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The 12th International Conference on Business & Finance (ICBF2​026)

"Leading through Disruption: The New Global Economic Order"

The 12th International Conference on Business & Finance 2026 will advance the conference’s established industry-academia platform by focusing on one of the most urgent questions facing governments, organizations, investors, and universities today: how to lead effectively through disruption. Under the theme "Leading through Disruption: The New Global Economic Order," the conference will examine the profound shifts reshaping global business, including geopolitical uncertainty, economic fragmentation, inflationary pressures, rapid digitalization, artificial intelligence, climate risk, supply chain instability, and changing workforce expectations.

The 2026 edition will move beyond describing disruption to exploring practical leadership responses. It will bring together policymakers, senior executives, entrepreneurs, investors, academics, researchers, and students to discuss how organizations can build resilience, redesign strategies, accelerate innovation, protect financial stability, and create sustainable value in a volatile global environment.

The conference will also highlight Saudi Arabia's growing role in the new global economic order through Vision 2030, economic diversification, logistics transformation, digital innovation, investment attraction, and human capital development.

Hosted by Eff​at College of Business, ICBF2026 invites contributions that bridge academia and industry and advance rigorous, relevant, and impactful research. The two-day conference will include an opening keynote, plenary and industry panels, a student busines​s exhibition, parallel industry workshops, a PhD workshop, academic paper sessions, and closing reflections.

Submissions to ICBF2026 must be original, unpublished research papers written in English, with a maximum length of 8,000 words. All papers will be subject to a blind peer-review process to ensure academic rigor and relevance to the conference theme. Accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings and considered for publication in partner journals and book series.

We welcome contributions from academics, researchers, practitioners, policymakers, business professionals, and students across various disciplines, including finance, economics, supply chain, operations management, entrepreneurship, marketing, management, and accounting.

• Advance rigorous research and industry dialogue on leadership and strategy during disruption.
• Explore the changing global economic order and its implications for business, finance, investment, and policy.
• Examine the role of AI, digital transformation, data governance, and cybersecurity in shaping resilient organizations.
• Highlight Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 transformation and its contribution to diversification, competitiveness, logistics, investment, and innovation.
• Promote impactful research that connects academia, industry, government, and society.

ICBF2026 aligns its research agenda with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals by encouraging scholarship that advances inclusive growth, innovation, responsible management, institutional resilience, climate action, and global partnerships. The conference particularly emphasizes contributions connected to the following SDGs: