Achieving Sustainable Development through Business, Innovation and Digital Technologies. 

Sustainable development is the idea that human societies must live and meet their needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Specifically, sustainable development is a way of organizing society so that it can exist in the long term. This means taking into account both the imperatives of the present and those of the future, such as the preservation of the environment and natural resources or social and economic equity. The aim of the HCT International Business Conference, ASD2021, is to contribute to the research and knowledge on sustainable development and the role of business, innovation and digital technologies in achieving sustainable development goals (SDGs). All submissions should be of empirical, conceptual and critical work within the following topics, which are within the context of sustainability development at the macro level.

Topics of interest

• Consumption and Marketing 
• Data Analytics and Information Systems
• Economics and Finance
• Education and Society 
• Engineering and Technology
• Health and Wellbeing 
• Human Capital Development 
• Industry and Supply Chain 
• Innovation and Entrepreneurship 
• Quality and Strategy 
• Tourism and Environment 

Submission Guidelines 

All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to other journals or conferences.

Both abstracts and full papers should be submitted as .PDF via the Conference registration website.

1. Papers should be no more than 6,000 words, single spaced in Times New Roman 12 point.
2. Papers should be in English with an abstract, and the presenter must be fluent in English.
3. Twenty (20) minutes will be allowed for the paper presented at the Conference.
4. The authors should indicate their personal full contact details and include a brief biographical note with the paper.

The submitted abstract and paper should include:

1. Objectives
2. Theme – How does the paper relate to the theme of the conference
3. Research Method 
4. Results / Findings 
5. Conclusions

Program Committee

• Dr Ayesha Abdulla: VP Academic Affairs & Executive Dean, Faculty of Business, HCT
• Prof. Dr. Jorge Marx Gómez: Chair Business Informatics, Dept of Computing Science, University of Oldenburg
• Dr Lawal Yesufu: Conference Chair, HCT
• Dr Katia Iankova: Conference Co-Chair, HCT
• Dr Shahira Elalfy: Assistant Professor, Quality Management, HCT
• Dr Nora Azima: Lecturer, Business Analytics, HCT 
• Ms Numa Syed: Executive Assistant, HCT

Scientific Committee 

• Dr Wiktor Patena: Associate Executive Dean, Faculty of Business, HCT
• Dr Katia Iankova: Conference Co-Chair, Academic Program Chair
• Dr Omar Al Serhan: Scientific Committee Chair, Assistant Professor, Marketing
• Dr Bashar Abukhalaf: Assistant Professor, Accounting 
• Dr Mounir Kehal: Assistant Professor, Business Analytics
• Dr Iva Bulatovic: Assistant Professor, Tourism Management 

Publications

Selected ASD2021 conference papers will be published in special issues of Scopus indexed journals:

• International Journal of Business Performance Management (IJBPM) - Special Issue 
• International Journal of Web Based Learning and Teaching Technologies (IJWLTT) - Special Issue 
• International Journal of Tourism Cities (IJTC)
• International Journal of Tourism Policies (IJTP)
• Transnational Marketing Journal (TMJ)

Also, selected papers will be accepted for publications into a Springer Book on Sustainable Development

We look forward to seeing you at ASD2021: Achieving Sustainable Development through Business, Innovation and Digital Technologies.

Contact 

For any enquiries regarding the conference, please contact:

Dr Lawal Yesufu LYesufu@hct.ac.ae

Dr Katia Iankova kiankova@hct.ac.ae