Management, UK<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Machine Learning Applications in Operations Research<\/td><td><strong>Michael Short, University of Surrey, UK<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Optimization and Simulation: Models, Methods and Applications<\/td><td><strong>Gregory Koronakos, University of Piraeus, Greece<br>Konstantinos Petridis, Athens University of Economics and Business, Grrece<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Responsible AI for Business and Society: Cutting-Edge Advances in Analytics<\/td><td><strong>Vincent&nbsp; Charles, Queen\u2019s Business School, Queen\u2019s University Belfast, UK<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Smart Cities Analytics<\/td><td><strong>Iman Rahimi, University of Technology Sydney, Australia<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Publications:<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"226\" class=\"wp-image-39\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/academyba.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/ICBAP2024-cover-1.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/academyba.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/ICBAP2024-cover-1.png 1642w, https:\/\/academyba.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/ICBAP2024-cover-1-199x300.png 199w, https:\/\/academyba.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/ICBAP2024-cover-1-768x1157.png 768w, https:\/\/academyba.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/ICBAP2024-cover-1-679x1024.png 679w, https:\/\/academyba.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/ICBAP2024-cover-1-1359x2048.png 1359w, https:\/\/academyba.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/ICBAP2024-cover-1-1019x1536.png 1019w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/td><td><strong><em>Proceedings<\/em><\/strong>:&nbsp;<strong>Book titled \u201cAdvanced Data Analytics, Machine Learning and AI in Business\u201d<\/strong>&nbsp;to be&nbsp;<strong>published by Springer ( Scopus Indexed)<\/strong><br><br>The proceedings book for the ICBAP 2025 conference&nbsp;<strong>will be published by Springer&nbsp;<\/strong>as part of the Lecture Notes in Operations Research series. This series is indexed by Research Papers in Economics (RePEc), zbMATH and has been accepted by&nbsp;<strong>Scopus<\/strong>.<br><br><strong>Title of the book:<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Advanced Data Analytics, Machine Learning and AI in Business<\/strong><br><strong>&nbsp;Editors:<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Ali Emrouznejad,&nbsp;Sotirios Bersimis, and Dimitrios A. Georgakellos<\/strong><br><br>If you would like to have your article included, please follow the instructions below to prepare your full paper and submit it to us by July 31, 2025. To ensure consistency and facilitate the review process, we kindly request that you prepare your manuscript using the following template.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fresource-cms.springernature.com%2Fspringer-cms%2Frest%2Fv1%2Fcontent%2F19338734%2Fdata%2Fv1&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cselnassar%40sharjah.ac.ae%7C9611be177fda4344d03708db73478aeb%7Ce0ba2eba54254d9bb24bf0f4845bcf62%7C0%7C0%7C638230523417689196%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=C8Dz5ExV2q48Ludb%2B6w0%2B6gsKYPDRLZR%2FWI06YNGH4E%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Word Template<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fresource-cms.springernature.com%2Fspringer-cms%2Frest%2Fv1%2Fcontent%2F19338728%2Fdata%2Fv1&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cselnassar%40sharjah.ac.ae%7C9611be177fda4344d03708db73478aeb%7Ce0ba2eba54254d9bb24bf0f4845bcf62%7C0%7C0%7C638230523417689196%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=5gYxN6QAGIZr5XiFu5ynBbAdiZMZ4UzhYffWteKEVr4%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LaTeX Package<\/a><br><br>Please note that the length of your full paper should not exceed 15 pages, including tables, figures, appendices, and references. We kindly ask that you adhere to this page limit to ensure fair consideration for all submissions.&nbsp;<strong>Once your paper is ready, please email the PDF version to&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:Book.Chapter@outlook.com\">Book.Chapter@outlook.com<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;before the deadline.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"206\" class=\"wp-image-54\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/academyba.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/Cover-Copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/academyba.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/Cover-Copy.jpg 454w, https:\/\/academyba.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/Cover-Copy-219x300.jpg 219w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/td><td><strong>Title<\/strong>: Smart Cities: A System of Systems Perspective<br><strong>Subtitle<\/strong>: Engineering, Analytics, and Innovations for Sustainable Urban Development<br><strong>Publisher<\/strong>: Elsevier<br><strong>Editors:<\/strong><br>\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Iman Rahimi<\/strong>, University of Technology Sydney, Australia<br>\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Ali Emrouznejad<\/strong>, University of Surrey, UK<br>\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Mo Jamshidi<\/strong>, University of Texas San Antonio, USA<br>\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Amir H. Gandomi<\/strong>, University of Technology Sydney, Australia<br><strong>Submission Process<\/strong><br>\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Please submit your chapter proposal (title, abstract of 300\u2013500 words, and author details) via the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSfq1fRUNEJJlnMy77d6oPlkHJAyCmRiEYrSiHhuYNZNtcxJlQ\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Submission Form<\/strong><\/a><br>\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Further details can also be found on&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wikicfp.com\/cfp\/servlet\/event.showcfp?eventid=186404&amp;copyownerid=152934\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>WikiCFP<\/strong><\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><em>Special issues and recommended Journals<\/em><\/strong>:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-regular\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" class=\"wp-image-38\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/academyba.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/SEPS-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/td><td><strong>Journal:&nbsp;<\/strong>Socio-Economic Planning Sciences<br><strong>Special Issue&nbsp;<\/strong>on&nbsp;Frontier Technologies, Business Analytics, and Supply Chain Resilience<br><br><strong>Guest Editors:<\/strong><br><strong>Ali Emrouznejad, Abdellatef Majed Anouze,&nbsp;Lanouar Charfeddine,&nbsp;Abdolreza Roshani,<\/strong><br><strong>Submission Window:<\/strong>&nbsp;October 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026<br><a href=\"https:\/\/academyba.com\/icbap2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/SEPS-SI-2025-for-ICBAP.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CLICK HERE\u200b<\/a>&nbsp;for details and submissions&nbsp;\u200b<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"227\" class=\"wp-image-57\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/academyba.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/ANOR.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/academyba.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/ANOR.png 316w, https:\/\/academyba.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/ANOR-198x300.png 198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/td><td><strong>Journal:&nbsp;<\/strong>Annasl of Operations Research<br><strong>Special Issue&nbsp;<\/strong>on Advancing Operational Research with Artificial Intelligence: New Frontiers in Modelling and Simulation with Data-driven Learning<br><br><strong>Editors:<\/strong><br><strong>Masoud Fakhimi,&nbsp;University of Surrey, UK<br>Alison Harper, University of Exeter Business School, UK<br>Navonil Mustafee, University of Exeter Business School, UK<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/resource-cms.springernature.com\/springer-cms\/rest\/v1\/content\/27330040\/data\/v1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CLICK HERE\u200b<\/a>&nbsp;for details and submissions&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"148\" height=\"192\" class=\"wp-image-58\" style=\"width: 148px;\" src=\"https:\/\/academyba.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/IMAMAN.png\" alt=\"\"><\/td><td><strong>Journal:&nbsp;<\/strong>IMA Journal of Management Mathematics<br><br><br><strong>Editors:<\/strong><br><strong>Ali Emrouznejad<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/mc.manuscriptcentral.com\/imaman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CLICK HERE\u200b<\/a>&nbsp;for details and submissions&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" class=\"wp-image-59\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/academyba.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/Cover-mlwa-2024.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/academyba.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/Cover-mlwa-2024.png 294w, https:\/\/academyba.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/Cover-mlwa-2024-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/td><td><strong>Journal:&nbsp;<\/strong><em>Machine Learning with Applications&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em><br><strong>Special Issue&nbsp;<\/strong>on&nbsp;<em>Revolutionising Search Experience: Intelligent Search Engines Powered by Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning<\/em><br><br><strong>Guest Editors:<\/strong><br><strong>Ali Emrouznejad<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>Vincent Charles<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/MLWA-SearchEngine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CLICK HERE\u200b<\/a>&nbsp;for details and submissions&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Committees:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong><mark>Conference Organizers<\/mark><\/strong><br><strong>Ali Emrouznejad<\/strong>,&nbsp;<br><em>Professor a<\/em>nd Director of Centre for<br>Business Analytics in Practice,<br>University of Surrey, UK<br><br><strong>Sotirios Bersimis<br><\/strong>Professor, University of Piraeus, Greece<br><br><strong>Dimitrios A. Georgakellos<br><\/strong>Professor and Director of the Executive<br>MBA post-graduate program at<br>University of Piraeus, Greece<br><br><strong>Petros Maravelakis<\/strong><br>Professor, University of Piraeus, Greece<br><br><strong>Andreas Fousteris<br><\/strong>Assistant Professor, University of Piraeus, Greece<br><br><strong>Athanasios Rakitzis<br><\/strong>Associate Professor, University of Piraeus, Greece<br><br><strong>Ioannis Katsanakis<br><\/strong>Associate Professor, University of Piraeus, Greece<br><br><br><mark><strong>International Advisory Board<\/strong>\/&nbsp;<strong>Invited Speakers\/ Panellists<\/strong><\/mark><br><strong>Apostolos Burnetas,<\/strong><br>Professor of Mathematics, Department of Mathematics,<br>National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece<br><br><strong>Constantin Zopounidis,<\/strong><br>Professor of Operational research School of Production Engineering<br>and Management, Technical University of Crete, Greece<br><br><strong>Demosthenes Panagiotakos,<\/strong><br>Professor in Biostatistics, Research Methods and Epidemiology,<br>Harokopio University in Athens, Greece<br><br><strong>Dimitra Lingri,<\/strong><br>Hellenic Organization for Health Care Services Provision, Greece<br><br><strong>Gerhard-Wilhelm (Willi) Weber,<\/strong><br>Professor Dr. at Pozna\u0144 University of Technology, Poland<br><br><strong>James Cochran,<\/strong><br>Mike and Kathy Mouron Research Chair and Professor of Statistics,<br>University of Alabama, USA<br><br><strong>Janny Leung,<\/strong><br>Professor, State Key Laboratory of Internet of Things for Smart City,<br>Faculty of Business Administration, The University of Macau, China<br><br><strong>Kannan Govindan,<\/strong><br>Professor and Director \u2013 UoA\u2019s \u2013 Center for Sustainable Operations<br>and Resilient Supply Chain at ISER and ABS, University of Adelaide, Australia<br><br><strong>Kostas Nikolopoulos,<\/strong><br>Professor and Chair in Business Information Systems &amp; Analytics,<br>Durham University, UK<br><br><strong>Madjid Tavana,<\/strong><br>Professor and Distinguished Chair of Business Analytics, La Salle<br>University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA<br><br><strong>Markos V. Koutras,<\/strong><br>Professor of Statistics and Applied Probability, Department of Statistics<br>and Insurance Science, University of Piraeus, Greece<br><br><strong>Nikolaos F. Matsatsinis,<\/strong><br>Professor of Information &amp; Intelligent Decision Systems,<br>Technical University of Crete, Greece<br><br><strong>Pantelis Bagos,<\/strong><br>Professor of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, Department of Computer<br>Science and Biomedical Informatics, University of Thessaly, Greece<br><br><strong>Vincent Charles,<\/strong><br>Queen\u2019s Business School, Queen\u2019s University Belfast,<br>Belfast BT9 5EE, UK<\/td><td><strong><mark>Confirmed members of Scientific Committee<\/mark><\/strong><br>Alexandropoulou, Alexandra (Greece)<br>Amirteimoori, Alireza (Turkey)<br>Anouze, AbdelLatef (Qatar )<br>Arabmaldar, Aliasghar (UK)<br>Buchanan, Bonnie (UK)<br>Charles, Vincent (UK)<br>CHOWDHURY, Soumyadeb (France)<br>Cvetkoska, Violeta (North Macedonia)<br>Dengiz, Berna (T\u00fcrkiye)<br>Ebrahimi, Pejman (Liechtenstein)<br>\u00c8conomou, Polychronis (Greece)<br>Ertek, Gurdal (UAE)<br>Eskandari, Hamidreza (UK)<br>Essien, Aniekan (UK)<br>Fakhimi, Masoud (UK)<br>Fousteris, Andreas (Greece)<br>Fu, Colin (UK)<br>Gandomi, Amir (Australia)<br>Georgellis, Yannis (UK)<br>Georgiou, Andreas (Greece)<br>Gonz\u00e1lez Ram\u00edrez , Rosa G. (Chile)<br>Hill, Andrew (UK)<br>Hong, Liang (USA)<br>Ioannou, Athina (UK)<br>Jain, Sarika (India)<br>Karamitsos, Ioannis (United Arab Emirates (UAE))<br>Koronakos, Gregory (Greece)<br>Kremantzis, Marios (UK)<br>Kumar, Sravan (Qatar)<br>Kweh, Qian Long (UAE)<br>Mahmoudi, Reza (Canada)<br>Michali, Maria (UK)<br>Omrani, Hashem (Canada)<br>Ouenniche, Jamal (UK)<br>Papaioannou, Grammatoula (UK)<br>Papaioannou, Grammatoula (UK)<br>Pasiouras, Fotios (France)<br>Petridis, Konstantinos (Greece)<br>Peykani, Pejman (Iran)<br>Podinovski, Victor (UK)<br>Radwan, Neyara (UAE)<br>Rahimi, Iman (Australia)<br>Ramanathan, Ramakrishnan (UAE)<br>Ravanos, Panagiotis (Italy)<br>Rostami-Tabar, Bahman (UK)<br>Saridakis, George (UK)<br>Shabnam, Shabnam (India)<br>Short, Michael (UK)<br>Tasiou, Menelaos (UK)<br>Tavalaei, Mahdi (UK)<br>Toloo, Mehdi (UK)<br>Turner, Chris (UK)<br>Valiyattoor, Vipin (India)<br>Yun, JinHyo Joseph (South Korea)<br>Zarraga, Ane Elixabete Ripoll&nbsp; (Spain)<br>Zervopoulos, Panagiotis (UAE)<br>Zhou, Xun (UK)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Topics:<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You are welcome to submit a paper for oral presentation or a poster on any area related to applications or methodologies in Business Analytics, including but not limited to:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Machine Learning Interpretability in Business<br>\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Predictive Analytics for Business Decision Making<br>\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Prescriptive Analytics and Optimization Techniques<br>\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Data Mining and Pattern Recognition in Business<br>\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Machine Learning Applications in Operations Research<br>\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Big Data Analytics for Business Insights<br>\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Supply Chain Analytics and Optimization<br>\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Demand Forecasting and Inventory Management<br>\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Customer Segmentation and Personalization<br>\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Marketing Analytics and Campaign Optimization<br>\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Social Media Analytics for Business Insights<br>\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Fraud Detection and Risk Management<br>\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Financial Analytics and Portfolio Management<br>\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Healthcare Analytics and Patient Outcome Prediction<br>\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Energy Consumption Analysis and Optimization<br>\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Text and Sentiment Analysis for Customer Feedback<br>\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Retail Analytics and Price Optimization<br>\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Manufacturing Process Optimization<br>\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Transportation and Logistics Optimization<br>\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Network Analysis for Supply Chain Efficiency<\/td><td>\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Decision Support Systems for Executives<br>\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Business Intelligence and Visualization<br>\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Revenue Management and Pricing Strategies<br>\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Human Resources Analytics and Talent Management<br>\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Sentiment Analysis in Market Research<br>\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Customer Churn Prediction and Retention Strategies<br>\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Real-time Analytics for Business Operations<br>\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Simulation and Modelling in Operations Research<br>\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Risk Assessment and Mitigation in Business<br>\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Environmental Sustainability Analytics<br>\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; IoT Data Analytics for Business Applications<br>\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Data Visualization for Business Insights<br>\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Quality Control and Six Sigma Analysis<br>\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Project Management Analytics<br>\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Data Ethics and Privacy in Business Analytics<br>\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Healthcare Operations Optimization<br>\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Decision Theory and Bayesian Analysis<br>\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Revenue Forecasting and Budgeting<br>\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Process Improvement through Lean Analytics<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Registration:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark>Registration is now open.<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Please&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/e\/zwEATmHZPm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CLICK HERE<\/a>&nbsp;to complete the registration form<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Please choose your registration type from the table below and pay the registration fee.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Early Registration<br>Until&nbsp;<strong>May 31, 2025<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Regular Registration<br>Until&nbsp;<strong>June, 30, 2025<\/strong><\/td><td>Late Registration<br>From&nbsp;<strong>July, 1, 2025<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Regular<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><s>\u20ac490 (<a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/eserv.kep.unipi.gr\/ePos\/Advance?cat=9&amp;pms=936\" target=\"_blank\">Register<\/a>)<\/s><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><s>\u20ac590 (<a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/eserv.kep.unipi.gr\/ePos\/Advance?cat=9&amp;pms=936\" target=\"_blank\">Register<\/a>)<\/s><\/td><td>\u20ac690 (<a href=\"https:\/\/eserv.kep.unipi.gr\/ePos\/Advance?cat=9&amp;pms=938\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Register<\/a>)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Students<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><s>\u20ac295 (<a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/eserv.kep.unipi.gr\/ePos\/Advance?cat=9&amp;pms=939\" target=\"_blank\">Register<\/a>)<\/s><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><s>\u20ac395 (<a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/eserv.kep.unipi.gr\/ePos\/Advance?cat=9&amp;pms=936\" target=\"_blank\">Register<\/a>)<\/s><\/td><td>\u20ac495 (<a href=\"https:\/\/eserv.kep.unipi.gr\/ePos\/Advance?cat=9&amp;pms=941\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Register<\/a>)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Accompanying persons<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><s>\u20ac185 (<a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/eserv.kep.unipi.gr\/ePos\/Advance?cat=9&amp;pms=942\" target=\"_blank\">Register<\/a>)<\/s><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><s>\u20ac190 (<a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/eserv.kep.unipi.gr\/ePos\/Advance?cat=9&amp;pms=936\" target=\"_blank\">Register<\/a>)<\/s><\/td><td>\u20ac195 (<a href=\"https:\/\/eserv.kep.unipi.gr\/ePos\/Advance?cat=9&amp;pms=944\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Register<\/a>)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><mark>when using the payment system, if a VAT is not applicable, please select OTH-Other in the field Country and in the vat number box fill in 000000000.<\/mark><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>when checking in at the conference, students will be asked to provide a copy of a valid student ID, a confirmation letter from the academic advisor, or other formal evidence of the student\u2019s status.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>an accompanying person is a friend, spouse, or a member of the family who is not working on a topic related to this conference. The accompanying person will not receive a certificate of attendance\/presentation. A co-author, scholar, student, or associate working in a related field may not attend the conference as an accompanying person. Hence, full registration is required for them.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>this conference is self-funded. Please DO NOT ask for a discount or to waive the registration.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the registration fee includes conference lunches for 3 days (25.8.2025 \u2013 27.8.2025), a welcome reception (25.8.2025), a gala dinner (26.8.2025), a closing reception (27.8.2025), coffee breaks for 3 days (25.8.2025 \u2013 27.8.2025), a conference bag, the online book of abstracts, and the certificate of presentation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the Research Center of the University of Piraeus handles registration for the conference.&nbsp;<mark>Confirmation will be sent by e-mail to each participant as soon as the registration form and payment are received by the conference and the Research Center of the University of Piraeus, respectively. Your registration will not be confirmed until the Research Center of the University of Piraeus receives your full payment.<\/mark><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>you may cancel your conference registration for a complete refund minus a \u20ac50 processing fee as long as your cancellation occurs before the 1st May 2025. After this date, no refund will be given<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For any issue regarding registration, please email to conference secretary (<a href=\"mailto:icbap2025@unipi.gr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">icbap2025@unipi.gr<\/a>) or to Prof Sotirios Bersimis (<a href=\"mailto:sbersim@unipi.gr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sbersim@unipi.gr<\/a>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/academyba.com\/icbap2025\/accommodation\">About Piraeus and Accommodation<\/a>:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><em>Accommodation<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All conference participants are kindly requested to contact their chosen hotel directly to book a room. Please mention the name of the conference (ICBAP) and the duration of your stay. Kindly note that the conference takes place during the high tourist season in Greece, resulting in increased demand for hotel rooms in Piraeus and the surrounding areas. Therefore, we strongly recommend arranging your booking as soon as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Hotels<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><mark>Hotel: Hotel Triton (***)<\/mark><\/strong><br><strong>Webpage<\/strong>:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.htriton.gr\/en\/homepage\/\">https:\/\/www.htriton.gr\/en\/homepage\/<\/a><br><strong>Email<\/strong>:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:info@htriton.gr\">info@htriton.gr<\/a><br><strong>Tel:<\/strong>&nbsp;+302104173457<br><strong>Walking distance to Conference Venue<\/strong>: 1.0km ~ 15min<br><strong>Prices (per night, breakfast included):<\/strong><br>Single room 70 \u20ac, Double room (1 double bed or 2 single beds) 100 \u20ac, Double room (for single use) 85 \u20ac,&nbsp;<em>Additional Climate Resilience Tax (per day,&nbsp;<u>not included<\/u>)<\/em>: 5\u20ac<br><strong>How to book:<\/strong>&nbsp;Please contact directly the hotel and mention the name of the conference (ICBAP) and that it takes place in the University of Piraeus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><mark>Hotel: Noufara Hotel (***)<\/mark><\/strong><br><strong>Webpage:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.noufara-hotel.gr\/en\/\">https:\/\/www.noufara-hotel.gr\/en\/<\/a><br><strong>Email:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:info@htriton.gr\">&nbsp;<u>info@noufara-hotel.gr&nbsp;<\/u>&nbsp;<\/a><br><strong>Tel:<\/strong>&nbsp;+302104115541<br><strong>Walking distance to Conference Venue:<\/strong>&nbsp;900m ~ 14min<br><strong>Prices (per night, breakfast included):<\/strong><br>Single room 60 \u20ac, Double room 85 \u20ac,&nbsp;<em>Additional Climate Resilience Tax (per day,&nbsp;<u>not included<\/u>)<\/em>: 5\u20ac<br><strong>How to book:<\/strong>&nbsp;Please contact directly the hotel and mention the name of the conference (ICBAP) and that it takes place in the University of Piraeus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><mark><strong>Hotel: Hotels Argo-Anita (**)<\/strong><\/mark><br><strong>Webpage:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.noufara-hotel.gr\/en\/\">&nbsp;https:\/\/hotelargoanita.com\/<\/a><br><strong>Email:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:info@htriton.gr\">&nbsp;argoanita@hotmail.com<\/a><br><strong>Tel:<\/strong>&nbsp;+302104121795<br><strong>Walking distance to Conference Venue:<\/strong>&nbsp;800m ~ 11min<br><strong>Prices (per night, breakfast included):<\/strong><br>Deluxe single room 60 \u20ac, Deluxe double room 80 \u20ac, Standard single room 50 \u20ac, Standard double room 68 \u20ac,&nbsp;<em>Additional Climate Resilience Tax (per day,&nbsp;<u>not included<\/u>)<\/em>: 2\u20ac,<br><strong>How to book:<\/strong>&nbsp;Please contact directly the hotel and mention the name of the conference (ICBAP) and that it takes place in the University of Piraeus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><mark>Hotel: The Park Hotel Piraues (***)<\/mark><\/strong><br><strong>Webpage:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.noufara-hotel.gr\/en\/\">&nbsp;https:\/\/www.thepark.gr\/<\/a><br><strong>Email:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:info@htriton.gr\">&nbsp;info@thepark.gr<\/a><br><strong>Tel:<\/strong>&nbsp;+302104524611<br><strong>Walking distance to Conference Venue:<\/strong>&nbsp;1.3km ~ 19min<br><strong>Prices (per night, breakfast included):<\/strong><br>Double room 77 \u20ac, Double room (for single use) 62 \u20ac,&nbsp;<em>Additional Climate Resilience Tax (per day,&nbsp;<u>not included<\/u>)<\/em>: 3\u20ac,<br><strong>How to book:<\/strong>&nbsp;Please contact directly the hotel and mention the name of the conference (ICBAP) and that it takes place in the University of Piraeus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><mark>Hotel: Piraeus City Hotel (***)<\/mark><\/strong><br><strong>Webpage:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.piraeuscityhotel.com\/\">https:\/\/www.piraeuscityhotel.com\/<\/a><br><strong>Email:<\/strong>&nbsp;info@piraeuscityhotel.com<br><strong>Tel:<\/strong>&nbsp;+302104110555<br><strong>Walking distance to Conference Venue:<\/strong>&nbsp;1.1km ~ 16min<br><strong>Prices (per night, breakfast included):<\/strong><br>Double room 103 \u20ac, Double room (for single use) 98 \u20ac,&nbsp;<em>Additional Climate Resilience Tax (per day,&nbsp;<u>not included<\/u>)<\/em>: 5\u20ac,<br><strong>How to book:<\/strong>&nbsp;Please contact directly the hotel and mention the name of the conference (ICBAP) and that it takes place in the University of Piraeus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><mark>Hotel: Lilia Hotel (***)<\/mark><\/strong><br><strong>Web page:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.piraeuscityhotel.com\/\">&nbsp;https:\/\/liliahotel.gr\/<\/a><br><strong>Email:<\/strong>&nbsp;info@liliahotel.gr<br><strong>Tel:<\/strong>&nbsp;+302104179108<br><strong>Walking distance to Conference Venue:<\/strong>&nbsp;450m ~ 7min<br><strong>Prices (per night, breakfast included):<\/strong><br>Single room 55 \u20ac, Double room 75 \u20ac,&nbsp;<em>Additional Climate Resilience Tax (per day,&nbsp;<u>not included<\/u>)<\/em>: 2\u20ac,<br><strong>How to book:<\/strong>&nbsp;Please contact directly the hotel and mention the name of the conference (ICBAP) and that it takes place in the University of Piraeus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><em>Coming to Piraeus<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Piraeus is located within the region of Attica, on the southwestern coast of Athens. It serves as the primary port of Greece and one of the largest in Europe. Piraeus is approximately 12 kilometers (7.5 miles) away from the center of Athens, making it easily accessible by road and public transport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As for the Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos, Piraeus is about 45 kilometers (28 miles) away. Depending on traffic, the drive from the airport to Piraeus typically takes around 45 minutes to 1 hour by car or taxi. Public transport options, including the suburban railway and metro, can take a bit longer, usually around 1 hour and 15 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Flights to Athens are very frequent and come from almost all over the world. Athens International Airport (Eleftherios Venizelos) is a major hub in Southeastern Europe, and it serves both domestic and international flights. Athens is well-connected to major cities across Europe, the Middle East, North America, and parts of Asia and Africa. Airlines from almost all European countries offer direct flights, as do many from North America (e.g., New York, Toronto), the Middle East (e.g., Dubai, Doha), and Asia (e.g., Beijing, Tokyo). Overall, Athens is accessible from nearly every corner of the globe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"275\" height=\"183\" src=\"https:\/\/academyba.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/Piraeus-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37\" style=\"width:724px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Staying at Piraeus<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Piraeus has a good number of hotels, catering to different budgets and preferences. As a major port city and an important transportation hub, Piraeus attracts both tourists and business travellers, especially those heading to the Greek islands or attending conferences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can find a range of accommodation options in Piraeus, including luxury hotels with views of the sea or the marina, mid-range hotels offering comfortable stays close to the port, city center, and public transport as well as budget options like smaller hotels and hostels, ideal for travelers in transit or short stays. Most hotels in Piraeus are located near the port, Pasalimani (Zea Marina), and Mikrolimano, as well as around the central areas close to the metro stations and main shopping streets. While Piraeus doesn\u2019t have as many hotel options as central Athens, it still provides enough variety for those looking for convenience near the port or a more local experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Participants don\u2019t necessarily have to stay in Piraeus. They can also stay in Athens. For example, it takes about 20 minutes to travel from central Athens to Piraeus by metro, using Line 1 (the Green Line). The metro is a convenient and reliable option for commuting between the two areas, and it runs very frequently (every 2-3 minutes) throughout the day. Additionally, there are bus and taxi services available, offering flexibility for travel. So, staying in Athens can be a practical option while attending a conference in Piraeus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"475\" height=\"341\" src=\"https:\/\/academyba.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/Picture5-1-475x341-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;width:713px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/academyba.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/Picture5-1-475x341-1.png 475w, https:\/\/academyba.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/Picture5-1-475x341-1-300x215.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Weather at Piraeus<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the end of August, Piraeus typically experiences warm and dry weather, characteristic of the Mediterranean climate. Daytime temperatures are usually around 28-32\u00b0C (82-90\u00b0F), while nighttime temperatures drop to a more comfortable 20-24\u00b0C (68-75\u00b0F). The air is generally dry with moderate humidity, but it can feel a bit humid due to the coastal location. It\u2019s rare to see rain in late August, as this is part of the dry season in Greece. The sea temperature is perfect for swimming, with the sea temperature around 25-27\u00b0C (77-81\u00b0F). You might experience light breezes, especially in the afternoons, which can be refreshing near the port and seaside areas. Overall, it\u2019s a great time to enjoy outdoor activities and seaside relaxation!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"475\" height=\"317\" src=\"https:\/\/academyba.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/Picture2-475x317-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35\" style=\"width:735px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/academyba.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/Picture2-475x317-1.png 475w, https:\/\/academyba.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/Picture2-475x317-1-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;Call for papers:&nbsp;Download We are delighted to announce that the Business Administration Department at the University of Piraeus, Greece, and the Centre for Business Analytics in Practice (CBAP) at Surrey &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-34","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/academyba.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/academyba.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/academyba.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/academyba.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/academyba.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/academyba.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":72,"href":"https:\/\/academyba.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34\/revisions\/72"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/academyba.com\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}