The 14th International Conference on Governance, Fraud, Ethics, Sustainability and Reporting (IConGFESR – 2024) was successfully organised on December 21–22, 2024 at the School of Law, KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, India. This prestigious event was organized in collaboration with the International Group on Governance, Fraud, Ethics, and CSR (IGonGFESR) and Herme Academia, Turkey, founded by Prof. (Dr.) Kiymet Tunca Caliyurt of Trakya University, Turkey. The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) also partnered with us as the Knowledge Partner for the conference.
The conference centered on the theme “The Digital Shift: AI, Digitalization as a Path to Sustainable Business and Legal Transformation,” focusing on areas such as Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Sustainability, Digitalization, Economy and Law. It provided a platform for global experts and scholars to engage in interdisciplinary dialogue, share research and advance practices shaping ethical governance frameworks worldwide.
Key highlights included interactive sessions, keynote addresses, Paper presentations and panel discussions that explored the complex interconnections between ethics, governance practices and sustainable development in today’s corporate landscape.
The event witnessed various legal luminaries from the academia and industry of the country and across the world like Prof. N. L. Mitra, Professor Emeritus KSOL and Former Director NLSIU; Shree Ateesh Kumar Singh, Joint Secretary, Ministry of MSME, Gov. of India; Professor Harpreet Kaur, Vice – Chancellor, NLUJ; Prof. (Dr.) Kiymet Caliyurt, Profesor, Trakya University; Prof. Richard Alexander, SOAS University London; Ms. Buket Dogan, Director and Product Manager at ASSECO, Istanbul; Prof. Kanwal DP Singh; Dr. Abhimanyu Chopra, Partner at AZB and Partners; CS Rupanjana De; CS Bharat Kumar Sahu, Company Secretary, NALCO;  CS Mohit Shaw; Dr. AnantVijay Maria, AOR, Supreme Court of India; Dr. Supriti Mishra; Mr. Satya Mahasuar; Ms. Deepika Duggal, General Manager-Corporate Sustainability, HCLTech; Prof. Nisha Dhanraj Dewani and Mr. Vishwam Jindal Webnyay besides many others.