Program MITSC2026
Welcome to MITSC2026 in Gothenburg! We are pleased to welcome you to the MIT Spring Conference 2026, hosted by the Department of Applied IT at the University of Gothenburg. Since we are in the midst of moving the department to a new location, we will organize the conference as a shindig to say goodbye to the old and hello to the future.
Schedule
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TUESDAY MARCH 17
| 10:15-12:00 | MIT board meeting (BESK) |
| 13:00-13:15 | Welcome to Gothenburg! |
| 13:15-14:00 | Debate: Hot takes on Hot topics The fields of management and information technology are constantly changing, and there are so many fun new developments to talk about and discuss. In this session, we will invite senior scholars to debate some of these carefully selected “hot” topics. Johan Sandberg, Charlotta Kronblad, Daniel Skogh, Olgerta Tona, and Vasili Mankevich |
| 14:15-15:00 | Keynote: In the Wake of Geopolitical Turmoil: The Scholar’s Response With increasing geopolitical turmoil, the study of management and information technology inadvertently shifts focus. But what is currently happening, how are we as scholars responding to it and what are the implications for our field of study? Jonas Landgren and Johan Magnusson |
| 15:00-17:00 | Parallel Sessions I (link) |
WEDNESDAY MARCH 18
| 09:00-10:00 | Keynote: Method is the Method? What happens when new, computational intense opportunities emerge from the influx of new tech in research? How does it challenge us as researchers and which new avenues are exposed as feasible? How does this impact our role and obligations? These and many more questions will be addressed by experts in the field. Fredrik Svahn and Dina Koutsikouri |
| 10:00–14:00 | Parallel Sessions II (link) |
| 14:00–16:00 | Roundtable Discussions (link) |
| 18:00–22:00 | Conference Dinner at Stigbergets Shangrila |
THURSDAY MARCH 19
| 09:00–11:30 | Parallel Sessions III / Mid- or Final Seminars (link) |
| 11:30–12:00 | Closing address |