Dear Scholars.
We are pleased to announce that the 9th Equal Opportunities Conference, titled “Industry 5.0 and Circular Economy” (EO2026), welcomes research papers written in either English or Arabic.
The conference is organized by Ahlia University in collaboration with Brunel University London and the University of Business and Technology KSA, the conference will take place 09th -10th February 2026, at Wyndham Grand Manama, Manama, Bahrain. The conference will be hosted as hybrid with physical and virtual attendance options.
It aims to gather leading academics, professionals, scholars, and researchers to share their knowledge and new ideas and discuss current developments in the field of digital innovation and business sustainability with an integration of equal opportunities in different context. It aims also aims to shed the light on topics related to the use of digital innovation and business sustainability that could support policy makers, business leaders and higher education institutions in various ways in relation to usage of different digital 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 use of digital innovation in different aspects 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 in relation to gender equality in the following areas:
- 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.
The conference includes different sub themes as follows:
- Business sustainability
- Technological innovation
- Education management and governance
- Financial technology and transformation
- Business operations and global challenges
We are pleased to announce that Springer Nature’s proceedings/book technically support the 9th Equal Opportunities Conference. The conference proceedings will be published with an ISBN number and indexed by SCOPUS.
A selection of high-quality papers will also be considered for Journal Publication in Q1 journals in a dedicated special issue, subject to further development to meet the journal requirements.
In response to the interest expressed by contributors and audience, we are also pleased to announce that research papers written in Arabic are welcome. Dedicated discussion sessions will be arranged for Arabic-language papers during the conference. Moreover, accepted Arabic papers within the conference themes will be published in special proceedings designated specifically for those contributions.
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.
Important Dates:
- Conference Dates: February 09-10, 2026
- Paper Submission Deadline: January 25, 2026.
- Deadline for registration of authors of accepted papers: February 3, 2026.
We look forward to receiving your submission and meeting you during our conference.
Note: For more details, you can visit the conference website: www.ahliaeo.com; and you can submit your paper via the following link: https://confmanage.com/account/RegisterUser/?id=59
Kind Regards,
Ahlia University
Manama, Bahrain.
Email: esaldhaen@ahlia.edu.bh
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www.ahliaeo.com
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