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The world doesn’t stand still, and the tourism industry needs new leaders. The 3rd Warsaw Tourism and Leisure Forum is coming soon!
Pandemics, climate change, economic crises – the tourism sector has been put through a real test of resilience in recent years. But where others see problems, we at the SAN University see opportunities for innovation.
Date:
27 November 2026
Time:
9:30 am
Location:
11 Łucka Street, Warsaw
Cost:
PLN 0 – free admission
Other important dates
- by 10 October 2026 – submission of registration forms
- by 14 November 2026 – submission of chapters/articles (in Polish or English) – for the academic monograph and for the journal *Entrepreneurship and Management* (SAN)
Purpose and scope of the conference
The aim of the conference
The main aim of the conference is to highlight the impact of current crises on the tourism and leisure sector and to identify ways of enhancing its resilience and adaptability.
The conference’s scope
1. Current trends and future directions in tourism and leisure.
2.Determinants and consequences of global crises in tourism and leisure.
3. Tourism in the context of climate change and environmental degradation.
4. Safety and risk management in tourism systems.
5. The impact of health crises on tourist mobility (with particular reference to COVID-19).
6. The resilience and adaptability of the tourism sector.
7. Digital technologies and innovation in crisis management in tourism.
8. The socio-cultural implications of crises in tourism.
9. Tourism policy and public management in times of uncertainty and crisis.
10. Sustainable development and the transformation of tourism models in the 21st century.
11. New trends and the future of tourism and recreation.
12. Recreation as a component of the tourism system in the context of contemporary threats and social change.
Scientific Committee

Chair of the Scientific Committee
Michał Roman, PhD, prof. SGGW
Supervisor of the ‘Public Relations’ student research society at the SGGW in Warsaw
Members of the scientific committee
prof. Leszek Butowski, PhD, DSc – University of Lodz (Poland)
prof. Wim Heijman – Czech University of Life Sciences (Czechy)
prof. Sławomir Juszczyk, PhD, DSc – Institute of Agricultural and Food Economics – National Research Institute (Poland)
prof. Krystyna Krzyżanowska, PhD, DSc – Warsaw University of Life Sciences (Poland)
prof. Svitlana Melnychenko – National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine (Ukraine)
prof. Agnieszka Niezgoda, PhD, DSc – Poznań University of Economics and Business (Poland)
prof. Aleksander Panasiuk, PhD, DSc – Jagiellonian University (Poland)
prof. Jan Sikora, PhD, DSc – University of Zielona Góra (Poland)
prof. Lubos Smutka, PhD – Czech University of Life Sciences (Czech Republic)
prof. Adam Szromek, PhD, DSc – Silesian University of Technology (Poland)
prof. Elżbieta Szymańska, PhD, DSc – Bialystok University of Technology (Poland)
prof. Alina Zajadacz, PhD, DSc – Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań (Poland)
prof. Mirosław Mika, PhD, DSc – Jagiellonian University (Poland)
Jadwiga Berbeka, PhD, DSc, prof. UEK – Krakow University of Economics (Poland)
Krzysztof Borodako, PhD, DSc, prof. UEK – Krakow University of Economics (Poland)
Agnieszka Brelik, PhD, DSc, prof. ZUT – West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin (Poland)
Izabela Michalska-Dudek, PhD, DSc, prof. UEW – Wroclaw University of Economics and Business (Poland)
Ewa Dziedzic, PhD, DSc, prof. SGH – SGH Warsaw School of Economics (Poland)
Hanna Górska-Warsewicz, PhD, DSc, prof. SGGW – Warsaw University of Life Sciences – SGGW (Poland)
Mikołaj Jalinik, PhD, DSc, prof. PB – Bialystok University of Technology (Poland)
Magdalena Kachniewska, PhD, DSc, prof. SGH – SGH Warsaw School of Economics (Poland)
Zygmunt Kruczek, PhD, DSc, prof. AWF – AWF University of Physical Education in Krakow (Poland)
Adrian Lubowiecki-Vikuk, PhD, DSc, prof. SGH – SGH Warsaw School of Economics (Poland)
Barbara Mróz-Gorgoń, PhD, DSc, prof. UEW – Wroclaw University of Economics and Business (Poland)
Elżbieta Nawrocka, PhD, DSc, prof. UEW – Wroclaw University of Economics and Business (Poland)
Agata Niemczyk, PhD, DSc, prof. UEK – Krakow University of Economics (Poland)
Marek Nowacki, PhD, DSc, prof. WSB – WSB Merito University in Poznan (Poland)
Adam Pawlicz, PhD, DSc, prof. US– University of Szczecin (Poland)
Daniel Puciato, PhD, DSc, prof. AWF – Wroclaw University of Health and Sport Sciences (Poland)
Barbara Roszkowska-Mądra, PhD, DSc, prof. UwB – University of Bialystok (Poland)
Renata Seweryn, PhD, DSc, prof. UEK – Krakow University of Economics (Poland)
Teresa Skalska, PhD, DSc, prof. SGTiH Vistula – Vistula School of Hospitality (Poland)
Piotr Zmyślony, PhD, DSc, prof. UEP – Poznan University of Economics and Business (Poland)
Michał Żemła, PhD, DSc, prof. UJ – Jagiellonian University (Poland)
Monika Roman, PhD, Eng. – Warsaw University of Life Sciences – SGGW (Poland)
Dominik Borek, PhD – SGH Warsaw School of Economics (Poland)
Josef Abrham, PhD – Metropolitan University Prague (Czech Republic)
Iryna Ahieieva, PhD – Dmytro Motornyi Tavria State Agrotechnological University (Ukraine)
KC Birendra, PhD – University of North Texas (USA)
Kumar Bhatta, PhD – North Carolina State University (USA)
Marcela R. Contreras Loera, PhD, prof. TUE – Technological University of Escuinapa (Mexico)
Sergii Iaromenko, PhD – Odesa National University of Technologies (Ukraine)
Aureliusz Kosendiak, PhD – Wroclaw University of Health and Sport Sciences (Poland)
Associate Prof. Iryna Kudinova, PhD – National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine (Ukraine)
Eugenia Panfiluk, PhD – Bialystok University of Technology (Poland)
Bartłomiej Roman, PhD – Physical Therapy & Performance Center (USA)
Andrzej Stasiak, PhD – University of Lodz (Poland)
Monika Wojcieszak-Zbierska, PhD – Poznan University of Life Sciences (Poland)
Piotr Zawadzki, PhD – Wroclaw University of Economics and Business (Poland)
Organising committee

Chair of the Organising Committee
Maciej Dębski, PhD, prof. SAN
Managing Director of the SAN University branch in Warsaw
Head of the Department of Marketing and Tourism at SAN University
contact: mdebski@san.edu.pl
tel. +48 604 277 104

Secretary of the Organising Committee
Małgorzata Borkowska-Niszczota, PhD
Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Management and Security Sciences at the SAN University branch in Warsaw
Programme Coordinator for Tourism and Leisure at SAN University
contact: mborkowska-niszczota@san.edu.pl
tel. +48 606 115 524
Members of the Organising Committee
- Robert Andrzejczyk, PhD
- Sylwia Królak
- Marta Suchan
- Ewa Szczucka
- Julia Gebel
Conference programme
| 9:30-10:00 am | Registration |
| 10:00-10:30 am | Official opening of the conference and welcome address |
| 10:30 am-12:00 pm | Session I |
| 12:00-12:30 pm | Coffee break |
| 12:30-14:00 pm | Session II |
| 14:00-15:00 pm | Lunch |
| 15:00-16:30 pm | Session III |
| 16:30-18:00 pm | End of the conference |
*The organisers reserve the right to amend the conference programme
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