Conference Programme – ICMS 47 Brussels 2026

Time	Chair	Session	Presentations
Thursday, 26 March 2026
9:00 – 9:30	Marie-Therese Claes	Welcome	Opening ceremony & welcome address
9:30 – 10:30	Anett Hermann	Session 1	Gender-Inclusive Boards and Firms' Financial Performance Narjes Khatoon Moradi, Amalia Carrasco Early Indicators of Gender Equality Progress Zsuzsanna Tungli Who Gets to Lead, Who Gets to Belong? Women's Leadership in Austrian Exporting SMEs Ana Nestorovic
10:30 – 11:30		Plenary	Beyond Integration: A Framework for Inclusive Higher Education and Social Participation of People Valentina Chkoniya Diversity and Social Identity Leadership within the Al-Amara Tribe (Egypt) Marina Apaydin Diversity and Equity in Georgia's Education System Ekaterine Gulua
11:30 – 12:00		Coffee	Coffee break
12:00 – 13:30		Workshops	Conference Connection / Networking Skills Vincent Stevenson An Interactive Journey into Open Dialogue Vincent Merk
13:30 – 14:30		Lunch	Lunch break
14:30 – 15:30	Amalia Carrasco Gallego	Session 2	Assigned Places, Chosen Futures: Agency and Career Dr. Lisa-Marie Stauffer Gender-Specific Challenges in Starting a Career Anett Hermann Flexibility or Additional Work? Rethinking Work-Life Balance Dr. Katul Yousef
15:30+		Coffee	Coffee break
	Visit of Brussels	Social	Self-arranged visit of Brussels city centre

Time	Chair	Session	Presentations
Friday, 27 March 2026
8:30 – 9:30	Inmaculada Macias Alonso<	Session 3	When She is Confident, "She Is a Leader" Inmaculada Macias Alonso Having a Seat, Having a Say: How Women Experience Leadership Janine Goeschl Justice Reform, Vetting Commissions and Double Standards: Analysis of the Impact on the Albanian Justice System Brunela Kullolli
9:30 – 10:00		Coffee	Coffee break
10:00 – 11:00	M-T Claes	Session 4	Queering Masculinities: Homosocial Desire and Men's Self-Fashioning in India Marius Janusauskas Does Perceived Discrimination Moderate the Impact of Diversity Statements on Pro-Diversity Attitudes Ottilie Tilston
11:00 – 11:30		Coffee	Coffee & snacks
11:30 – 12:30	Naureda Llagami Moderator	Online	🔗 https://meet.google.com/ghf-ekcp-uzf Professionalising Gender Equality. Gender Controlling between Resistance and Transformative Potential Elisabeth Wiesnet — Hochschule München, Austria Feminist Thought Challenging Traditional Mentoring Practices in the Workplace Payal Kumar
🌐 Online & Virtual Sessions · Friday, 27 March 2026 · Afternoon · Google Meet: https://meet.google.com/ghf-ekcp-uzf
13:00 – 13:10		Welcome	Welcome to virtual sessions & technical setup — participants join the Google Meet room
13:10 – 14:40	Naureda Llagami Moderator	Online Session	Gender, Linguistic Diversity, and Inclusion in Second Language Teaching: Teachers' Perspectives in Multicultural Classrooms Arsena Shkurti — University Aleksander Moisiu, Durrës, Albania The Role of Nutritional Supplements in Enhancing Performance and Recovery in Individual-Sport Athletes: A Comprehensive Literature Review Narvina Sinani — Albania Justice Reform in Albania: Constitutionalism, Judicial Self-Governance and the Transformative Effects of Vetting Naureda Llagami — University of Tirana, Albania Court Backlogs and Judicial Efficiency: A Comparative Study of Reform Measures in Selected Jurisdictions Naureda Llagami — Faculty of Law, University of Tirana, Albania A Profession Without Gender: Experiences of Male Social Workers in The Municipality of Shkodër Bujane Topalli
14:40 – 14:55		Q & A	Open discussion — questions from participants to presenters
Forum Participants · Offline Presentations (Author Forum Platform)
Participant		Presentation (Forum Page)
Alisa Bicoku Lecture, Albania		Professional Burnout among Social Workers and Gender-Based Violence 🔗 View Forum Page Gender Equality in Education and the Role of the Social Worker 🔗 View Forum Page
Erjona Fusha "Qiriazi" University College, Albania		Aspects and Theories of Urban Development: The Case of Tirana 🔗 View Forum Page
Sabina Belshaku Lecture, Albania		Evaluation of Social Services for Women Survivors of Domestic Violence in Albania: A Qualitative Assessment of Reintegration Mechanisms 🔗 View Forum Page
Shefqet Suparaku Polis University, Albania		Youth, Digital Influence, and Ethical Vulnerability: Belonging and Self-Perception in Influencer-Mediated Media 🔗 View Forum Page