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Tuesday, August 25, 2026

	Track 1
17:00 - 19:00	Opening Ceremony & Keynote Lecture by European Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva
19:30 - 21:00	Welcome Reception

	Track 1
17:00 - 19:00	Opening Ceremony & Keynote Lecture by European Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva
19:30 - 21:00	Welcome Reception

	Track 1
17:00 - 19:00	Opening Ceremony & Keynote Lecture by European Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva
19:30 - 21:00	Welcome Reception

Wednesday, August 26, 2026

	Track 1	Track 2
9:00 - 10:30	S19-1 From policy design to place-based action in functional areas: challenges for cohesion policy in times of global change	G01-1 Urban, Regional, Territorial and Local Resilience
	S40 Leveraging Public Procurement for Regional Sustainability Transitions	G03-1 Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurial Ecosystems for Green and Digital Transitions
	S42-1 Innovating from the Periphery: Digitalisation, Ageing and Regional Responses to Global Multicrisis(RP)	G10-1 Socio-Spatial Inequalities and Polarisation: Segregation, Migration, Gender, Discrimination and Social Exclusion
	S47-1 Collective action and transitioning: exploring new forms of territorial development processes in uncertain and challenging times	G12-1 Agriculture, Rurality and Food-System Transitions: Agrifood and Rural Entrepreneurship
	S56-1 Uneven geographies of job creation and job destruction in the context of green and digital transitions(RP)	G15-1 Tourism and Culture in the Transition Era, Carrying Capacity, Creative Industries, Wellbeing and Quality of Life
	S59 Innovation Beyond the Frontier: Alternative Approaches for Understanding Regional Innovation	G16-1 Statistical And Econometric Methods of Urban and Regional Analysis
	S60 Innovation at the service of the traditional economy	G25-1 Enriching Research and Policy Methods in Regional Science: Digital Tools, AI, Participatory Approaches, Mapping and Stakeholder EngagementNew proposals
10:30 - 11:00	Break 1
11:00 - 13:00	RT01 Reviving Industrial Policy: Data for Mapping Competitiveness and Cohesion JRC European Commission by Andrea Conte, Francesco Molica	G01-2 Urban, Regional, Territorial and Local Resilience
	S19-2 From policy design to place-based action in functional areas: challenges for cohesion policy in times of global change	G02-1 Regional Growth Models, Competitiveness, and Convergence in a Polycrisis Context
	S22 Navigating the future EU Cohesion Policy post-2027 in a transition era	G03-2 Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurial Ecosystems for Green and Digital Transitions
	S33 Regional Vulnerabilities and Trade Dependencies	G06-1 Space, Digital Transformation and AI for Regional Implications
	S42-2 Innovating from the Periphery: Digitalisation, Ageing and Regional Responses to Global Multicrisis(RP)	G08-1 Climate Change, Natural Hazards and Adaptation: Spatial Incidence and Impacts
	S47-2 Collective action and transitioning: exploring new forms of territorial development processes in uncertain and challenging times	G10-2 Socio-Spatial Inequalities and Polarisation: Segregation, Migration, Gender, Discrimination and Social Exclusion
	S54 Beyond GDP: Rethinking Progress and Well-Being in Regions and Cities(RP)	G12-2 Agriculture, Rurality and Food-System Transitions: Agrifood and Rural Entrepreneurship
	S56-2 Uneven geographies of job creation and job destruction in the context of green and digital transitions(RP)	G15-2 Tourism and Culture in the Transition Era, Carrying Capacity, Creative Industries, Wellbeing and Quality of Life
	S62 Rural areas: attractiveness, policies and development paths(RP)	G16-2 Statistical And Econometric Methods of Urban and Regional Analysis
	S70 Uneven Prosperity: Spatial Polarisation, Social Vulnerability, and In-Work Poverty	G25-2 Enriching Research and Policy Methods in Regional Science: Digital Tools, AI, Participatory Approaches, Mapping and Stakeholder EngagementNew proposals
13:00 - 14:45	Lunch 1
15:00 - 16:30	Keynote Lecture by Prof. Peter Nijkamp Firm Roots, Strategic Agility: The Lasting impact of EU Cohesion Policy
16:30 - 17:00	Break 2
17:00 - 19:00	S01 Sustainability, Innovation, and Regional Development	G01-3 Urban, Regional, Territorial and Local Resilience
	S04 Urban Climate Change Adaptation: Financial and Spatial Perspective(RP)	G02-2 Regional Growth Models, Competitiveness, and Convergence in a Polycrisis Context
	S19-3 From policy design to place-based action in functional areas: challenges for cohesion policy in times of global change	G04-1 International Trade, Global Value Chains and Regional Growth under Reconfiguration (De-risking, Reshoring, Strategic Autonomy)
	S31-The use of Financial Instruments in EU and national investment policies: Measuring spillovers and impact	G06-2 Space, Digital Transformation and AI for Regional Implications
	S50-1 Entrepreneurial SMEs and territorial contexts: strategies, impacts, and dynamics	G08-2 Climate Change, Natural Hazards and Adaptation: Spatial Incidence and Impacts
	S52 Opportunities, risks and challenges of digital transformation in tourism: ICT, local development, environment and the human factor	G10-3 Socio-Spatial Inequalities and Polarisation: Segregation, Migration, Gender, Discrimination and Social Exclusion
	S58 Entrepreneurial Ecosystems in Transformation: Digitalisation, Agency, and Regional Value Creation	G12-3 Agriculture, Rurality and Food-System Transitions: Agrifood and Rural Entrepreneurship
	S69 Embedding Eco‑Social Justice in Europe’s Twin Transition: Multi‑Method Approaches for Policy Innovation(RP)	G15-3 Tourism and Culture in the Transition Era, Carrying Capacity, Creative Industries, Wellbeing and Quality of Life
	S75 Urban Environmental Transitions: Communities, Policies, and Practices	G16-3 Statistical And Econometric Methods of Urban and Regional Analysis
		G20 Regional Policy, Cohesion Policy and Financial Instruments, Assessing Policy Effectiveness in the Transition Era
		G24 Universities and Regional Development, Skills, Training and Lifelong Learning for Green and Digital Transitions
19:00 - 19:30	Meet the New ERSA Journal "Global Challenges and Regional Science"
19:30 - 21:30	Get-Together Party

	Track 1	Track 2
9:00 - 10:30	S19-1 From policy design to place-based action in functional areas: challenges for cohesion policy in times of global change	G01-1 Urban, Regional, Territorial and Local Resilience
	S40 Leveraging Public Procurement for Regional Sustainability Transitions	G03-1 Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurial Ecosystems for Green and Digital Transitions
	S42-1 Innovating from the Periphery: Digitalisation, Ageing and Regional Responses to Global Multicrisis(RP)	G10-1 Socio-Spatial Inequalities and Polarisation: Segregation, Migration, Gender, Discrimination and Social Exclusion
	S47-1 Collective action and transitioning: exploring new forms of territorial development processes in uncertain and challenging times	G12-1 Agriculture, Rurality and Food-System Transitions: Agrifood and Rural Entrepreneurship
	S56-1 Uneven geographies of job creation and job destruction in the context of green and digital transitions(RP)	G15-1 Tourism and Culture in the Transition Era, Carrying Capacity, Creative Industries, Wellbeing and Quality of Life
	S59 Innovation Beyond the Frontier: Alternative Approaches for Understanding Regional Innovation	G16-1 Statistical And Econometric Methods of Urban and Regional Analysis
	S60 Innovation at the service of the traditional economy	G25-1 Enriching Research and Policy Methods in Regional Science: Digital Tools, AI, Participatory Approaches, Mapping and Stakeholder EngagementNew proposals
10:30 - 11:00	Break 1
11:00 - 13:00	RT01 Reviving Industrial Policy: Data for Mapping Competitiveness and Cohesion JRC European Commission by Andrea Conte, Francesco Molica	G01-2 Urban, Regional, Territorial and Local Resilience
	S19-2 From policy design to place-based action in functional areas: challenges for cohesion policy in times of global change	G02-1 Regional Growth Models, Competitiveness, and Convergence in a Polycrisis Context
	S22 Navigating the future EU Cohesion Policy post-2027 in a transition era	G03-2 Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurial Ecosystems for Green and Digital Transitions
	S33 Regional Vulnerabilities and Trade Dependencies	G06-1 Space, Digital Transformation and AI for Regional Implications
	S42-2 Innovating from the Periphery: Digitalisation, Ageing and Regional Responses to Global Multicrisis(RP)	G08-1 Climate Change, Natural Hazards and Adaptation: Spatial Incidence and Impacts
	S47-2 Collective action and transitioning: exploring new forms of territorial development processes in uncertain and challenging times	G10-2 Socio-Spatial Inequalities and Polarisation: Segregation, Migration, Gender, Discrimination and Social Exclusion
	S54 Beyond GDP: Rethinking Progress and Well-Being in Regions and Cities(RP)	G12-2 Agriculture, Rurality and Food-System Transitions: Agrifood and Rural Entrepreneurship
	S56-2 Uneven geographies of job creation and job destruction in the context of green and digital transitions(RP)	G15-2 Tourism and Culture in the Transition Era, Carrying Capacity, Creative Industries, Wellbeing and Quality of Life
	S62 Rural areas: attractiveness, policies and development paths(RP)	G16-2 Statistical And Econometric Methods of Urban and Regional Analysis
	S70 Uneven Prosperity: Spatial Polarisation, Social Vulnerability, and In-Work Poverty	G25-2 Enriching Research and Policy Methods in Regional Science: Digital Tools, AI, Participatory Approaches, Mapping and Stakeholder EngagementNew proposals
13:00 - 14:45	Lunch 1
15:00 - 16:30	Keynote Lecture by Prof. Peter Nijkamp Firm Roots, Strategic Agility: The Lasting impact of EU Cohesion Policy
16:30 - 17:00	Break 2
17:00 - 19:00	S01 Sustainability, Innovation, and Regional Development	G01-3 Urban, Regional, Territorial and Local Resilience
	S04 Urban Climate Change Adaptation: Financial and Spatial Perspective(RP)	G02-2 Regional Growth Models, Competitiveness, and Convergence in a Polycrisis Context
	S19-3 From policy design to place-based action in functional areas: challenges for cohesion policy in times of global change	G04-1 International Trade, Global Value Chains and Regional Growth under Reconfiguration (De-risking, Reshoring, Strategic Autonomy)
	S31-The use of Financial Instruments in EU and national investment policies: Measuring spillovers and impact	G06-2 Space, Digital Transformation and AI for Regional Implications
	S50-1 Entrepreneurial SMEs and territorial contexts: strategies, impacts, and dynamics	G08-2 Climate Change, Natural Hazards and Adaptation: Spatial Incidence and Impacts
	S52 Opportunities, risks and challenges of digital transformation in tourism: ICT, local development, environment and the human factor	G10-3 Socio-Spatial Inequalities and Polarisation: Segregation, Migration, Gender, Discrimination and Social Exclusion
	S58 Entrepreneurial Ecosystems in Transformation: Digitalisation, Agency, and Regional Value Creation	G12-3 Agriculture, Rurality and Food-System Transitions: Agrifood and Rural Entrepreneurship
	S69 Embedding Eco‑Social Justice in Europe’s Twin Transition: Multi‑Method Approaches for Policy Innovation(RP)	G15-3 Tourism and Culture in the Transition Era, Carrying Capacity, Creative Industries, Wellbeing and Quality of Life
	S75 Urban Environmental Transitions: Communities, Policies, and Practices	G16-3 Statistical And Econometric Methods of Urban and Regional Analysis
		G20 Regional Policy, Cohesion Policy and Financial Instruments, Assessing Policy Effectiveness in the Transition Era
		G24 Universities and Regional Development, Skills, Training and Lifelong Learning for Green and Digital Transitions
19:00 - 19:30	Meet the New ERSA Journal "Global Challenges and Regional Science"
19:30 - 21:30	Get-Together Party

	Track 1
9:00 - 10:30	S19-1 From policy design to place-based action in functional areas: challenges for cohesion policy in times of global change
	S40 Leveraging Public Procurement for Regional Sustainability Transitions
	S42-1 Innovating from the Periphery: Digitalisation, Ageing and Regional Responses to Global Multicrisis(RP)
	S47-1 Collective action and transitioning: exploring new forms of territorial development processes in uncertain and challenging times
	S56-1 Uneven geographies of job creation and job destruction in the context of green and digital transitions(RP)
	S59 Innovation Beyond the Frontier: Alternative Approaches for Understanding Regional Innovation
	S60 Innovation at the service of the traditional economy
10:30 - 11:00	Break 1
11:00 - 13:00	RT01 Reviving Industrial Policy: Data for Mapping Competitiveness and Cohesion JRC European Commission by Andrea Conte, Francesco Molica
	S19-2 From policy design to place-based action in functional areas: challenges for cohesion policy in times of global change
	S22 Navigating the future EU Cohesion Policy post-2027 in a transition era
	S33 Regional Vulnerabilities and Trade Dependencies
	S42-2 Innovating from the Periphery: Digitalisation, Ageing and Regional Responses to Global Multicrisis(RP)
	S47-2 Collective action and transitioning: exploring new forms of territorial development processes in uncertain and challenging times
	S54 Beyond GDP: Rethinking Progress and Well-Being in Regions and Cities(RP)
	S56-2 Uneven geographies of job creation and job destruction in the context of green and digital transitions(RP)
	S62 Rural areas: attractiveness, policies and development paths(RP)
	S70 Uneven Prosperity: Spatial Polarisation, Social Vulnerability, and In-Work Poverty
13:00 - 14:45	Lunch 1
15:00 - 16:30	Keynote Lecture by Prof. Peter Nijkamp Firm Roots, Strategic Agility: The Lasting impact of EU Cohesion Policy
16:30 - 17:00	Break 2
17:00 - 19:00	S01 Sustainability, Innovation, and Regional Development
	S04 Urban Climate Change Adaptation: Financial and Spatial Perspective(RP)
	S19-3 From policy design to place-based action in functional areas: challenges for cohesion policy in times of global change
	S31-The use of Financial Instruments in EU and national investment policies: Measuring spillovers and impact
	S50-1 Entrepreneurial SMEs and territorial contexts: strategies, impacts, and dynamics
	S52 Opportunities, risks and challenges of digital transformation in tourism: ICT, local development, environment and the human factor
	S58 Entrepreneurial Ecosystems in Transformation: Digitalisation, Agency, and Regional Value Creation
	S69 Embedding Eco‑Social Justice in Europe’s Twin Transition: Multi‑Method Approaches for Policy Innovation(RP)
	S75 Urban Environmental Transitions: Communities, Policies, and Practices
19:00 - 19:30	Meet the New ERSA Journal "Global Challenges and Regional Science"
19:30 - 21:30	Get-Together Party

	Track 2
9:00 - 10:30	G01-1 Urban, Regional, Territorial and Local Resilience
	G03-1 Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurial Ecosystems for Green and Digital Transitions
	G10-1 Socio-Spatial Inequalities and Polarisation: Segregation, Migration, Gender, Discrimination and Social Exclusion
	G12-1 Agriculture, Rurality and Food-System Transitions: Agrifood and Rural Entrepreneurship
	G15-1 Tourism and Culture in the Transition Era, Carrying Capacity, Creative Industries, Wellbeing and Quality of Life
	G16-1 Statistical And Econometric Methods of Urban and Regional Analysis
	G25-1 Enriching Research and Policy Methods in Regional Science: Digital Tools, AI, Participatory Approaches, Mapping and Stakeholder EngagementNew proposals
10:30 - 11:00	Break 1
11:00 - 13:00	G01-2 Urban, Regional, Territorial and Local Resilience
	G02-1 Regional Growth Models, Competitiveness, and Convergence in a Polycrisis Context
	G03-2 Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurial Ecosystems for Green and Digital Transitions
	G06-1 Space, Digital Transformation and AI for Regional Implications
	G08-1 Climate Change, Natural Hazards and Adaptation: Spatial Incidence and Impacts
	G10-2 Socio-Spatial Inequalities and Polarisation: Segregation, Migration, Gender, Discrimination and Social Exclusion
	G12-2 Agriculture, Rurality and Food-System Transitions: Agrifood and Rural Entrepreneurship
	G15-2 Tourism and Culture in the Transition Era, Carrying Capacity, Creative Industries, Wellbeing and Quality of Life
	G16-2 Statistical And Econometric Methods of Urban and Regional Analysis
	G25-2 Enriching Research and Policy Methods in Regional Science: Digital Tools, AI, Participatory Approaches, Mapping and Stakeholder EngagementNew proposals
13:00 - 14:45	Lunch 1
15:00 - 16:30	Keynote Lecture by Prof. Peter Nijkamp Firm Roots, Strategic Agility: The Lasting impact of EU Cohesion Policy
16:30 - 17:00	Break 2
17:00 - 19:00	G01-3 Urban, Regional, Territorial and Local Resilience
	G02-2 Regional Growth Models, Competitiveness, and Convergence in a Polycrisis Context
	G04-1 International Trade, Global Value Chains and Regional Growth under Reconfiguration (De-risking, Reshoring, Strategic Autonomy)
	G06-2 Space, Digital Transformation and AI for Regional Implications
	G08-2 Climate Change, Natural Hazards and Adaptation: Spatial Incidence and Impacts
	G10-3 Socio-Spatial Inequalities and Polarisation: Segregation, Migration, Gender, Discrimination and Social Exclusion
	G12-3 Agriculture, Rurality and Food-System Transitions: Agrifood and Rural Entrepreneurship
	G15-3 Tourism and Culture in the Transition Era, Carrying Capacity, Creative Industries, Wellbeing and Quality of Life
	G16-3 Statistical And Econometric Methods of Urban and Regional Analysis
	G20 Regional Policy, Cohesion Policy and Financial Instruments, Assessing Policy Effectiveness in the Transition Era
	G24 Universities and Regional Development, Skills, Training and Lifelong Learning for Green and Digital Transitions
19:00 - 19:30	Meet the New ERSA Journal "Global Challenges and Regional Science"
19:30 - 21:30	Get-Together Party

Thursday, August 27, 2026

	Track 1	Track 2
9:00 - 10:30	S06 Advances in the energy transition: efficient buildings and sustainable industrial processes(RP)	G01-4 Urban, Regional, Territorial and Local Resilience
	S16-Innovation, Transparency, and Policy Implementation in the Israeli Public Sector	G03-3 Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurial Ecosystems for Green and Digital Transitions
	S21 Cities at Risk: Urban Growth Dynamics in the Presence of Climate and Natural Shocks	G04-2 International Trade, Global Value Chains and Regional Growth under Reconfiguration (De-risking, Reshoring, Strategic Autonomy)
	S29 Decent work: Job quality in regional science	G07-1 Spatial Dimensions of Demographic Transition: (De)Population, Ageing, Loneliness and Wellbeing
	S30-1 Beyond Next Generation EU: Impact Assessment and Implications for Cohesion Policy	G10-4 Socio-Spatial Inequalities and Polarisation: Segregation, Migration, Gender, Discrimination and Social Exclusion
	S43 Transformational Pathways for Smart Municipalities and Regions: Ecosystems, Synergies, and Governance(RP)	G11-1 Public Policy Assessment in the Transition Era: Inclusiveness, Poverty Alleviation, Equal Opportunities and Territorial Justice
	S44-1 Local governments, diplomacy, and regionalism(RP)	G15-4 Tourism and Culture in the Transition Era, Carrying Capacity, Creative Industries, Wellbeing and Quality of Life
	S61 International migration and local communities	G16-4 Statistical And Econometric Methods of Urban and Regional Analysis
	S66 The spatial, regional and urban dimensions of circular economy	G19-1 Urban, Regional and Local Policy Evaluation
10:30 - 11:00	Break 5
11:00 - 13:00	YSS1-Digital transformation, firm dynamics and regional innovation
	YSS2-Green and circular transitions
	YSS3-Urban ecological governance, innovation and resilience
	YSS4-Labour markets, employment trajectories and wellbeing
	YSS5-Territorial inequality, trust, protest and migration politics
	YSS6-Demographic change, ageing and social vulnerability
	YSS7-Place, mobility, housing and urban experience
	YSS8-Rural development, agrifood systems and market organisation
	YSS9-Tourism, sustainability and place-based development
13:00 - 14:45	Lunch 2
15:00 - 17:00	RT02 Global turbulence and European repositioning with Mario Draghi and Paul Krugman Round Table: Global turbulence and European repositioning with Mario Draghi and Paul Krugman	G01-5 Urban, Regional, Territorial and Local Resilience
	S02 Cohesion Policy and Crises: Lessons from the Pandemic and the Ukrainian Aggression, and Pathways for the Future(RP)	G04-3 International Trade, Global Value Chains and Regional Growth under Reconfiguration (De-risking, Reshoring, Strategic Autonomy)
	S30-2 Beyond Next Generation EU: Impact Assessment and Implications for Cohesion Policy	G07-2 Spatial Dimensions of Demographic Transition: (De)Population, Ageing, Loneliness and Wellbeing
	S45 Regional Economy and Human/Capital Mobility	G08-3 Climate Change, Natural Hazards and Adaptation: Spatial Incidence and Impacts
	S49-1 Global challenges and regional changes in retail trade the urban and rural areas perspective(RP)	G10-5 Socio-Spatial Inequalities and Polarisation: Segregation, Migration, Gender, Discrimination and Social Exclusion
	S50-2 Entrepreneurial SMEs and territorial contexts: strategies, impacts, and dynamics	G11-2 Public Policy Assessment in the Transition Era: Inclusiveness, Poverty Alleviation, Equal Opportunities and Territorial Justice
	S74 Tools for Measuring Regional Tourism Flows (RP)	G12-4 Agriculture, Rurality and Food-System Transitions: Agrifood and Rural Entrepreneurship
	S76-1 Migration – Trends, challenges and opportunities	G16-5 Statistical And Econometric Methods of Urban and Regional Analysis
	S79-1 Advancing Data-Based Policy-Making for Sustainable Urban and Regional Development	G17-1 Geopolitics, Geo-economics, Conflicts and Security, Spatial Impacts and Regional Responses
		G19-2 Urban, Regional and Local Policy Evaluation
		G28 Biodiversity Loss, Ecosystem Services and Nature-Based Solutions: Spatial Planning under Planetary Boundaries
		S44-2 Local governments, diplomacy, and regionalism(RP)
17:00 - 17:30	Break 6
17:30 - 19:30	S17 Digital Transformation, Artificial Intelligence, and Regional Development: Productivity, Competitiveness, and Territorial Dynamics	G01-6 Urban, Regional, Territorial and Local Resilience
	S20 Green Finance and Regional Sustainability Indicators: Emerging Perspectives on Green Dedicated Investments (GDI)	G02-3 Regional Growth Models, Competitiveness, and Convergence in a Polycrisis Context
	S49-2 Global challenges and regional changes in retail trade the urban and rural areas perspective(RP)	G04-4 International Trade, Global Value Chains and Regional Growth under Reconfiguration (De-risking, Reshoring, Strategic Autonomy)
	S50-3 Entrepreneurial SMEs and territorial contexts: strategies, impacts, and dynamics	G07-3 Spatial Dimensions of Demographic Transition: (De)Population, Ageing, Loneliness and Wellbeing
	S53 Accessibility and Inequality in the Context of Transport and Urban Form	G08-4 Climate Change, Natural Hazards and Adaptation: Spatial Incidence and Impacts
	S76-2 Migration – Trends, challenges and opportunities	G11-3 Public Policy Assessment in the Transition Era: Inclusiveness, Poverty Alleviation, Equal Opportunities and Territorial Justice
	S79-2 Advancing Data-Based Policy-Making for Sustainable Urban and Regional Development	G13 Social and Territorial Capital, Institutions and the Commons transition
	S80 Local revenues and economic development	G17-2 Geopolitics, Geo-economics, Conflicts and Security, Spatial Impacts and Regional Responses
		G19-3 Urban, Regional and Local Policy Evaluation
		G29 Digitalization and inequality: territorial disparities and policy effectiveness
		S44-3 Local governments, diplomacy, and regionalism(RP)

	Track 1	Track 2
9:00 - 10:30	S06 Advances in the energy transition: efficient buildings and sustainable industrial processes(RP)	G01-4 Urban, Regional, Territorial and Local Resilience
	S16-Innovation, Transparency, and Policy Implementation in the Israeli Public Sector	G03-3 Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurial Ecosystems for Green and Digital Transitions
	S21 Cities at Risk: Urban Growth Dynamics in the Presence of Climate and Natural Shocks	G04-2 International Trade, Global Value Chains and Regional Growth under Reconfiguration (De-risking, Reshoring, Strategic Autonomy)
	S29 Decent work: Job quality in regional science	G07-1 Spatial Dimensions of Demographic Transition: (De)Population, Ageing, Loneliness and Wellbeing
	S30-1 Beyond Next Generation EU: Impact Assessment and Implications for Cohesion Policy	G10-4 Socio-Spatial Inequalities and Polarisation: Segregation, Migration, Gender, Discrimination and Social Exclusion
	S43 Transformational Pathways for Smart Municipalities and Regions: Ecosystems, Synergies, and Governance(RP)	G11-1 Public Policy Assessment in the Transition Era: Inclusiveness, Poverty Alleviation, Equal Opportunities and Territorial Justice
	S44-1 Local governments, diplomacy, and regionalism(RP)	G15-4 Tourism and Culture in the Transition Era, Carrying Capacity, Creative Industries, Wellbeing and Quality of Life
	S61 International migration and local communities	G16-4 Statistical And Econometric Methods of Urban and Regional Analysis
	S66 The spatial, regional and urban dimensions of circular economy	G19-1 Urban, Regional and Local Policy Evaluation
10:30 - 11:00	Break 5
11:00 - 13:00	YSS1-Digital transformation, firm dynamics and regional innovation
	YSS2-Green and circular transitions
	YSS3-Urban ecological governance, innovation and resilience
	YSS4-Labour markets, employment trajectories and wellbeing
	YSS5-Territorial inequality, trust, protest and migration politics
	YSS6-Demographic change, ageing and social vulnerability
	YSS7-Place, mobility, housing and urban experience
	YSS8-Rural development, agrifood systems and market organisation
	YSS9-Tourism, sustainability and place-based development
13:00 - 14:45	Lunch 2
15:00 - 17:00	RT02 Global turbulence and European repositioning with Mario Draghi and Paul Krugman Round Table: Global turbulence and European repositioning with Mario Draghi and Paul Krugman	G01-5 Urban, Regional, Territorial and Local Resilience
	S02 Cohesion Policy and Crises: Lessons from the Pandemic and the Ukrainian Aggression, and Pathways for the Future(RP)	G04-3 International Trade, Global Value Chains and Regional Growth under Reconfiguration (De-risking, Reshoring, Strategic Autonomy)
	S30-2 Beyond Next Generation EU: Impact Assessment and Implications for Cohesion Policy	G07-2 Spatial Dimensions of Demographic Transition: (De)Population, Ageing, Loneliness and Wellbeing
	S45 Regional Economy and Human/Capital Mobility	G08-3 Climate Change, Natural Hazards and Adaptation: Spatial Incidence and Impacts
	S49-1 Global challenges and regional changes in retail trade the urban and rural areas perspective(RP)	G10-5 Socio-Spatial Inequalities and Polarisation: Segregation, Migration, Gender, Discrimination and Social Exclusion
	S50-2 Entrepreneurial SMEs and territorial contexts: strategies, impacts, and dynamics	G11-2 Public Policy Assessment in the Transition Era: Inclusiveness, Poverty Alleviation, Equal Opportunities and Territorial Justice
	S74 Tools for Measuring Regional Tourism Flows (RP)	G12-4 Agriculture, Rurality and Food-System Transitions: Agrifood and Rural Entrepreneurship
	S76-1 Migration – Trends, challenges and opportunities	G16-5 Statistical And Econometric Methods of Urban and Regional Analysis
	S79-1 Advancing Data-Based Policy-Making for Sustainable Urban and Regional Development	G17-1 Geopolitics, Geo-economics, Conflicts and Security, Spatial Impacts and Regional Responses
		G19-2 Urban, Regional and Local Policy Evaluation
		G28 Biodiversity Loss, Ecosystem Services and Nature-Based Solutions: Spatial Planning under Planetary Boundaries
		S44-2 Local governments, diplomacy, and regionalism(RP)
17:00 - 17:30	Break 6
17:30 - 19:30	S17 Digital Transformation, Artificial Intelligence, and Regional Development: Productivity, Competitiveness, and Territorial Dynamics	G01-6 Urban, Regional, Territorial and Local Resilience
	S20 Green Finance and Regional Sustainability Indicators: Emerging Perspectives on Green Dedicated Investments (GDI)	G02-3 Regional Growth Models, Competitiveness, and Convergence in a Polycrisis Context
	S49-2 Global challenges and regional changes in retail trade the urban and rural areas perspective(RP)	G04-4 International Trade, Global Value Chains and Regional Growth under Reconfiguration (De-risking, Reshoring, Strategic Autonomy)
	S50-3 Entrepreneurial SMEs and territorial contexts: strategies, impacts, and dynamics	G07-3 Spatial Dimensions of Demographic Transition: (De)Population, Ageing, Loneliness and Wellbeing
	S53 Accessibility and Inequality in the Context of Transport and Urban Form	G08-4 Climate Change, Natural Hazards and Adaptation: Spatial Incidence and Impacts
	S76-2 Migration – Trends, challenges and opportunities	G11-3 Public Policy Assessment in the Transition Era: Inclusiveness, Poverty Alleviation, Equal Opportunities and Territorial Justice
	S79-2 Advancing Data-Based Policy-Making for Sustainable Urban and Regional Development	G13 Social and Territorial Capital, Institutions and the Commons transition
	S80 Local revenues and economic development	G17-2 Geopolitics, Geo-economics, Conflicts and Security, Spatial Impacts and Regional Responses
		G19-3 Urban, Regional and Local Policy Evaluation
		G29 Digitalization and inequality: territorial disparities and policy effectiveness
		S44-3 Local governments, diplomacy, and regionalism(RP)

	Track 1
9:00 - 10:30	S06 Advances in the energy transition: efficient buildings and sustainable industrial processes(RP)
	S16-Innovation, Transparency, and Policy Implementation in the Israeli Public Sector
	S21 Cities at Risk: Urban Growth Dynamics in the Presence of Climate and Natural Shocks
	S29 Decent work: Job quality in regional science
	S30-1 Beyond Next Generation EU: Impact Assessment and Implications for Cohesion Policy
	S43 Transformational Pathways for Smart Municipalities and Regions: Ecosystems, Synergies, and Governance(RP)
	S44-1 Local governments, diplomacy, and regionalism(RP)
	S61 International migration and local communities
	S66 The spatial, regional and urban dimensions of circular economy
10:30 - 11:00	Break 5
11:00 - 13:00	YSS1-Digital transformation, firm dynamics and regional innovation
	YSS2-Green and circular transitions
	YSS3-Urban ecological governance, innovation and resilience
	YSS4-Labour markets, employment trajectories and wellbeing
	YSS5-Territorial inequality, trust, protest and migration politics
	YSS6-Demographic change, ageing and social vulnerability
	YSS7-Place, mobility, housing and urban experience
	YSS8-Rural development, agrifood systems and market organisation
	YSS9-Tourism, sustainability and place-based development
13:00 - 14:45	Lunch 2
15:00 - 17:00	RT02 Global turbulence and European repositioning with Mario Draghi and Paul Krugman Round Table: Global turbulence and European repositioning with Mario Draghi and Paul Krugman
	S02 Cohesion Policy and Crises: Lessons from the Pandemic and the Ukrainian Aggression, and Pathways for the Future(RP)
	S30-2 Beyond Next Generation EU: Impact Assessment and Implications for Cohesion Policy
	S45 Regional Economy and Human/Capital Mobility
	S49-1 Global challenges and regional changes in retail trade the urban and rural areas perspective(RP)
	S50-2 Entrepreneurial SMEs and territorial contexts: strategies, impacts, and dynamics
	S74 Tools for Measuring Regional Tourism Flows (RP)
	S76-1 Migration – Trends, challenges and opportunities
	S79-1 Advancing Data-Based Policy-Making for Sustainable Urban and Regional Development
17:00 - 17:30	Break 6
17:30 - 19:30	S17 Digital Transformation, Artificial Intelligence, and Regional Development: Productivity, Competitiveness, and Territorial Dynamics
	S20 Green Finance and Regional Sustainability Indicators: Emerging Perspectives on Green Dedicated Investments (GDI)
	S49-2 Global challenges and regional changes in retail trade the urban and rural areas perspective(RP)
	S50-3 Entrepreneurial SMEs and territorial contexts: strategies, impacts, and dynamics
	S53 Accessibility and Inequality in the Context of Transport and Urban Form
	S76-2 Migration – Trends, challenges and opportunities
	S79-2 Advancing Data-Based Policy-Making for Sustainable Urban and Regional Development
	S80 Local revenues and economic development

	Track 2
9:00 - 10:30	G01-4 Urban, Regional, Territorial and Local Resilience
	G03-3 Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurial Ecosystems for Green and Digital Transitions
	G04-2 International Trade, Global Value Chains and Regional Growth under Reconfiguration (De-risking, Reshoring, Strategic Autonomy)
	G07-1 Spatial Dimensions of Demographic Transition: (De)Population, Ageing, Loneliness and Wellbeing
	G10-4 Socio-Spatial Inequalities and Polarisation: Segregation, Migration, Gender, Discrimination and Social Exclusion
	G11-1 Public Policy Assessment in the Transition Era: Inclusiveness, Poverty Alleviation, Equal Opportunities and Territorial Justice
	G15-4 Tourism and Culture in the Transition Era, Carrying Capacity, Creative Industries, Wellbeing and Quality of Life
	G16-4 Statistical And Econometric Methods of Urban and Regional Analysis
	G19-1 Urban, Regional and Local Policy Evaluation
10:30 - 11:00	Break 5
11:00 - 13:00	YSS1-Digital transformation, firm dynamics and regional innovation
	YSS2-Green and circular transitions
	YSS3-Urban ecological governance, innovation and resilience
	YSS4-Labour markets, employment trajectories and wellbeing
	YSS5-Territorial inequality, trust, protest and migration politics
	YSS6-Demographic change, ageing and social vulnerability
	YSS7-Place, mobility, housing and urban experience
	YSS8-Rural development, agrifood systems and market organisation
	YSS9-Tourism, sustainability and place-based development
13:00 - 14:45	Lunch 2
15:00 - 17:00	G01-5 Urban, Regional, Territorial and Local Resilience
	G04-3 International Trade, Global Value Chains and Regional Growth under Reconfiguration (De-risking, Reshoring, Strategic Autonomy)
	G07-2 Spatial Dimensions of Demographic Transition: (De)Population, Ageing, Loneliness and Wellbeing
	G08-3 Climate Change, Natural Hazards and Adaptation: Spatial Incidence and Impacts
	G10-5 Socio-Spatial Inequalities and Polarisation: Segregation, Migration, Gender, Discrimination and Social Exclusion
	G11-2 Public Policy Assessment in the Transition Era: Inclusiveness, Poverty Alleviation, Equal Opportunities and Territorial Justice
	G12-4 Agriculture, Rurality and Food-System Transitions: Agrifood and Rural Entrepreneurship
	G16-5 Statistical And Econometric Methods of Urban and Regional Analysis
	G17-1 Geopolitics, Geo-economics, Conflicts and Security, Spatial Impacts and Regional Responses
	G19-2 Urban, Regional and Local Policy Evaluation
	G28 Biodiversity Loss, Ecosystem Services and Nature-Based Solutions: Spatial Planning under Planetary Boundaries
	S44-2 Local governments, diplomacy, and regionalism(RP)
17:00 - 17:30	Break 6
17:30 - 19:30	G01-6 Urban, Regional, Territorial and Local Resilience
	G02-3 Regional Growth Models, Competitiveness, and Convergence in a Polycrisis Context
	G04-4 International Trade, Global Value Chains and Regional Growth under Reconfiguration (De-risking, Reshoring, Strategic Autonomy)
	G07-3 Spatial Dimensions of Demographic Transition: (De)Population, Ageing, Loneliness and Wellbeing
	G08-4 Climate Change, Natural Hazards and Adaptation: Spatial Incidence and Impacts
	G11-3 Public Policy Assessment in the Transition Era: Inclusiveness, Poverty Alleviation, Equal Opportunities and Territorial Justice
	G13 Social and Territorial Capital, Institutions and the Commons transition
	G17-2 Geopolitics, Geo-economics, Conflicts and Security, Spatial Impacts and Regional Responses
	G19-3 Urban, Regional and Local Policy Evaluation
	G29 Digitalization and inequality: territorial disparities and policy effectiveness
	S44-3 Local governments, diplomacy, and regionalism(RP)

Friday, August 28, 2026

	Track 1	Track 2
9:00 - 10:30	S05-1 Digitalisation, Skills, and Regional Transformation	G09-1 Migration, Forced Displacement, Mobility Patterns and Impacts Across Space
	S07-1 Methods for the evaluation of EU economic dynamics and policies	G01-7 Urban, Regional, Territorial and Local Resilience
	S10 Culture Based Development in the Regions of India	G05-1 Transportation, Energy and Communication Infrastructures: Criticality, Security and Regional Impacts in the Transition Era
	S25-1 Counterfactual methods for regional policy evaluation	G08-5 Climate Change, Natural Hazards and Adaptation: Spatial Incidence and Impacts
	S34-1 Geography and the determinants of political discontent	G14-1 Left-Behind Areas, Inner Territories and Border Regions: Place-Based Responses in the Transition Era
	S51-1 Inequality and Territorial Cohesion in the Energy Transition: Towards Fair and Inclusive Low-Carbon Pathways	G18-1 Voting Patterns, Participation, Trust, Discontent and Representation in Times of Transition
	S81-1 All Eyes on Border Regions: Enhancing Cross-Border Cooperation through Data-Driven Policy Support	G19-4 Urban, Regional and Local Policy Evaluation
		G21-1 Multilevel Governance and Decentralisation, Governing Transformations and Regional Responses
		G22-1 Housing and Urban Transformation in the Transition Era, Affordability, Energy Poverty, Renewal, Gentrification and Displacement
		G23-1 Labour Markets in the Transition Era: Future of Work, AI, Unemployment, Gig Economy and Digital Nomads
10:30 - 11:00	Break 3
11:00 - 13:00	S05-2 Digitalisation, Skills, and Regional Transformation	G26-1 Green transition Industrial Policy, Reindustrialization and Net-Zero Manufacturing: Regional Pathways in a Transition Era
	S07-2 Methods for the evaluation of EU economic dynamics and policies	G01-8 Urban, Regional, Territorial and Local Resilience
	S15-Rethinking public space and planning strategies in urban and post-suburban areas for regenerating livable environments	G05-2 Transportation, Energy and Communication Infrastructures: Criticality, Security and Regional Impacts in the Transition Era
	S18-The spatial economics of happiness, unhappiness and discontent: moving Beyond GDP to Reverse the Joyless Economy	G08-6 Climate Change, Natural Hazards and Adaptation: Spatial Incidence and Impacts
	S25-2 Counterfactual methods for regional policy evaluation	G09-2 Migration, Forced Displacement, Mobility Patterns and Impacts Across Space
	S34-2 Geography and the determinants of political discontent	G14-2 Left-Behind Areas, Inner Territories and Border Regions: Place-Based Responses in the Transition Era
	S51-2 Inequality and Territorial Cohesion in the Energy Transition: Towards Fair and Inclusive Low-Carbon Pathways	G18-2 Voting Patterns, Participation, Trust, Discontent and Representation in Times of Transition
	S81-2 All Eyes on Border Regions: Enhancing Cross-Border Cooperation through Data-Driven Policy Support	G21-2 Multilevel Governance and Decentralisation, Governing Transformations and Regional Responses
		G22-2 Housing and Urban Transformation in the Transition Era, Affordability, Energy Poverty, Renewal, Gentrification and Displacement
		G23-2 Labour Markets in the Transition Era: Future of Work, AI, Unemployment, Gig Economy and Digital Nomads
13:00 - 14:45	Lunch 3
15:00 - 16:30	S07-3 Methods for the evaluation of EU economic dynamics and policies	G01-9 Urban, Regional, Territorial and Local Resilience
	S11 The CBD Tiebout-Hirschman-Rothschild Model & Ultra-Right Voting	G05-3 Transportation, Energy and Communication Infrastructures: Criticality, Security and Regional Impacts in the Transition Era
	S34-3 Geography and the determinants of political discontent	G09-3 Migration, Forced Displacement, Mobility Patterns and Impacts Across Space
	S51-3 Inequality and Territorial Cohesion in the Energy Transition: Towards Fair and Inclusive Low-Carbon Pathways	G18-3 Voting Patterns, Participation, Trust, Discontent and Representation in Times of Transition
	S81-3 All Eyes on Border Regions: Enhancing Cross-Border Cooperation through Data-Driven Policy Support	G21-3 Multilevel Governance and Decentralisation, Governing Transformations and Regional Responses
		G23-3 Labour Markets in the Transition Era: Future of Work, AI, Unemployment, Gig Economy and Digital Nomads
		G26-2 Green transition Industrial Policy, Reindustrialization and Net-Zero Manufacturing: Regional Pathways in a Transition Era
16:30 - 17:00	Break 4
17:00 - 19:00	Closing Ceremony & Keynote Lecture by André Torre Including Awards Ceremony and Handover of the ERSA flag for next year's Congress
19:30 - 23:00	Gala Dinner

	Track 1	Track 2
9:00 - 10:30	S05-1 Digitalisation, Skills, and Regional Transformation	G09-1 Migration, Forced Displacement, Mobility Patterns and Impacts Across Space
	S07-1 Methods for the evaluation of EU economic dynamics and policies	G01-7 Urban, Regional, Territorial and Local Resilience
	S10 Culture Based Development in the Regions of India	G05-1 Transportation, Energy and Communication Infrastructures: Criticality, Security and Regional Impacts in the Transition Era
	S25-1 Counterfactual methods for regional policy evaluation	G08-5 Climate Change, Natural Hazards and Adaptation: Spatial Incidence and Impacts
	S34-1 Geography and the determinants of political discontent	G14-1 Left-Behind Areas, Inner Territories and Border Regions: Place-Based Responses in the Transition Era
	S51-1 Inequality and Territorial Cohesion in the Energy Transition: Towards Fair and Inclusive Low-Carbon Pathways	G18-1 Voting Patterns, Participation, Trust, Discontent and Representation in Times of Transition
	S81-1 All Eyes on Border Regions: Enhancing Cross-Border Cooperation through Data-Driven Policy Support	G19-4 Urban, Regional and Local Policy Evaluation
		G21-1 Multilevel Governance and Decentralisation, Governing Transformations and Regional Responses
		G22-1 Housing and Urban Transformation in the Transition Era, Affordability, Energy Poverty, Renewal, Gentrification and Displacement
		G23-1 Labour Markets in the Transition Era: Future of Work, AI, Unemployment, Gig Economy and Digital Nomads
10:30 - 11:00	Break 3
11:00 - 13:00	S05-2 Digitalisation, Skills, and Regional Transformation	G26-1 Green transition Industrial Policy, Reindustrialization and Net-Zero Manufacturing: Regional Pathways in a Transition Era
	S07-2 Methods for the evaluation of EU economic dynamics and policies	G01-8 Urban, Regional, Territorial and Local Resilience
	S15-Rethinking public space and planning strategies in urban and post-suburban areas for regenerating livable environments	G05-2 Transportation, Energy and Communication Infrastructures: Criticality, Security and Regional Impacts in the Transition Era
	S18-The spatial economics of happiness, unhappiness and discontent: moving Beyond GDP to Reverse the Joyless Economy	G08-6 Climate Change, Natural Hazards and Adaptation: Spatial Incidence and Impacts
	S25-2 Counterfactual methods for regional policy evaluation	G09-2 Migration, Forced Displacement, Mobility Patterns and Impacts Across Space
	S34-2 Geography and the determinants of political discontent	G14-2 Left-Behind Areas, Inner Territories and Border Regions: Place-Based Responses in the Transition Era
	S51-2 Inequality and Territorial Cohesion in the Energy Transition: Towards Fair and Inclusive Low-Carbon Pathways	G18-2 Voting Patterns, Participation, Trust, Discontent and Representation in Times of Transition
	S81-2 All Eyes on Border Regions: Enhancing Cross-Border Cooperation through Data-Driven Policy Support	G21-2 Multilevel Governance and Decentralisation, Governing Transformations and Regional Responses
		G22-2 Housing and Urban Transformation in the Transition Era, Affordability, Energy Poverty, Renewal, Gentrification and Displacement
		G23-2 Labour Markets in the Transition Era: Future of Work, AI, Unemployment, Gig Economy and Digital Nomads
13:00 - 14:45	Lunch 3
15:00 - 16:30	S07-3 Methods for the evaluation of EU economic dynamics and policies	G01-9 Urban, Regional, Territorial and Local Resilience
	S11 The CBD Tiebout-Hirschman-Rothschild Model & Ultra-Right Voting	G05-3 Transportation, Energy and Communication Infrastructures: Criticality, Security and Regional Impacts in the Transition Era
	S34-3 Geography and the determinants of political discontent	G09-3 Migration, Forced Displacement, Mobility Patterns and Impacts Across Space
	S51-3 Inequality and Territorial Cohesion in the Energy Transition: Towards Fair and Inclusive Low-Carbon Pathways	G18-3 Voting Patterns, Participation, Trust, Discontent and Representation in Times of Transition
	S81-3 All Eyes on Border Regions: Enhancing Cross-Border Cooperation through Data-Driven Policy Support	G21-3 Multilevel Governance and Decentralisation, Governing Transformations and Regional Responses
		G23-3 Labour Markets in the Transition Era: Future of Work, AI, Unemployment, Gig Economy and Digital Nomads
		G26-2 Green transition Industrial Policy, Reindustrialization and Net-Zero Manufacturing: Regional Pathways in a Transition Era
16:30 - 17:00	Break 4
17:00 - 19:00	Closing Ceremony & Keynote Lecture by André Torre Including Awards Ceremony and Handover of the ERSA flag for next year's Congress
19:30 - 23:00	Gala Dinner

	Track 1
9:00 - 10:30	S05-1 Digitalisation, Skills, and Regional Transformation
	S07-1 Methods for the evaluation of EU economic dynamics and policies
	S10 Culture Based Development in the Regions of India
	S25-1 Counterfactual methods for regional policy evaluation
	S34-1 Geography and the determinants of political discontent
	S51-1 Inequality and Territorial Cohesion in the Energy Transition: Towards Fair and Inclusive Low-Carbon Pathways
	S81-1 All Eyes on Border Regions: Enhancing Cross-Border Cooperation through Data-Driven Policy Support
10:30 - 11:00	Break 3
11:00 - 13:00	S05-2 Digitalisation, Skills, and Regional Transformation
	S07-2 Methods for the evaluation of EU economic dynamics and policies
	S15-Rethinking public space and planning strategies in urban and post-suburban areas for regenerating livable environments
	S18-The spatial economics of happiness, unhappiness and discontent: moving Beyond GDP to Reverse the Joyless Economy
	S25-2 Counterfactual methods for regional policy evaluation
	S34-2 Geography and the determinants of political discontent
	S51-2 Inequality and Territorial Cohesion in the Energy Transition: Towards Fair and Inclusive Low-Carbon Pathways
	S81-2 All Eyes on Border Regions: Enhancing Cross-Border Cooperation through Data-Driven Policy Support
13:00 - 14:45	Lunch 3
15:00 - 16:30	S07-3 Methods for the evaluation of EU economic dynamics and policies
	S11 The CBD Tiebout-Hirschman-Rothschild Model & Ultra-Right Voting
	S34-3 Geography and the determinants of political discontent
	S51-3 Inequality and Territorial Cohesion in the Energy Transition: Towards Fair and Inclusive Low-Carbon Pathways
	S81-3 All Eyes on Border Regions: Enhancing Cross-Border Cooperation through Data-Driven Policy Support
16:30 - 17:00	Break 4
17:00 - 19:00	Closing Ceremony & Keynote Lecture by André Torre Including Awards Ceremony and Handover of the ERSA flag for next year's Congress
19:30 - 23:00	Gala Dinner

	Track 2
9:00 - 10:30	G09-1 Migration, Forced Displacement, Mobility Patterns and Impacts Across Space
	G01-7 Urban, Regional, Territorial and Local Resilience
	G05-1 Transportation, Energy and Communication Infrastructures: Criticality, Security and Regional Impacts in the Transition Era
	G08-5 Climate Change, Natural Hazards and Adaptation: Spatial Incidence and Impacts
	G14-1 Left-Behind Areas, Inner Territories and Border Regions: Place-Based Responses in the Transition Era
	G18-1 Voting Patterns, Participation, Trust, Discontent and Representation in Times of Transition
	G19-4 Urban, Regional and Local Policy Evaluation
	G21-1 Multilevel Governance and Decentralisation, Governing Transformations and Regional Responses
	G22-1 Housing and Urban Transformation in the Transition Era, Affordability, Energy Poverty, Renewal, Gentrification and Displacement
	G23-1 Labour Markets in the Transition Era: Future of Work, AI, Unemployment, Gig Economy and Digital Nomads
10:30 - 11:00	Break 3
11:00 - 13:00	G26-1 Green transition Industrial Policy, Reindustrialization and Net-Zero Manufacturing: Regional Pathways in a Transition Era
	G01-8 Urban, Regional, Territorial and Local Resilience
	G05-2 Transportation, Energy and Communication Infrastructures: Criticality, Security and Regional Impacts in the Transition Era
	G08-6 Climate Change, Natural Hazards and Adaptation: Spatial Incidence and Impacts
	G09-2 Migration, Forced Displacement, Mobility Patterns and Impacts Across Space
	G14-2 Left-Behind Areas, Inner Territories and Border Regions: Place-Based Responses in the Transition Era
	G18-2 Voting Patterns, Participation, Trust, Discontent and Representation in Times of Transition
	G21-2 Multilevel Governance and Decentralisation, Governing Transformations and Regional Responses
	G22-2 Housing and Urban Transformation in the Transition Era, Affordability, Energy Poverty, Renewal, Gentrification and Displacement
	G23-2 Labour Markets in the Transition Era: Future of Work, AI, Unemployment, Gig Economy and Digital Nomads
13:00 - 14:45	Lunch 3
15:00 - 16:30	G01-9 Urban, Regional, Territorial and Local Resilience
	G05-3 Transportation, Energy and Communication Infrastructures: Criticality, Security and Regional Impacts in the Transition Era
	G09-3 Migration, Forced Displacement, Mobility Patterns and Impacts Across Space
	G18-3 Voting Patterns, Participation, Trust, Discontent and Representation in Times of Transition
	G21-3 Multilevel Governance and Decentralisation, Governing Transformations and Regional Responses
	G23-3 Labour Markets in the Transition Era: Future of Work, AI, Unemployment, Gig Economy and Digital Nomads
	G26-2 Green transition Industrial Policy, Reindustrialization and Net-Zero Manufacturing: Regional Pathways in a Transition Era
16:30 - 17:00	Break 4
17:00 - 19:00	Closing Ceremony & Keynote Lecture by André Torre Including Awards Ceremony and Handover of the ERSA flag for next year's Congress
19:30 - 23:00	Gala Dinner