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16th International Conference

Conference Date: 25th & 26th September 2025

Role of Regional Science, Peace Science and Peace Economics in Conflict Prevention and Development.

About the Conference

In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, organizations are dealing with abundance of challenges and opportunities. From technological advancements to geopolitical shifts and sustainability concerns, the demands on businesses have never been higher. To navigate these complexities successfully, it is imperative for practitioners, academicians and researchers to stay abreast of emerging trends and adopt innovative strategies. The 16th ABBS and 56th RSA Annual International Conference (IC2025) will provide a platform for researchers, academicians, practitioners, entrepreneurs and industry experts to share their latest research findings, discuss emerging trends in management, and exchange knowledge with thought leaders, technologists, and learning experts. Our conference will delve into a wide range of topics on Role of Regional Science, Peace Science and Peace Economics in Conflict Prevention and Development. By bringing together leading experts from around the world, this conference aims to foster collaboration, share knowledge, and inspire innovative solutions. The conference aims to provide fresh insights into contemporary issues reshaping management today. This would be a great knowledge sharing event for a diverse audience embracing international and national participants. The event will feature keynote speeches from renowned scholars and industry leaders and will have practitioner-led workshop sessions. We invite original research papers for presentation from industry practitioners, doctoral scholars, and academicians on the impact of these contemporary issues on business sustainability and excellence.

About ABBS School of Management

ABBS School of Management, a premier management institute under the umbrella of Samagra Sikshana Samithi Trust, offers Postgraduate Management Programs. ABBS School of Management has been rated among the top 10 Best PGDM Colleges in Bangalore: Promising Finance Management Colleges by Higher Education Review in 2024. ABBS School of Management enjoys Titanium Band for India Academia Rankings 2025, Diamond Band for Employability and Startup Ecosystem Rankings 2025, and Diamond Band for Research Excellence 2025, ranked by R World Institutional Ranking.

Our learning programmes are crafted by seasoned industry leaders and feature an array of elements including industry interfacing, entrepreneurship development, live workshops, Management Development Programmes and publication development.

The success of our programmes is mirrored in the collaborations we have established with corporate houses over the past years. We draw valuable insights from industry liaisons that work towards improving the educational and recruitment process for the students at ABBS.

Located in India’s Garden City, ABBS is surrounded by five sprawling acres of greenery and sunshine. Our spacious classrooms, well-equipped hostels and state-of-the-art sports facilities build an ecosystem that is tailored to your needs.

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Conference Highlights

  • Publication opportunities for selected papers in Scopus, ABDC and refereed indexed journals.
  • Networking Opportunity
  • Conference in Hybrid mode.

Publication Opportunities

  • Abstracts of all accepted papers will be published as part of Conference Proceedings/ Book of Abstracts with ISBN number.
  • Selected good quality papers will be invited for submission, review and potential publication in
    • Journal of regional science
    • The British Journal of Administrative Management
    • World journal of management and economics
    • European economic letters
    • International journal of hospitality and tourism systems
    • Industrial engineering journal
    • International journal of banking, risk and insurance
    • Emerald publishing
    • Atlantis press
  • Further, please refer to respective journal’s website to understand their submission fee and APC charges.
  • For publication, the submission, review and processing will strictly adhere to the norms of publishing journals.

Best Young Regional Scientist Award

Sponsored by RSA

Age limit is 35 years

Paper should be single authored

Full papers to be submitted

Theme should be clearly identifiable within the sub-themes of the conference

Themes and Sub Themes

Role of Regional Science, Peace Science and Peace Economics in Conflict Prevention and Development

  • Spatial Planning and Development
  • Economic Geography
  • Environmental and Resource Management
  • Social and Cultural Geography
  • Transportation and Mobility
  • Urban planning and design
  • Housing and real-estate
  • Urban governance and police
  • Urban health and wellbeing
  • Sustainability and the meaning of life
  • Business Ethics
  • Spirituality and Human Values
  • Social Integration
  • Corporate social responsibility
  • Globalization and conflict
  • International trade and financial crisis
  • Disaster management
  • Crisis of identity and conflict management
  • Any relevant theme

Conference Speakers

Prof. Manas Chatterji
Professor Emeritus, Binghamton university, NY, Co-Founder and Co-Sponsor of Regional Science Association-India.

Prof. Jagdish Rattanani
Distinguished Faculty, SPJIMR (S P Jain Institute of Management & Research)

Prof. Ram Deshpande
Former Director, Institute for Social and Economic Change and BASE, Rajiv Gandhi National Fellow ICSSR

Prof. Srikumar Chattopadhyay
Consultant, (K-DISC), (Former) Scientist-G & Head, Resources Analysis Division CESS, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

Prof. Sudarshan Iyengar
PhD.in Economics, Former Vice Chancellor of Gujarat Vidyapith, Ahmedabad

Prof.  Lester R. Kurz
Professor at George Mason University, PhD in Sociology from the University of Chicago

Prof. K.S.Hari
Professor, Associate Dean, Research, GIPE, Pune

Dr. Dominique Steile
Full Management, Leadership and Psychology Professor at Grenoble Ecole de Management, Chair Holder of the UNESCO Chair towards a culture of economic peace.

Mr. Steve Killelea
Founder and CEO – Institute of Economics and Peace, Australia, 2 times Nobel Peace Prize Nomination.

Dr David Hammond
Director of Research, Institute for Economics and Peace

Jacques Fontanel
Professor Emeritus at the University of Grenoble-Alpes

Best Paper Award

Three full papers will be identified for best paper awards. They will be awarded a cash prize.

First Price

Rs. 10,000/-

Second Price

Rs. 5,000/-

Third Price

Rs. 3,000/-

Download the 16th International Conference Schedule Brochure

Guide lines for full paper submission

  • Paper should have an abstract of about 300 words including the purpose, methodology, major findings of the research and the keywords (Maximum 5).
  • The title page of the manuscript must include title of the manuscript, name(s) of author(s) including the corresponding author, affiliations, phone numbers and email for correspondence.
  • The word limit of full paper is 3000 to 6000 words.
  • APA 7 style of referencing for citation should be followed to maintain uniformity.
  • All tables, charts and graphs should be given in the text.
  • Full paper must be typed in MS Word in Times New Roman with font size 12 and 1.5-line spacing. All pages of the paper shall be numbered. The paper must not have been published or accepted for publication elsewhere. An undertaking to this effect should appear in the cover letter/email.
  • Full papers should be submittedat conference@abbssm.edu.in
  • For any queries, please mail at international.conference@abbssm.edu.in

Conference Committe

CHIEF PATRON
Dr. B Vijaypal Reddy,
Chairman, ABBS

CHIEF PATRON
Mrs. B. Poornima Reddy,
Managing Director, ABBS

CHIEF PATRON
Prof. C R Pathak

Professor & Head( Retd.) Department of Architecture and Regional Planning, IIT Kharagpur, India.

PATRON
Prof. Madhumita Chatterji
Director, ABBS School of Management

PATRON
Mr. Ajitesh Basani,
Executive Director, ABBS

PATRON
Mr. Nakul Basani,

Executive Director-Operations, ABBS

PATRON
Prof. Manas Chatterji
Professor Emeritus, Binghamton University, NY, co-founder and co-sponsor of Regional Science Association-India.

PRESIDENT
Dr. Sumana Bandyopadhyay

Professor, Department of Geography, University of Calcutta, Regional Science Association of India.

Conference Contact Details

Dr.Purushotham CV (ABBS SM)
Phone: 
+91 80990 99602

Prof. Santanu Ghosh (RSA)
Phone: +91 94334 56204

Conference Venue and Address

BMR Auditorium, Acharya Bangalore B-School, Andrahalli Main Road, Off Magadi Road, Bengaluru – 560 091, Karnataka, India

Registration Fees

Student/Research Scholar/Members of RSA

Online/In Campus & Certification

INR 1000

Publication opportunity is available (conditions apply)

Registration fee includes Tea, Snacks, Lunch and Conference Kits.

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Indian Participants

INR 3000

Online/In Campus & Certification

International Participants

USD 50

Online/In Campus & Certification

SAARC Participants

USD 30

Online/In Campus & Certification

African Nations participants

Free

Online/In Campus & Certification

Bank Details for Payments

Name: ABBS SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT

Bank: SOUTH INDIAN BANK

Branch: INDIRANAGAR, BANGALORE

ACCOUNT TYPE: SAVINGS

ACCOUNT NO: 0399053000015088

IFSC CODE: SIBL000399

SWIFT CODE: SOININXXX

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Conference Schedule

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION

30th

August 2025

ACCEPTANCE NOTIFICATION

5th

September 2025

FULL PAPER SUBMISSION

10th

September 2025

PRESENTATION PPT SUBMISSION

15th

September 2025

CONFERENCE DATE

25th & 26th

September 2025