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.
Languages
English
Arabic
Accommodation
9th Equal Opportunities Conference “Industry 5.0 and Circular Economy” is organized by Ahlia University in collaboration with Brunel University London and the University of Business and Technology KSA, the conference will take place 9th -10th February 2026, at Wyndham Grand, Manama Business Bay.
The Hotel address and name are as the following:
Wyndham Grand, Manama Business Bay, Bahrain
Address: Bahrain Bay, Building 316 Rd 4609, Manama
Website: https://wyndhamgrandmanama.com/
For any inquiries: esaldhaen@ahlia.edu.bh
Ahlia 9th EO2026
Organizing Committee
Awards
Supporting Scientific Research Policy
The 9th Equal Opportunities Conference may follow many policies to support the scientific research movement and attracts high-quality research. Such policies may be as follows:
Best Paper Award
To encourage high-quality scientific research, the conference may give an award for the best paper and presentation in the whole conference. The author may be awarded and his paper may be displayed on the journal webpage for a conference.
Encouraging Scientific Research for Youths and Ph.D. students
The 8th Equal Opportunities Conference may have an important role in supporting scientific research for young researchers and Ph.D. students through many policies to be discussed in the statute of the conference such as dedicating one issue for outstanding Ph.D. papers in Arab and international universities.
Publication Conditions
- The 8th Equal Opportunities Conference gives priority to applied empirical studies which aim to overcome business and technology problems and obstacles faced by institutions and propose solutions for these problems.
- The 8th Equal Opportunities Conference welcomes articles via its submission management system. Typed in (two spaces) including margins, references, tables, excerpts, and appendixes. With wide margins (2.5cm and more) at the top, bottom, and sides of the pages.
- The author shall provide an abstract for his article not more than (250 words) in addition to keywords.
- The first page of the article shall include the title of the article, name(s) of the researcher(s), workplace, address, and contact number. To ensure confidentiality, the names of the researcher(s) or any sign that may lead to it, must not be mentioned in the body of the article. Any thanks phrases to the reviewers or others may be mentioned by the researcher(s) if wished.
- The articles must be written in intact language using an academic unbiased style of writing. Articles shall not exceed (10) pages including references, appendixes, tables, figures, and margins.