The Global Initiative for Governance and Sustainability (GIGS) invites submissions for its 2025 Annual Conference, themed “Generative AI: Shaping the Future of Sustainable Business.” The event will be held in Hammamet, Tunisia, from July 17-19, 2025. While the central theme focuses on generative AI’s role in sustainable business transformation, we also encourage submissions addressing broader aspects of business, technology, and sustainability. The GIGS Summer Symposium offers an exceptional platform for faculty, students, and practitioners to converge in a refreshing and inspiring environment. It encourages stimulating transdisciplinary dialogues and debates, propelling our scholarship to new pinnacles. And what better setting to rekindle old friendships, forge new ones, and mutually inspire than the stunning beaches and azure skies of Hamamet, Tunisia. GIGS 2025 will also host a Doctoral Colloquium and Mentoring on July 16, 2025.
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Registration link: https://www.gigs-initiative.org/event/gigs-4th-annual-conference-2025-1/
Best Paper Awards:
The following awards will be presented based on recommendations by the scientific committee and conference chairs: Conference Best Paper, Best Paper in Finance, Best Paper in Accounting, and Best Doctoral Paper. Monetary stipends will be offered to the winners!
Doctoral Symposium:
The Doctoral Symposium will be held on July 16th, 2025. Interested PhD Students in the areas of accounting, finance, economics, and sustainability should be nominated by a supervising faculty members (e.g. supervisor, advisor, department chair, etc.) by sending their nomination letter to academic@gigs-initiative.org before the submission deadline 15 March 2025.
Chair of the Doctoral Symposium: Dr. Luminita Enache, PhD, CPA, RN, Associate Professor of Accounting at Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary and Editorial Board Member at the Contemporary Accounting Research
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