The First International Scientific Conference “Covid-19 and Challenges of the Business World” it was held in organization Alfa BK University, Faculty of Finances, Banking and Audit in cooperation with Institute for Economy and Finances, on 25th of March 2021. Given the current epidemiological situation, conference was being held in virtual, through an online platform.

The conference was participated by more than 50 authors from 10 countries with over 20 papers, from many scientific research organizations, and some of them are Alfa BK University, Faculty of Finances, Banking and Audit, Belgrade, Serbia, Faculty of Sports Management, Alfa BK University, Serbia, Faculty of Law, Union University, Belgrade, Serbia, Department of International Economic Relations and Business, University of National and World Economy, Sofia and Burgas Free University, Burgas, Bulgaria, University of National and World Economy, Sofia, Bulgaria, University of National and World Economy, Sofia, Bulgaria, Sector for analytics, telecommunication and information technologies, Ministry of the Interior, Republic of Serbia, University of Criminal Investigation and Police Studies in Belgrade, Serbia, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering of Applied Studies, Belgrade, Serbia Faculty of Computer Science, Megatrend University, Belgrade, Serbia, Institute of Mathematics and Informatics, Bulgarian, Academy of Sciences Military Academy General Mihailo Apostolski, Skoplje, Macedonia, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of East Sarajevo, RS, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Institute of European Studies, Belgrade, Serbia, The North Caucasus Federal University, Russian, Polytechnic of Međimurje in Čakovec, Republic of Croatia, University North, Koprivnica, Republic of Croatia, Faculty of Sports Management, Alfa BK University, Serbia and College of Service Business, East Sarajevo-Sokolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The conference was opened PhD Jozefina Beke-Trivunac, Full time Professor, President of the Scientific Committee, PhD Marijana Joksimović, Full time Professor, vice president, Alfa BK University, Dean of the Faculty of Finances, Banking and Audit, Belgrade, PhD Larisa Jovanović, Full time Professor, emeritus, Alfa BK University, Faculty of Finances, Banking and Audit, president of the Scientific and Professional Society for Environmental Protection Ecologica, Belgrade and PhD Antoaneta Vassileva, Full time Professor, Professor of International Business and Marketing at the International Economic Relations and Business Department at the University of National and World Economy, Sofia, Bulgaria.

In addition to plenary lectures by invitation, papers were presented in several sections depending on the topic of the papers. Papers presented at the conference will be published in the Book of Proceedings of the conference.