Conference Topics
The 12th International Conference on Business and Finance (ICBF2026) themes may include, but are not limited to, the following tracks:
Track 1: Leadership and strategic decision-making under uncertainty
This track explores how leaders design and execute strategy in highly volatile, complex, and ambiguous environments marked by economic, technological, and geopolitical shocks. It welcomes contributions on adaptive leadership, scenario planning, governance, and decision-making frameworks that enable organizations to navigate disruption while sustaining performance and legitimacy.
Track 2: Geopolitics, trade fragmentation, and the new global economic order
This track examines how shifting power structures, trade blocs, sanctions, and regional alliances are reshaping global value chains and capital flows. It invites research on policy responses, corporate strategies, and institutional arrangements that help firms and countries reposition themselves within an increasingly fragmented global economic order.
Track 3: Saudi Arabia’s role in Vision 2030, economic diversification, and global competitiveness
This track examines Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 reforms, their impact on economic diversification, and the Kingdom’s evolving position in global markets and investment flows. It welcomes papers on policy design, sectoral transformation, public–private partnerships, and regional integration that showcase Saudi Arabia as a hub for innovation, sustainable growth, and international collaboration.
Track 4: Artificial intelligence, digital transformation, data governance, and cybersecurity
This track explores the strategic and operational implications of AI, data analytics, and digital platforms for business models, financial services, and public policy. It seeks contributions on responsible AI, data governance, privacy, and cybersecurity, highlighting how organizations can leverage digital transformation while mitigating emerging technological and ethical risks.
Track 5: Resilient supply chains, logistics transformation, and operational continuity
This track investigates how organizations design resilient, technology-enabled supply chains that can withstand geopolitical tensions, climate shocks, and demand disruptions. It welcomes work on logistics innovation, reshoring and nearshoring strategies, risk mapping, and business continuity planning that sustain service levels and competitiveness during crises.
Track 6: Entrepreneurship, innovation ecosystems, and new business models
This track examines how entrepreneurs and innovation ecosystems respond to disruption through new ventures, platform models, and collaborative networks. It invites papers on startup financing, incubators and accelerators, university–industry linkages, and novel business models that drive inclusive growth and resilience in turbulent environments.
Track 7: ESG, sustainability, climate risk, and responsible business
This track focuses on how environmental, social, and governance (ESG) imperatives are transforming corporate strategy, investment decisions, and regulatory agendas. It welcomes research on sustainable finance, climate risk management, impact measurement, and responsible business practices that align profitability with long-term societal and planetary well-being.
Track 8: Human capital, future of work, talent mobility, and leadership capabilities
This track explores how disruption is reshaping workforce structures, skills, and leadership competencies across sectors and regions. It invites contributions on talent development, remote and hybrid work models, global mobility, and inclusive leadership practices that build agile, high-performing organizations in the new world of work.
Track 9: Financial resilience, capital markets, investment, and risk management
This track focuses on how firms, financial institutions, and regulators build resilience in the face of market volatility, systemic risk, and evolving investor behavior. It welcomes studies on capital markets dynamics, portfolio and risk management, fintech innovations, and regulatory frameworks that support stable yet competitive financial systems.
