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The International Conference on Knowledge Based Management (KM4D), formerly the International Conference on Knowledge Management (KM4D) and the Knowledge for Development Partnership Meeting in Iran, is a 1 day conference held in conjunction with the International Award on Knowledge-Based Management (KM4D) Award Ceremony (the award is also known as the KM4D International Knowledge Management Award or Knowledge Management for Development (KM4D) Award).
The conference is organized by the Iran Management Association (IMA), Knowledge Management Austria (KM Austria), Knowledge for Development Partnership (K4DP), and Khatam University. KM Austria and K4DP are founded by KMA Knowledge Management Associates (KM Associates), an Austrian consulting company. The president and founder (member of the board of trustees) of Khatam University is also chairman of the Board of Directors of IMA.
Conference History:
8th International Knowledge Management Conference and Award KM4D 2025, October 16, 2025, Khatam University, Tehran, Iran
Conference & Award Focus: Smart Knowledge Approach (working title: Knowledge-based technological intelligence approach)
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Plenary Presentations:
Organizational Intelligence and the Development of Intelligent Organizations
Integrating Knowledge-based Management and Artificial Intelligence
Presenting the report of the 8th Knowledge Management Award and reading the conference statement
Breakout Presentations:
Education and Empowerment of Scholars in the Digital Age
ISO 42001:2023 Standard – A Framework for Artificial Intelligence Management Systems in Leading Organizations
Challenges of implementing knowledge management in higher education organizations: A managerial empirical study in a university
Strategic knowledge assistance (identifying knowledge gaps and covering them with the help of knowledge management tools)
Design and implementation of an artificial intelligence-based smart device for real-time monitoring and early warning of safety risks in open-pit mines
Technology Spillover Matrix: A Framework for Knowledge Production and Transfer for Economic Growth
Integration and Alignment between the School of Knowledge Management and Intelligent Living Systems
Special Sessions:
Specialized Session on Micro-Functions in Knowledge Management Leadership
Meeting to introduce superior academic experiences
– Extracting lessons learned from refining industry accidents using knowledge management tools
– Experience in implementing the Smart Knowledge Hub in industrial departments
– Knowledge Management Organizational Chatbot of Isfahan Oil Refining Company
– Implementation of an intelligent knowledge management system
Award Ceremony of the 8th Knowledge Management Award
7th International Knowledge Management Conference and Award KM4D 2024, October 2, 2024, Khatam University, Tehran, Iran
Conference & Award Focus: Organizational Innovation and Sustainability
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Innovation and the movement towards sustainability
Session: Innovation and organizational sustainability
– Indicators of sustainability and efficiency of the knowledge based mManagement model
– Knowledge management and sustainability requirements: examining the role of knowledge practices
Examining innovation and sustainability models and their effects on the organization
KM5.0 Vision: Knowledge Management in the Fifth Generation Industry
The Future of Knowledge Management: A Sustainability Perspective
Managing knowledge ecosystems for sustainable development
Session: Troubleshooting Knowledge Management Systems
– The damage of identifying the knowledge management cycle and the impact of the role of HRBP in achieving sustainable performance
– Troubleshooting Knowledge Management Systems (A Simultaneous International and National Perspective)
Unveiling of the book “Knowledge Management System Standards”
Presentation of the report of the 7th Knowledge Management Award and reading of the conference statement
Closing ceremony: Awarding of the 7th Knowledge Management Award
6th International Conference on Knowledge Based Management (KM4D) 2023, October 11, 2023, Khatam University, Tehran, Iran / Virtual venue
Conference & Award Focus: Knowledge Capital Approach
Note: The translated persian name of the conference is still “International Conference on Knowledge Management”.
Conference Program n.a.
Presentations:
Institutionalization of knowledge management initiatives in the direction of employee experience (first companion experience)
Knowledge capital management experience in Tehran Oil Refining Company (Factors of knowledge management success of Tehran Oil Refining Company)
Challenges and issues in identifying knowledge assets
The role of knowledge capital in the development of knowledge-based economy
Conducting report: The 6th International Knowledge Management Conference and Award (KM4D)
Experiences of Pasargad Energy Development Company in the field of structural capital
Bottlenecks and misconceptions in establishing knowledge management in the country’s organizations
The role of storytelling in the development of social communication
Knowledge acquisition strategies for corporate and national competitiveness
5th International Conference on Knowledge Based Management (KM4D) 2022, October 12, 2022, Khatam University, Tehran, Iran / Virtual venue
Conference & Award Focus: Innovative Governance Approach
Note: The translated persian name of the conference is still “International Conference on Knowledge Management”.
Presentations:
The governance of innovation towards practical wisdom
Knowledge Governance: Distributed roles and responsibilities in organisational and societal Knowledge Management
Explaining the relationship between holistic knowledge management and innovation economy
Value Chain in Knowledge Management
Knowledge management in the context of open innovation
Closing speech
Presentations: Innovation governance with a transformational knowledge management approach (special topic)
Management functions: Transformational knowledge to accelerate business innovation
Knowledge management innovations in society 5.0
The role of knowledge management in promoting the functioning of the innovative national system
5th Iranian Knowledge Management for Development (KM4D) Award Ceremony
4th International Conference on Knowledge Based Management (KM4D) 2021, October 12, 2021, Khatam University, Tehran, Iran
Conference & Award Focus: Technological Human Capital Excellence
Note: The translated persian name of the conference is still “International Conference on Knowledge Management”.
Presentations:
Scholarly Leadership and its role in the digital transformation and excellence of technological human capital
Relationship between knowledge management and artificial intelligence
Management Problems in Using Knowledge Management Assessment Tools
Knowledge Management Award report and conference statement
Award Presentations:
Knowledge management in the data and information age
Data transfer, information sharing, knowledge modeling and virtualization and establishment of knowledge management system in the headquarters of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance
4th Iranian Knowledge Management for Development (KM4D) Award Ceremony
3rd International Conference on Knowledge Based Management (KM4D) 2020, 29 September 2020, Virtual Venue
Conference & Award Focus: Scientific Leadership Approach
(Co-organizers: Society of Iranian Value Engineering)
Note: The conference is also known as International Conference on Knowledge Management. The translated persian name of the conference is still “International Conference on Knowledge Management”.
Presentations:
Knowledgeable leadership
SKS School of Knowledge Science – Leading knowledge workers: A multi-facetted challenge
Leading scholars and elites with a systemic approach
Digital thinking: The key to transformational leadership in the present age
Holistic & Ambidextrous and interactional managers and organization based on strategic Knowledge management
Knowledge Governance: The Missing Critical Success Factor?
3rd Iranian Knowledge Management for Development (KM4D) Award Ceremony
2nd International Conference on Knowledge Management (KM4D) 2019, 30 September 2019, Khatam University, Tehran, Iran
Conference & Award Focus: Resources Management – The Role of Knowledge Management in Increasing Productivity, Human Capital, Capital Resources and Energy
Note: The conference is also known as Knowledge for Development Partnership Meeting in Iran
Presentations:
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2nd Iranian Knowledge Management for Development (KM4D) Award Ceremony
Training
1st International Conference on Knowledge Management (KM4D) 2018, 17 October 2018, Khatam University, Tehran, Iran
Conference & Award Focus: Development Approach
(Co-organizers: Asian Quality Conformity; Part of the Tehran.Knowledge.Week, Oct 14-17)
Note: The conference is also known as Knowledge for Development Partnership Meeting in Iran
Presentations:
The position of knowledge management in the knowledge economy
Knowledge management model and its role in the development of organizations
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1st Iranian Knowledge Management for Development (KM4D) Award Ceremony
Co-located Training:
Water in the City: Integrated Water Knowledge (one-day)
KMA Training: Knowledge Management Advanced Training Course, Oct 14-15
International Knowledge Management Conference 2018, 11-13 July 2018, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran
(Organisers: Kharazmi University, in cooperation with the Austrian Knowledge Management Association (KM Austria) and the Iranian Quality Scientific Association; Partners: Knowledge for Development Partnership (K4DP), Knowledge.City, Iran Management Association, Asian Quality Conformity, …)
Note: The conference was promoted as Tehran Knowledge Days, 2-4 July 2018, and Tehran Knowledge Week, 19-23 May 2018. KM Austria, K4DP, KM Austria, and Knowledge.City are ventures of KMA Knowledge Management Associates, an Austrian consulting company.
1st Knowledge for Development Partnership meeting in Iran (3-7pm, Jul 11)
Focus: Knowledge Management in the water sector
Panel: The need for international knowledge partnerships
Knowledge management with the approach of knowledge management in the service of development
The role of knowledge management in the development of organizations
Knowledge management in the development of international scientific cooperation
Knowledge management in the field of water and scientific teachings of water in Europe
The effect of knowledge management in solving conflicts, controversies and legal issues of waterIntroducing the international award of knowledge management with a development approach
Draft Agenda:
Panel discussion: The need for knowledge partnerships
The global Agenda Knowledge for Development
The role of knowledge management in public sector
Academic partnerships and cooperations (was: From academic relations to knowledge partnerships)
Water Knowledge Partnerships: experiences from EuropeGlobal Knowledge Management for Development Award (with an Innovation Approach) Presentation and Call for Participation
Knowledge Market (expo)
KMA Certificate Training:
Knowledge Management Essentials Training Course, Jul 12-13
(Advanced training couse scheduled for Oct 2018)
1st Knowledge for Development Partnership Meeting in Iran 2018, July 2, 2018, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran
Conference Focus: Knowledge Management in the water sector (was: Knowledge Management in the public sector)
(Organisers: Knowledge for Development Partnership, Knowledge City,; Supporter: National Iranian Productivity Organization; Iranian Management Association; Part of the Tehran Knowledge Days, Jul 2-4)
Note: The Tehran Knowledge Days have been originally scheduled for May 19-23, 2018 as “Theran Knowledge Week”