30 March 2026

Public lecture series: Corporate leadership in the face of global challenges

The Department of Business Science and Economics at Saarland University is once again offering a public lecture series in the 2026 summer semester. Under the title 'Economy and Society in the Face of Global Challenges: Responsible Corporate Leadership amid Protectionism, Technological Change and Sustainability', the series will examine how businesses, policymakers and society can respond to today's global challenges.

The series begins on 14 April and will run every Tuesday from 6.15–7.45 p.m. on the Saarbrücken campus (Building B4 1, Room 0.06). All interested members of the public are warmly invited to attend.


The following text has been machine translated from the German with no human editing.

The global economy is undergoing a phase of profound transformation. Companies today operate within a complex “trilemma”: they must radically innovate technologically, operate in an environmentally and socially sustainable manner, and simultaneously respond to increasing protectionism and geopolitical tensions. Instead of traditional profit maximisation, the focus is on resilience and social responsibility.


As part of the lecture series, lecturers from various business disciplines will demonstrate how companies, the economy, politics and society can respond to current global challenges and what recommendations for action are appropriate from an academic perspective. This highlights just how vitally important economic, social and environmental sustainability is for the various fields of business administration – for example, finance, Financial Auditing, taxation, Marketing, management, entrepreneurship, Financial Controlling, business informatics and digital transformation.


The lecture series is organised by the Chair of Business Administration, in particular Trade Management, led by Professor Bastian Popp. It takes place every Tuesday from 6.15 pm to 7.45 pm on the Saarbrücken campus (in Building B4 1, Room 0.06). For students, it begins on 7 April with an introductory session. From 14 April, specialist lectures will take place, to which the interested public is warmly invited. Online participation is also possible; please enquire at: sekretariat-hima@uni-saarland.de


Information and all dates can be found at:

https://www.uni-saarland.de/lehrstuhl/popp/lehre/bachelor/ringvorlesung-nachhaltigkeit-und-verantwortung-in-unternehmensfuehrung-und-wirtschaft.html


For further information, please contact:

Prof. Dr Bastian Popp

Chair of Business Administration, specialising in Trade Management

Email: bastian.popp@uni-saarland.de

Telephone: +49 681 302-4475 

https://www.uni-saarland.de/lehrstuhl/popp/