02/03/2026
Call for Papers
GIGS 5th Annual Conference:
Innovation, Social Preferences, and Sustainable Value Creation for Business, People & Planet
July 8-11, 2026 | Hammamet, Tunisia
Submission Deadline: March 31st, 2026
Keynote Speakers
Khrystyna Bochkay, Professor of Accounting University of Miami Herbert Business School & Academic Advisor International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB)
Josef Zechner, Professor of Finance and Investments, Co-Head of Research
Institute for Capital Markets (ISK), WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business)
The Global Initiative for Governance and Sustainability (GIGS) invites submissions for its 2026 Annual Conference, which will take place in Hamamet, Tunisia, from July 8–11, 2026, and will mark the fifth anniversary of GIGS.
The conference theme, “Innovation, Social Preferences, and Sustainable Value Creation for Business, People & Planet,” seeks to advance scholarly understanding of how innovation-driven business models interact with social preferences, behavioral considerations, and stakeholder expectations in shaping sustainable economic and organizational outcomes.
Call for papers & Registration: https://www.gigs-initiative.org/event/gigs-5th-annual-conference-2026-21/register
Key dates:
Submission deadline: March 31st, 2026
Notification of decision: On a rolling basis, latest on April 15th, 2026
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 each Track, Best Doctoral Paper, and Best Discussant Award.
Doctoral Symposium: The Doctoral Symposium will be held on July 8th, 2026. Nomination letters due March 1st, 2026.
Chair of the Doctoral Symposium: C.S. Agnes Cheng, the University of Oklahoma.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Conference Co-Chairs:
Ines Chaieb, Professor of Finance, University of Geneva & SFI Swiss Finance Institute
Amna Chalwati, Professor of Accounting, Sobey School of Business at Saint Mary's University
Conference Track Chairs
Accounting:
Samir Trabelsi CPA Ontario Distinguished Scholar & Professor of Accounting and Governance, Brock University
Emna Chalouati Yousfi, Professor of Accounting, Sobey School of Business at Saint Mary's University
Finance:
Ines Chaieb, Professor of Finance, University of Geneva & SFI Swiss Finance Institute
Nadia Massoud, Ian Potter Professor of Finance, Melbourne Business School
Imen Latrous, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
Entrepreneurship:
Robert (Bob) Wood, Professor of Behavioural Decision Theory & Director of CommBank Diaries 2026 project, Macquarie University
Neila Benzina, CEO, Wimbee
Management:
Majdi Ben Selma, École des sciences de la gestion (ESG UQAM)
Hela Chebbi, Ph.D, École des sciences de la gestion (ESG UQAM)
Khalil Rhaiem, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
Industrial Relations:
Yasmine Mohamed , Ph.D., CRHA, Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue
The GIGS 5th Annual Conference 2026 will take place on July 8-11, 2026 in Hammamet, Tunisia.
