Date

February 09-10, 2026

Location

Wyndham Grand, Manama Bahrain.

Speakers

8 Professional Speakers

Remaining

120 Tickets

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9th Equal Opportunities Conference “Industry 5.0 and Circular Economy”

The Conference aims to gather leading academics, professionals, scholars, researchers   and policy makers to share their knowledge and new ideas and discuss current developments in the field of Industry 5.0 and Circular Economy with an integration of equal opportunities in different context. This conference aims to shed light on topics related to industry 5.0 with a focus on human-centric and sustainable technologies to accelerate the transition to a circular economy. The conference aims to discuss vital research studies that could support policy makers, business leaders and higher education institutions in various ways in relation to usage of different digital transformation and innovative tools to support operations and business sustainability. The audience will benefit from different research papers from national, regional, and international scholars discussing real issues tacking the synergy between technologies including the use of AI and data analytics in different human related operations such as decision making which is expected to improve business operations and efficiency in different fields including governance, education, communication, and other related fields. In line with United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, the conference is focused on Gender Equality and therefore topics will be presented with a gender quality focus.

The conference aims to tackle issues related to the following aspects:

  • Assess the impact of Industry 5.0 on business sustainability and governance
  • Shed light on different responsible innovation practices, tools and techniques in relation to the industry 5.0 and circular economy
  • Publish high-quality research that focuses on gender equality in terms of application, use or practice of different technologies to support circular economy in a transformative business environment covering various contextual factors.
  • Act as a guide for scholars, practitioners, and policymakers while devising or revising policies and procedures related to United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

 

Themes and Topics:

  • Industry 5.0 and transformative sustainable businesses
  • Innovative Education Practices and Management for Industry 5.0
  • Emerging Trends, Policies and Practices in the Concept of Industry 5.0
  • The synergy between technologies and circular economy
  • Responsible Innovation Practices for Green Economy and Sustainability
  • Sustainable Technology and Transformation for Industry 5.0
  • Governance and Executive leadership to manage Industry 5.0
  • Technology and AI for Human and Talent Management serving Industry 5.0
  • Use of Business Data Analytics and Sustainability
  • Global Challenges and Responsible Sustainable Management

 

We are pleased to announce that Springer Nature’s proceedings technically support the 9th Equal Opportunities Conference. The conference book proceeding will be published with an ISBN number and indexed by SCOPUS. A selection of papers will be published as Journal Publication in Q1 and Q2 in a special issue dedicated to the conference subject to further developments to match the journal requirements. The conference is designed to serve directly United Nations Sustainable Development Goals specifically SDG4 Education Quality, SDG5 Gender Equality, and SDG17 partnership with the Goals.

 

 

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Important date

Important Dates

 

January 25, 2026 Paper submission deadline     
February 1, 2026 Notification to participants about papers’ acceptance or rejection
February 3, 2026 Deadline for registration payment of authors of accepted papers
February 09-10, 2026 Conference dates

Under the Patronage

Chair and Honorary Chair

Prof. Abdulla Yusuf Abdulwahab Al Hawaj

Honorary Conference President

Dr. Abdulla Y. Al-Hawaj, the Founding President of Ahlia University, ranks

President, Ahlia University,

Keynote Speakers / meet with greaters

Mr. Ihsan Zakri

Vice President, EMEA Growth and Engagement, AACSB

AACSB Vice President, EMEA Growth and Engagement   Ihsan Zakri serves as a

Prof. Carolyn Strong

Professor in Marketing and Strategy, Cardiff University, UK. Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Strategic Marketing, Taylor & Francis, UK

Carolyn is Professor of Marketing and Strategy at Cardiff Business School

Dr. Lefteris Kretsos

Brunel University of London, UK

Dr. Lefteris Kretsos, Lecturer in Business and Management Brunel University London

Dr. Ruaa Bin Siddig

Keynote Speaker, Dean of Scientific Research, University of Business and Technology. KSA

Keynote Speaker, Dean of Scientific Research, University of Business and Technology.

Dr. Esra AlDhaen

Executive for Director Strategy, Quality and Sustainability, Ahlia University.

Dr. Ammar Al Hawaj

Executive Director for Communications and International Relations, Ahlia University

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Event Location

Wyndham Grand, Manama Business Bay

Bahrain Bay, Building 316 Rd 4609, Manama, Bahrain

Tel: +973 1711 6116

For any inquiries: esaldhaen@ahlia.edu.bh, ahamdan@ahlia.edu.bh

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