Twenty-Fifth International Conference on Diversity in Organizations, Communities & Nations

  • Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity: Navigating Intercultural Leadership
  • 11-13 June 2025
  • University of Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus + Online

Themes and Special Focus

Founded in 2000, the Diversity in Organizations, Communities & Nations Research Network is brought together by a shared interest in human differences and diversity, and their varied manifestations in organizations, communities, and nations. We aim to traverse a broad terrain, sometimes technically and other times socially oriented, sometimes theoretical and other times practical in their perspective, and sometimes reflecting dispassionate analysis while at other times suggesting interested strategies for action. Our aim is to build an epistemic community where we can make linkages across disciplinary, geographic, and cultural boundaries

The Twenty-Fifth International Conference on Diversity in Organizations, Communities & Nations features research addressing the following annual themes and special focus:

  • 2025 Special Focus—Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity: Navigating Intercultural Leadership
  • Theme 1: Identity and Belonging
  • Theme 2: Education and Learning in Worlds of Differences
  • Theme 3: Organizational Diversity
  • Theme 4: Community Diversity and Governance

Research Network Chairs

Eugenia Arvanitis

Eugenia Arvanitis

Associate Professor of Interculturality & Diversity in Education, University of Patras, Patras, Greece

(English)

Carmen Miguel Vicente

Carmen Miguel Vicente

Profesora y Delegada de la Decana para la Diversidad y Sostenibilidad en la Facultad de Trabajo Social, Dpto. Trabajo Social y Servicios Sociales, Universidad Complutense de Madrid

(Spanish)

Mari Ángeles Medina Sánchez

Mari Ángeles Medina Sánchez

Delegada del Decano para Asuntos Sociales y Prevención; coordinadora de la Unidad para la Diversidad e Inclusión en la Facultad de Estudios Estadístico, Universidad Complutense de Madrid

(Spanish)

Conference Chairs

Panayiotis Angelides

Panayiotis Angelides

Vice-Rector of Academic Affairs, Professor, University of Nicosia, Cyprus

Christina Hadjisoteriou

Christina Hadjisoteriou

Associate Professor, University of Nicosia, Cyprus

Plenary Speakers

The Twenty-Fifth International Conference on Diversity in Organizations, Communities & Nations will feature plenary sessions by some of the world's leading thinkers and innovators in the field.

Bahira Trask

Bahira Trask

Professor, University of Delaware, USA

Mel Ainscow

Mel Ainscow

Emeritus Professor, University of Manchester, UK

Juan Pavón Mestras

Juan Pavón Mestras

Catedrático de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid, España

"Diversidad en la Investigación e Innovación Responsables: El Caso de la IA"

(In Spanish)

Christina Hadjisoteriou

Christina Hadjisoteriou

Associate Professor, University of Nicosia, Cyprus

José Luis Ortega Martín

José Luis Ortega Martín

Catedrático de la Universidad de Granada, España

(In Spanish)

Mary Kalantzis

Mary Kalantzis

Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA

Conference Partner

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