Faculty of Economic Sciences

Petroleum-Gas University of
Ploiesti

The 2nd International Conference

Creativity and Innovation in

Digital Economy
Ploiești, Romania
November 8-10, 2023
 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
Creativity and Innovation in Digital Economy
(CIDE 2023)

Prof. PhD Irina Gabriela RĂDULESCU, Chair of the conference

Prof. habil. PhD Mirela PANAIT, Co-chair of the conference
Assoc. prof. PhD Bogdan TUDORICĂ, Co-chair of the conference

CONFERENCE OBJECTIVE
✓ The aim of the conference is to provide a forum for discussion on innovative research, in the
field of development economics. The impact of digital economy in innovation ecosystems is
crucial. Some of the major trends of the future economy are open business, platforms, agile
companies, and adaptive ecosystems. Digital economy is a component of technological
progress and a major game changer in the economics.
✓ Scholars, freelance researchers, and Ph.D. candidates are invited to submit their abstracts
related to the topics of the conference and development economics in general to be
considered for presentation at the annual conference of the Faculty of Economic Sciences
from Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiești, Romania.

PANELS
✓ Creative skills challenges in digital age
✓ Co-creation, living labs and innovation ecosystems
✓ Innovative open business models and platforms
✓ Social and cultural impact of building digital economy

ROUND TABLES – 75 YEARS OF PERFORMANCE AND EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH

AND EDUCATION
✓ Resilience and Sustainability - Results of Continuous Financial Education
✓ Responsible Future Research and Excellency
INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE
✓ Prof. PhD Bülent Akkaya, Manisa Celal Bayar University, Izmir, Turkey
✓ Prof. PhD Daniel Balsalobre Lorente, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
✓ Prof. PhD Patrick Blessinger, President, HETL Association, New York, USA & School
of Education, St John’s University, Queens, New York, USA
✓ Prof. PhD Luminița Chivu, National Institute for Economic Research Costin C. Kirițescu,
Romanian Academy
✓ Prof. PhD Zbysław Dobrowolski, Institute of Public Affairs, Jagiellonian University, Krakow,
Poland
✓ Prof. PhD Bernard Dosti, University of Tirana, Albania
✓ Prof. PhD Grzegorz Drozdowski, Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce, Kielce, Poland
✓ Prof. PhD Ovidiu Folcuț, Romanian-American University, Bucharest, Romania
✓ Prof. PhD Iza Gigauri, St. Andrews Georgian University, Tbilisi, Georgia
✓ Prof. PhD Adriana Grigorescu, President of European Business Ethics Network
✓ Prof. PhD Eglantina Hysa, Epoka University, Tirana, Albania
✓ Prof. PhD Syed Abdul Rehman Khan, Xuzhou University of Technology, China
✓ Prof. PhD Alba Kruja, Epoka University, Tirana, Albania
✓ Prof. PhD Gregory Makrides, University of Cyprus, Cypru
✓ Prof. PhD Antonio Medina, UNED, Spain
✓ Prof. PhD Fatmir Mema, University of Tirana, Albania
✓ Prof. PhD Javier Ordóñez Monfort, Universitat Jaume I, Spain
✓ Prof. PhD Maria Palazzo, University Mercatorum, Rome, Italy
✓ Prof. PhD Felix Puime Guillen, University of A Coruna, Spain
✓ Prof. PhD Lukman Raimi, University of Brunei, Brunei
✓ Prof. PhD Felizia Arni Rudiawarni, University of Surabaya, Indonesia
✓ Prof. PhD Murat Sari, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
✓ PhD Shahla Seifi, Social Responsibility Research Network (SRRNet), United Kingdon
✓ Prof. PhD Gagan Deep Sharma, University School of Management Studies, Guru Gobind
Singh Indraprastha University, India
✓ Prof. PhD Alfonso Siano, University of Salerno, Fisciano, Italy
✓ Prof. PhD Satyendra Singh, Marketing & International Business, University of Winnipeg,
Canada
✓ Prof. PhD Thomas Straub, Geneva School of Economics and Man agement, Switzerland
✓ Prof. PhD Dedhy Sulistiawan, President SSBRN
✓ Prof. PhD Sema Üstgörül, Faculty of Health Science, Manisa Celal Bayar University, Turkey
✓ Prof. PhD Mile Vasic, President of European Marketing and Management Association
✓ Prof. PhD Valentina Vasile, Director of Institute of National Economy, Romanian Academy
✓ Prof. PhD Valentin Vasilev, Higher School of Security and Economics, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
✓ Prof. PhD Agostino Vollero, University of Salerno, Fisciano, Italy
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

✓ Prof. PhD Mirela Ionela Aceleanu, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania
✓ Prof. PhD Jean-Vasile Andrei, Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiești, Romania
✓ PhD Lidia Bălan, Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digitalization, Romania
✓ Prof. PhD Aniela Bălăcescu, Universitatea Constantin Brâncuși, Târgu Jiu
✓ Prof. PhD Anca Băndoi, University of Craiova, Romania
✓ Prof. PhD Lucian Belașcu, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu
✓ Prof. PhD Mirela Cristea, University of Craiova, Romania
✓ Prof. PhD Dorel Dușmănescu, Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiești, Romania
✓ Prof. PhD Amalia Duțu, University of Pitești, Romania
✓ Prof. PhD Silvia Elena Iacob, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania
✓ Prof. PhD Nicolae Istudor, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania
✓ Prof. PhD Raluca Georgiana Lădaru, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania
✓ Prof. PhD Costin Lianu, USH Pro Business, Romania
✓ Prof. PhD Otilia Manta, Financial and Monetary Research Center “Victor Slăvescu, Romanian
Academy
✓ Prof. PhD Erika Marin, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania
✓ Prof. PhD Constanta Mihăescu, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Bucharest,
Romania
✓ Prof. PhD Dumitru Miron, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania
✓ Prof. PhD Laura Elly Naghi, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania
✓ Prof. PhD Costel Negricea, Romanian-American University, Romania
✓ Prof. PhD Grațiela Noja, Vest University of Timisoara, Romania
✓ Prof. PhD Florian Marcel Nuţă, Vice-Rector of Danubius University, Romania
✓ Prof. PhD Simona Vasilica Oprea, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania
✓ Prof. PhD Cașen Panaitescu, Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiești, Romania
✓ Prof. PhD Liliana Paschia, Hyperion University, Romania
✓ Prof. PhD Aurelia Pătrașcu, Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiești, Romania
✓ Prof. PhD Cătălin Popescu, Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiești, Romania
✓ Prof. PhD Daniela Pîrvu, University of Pitești, Romania
✓ Prof. PhD Andy Pușcă, Rector of Danubius University, Romania
✓ Prof. PhD Valentin Radu, Valahia University of Târgoviște, Romania
✓ Prof. PhD Magdalena Rădulescu, University of Pitesti, Romania
✓ Prof. PhD Marian Siminică, Institute of Financial Studies, Romania
✓ Prof. PhD Marius Surugiu, Institute of National Economy, Romanian Academy
✓ Prof. PhD Daniel Ștefan, “George Emil Palade” UMFST of Targu Mures, Romania
✓ Prof. PhD Cristina Ștefan, Dean of the Faculty of Economics, Valahia University of Târgoviște,
Romania
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

✓ Mădălina Albu, Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiești

✓ Alina Brezoi, Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiești
✓ Corina Ene, Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiești
✓ Jianu Mureșan, Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiești
✓ Mirela Panait, Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiești
✓ Irina Gabriela Rădulescu, Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiești
✓ Boni Mihaela Străoanu, Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiești
✓ Adrian Stancu, Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiești
✓ Bogdan Tudorică, Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiești
✓ Adrian Ungureanu, Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiești
✓ Cătălin Voica, Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiești
PLENARY SPEAKERS

Gabriela OANTA

Gabriela Oanta (gabriela.oanta@udc.es) is Associate professor (accredited

“Professor”) of public international law and international relations,
University of A Coruña (Spain). She is also holder of the Jean Monnet Chair
“European Union law of the sea”, co-financed by the European Union
(https://www.udc.es/catedrajeanmonnet_derechouemar) and director of
the University Institute of European Studies “Salvador de Madariaga” within
the University of A Coruña (https://www.udc.es/iuee). Dr. Gabriela Oanta
activates as co-convener of the Interest Group on the Law of the Sea
(SEALAW IG) within the European Society of International Law (ESIL), as well
as founding member of the Interest Group on International Health Law
within the same Association.She is also member of the Global Network for
Human Rights and the Environment (https://gnhre.org/). She has research
periods at Columbia University, The Hague Academy of International Law,
The Netherlands Institute for the Law of the Sea (Utrecht University),
Università LUISS Guido Carli (Rome), FAO (Rome). In recent years, her
teaching and research activity has focused on public international law and
European Union law, with special emphasis on international organizations,
the law of the sea, food safety, as well as the binomial “business and human
rights”. From the most recent publications: (with J.M. Sobrino Heredia) Las
vías de control judicial aplicables al Acuerdo de comercio y cooperation
entre la Unión Europea y el Reino Unido (2021); (with J.A. Fernandes
Salvador et al.) Artificial Intelligence and the fisheries sector (European
Parliament, 2022); (with B. Sánchez, eds.) Irregular Migrations in Europe: A
Perspective from the Sea Basins (2022). Dr. Gabriela Oanta was invited
professor by Widener University Delaware Law School (2017 and 2018),
Università degli Studi di Salerno (2019) and Università degli Studi di Perugia
(2020). She sustained conferences and lectures at different Universities in
Armenia, France, Italy, Great Britain, Romania, Spain and the Netherlands.
Boris KUZMAN

Prof. Dr. Boris Kuzman (kuzmanboris@yahoo.com) is assistant director at

the Institute for Agricultural Economics in Belgrade. He also teaches at
several faculties in the Republic of Serbia and the region on master’s and
doctoral studies. Prof. Dr. Boris Kuzman graduated, Foreign and Domestic
Trade program (Faculty of Trade and Banking, Belgrade) and Investments
program (Faculty of Technical Sciences, Novi Sad, University of Novi Sad). He
obtained the Master’s degree in narrow scientific field (marketing and
marketing of agricultural food products) and PhD degree in field of science
(markets and marketing of agricultural food products), Faculty of Agriculture
Novi Sad, University of Novi Sad. In addition to the above, in the work of
 Prof. Dr Boris Kuzman should especially emphasize the projects on
organization and start-up of the APV Development Fund, a series of
presentations of Vojvodina’s economy, active participation in the
development of the development strategy of the Municipality of Beočin,
participation in the development of the Belgrade agricultural development
strategy, activities in the development of an action plan for the cross-border
cooperation program. Dr. Boris Kuzman served as a member in different
entities like (the Supervisory Board of the Center for Social Work in Novi Sad,
Assembly of the Development Fund of the Autonomous Province of
Vojvodina, working group for the promotion of rural tourism and rural
development at the Ministry of Trade and Tourism of the Republic of Serbia,
Council of the Faculty of Agriculture in Zemun in front of the Government of
the Republic of Serbia, Board of Directors of the Institute for Agricultural
Economics, Belgrade, College of Business, Novi Sad, in front of the APV
Government). In addition, Dr. Boris Kuzman was the chairman of the
supervisory board of PE Fruška Gora National Park. Dr. Boris Kuzman is a
member of the European Association of Agrarian Economists the Society of
Agrarian Economists of Serbia (DAES), the Scientific Society of Agrarian
Economists of the Balkans NDAEB (Balkan Scientific Association of
Agricultural Economics-BSAAE), the Balkan Association for Environmental
Protection (Balkan Environmental Association – B.EN.A.) and the European
Association of Agrarian Economists.
Daniel BALSALOBRE-LORENTE

Daniel Balsalobre-Lorente (daniel.balsalobre@uclm.es) is PhD in Economics

and Associate Professor (Tenure) in the Department of Applied Economics I,
at the University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. At the academic and research
level, Daniel Balsalobre is an expert in public finance, energy economics,
economic growth and environment, tourism, and innovation and
globalization. In recent years I have published more than 100 studies in
journals and book chapters of reputed prestige and international scientific
impact; including Energy Economics, Energy Policy, Resources Policy,
Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Journal of Cleaner Production,
Sustainability, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Energies, and
Journal of Public Affairs, among others. Professor Balsalob recurrently serves
as editor-in-chief of Evaluation Review (SAGE) and associate editor at
Heliyon (Elsevier), Environment, Development and Sustainability (Springer).
He is also guest editor for Renewable Energy (Elsevier), Utilities Policy
(Elsevier), Energy Sources Part B (Taylor), Sustainability (MDPI), Energies
(MDPI), among others; also being an expert reviewer of more than 200
articles for highly indexed journals and handbooks. As a result of his
academic career, he currently accumulates more than 5500 citations in
google scholar and h-index 37 entered the International Ranking elaborated
by Stanford University for those top2% Researchers and 2022 Ranking
Clarivates Highly Cited Author.
Lukman RAIMI

Professor Lukman Raimi holds the position of Program Coordinator for

Entrepreneurship at the esteemed School of Business and Economics,
University Brunei Darussalam. His previous roles encompassed Chair of
Entrepreneurship, Coordinator of the Graduate Program at SBE, and
Associate Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship at the American
University of Nigeria. Dr. Raimi’s academic journey culminated in the
acquisition of a PhD in Entrepreneurship and CSR from the prestigious
Leicester Business School, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK.
His multifaceted expertise as an Entrepreneurship Educator, Activator, and
Facilitator was honed through rigorous training at the distinguished
Entrepreneurship Development Institute (EDI) in Ahmedabad, India,
facilitated under the aegis of the World Bank Step B project. Additionally, he
engaged in specialized training in Entrepreneurship Education for
Employability at Pan Atlantic University in Lagos, Nigeria, facilitated by the
esteemed British Council. An alumnus of Cumberland Lodge in Windsor, UK,
Dr. Raimi’s participation in the Residential Mentoring program in 2014
further enriched his academic journey. He also participated in the
Experiential Classroom XX for Entrepreneurship Educators at the University
of Tampa, Tampa, Florida, USA. Notably, he presently presides as the
President of the Global Academy of Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
Dr. Raimi’s research interests traverse diverse realms of entrepreneurship,
encompassing Enterprise Education, Halal Entrepreneurship, Corporate
Leadership and Governance, Medical Entrepreneurship, Space Tourism
Entrepreneurship, Social Entrepreneurship, Sustainability Issues in
Entrepreneurship, Innovation Management, and Risk Growth Strategies.
Valentina NDOU

Valentina Ndou is Associate Professor of Management Science and

Engineering at the Department of Engineering for Innovation – University of
Salento (Lecce, Italy) and PhD advisor. She is certified associate professor
with more than 20 years of experience with European, international and
national research projects. She has extensive experience in teaching and
education in subjects related to e business, Digital transformation,
Entrepreneurship education, project management, innovative management
of Tourism systems, developing countries. She serves as expert for project
evaluation for different science and research funds (e.g. Lithuania council of
science, Serbia Science fund); She served as senior international consultant
of UN IOM organization for assisting Albanian Ministry of Education and
sports and the office of negotiation in the EU. By conducting research and
reporting she has authored more than 50 papers published on leading
international journals such as Technology Forecasting & Social Change,
Management Science; Current issues in tourism. Co-author and co-editor of
different books. She is appointed as advisory expert of the International
Academic council of World Tourism Forum Institute. She is a member of the
 scientific committee of the Contamination Lab of the University of Salento,
the extra-curricular laboratory that aims to spread the culture of
entrepreneurship in young students. She served as mentor for different
development of innovative entrepreneurial projects, leading them toward
obtaining awards (such as Startup Puglia award 2018 or ‘Best Ecological
Transition Project’ in 2022).
Gagan Deep SHARMA

Dr. Gagan Deep Sharma currently works as a Professor in Management at

Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi, India. He holds PhD
in Management and Masters in Philosophy and Commerce. He has an
academic experience of over eighteen years. He also holds the position of
Associate Director, Office of International Affairs of the University. He is the
Associate Editor of ‘Qualitative Research in Organizations and
Management’, ‘Journal of Public Affairs’, and ‘Corporate Governance’. Dr
Sharma is the subject editor for ‘Social Sciences and Humanities Open’. He
is the guest editor for ‘Resources Policy’, ‘Venture Capital’, ‘Energy Sources,
Part B: Economics, Planning, and Policy’, ‘Sustainability’, ‘Frontiers in
Environmental Science’, ‘Frontiers in Psychology’, ‘Annals of Financial
Economics’, World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management, and
Sustainable Development’, and ‘International Journal of Economic Policy in
Emerging Economies’. He holds editorial responsibilities at renowned
journals including ‘International Journal of Emerging Markets’, ‘Frontiers in
Psychology’, ‘Frontiers in Environmental Sciences’, ‘World Review of
Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development’, and
‘International Journal of Economic Policy in Emerging Economies’. He has
visited Japan, Poland, UK, Canada, China, USA, Thailand, Tanzania, Kenya,
Mauritius, Australia, Belgium, and Germany for academic purposes. Current
areas of his research interest include Sustainable & holistic development,
Green finance, Neuro finance, and Economics of Happiness. He has been
keenly involved in the propagation of ‘Human Values and Professional
Ethics’ education across India.
Lidia-Lenuța BĂLAN

PhD. Lidia Balan works at the Ministry of Research, Innovation and

Digitization and she is also associate researcher at the “Costin C. Kiriţescu”
National Institute of Economic Research from Romanian Academy. She was
scientific researcher at the European Institute in Romania, a project
manager for the European projects. She holds a doctorate in international,
European and national environmental legislation, issued by the Doctoral
School of the Faculty of Law of the University of Bucharest. PhD. Lidia Balan
is the author and co-author of more than 40 articles, studies and scientific
research analyzes in the field of environmental law. She is a member of the
Romanian Association of Nuclear Law, Expert Association of European
Administrative Judges, member of the Romanian Society of European Law,
member of the Romanian Association of Law and European Affairs and
 member of the Editorial Board Journal International Journal of Law and
Society. As an author, she has published three specialized books:
“Environmental protection in the context of pollution prevention and
control” University Publishing House, Bucharest, 2014; “Protection of the
atmosphere, water and soil at the international, European and national
level” University Publishing House, Bucharest, 2014; “Legal responsibility for
violating the rules regarding the protection of the atmosphere, water and
soil” University Publishing House, Bucharest, 2020. As a co-author, she
participated in the development of the book entitled: “Cascades and
Calories: Geothermal Energy in the Pannonian Basin for the 21st Century and
Beyond” edited by Budapest, Hungary, 2019 and the Green Deal:
opportunities and challenges for the sustainable development of Romania,
edited by the European Institute of Romania, Bucharest, 2022.
Mihail Vincențiu IVAN

Mihail Vincenţiu Ivan got his Ph. D. in economic sciences in 1999 and is an
Associate professor working with the Faculty of Economic Sciences at
Petroleum Gas University of Ploiesti, holds lectures in the Academy of
Economic Studies and the Romanian – American University in Bucharest and
activates more than 10 years as a researcher in the Centre for Financial and
Monetary Research „Victor Slăvescu”, part of the Romanian Academy.
He has published in the economics and finance-monetary field as author or
co-author, since 1997, 15 books in prestigious publishing houses, over 70
articles and studies in professional journals and has participated with over
30 public presentations in conferences, symposia, and roundtables both at
home and abroad. Mihail’s biography was published in “Who is Who”, the
Encyclopaedia of Romanian Celebrities, IVth Edition (2009).
His ideas and research in monetary matters combined in a harmonious way
with his preoccupations with the spiritual realm and subtle energy, creating
courses both theoretical and practical, for those who wish to attain a state
of inner wellbeing and aim to manifest it in external reality for their own
benefit or the benefit of others. Mihail is the kind of person oriented
towards solutions, because every problem has a solution and that, once
identified, means evolution.
 November 8th, 2023

13.00 – 14.20
Registration and networking/Buffet lunch
14.20 – 14.30
Welcome speech - Irina Gabriela Rădulescu, Dean of the Faculty of Economics

14.30 – 15.30
Round Table, Part 1 – AP9 Amphitheatre
75 Years of Performance and Excellence in Research and Education
Special Guests
Prof. PhD Vasile Valentina, Romanian Academy
Multidimensional impact of skills mismatch. From theoretical approach to managerial
challenges for stakeholders
Prof. PhD Rafael Ciloci, Technical University of Moldova

15.30 – 16.50
Plenary Session – AP9 Amphitheatre
Chair Session - Irina Gabriela Rădulescu
Access link - meet.google.com/cyt-ediw-tup
15.30 Unveiling the Two Faces of AI-Driven Applications in Higher Lukman Raimi
Education Institutions: From Tech-Entrepreneurial Benefits to Nurudeen Babatunde
Threats to Creative Learning Bamiro
Basirat Olaide Raimi
15.50 Digital Transformation: Opportunities and Challenges for Private Valentina Ndou
and Public Organizations
16.10 Geothermal Energy in the Context of Achieving the General Lidia Lenuța Bălan
Objective of Climate Neutrality
16.30 The Relevance of Artificial Intelligence and ICT in Sustainable Daniel Balsalobre-Lorente
Development

16.50 – 17.00
Coffee Break
17.00 – 18.00
Parallel sessions - Creative skills challenges in digital age – AP9 Amphitheatre
Chair Session – Mureșan Jianu, Access link - meet.google.com/cyt-ediw-tup
17.00 Assessing the Impact of Digitisation on Human Resources Career Croitoru Gabriel, Florea
Management Nicoleta Valentina, Cosac
Alexandru, Robescu
Valentina Ofelia, Croitoru
Mihai Bogdan
17.10 Analysing the Romanian Cultural Heritage using Online Tourist Surugiu Marius-Răzvan
Reviews Vasile Valentina, Raluca
Mazilescu, Surugiu Camelia,
Vasile Răzvan
17.20 Evaluating the Erosion of Competition in Public Procurement of Etion Kapedani
Supplies in Albania: A Longitudinal Study Edlira Martiri
17.30 Development of a Game to Stimulate High School Students' Aniela Bălăcescu
Awareness of the Importance of University Education Adrian Boncea
17.40 Idiosyncratic Risk and Stock Price Crash Risk: The Moderating Jeanice Cecilia Setiawan
Role of Discretionary Income Smoothing Felizia Arni Rudiawarni
Dedhy Sulistiawan
17.50 The Evolution of Prices on the Energy Resources Market in the Constantin Lupu, Nicu Șargu
Republic of Moldova and the Method of their Formation Sorina Guzun
18.00 National Measures Undertaken to Improve Youth Employability Milena Shehu
and Further Develop Employability Skills in Albania Areti Stringa

17.00 – 18.00
Parallel sessions - Co-creation, living labs and innovation ecosystems – E II 7 Room
Chair Session - Boni Străoanu, Access link - meet.google.com/cyt-ediw-tup
17.00 Global Innovation Index and the Future of Technology Begu Liviu-Stelian
Begu Andreea-Oana
17.10 Smart City - The Future of using Ais for Stakeholder Investments Valentin Radu
Loredana Cristina Tănase
17.20 Implications of the Digitalization of Education on European Ștefan Laurenţiu
Education Policy Framework: A Romanian Perspective Prahoveanu, Bianca-
Florentina Nistoroiu
Jean Vasile Andrei
17.30 Unlocking Energy Efficiency: Exploring the Dynamic Evolution Grzegorz Mentel, Xin Zhao,
and Regional Correlations in the Huaihe Eco-economic Belt Xiaowei Ma, Michał Basta
17.40 The Public Whistleblower for Academic Integrity and Ethics Otilia Manta
Mohammed K. A. Kaabar
17.50 Technical and Bureaucratic Hurdles in Achieving the Energy Jianu Daniel Mureșan
Transition Mihaela Oțelea
Gabriela Oprea
18.00 The Innovative Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) within Companies Aurelia Pătrașcu
Ana Tănăsescu
 November 9th, 2023

10.00 – 11.30
Round Table, Part 2 – AP9 Amphitheatre
75 Years of Performance and Excellence in Research and Education

10.00 – 11.30
Parallel Sessions - Social and cultural impact of building digital economy – E II 7 Room
Chair Session – Alina Brezoi
10.00 Consumer Protection Challenges in the Digital Age: European Corina Ene
Union Highlights
10.10 Bridging the Gap between Reality and Expectations in Economic Georgiana Popescu
Education through Digital Means
10.20 ICT Sector Evolution and Comparative Analysis: A Case Study of Bucur Cristian
Romania and Its Global Context Tudorică Bogdan George
10.30 The Impact of Information Technologies on Accounting Systems Țegledi Adriana Monica
10.40 The Influence of Inflation over the Credit Market in Romania Podașcă Raluca
10.50 New Challenges of Work Digitalization in Management Gheorghe Ileana Georgiana
11.00 The Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on the Tourism Industry Ungureanu Adrian
in Europe
11.10 The Role of Renewable Energy in Mitigating Climate Change in Jean Vasile Andrei
EU-27: Challenges, Tendencies and the Future Realities Bianca Nistoriu
Ștefan Laurențiu
Prahoveanu

11.20 – 11.30
Coffee Break

11.30 – 13.30
Plenary Session – AP9 Amphitheatre
Chair Session - Irina Gabriela Rădulescu
Access link - meet.google.com/jnt-grfw-nie
11.30 Revealing Multiscale Interdependence between Ethanol and Boris Kuzman
Corn
11.50 Spiritual Monetary Program - A Mixture of Creative Money, Mihail Vincențiu Ivan
Emotional Credit and Mental Bank
12.10 Humane Model of Business Gagan Deep Sharma

12.30 European Union and the Digital Diplomacy Gabriela A. Oanta

13.30 – 15.00 Networking and Buffet lunch

15.00 – 17.00
Parallel Sessions - Innovative open business models and platforms – AP9 Amphitheatre
Chair Session – Cătălin Popescu
Access link - meet.google.com/jnt-grfw-nie
15.00 The Impact of Instagram Bloggers in Introducing National Mahta Saremi
Heritage Dishes and Marketing them for Tourism Nazli Rahbar
15.10 Green Financing and Consumption-based Carbon Emissions: Zeeshan Khan
Innovation and Institutional Quality for China’s Provincial Summyia Aftab
Consumption-based Data Suliman Khan
15.20 Assessing Cybersecurity Awareness Among Smartphone Users: Enxhia Sala
Designing a Comprehensive Survey Edlira Martiri
15.30 Assessing the Research Activity in Romania. Exploratory Study of Pintilescu Carmen
the Quality Indicators for the Economic Sciences Field
15.40 Green Human Resource Management and Military Context: Anuradha Iddagoda
Salience of Research Gaps Hasantha Dassanaike
Hiranya Dissanayake
15.50 Digitization and Aquaculture: The Spanish Turbot Experience Félix Puime-Guillén
Raquel Fernández-González,
Patricia Coloret Portela, Zita
Graça Teixeira Pereira
Rosa María Ricoy Casas
16.00 Evolutions and Developments of Business Models in the Energy Cătălin Popescu, Daniela
Sector Steluța Uță, Augustin Mitu,
Irina Gabriela Rădulescu
16.10 Mediation Effect of Green Absorptive Capacity on the Lahcene Makhloufi
Relationship between Big Data Analytics Capability and Green
Entrepreneurship Orientation: Implications for Green
Innovation
16.20 Economic Empowerment through Digital Financial Inclusion in Resina Pllaha
Albania Elena Simonofski
16.30 How Media Visibility Affects Earnings Management: The Jovita Mannuela Gunawan
Moderating Role of Public Ownership Felizia Arni Rudiawarni
Dedhy Sulistiawan
16.40 Digital Solutions for Sustainable Growth: ICT and Natural Iftikhar Yasin
Resource Rent Impact on Environmental Eminence in BRICS Muhammad Hassam Shahid
16.50 The Impact of Using Technologies in Teaching Mathematics to Daniela Curpene
Economic Studies Students
15.00 – 17.00
Parallel Sessions - Co-creation, living labs and innovation ecosystems – E II 7 Room
Chair Session – Adrian Ungureanu
Access link - meet.google.com/jnt-grfw-nie
15.00 Impact of the Ecosystem of the Grid Computing for Research Ileana Dumitru
Market
15.10 Implementation of Innovative Solutions in the Sustainable Mădălina Albu
Development of Localities
15.20 Opportunities and Challenges of Trade in Digitally Deliverable Georgeta ILIE
Services
15.30 The Utility of AI in Business Activities Mariana Eftimie
15.40 Optimizations for Economic and Financial Analysis of Entities Străoanu Boni Mihaela
under Insolvency Procedure Stanciu Mihail Alin
15.50 Innovative Ideas Regarding Education in the Rural Environment Străoanu Boni Mihaela
during the Pandemic Period in Romania
16.00 Challenge of Business Model Innovation in Digital Era Irina Gabriela Rădulescu
Amalia Ioniță
Mădălina Albu
Denisa Anghel
16.10 How Digital Corridors Can Boost the SMEs Internationalisation? Costin Lianu
Irina Gabriela Rădulescu
Cosmin Lianu
16.20 Forward-looking Analysis of Financial Situations in the Context of George Enescu
the Economic Crisis
16.30 Dynamic Control of a Firm's Financial Performance using KPI George Enescu
Indicators
16.40 Digital Economy in Romania Teodorescu Ana-
Maria
16.50 Creative Accounting as an Influencing Factor in Determining the Ionescu (Haralambie)
Patrimonial Situation of an Economic Entity Cristina Mihaela
Haralambie George Alin
 November 10th, 2023

10.00 – 11.30 - AP9 Amphitheatre

Special Panel - Resilience and Sustainability – Results of Continuous Financial Education
Chair Session – Mirela Panait
SPECIAL GUESTS
Adrian Tănase, Bucharest Stock Exchange
Laura Mîrsolea, The National Bank of Romania
Daniela Șerban, The Romanian Investor Relations Association
Adrian Căruceru, OTP Bank Foundation
Ieronim Ștefan, Institute of Financial Studies
Jean Dumitrescu, AQUILA Part Prod

10.00 – 11.30
Parallel Sessions - Creative skills challenges in digital age – E II 7 Room
Chair Session – Bogdan Tudorică
Access link - meet.google.com/ezg-gbia-gaw
10.00 Bibliometric Analyses, Academic Research Tool in the Context of Otilia Manta
the Digital Age Elena Rusu
10.10 Business Intelligence Instruments for Electricity Market Toader Florentina Alina

10.20 Quality Balance - Tool in Researching the Evolution of Costs Iov Rodica Daniela
regarding the Quality of Financial-Accounting Information Damian Aurelia
Damian Dorian Florin
10.30 E-commerce in the European Union in the Post Pandemic Păunescu Loredana Maria

10.40 Public Perception of Rapid Digitalisation and the Advent of Răzvan GH. V. Ionescu
Artificial Intelligence in the European Union - A Workforce
Analysis
10.50 Changing the Consumer's Attitude towards Ecological Products in Sima Violeta
the Digital Economy
11.00 Effects of the Covid-19 Pandemic on the Business Environment in Oțelea Mihaela
Romania
11.10 BRICS Nations and the Push towards a Commodity based Voica Marian Cătălin
International Financial System
11.20 Converting Urban Household Waste into Energy, a Viable Oprea Mihaela Ciopi
Component of the Energy Transition. Costs and Benefits Jianu Daniel Mureșan
 10.00 – 11.30
Parallel Sessions - Social and cultural impact of building digital economy – E II 4 Room
Chair Session – Cătălin Voica
Access link - meet.google.com/ezg-gbia-gaw
10.00 AI and Academia: A Synergistic Evolution Gloria Tyxhari
Ardis Dunisha
10.10 The versatility of forms of plagiarism and the limits of its Valentina Vasile, Raluca
detection through current programs. Is ChatGPT a co-author or a Mazilescu, Marius-Răzvan
support tool in the preliminary research phase? Surugiu
10.20 Supply Chain Resilience through Business Network Management Raluca Georgiana Robu
Technologies: The SAP Case
10.30 An Overview of the Innovation Index in the Western Balkans Klodia Kola

10.40 Industry 4.0 and Environmental Accounting: A New Revolution? Gore Beatrice Elena

10.50 Accounting - The Basis for Management Decisions Anca Alexandra Pantazi
Adriana Zavincu
11.00 The Role of STEAM Skills in Ensuring the Competitiveness of Litvin Aurelia
Higher Education in the Republic of Moldova
11.10 Sustainable Energy and Its Implementation in Marketing Nino Tchanturia
Strategies Rusudan Dalakishvili
11.20 The Influence of Corporate Governance on the Transparency of Anca Alexandra Pantazi
Financial Statement Information
11.30 Impact on public finances and economic development of Brunilda Duraj
sustainable tourism. Igli Tola
11.40 Financial education and economic development Liviu Drăghici

11.50 Considerations regarding good practices in academic activities in Ionela Munteanu

the context of digitization
12.00 Challenges of Sustainable Development for Oil and Gas Mirela Panait
Companies Laslo Vasa

12.10 – 12.30
Coffee Break
PARTNERS

Facultade de Economía
Bursa de Valori Institute of e Empresa
Banca Națională a București Financial Studies, (udc.es) – University of
României
Romania A Coruna, Spain

Department of
Applied
Economics – National Institute
University of National Institute for
for Economic
Castilla-La Mancha, Economic Research,
Research,
Spain Institute of National Romanian Academy Institute for World
Economy, Economy – Romanian
Romanian Academy Academy

Epoka University,
Faculty of
Centrul de Cercetari Albania
Economics –
Financiare si University of Business and
Monetare Victor Tirana, Albania Technology University,
Slavescu Georgia

Institute of
The Ukrainian
International
Institute for
Business, Jaume I St. Andrews
Happiness Universiteti Mesdhetar
University, Spain Georgian
Research, Ukraine
University, Tbilisi,
Georgia
 Sustainability
Communication European Romanian Network –
Centre, Università Marketing and European Business
Social Science &
degli Studi di Management Ethics Network
Business Research
Salerno, Italy Association Network (SSBRN)

Valahia University
of Târgoviște,
Faculty of Danubius University,
Economics, Romania
Academy of Romanian
Business and Association of Romania
Emerging Markets Economic Faculties

University of
Romanian American
Craiova, Romania University of Universitatea University, Romania
Pitești, Faculty of „Constantin
Economic Sciences Brâncuşi” din Târgu
and Law, Romania Jiu

Hyperion
University, Romania European Digital
National Defence Innovation Hub –
Spiru Haret
College Sri Lanka Wallachia eHub
University,
Romania
 Entrepreneurial Association of
Autoritatea de
Center USH Pro Export Business
Danube Engineering Supraveghere
Business Centers
Hub Cluster Financiara

Institutul de
Cercetare, AQUILA SA
Asociația Română Dezvoltare și Corporación Penser
pentru Relația cu Inovare (ICDI) | Pensamiento
Investitorii Educativo Sistémico
y Estratégico |
Colombia

BRD Group Societe

Generale UniCredit Bank
Banca Comercială Română

Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti

Faculty of Economic Sciences
cide@upg-ploiesti.ro
https://upg-elearning.ro/cide23/