Economic achievement has been the leading objective of business organizations for a long time. However, providing answers to essential questions regarding the world's sustainable development has become a significant concern not only for society, but also for many corporate establishments. Sustainability, in terms of a "concurrent chase of economic, environmental, and social objectives", has accompanied and substituted the traditional profit-focus of many organizations. Organizations chasing sustainable strategies face additional and different challenges than traditional, profit-focused establishments, in particular with regards to the multiplicity and interdependence of their objectives and stakeholders and their challenging transformation journey towards sustainability. In this uncertain business environment,digitalization, technology,entrepreneurship and innovation are the core of business dynamics. It is evolving in terms of business models, knowledge sourcing and creation across international network and geographic boundaries.

The Department of Professional Accounting & Finance is elated to announce a two-day International Conference on "Resilience and Progress: Pioneering Transformative Pathways To Sustainability" on February 21st and 22nd, 2025. The objective of the conference is to provide a premier interdisciplinary platform for researchers, practitioners and educators to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends and concerns as well as practical challenges encountered and solutions adopted in the fields of Business Models for sustainable development. The conference is devoted in the view of bringing together both theoretical and practical insights from the fields of sustainable entrepreneurship, innovation and transformation on one hand and business models for sustainability on the other hand.