Middlesex University Dubai is proud to announce the Eighth Emerging Research Paradigms in Business and Social Sciences (ERPBSS) conference. The international conference will be held from 14 to 16 January 2026 at Middlesex University Dubai in Dubai Knowledge Park, Dubai. ERPBSS 2026 will be a hybrid conference with participants having an option of attending and presenting either in-person or virtually.

Over the last 15 years, our biennial conference, one of the highlights of the University’s calendar, has attracted hundreds of delegates from leading institutions in the UAE and more than fifty countries globally. The interdisciplinary conference provides a platform for researchers and practitioners to communicate their findings, spread awareness regarding new advancement, and engage in meaningful discourse with professionals from different fields, and foster local and international collaborations. 

Conference Theme – ‘Human Centric Innovation in the Era of AI’

Human-Centric Innovation in the Era of AI explores how emerging technologies can be harnessed to enhance human potential, ethical decision-making, and inclusive progress. It invites dialogue on balancing technological advancement with empathy, creativity, and societal impact.

Conference Tracks

General Track

• Accounting and Finance
• Business and Management
• Education
• Engineering
• Entrepreneurship
• Fashion and Graphic Design
• International Relations & Global Governance
• Journalism
• Law 
• Leadership Studies 
• Film, Media and Communication 
• Psychology 
• Science and Technology 
• Sustainable Development 
• Tourism

• Track 1: Trends in Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence in Business Applications 
• Track 2: Next-Generation Supply Chains: Resilient, Sustainable, and Human-Centered
• Track 3: Enabling Sustainability Through Technology 
• Track 4: FinTech, Digital Finance, and Sustainable Economic Development
• Track 5: Business Innovation with Industry 4.0/5.0
• Track 6: Fostering Well-being at Work
• Track 7: Human-Centric Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the Digital Era
• Track 8: Transformative Marketing & Consumer Behaviour in Tech-Driven Societies
• Track 9: Reimagining Education: AI, Human Creativity, and Lifelong Learning
• Track 10: Future of Work in the Era of AI

Student Track

Middlesex University Dubai has a vibrant student research culture, and we are pleased to announce the inclusion of a Student Research track at the 8th ERPBSS 2026 conference. This conference will provide a platform for undergraduate and graduate student researchers from around the world to showcase their research findings (either in person or virtual) to an international academic audience.

Abstract Submission Guidelines

The conference encourages the submission of completed or ongoing conceptual or empirical research papers, articles, and case studies from both academics and research students. We also welcome results/insights from industry practitioners and creative scholarly outputs.

Authors wishing to present at the conference are invited to submit an unstructured abstract (continuous text) of 500 words. Presentation formats include oral and poster presentations. During submission, please mention in the abstract whether your abstract falls within the ‘general track’ category or one of the special tracks.

Abstracts must be submitted electronically using the following easy chair link by 30 September 2025 for consideration by the programme committee.

https://easychair.org/conferences?conf=erpbss2026

All authors will be informed before 15 November, after the peer-review process, whether their abstract has been accepted.

Conference Chairs

• Dr Sreejith Balasubramanian
• Dr Supriya Kaitheri

Contact

All questions about submissions should be emailed to erpbss@mdx.ac.ae and Cc: s.balasubramanian@mdx.ac.ae and s.kaitheri@mdx.ac.ae