On 24 June 2026, ISEG will host the Pre-Conference Industry Day, an event held as part of the international conference KM2026 – International Conference on Knowledge Management, which will bring together experts, professionals and academics to discuss some of today’s most relevant topics at the intersection of technology, innovation and management.
Under the theme “Navigating Transformation, Cyber Resilience and Human Potential in the Age of AI”, the Industry Day will feature a series of sessions focused on digital transformation, cybersecurity, organisational resilience and the impact of artificial intelligence on the future of organisations and people.
The programme includes:
Participation is free of charge, by prior registration, and is open to ISEG professors, researchers, students, staff and industry professionals as well as those interested in keeping up with the latest trends and challenges related to technological transformation.
Event schedule and information
From 24–27 June 2026, ISEG Research/ADVANCE will host the KM Conference 2026, an international conference organised by the International Institute of Knowledge Management, which will bring together researchers, professors and professionals from various countries to discuss topics such as Knowledge Management, Cybersecurity, Learning and Information Technology.
The conference will feature the participation of keynote speakers Meir Russ (University of Wisconsin–Green Bay), who will present the session “How Do Theoretical Frameworks Shape Our Understanding of Knowledge and Consciousness in the Age of AI?”, and from Professor Carla Curado (ISEG), which will present the session “Landmarks in Knowledge Management and Future Research Directions'.
The programme also includes a workshop on the topic “AI on the Ground: What’s Actually Changing in Knowledge Management and Cybersecurity?'.
On 18 June, at 3:00 p.m. in the Novo Banco Lecture theatre, Professor Mark Steel will present a research seminar as part of the Research Seminars in Applied Mathematics for Economics and Management, organised by CEMAPRE.
The session will be presented by Professor Mark Steel and will be the ninth seminar in the series Research Seminars in Applied Mathematics for Economics and Management.
Mark Steel is Professor of Statistics at the University of Warwick, where he was Head of the Department of Statistics from 2014 until 2018. Mark is interested in theoretical and applied Bayesian Statistics and Econometrics. He works on a variety of topics, for example, currently his main focus is on Bayesian model averaging, causal modelling and inference in models with latent variables. So far, he has published over 100 papers in international journals and leading machine learning proceedings, which have collected over 14,600 citations (Google Scholar).
Mark Steel recently served as the Editor-in-Chief of the journal Bayesian Analysis and has previously been part of editorial boards of other leading journals in Statistics and Econometrics, such as the Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series B, Journal of Business and Economic Statistics and the Journal of Econometrics. He has performed a variety of roles in the International Society for Bayesian Analysis (ISBA) and in the Royal Statistical Society.
Room: Novo Banco Lecture theatre, 4th floor, Quelhas Building 6
Time: 15.00
All interested parties are invited to attend and participate in the session.
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Inference on counterfactual distributions using martingale posteriors
(in collaboration with Gregor Steiner)
Abstract:
Causal inference often focuses on average effects, which can obscure important aspects of the effect distributions. Here we consider the entire posterior effects distribution by estimating full counterfactual outcome distributions. We propose a methodology for inference on counterfactual distributions that builds upon the martingale posterior framework of Fong et al. (JRSS, B, 2023). This provides a highly flexible approach to estimating densities, distribution functions, and derived quantities such as quantiles, which coherently quantifies the epistemic uncertainty regarding any target estimand of interest. Since the predictive recursions are based on an underlying nonparametric model (a Dirichlet process mixture model), it naturally inherits robustness with respect to restrictive parametric assumptions. This approach can be applied to marginal or conditional counterfactual distributions and is easily extended to an instrumental variables setup. We illustrate our approach using two well-known datasets: one investigating the impact of vitamin A supplementation on children’s survival rates with one-sided noncompliance (analyzed in Imbens and Rubin, Annals of Statistics, 1997) and another on the effect of job training (LaLonde, AER, 1986).
On 25 June 2026, ISEG will host the APPM Tourism Marketing Conference 2026, an initiative dedicated to exploring the future of the relationship between brands, destinations and travelers in a context shaped by artificial intelligence, data, sustainability and the growing emphasis on the travel experience.
Under the theme “The Guest Journey 2026: Emotional and Data-Driven Marketing”, The conference will explore how marketing can create value in an industry undergoing profound change, where the decision to travel begins long before the booking is made and extends beyond the stay.
Throughout the day, topics such as personalising the guest experience, striking a balance between technology and human interaction, destination marketing, digital influence, regenerative hospitality, and community building will be discussed. The event will bring together professionals, brands and experts to discuss the main challenges and opportunities in tourism and hospitality.
Organised by APPM, the conference is aimed at professionals in the fields of marketing, tourism, hospitality, communications, innovation and management, providing a forum for knowledge sharing, networking and reflection on the future of experiences that connect people, brands and destinations.
Free admission for the ISEG community. To get your ticket, simply fill out the registration form, up to 22 June.
The Conference “Teaching and Learning Sociology: Contexts, Practices and Challenges” will be held on July 3rd, 2026, at the Óscar Soares Barata Auditorium at ISCSP-ULisboa. Organized by the Portuguese Sociology Association and ISCSP-ULisboa, the initiative will bring together teachers, researchers and professionals to reflect on the contexts, pedagogical practices and current challenges of teaching and learning sociology.
ISEG will be represented by Professor Sara Falcão Casaca, who will take part in the conference's closing session.
Participation in the event is free, subject to prior registration. The conference will take place in person and will also be streamed.
Further information and registration here.
As part of the cycle of Research Seminars, a session will be held on the theme of “Financial regulation, eco-transition and sustainable society”, led by Professor Faruk Ülgen of the Université Grenoble Alpes.
The seminar will take place on June 3rd, 2026, at 11.30, in the Delta Room, at ISEG.
This session is an opportunity to reflect on and debate current issues related to financial regulation, the ecological transition and the challenges of sustainability in contemporary societies.
Participation is open to the academic community and anyone interested in the subject.
A seminar will be held by Advance at 17.00 on 2 June, in ISEG's Santander Room.
The seminar will feature a presentation by Patrícia Geittenes Tondelo, from Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, on “Social-natural disasters and urbanisation: theoretical perspectives and empirical evidence”.
The seminar will be an opportunity to discuss current issues related to urban challenges and the impacts of socio-natural disasters, crossing theoretical perspectives and empirical evidence.
Free participation.
On 8 June, a session of the ISEG Research Seminars will take place from 13.00 to 14.00. The guest speaker will be Art Durnev from Robins School of Richmond. The seminar will take place in the Novo Banco lecture theatre (Quelhas Building, 4th floor).
The ISEG Research Seminars are held every week on Wednesdays, with the participation of professors from ISEG, as well as from other Portuguese and international educational institutions.
Title
When AI Meets Nuclear Power: Energy Choice, AI Adoption and Financial Fragility
Abstract
I develop a macro-finance model of Artificial Intelligence (AI) adoption and energy choice by companies. While nuclear energy provides more stable power sources, the resulting widespread AI deployment can endogenously reintroduce instability by magnifying firms’ exposure to shocks. This is because AI adoption raises productivity but replaces labor, increasing capital intensity and reducing labor stabilizing role. The model produces a nonlinear relationship between nuclear reliance, firm volatility, valuation, investment, and cross-sectional differences driven by firms’ AI sensitivity. Empirical work in progress combines firm-level AI measures, state nuclear variation, and international patent data. I find preliminary support for the model's central mechanisms. The results highlight the need for policy frameworks that simultaneously encourage AI productivity gains, while managing heightened systemic risk and incentivizing low-volatility energy infrastructures.
The 6th International Conference in Human Resource Management will take place at ISEG on March 4 and 5, 2027.
More information soon.
The 11th edition of the international conference Optimization 2026, will be held at the ISEG - Lisbon School of Economics & Management, from 20-22 July 2026.
This forum seeks to bring together researchers and professionals from multiple areas whose common interest is optimisation, offering a space for debate, exchange of ideas and international networking.
ISEG Research researchers Maria Cândida Mourão, Cristina Requejo, Filipe Rodrigues, João Janela, Leonor Santiago Pinto and Raquel Bernardino are part of the event's organising committee.
Further information here.