Current Conferences
The 4th International Conference on Economics, Business, and Management Research (ICEBMR)
Online via ZOOM
Yogyakarta, ID
September 27, 2025 – September 27, 2025
About the Conference
Faculty of Economics, Sanata Dharma University, Indonesia is pleased to host The 4th International Conference on Economics, Business and Management Research (ICEBMR) 2025. The theme of the conference is "Cultural Tourism as a Tool for National Building or Neocolonialism in the Bandung Spirit”. Cultural Tourism refers to efforts to share the richness of ancient Asian and African civilizations with both international and domestic tourists. In the process, there can be positive effects [increases in national pride and self-esteem] or negative effects [commercialization of spiritual values and economic dependence]. Asia Africa Conference in Bandung in 1955 was convinced that among the most powerful means of promoting understanding among nations is the development of cultural cooperation. Asia and Africa have been the cradle of great religions and civilizations while themselves being enriched in the process. Thus, the cultures of Asia and Africa are based on spiritual and universal foundations. The peoples of Asia and Africa are now animated by a keen and sincere desire to renew their old cultural contacts. They want to develop new ones in the context of the modern world. This conference aims for closer cultural cooperation through the acquisition of knowledge of each other’s country, mutual cultural exchange, and exchange of information. The Fourteenth Tata Oration in 2024 pointed out that for some nations tourism is a nation builder while for others it is neocolonialism in disguise. Using the concept of stakeholder analysis, it is possible to find a middle road between these two extremes. It emphasizes a balanced approach to tourism which is adaptative and includes domestic tourism. We invite scholars, researchers, practitioners, and students to join us. They can share new innovative studies and trends in Cultural Tourism. We expect to obtain various inputs and findings that can provide insights for policy makers and businesses, as both aim at the theme of World Tourism Day 2025 “Tourism and Sustainable Transformation”.
Conference Main Tracks
Papers presenting research results as well as pedagogical, survey, business or community experiences on the following topics (but not limited to) are welcome:
- Tourism and Sustainable Transformations
- Cultural Tourism in the form of Handicrafts
- Cultural Tourism in the form of Language
- Cultural Tourism in the form of Ethnic and Rural Traditions
- Cultural Tourism in the form of Gastronomy and Food
- Cultural Tourism in the form of Visual and Performing Arts
- Cultural Tourism in the form of Music
- Cultural Tourism in the form of History
- Cultural Tourism in the form of Work
- Cultural Tourism in the form of Architecture
- Cultural Tourism in the form of Religion and the Spiritual Life
- Cultural Tourism in the form of Education
- Cultural Tourism in the form of Dress and Fashion
- Cultural Tourism in the form of Leisure. Activities
- ESG and Sustainability in Cultural Tourism
- Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Stakeholder Engagement in Cultural Tourism
- Social Business, Entrepreneurship, and Family Business in Cultural Tourism
- Applying New ICT Tools for Cultural Tourism
- Strategic Management and Organizational Behavior in Cultural Tourism
- Human Resources Management and Cultural Tourism
- Impact of AI on Cultural Tourism
- Accounting, Business, Management, and Economics Research
- Other issues
Publishing
Papers of this conference will be published in the Proceeding of ICEBMR (ISSN 3032-596X) and the Best Presenters will receive award certificates.
Important Dates
- Full Paper and PPT Submission Deadline: September 10, 2025
- Acceptance Notification: September 20, 2025
- Conference Date: September 27, 2025
- Revised Full Paper Submission Deadline: October 10, 2025
Keynote Speakers
Prof. James J. Spillane, S.J., Lecturer at Sanata Dharma University, Indonesia
Prof. James J. Spillane, S.J. is a Jesuit Priest. His Jesuit assignments were primarily university teaching including assignments in Iraq, Jamaica, Iran, Colombia, Tanzania, and currently Indonesia. He received B.S. and M.A. degree in Mathematics from Boston College, M. Div. degree from the Weston School of Theology in Cambridge, and Ph.D. degree in International Economics from New York University. From 2009 to 2020 he was Dean of the Faculty of Business Administration at St. Augustine University of Tanzania. Now, he is a Professor of Economics at Sanata Dharma University and Director of the Sanata Dharma Tourism Research and Training Center. Also, he is a member of the International Association of Tourism Scholars (AIEST) and the International Association of Jesuit Business Schools (IAJBS). He has written articles and books in English and Indonesian on international, university values and education, business ethics and the role of tourism in the Indonesian and Tanzanian economies.
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