Overview of the conference

Conference Objectives

• To discuss emerging trends on entrepreneurship and sustainable business development.
• To understand the importance of skill development for greener tomorrow.
• To produce entrepreneurial attitude in students and community in general.
• To create a common networking platform for aspiring entrepreneurs, academicians, researchers, industry professionals, to share their ideas and experiences.
• To support research and networking interests in individual and collaborative forms of entrepreneurship.
• To develop an ongoing and constructive dialogue among entrepreneurship scholars to conduct research that is relevant for entrepreneurship theory and practice in the contemporary world.

Proposed Tracks for Discussion and Presentation

Track 1: Skill development for a greener tomorrow

• HR’s Role in building a greener entrepreneurial ecosystem
• Developing a sustainable workforce
• Diversity, equity, and inclusion in sustainable entrepreneurship
• Developing sustainability-focused leadership
• Fostering innovation and entrepreneurship
• Corporate social responsibility and sustainability reporting
• Green skills and training for the workforce

Track 2: Sustainable Entrepreneurship: A balancing act between Marketing and Strategy

• Dark side of sustainable entrepreneurship
• Greenwashing and ethical marketing practices
• Sustainable marketing strategies
• Sustainable business metrics and performance indicators
• Sustainable development goals and national sustainability strategies
• Scaling Social impact in Social Enterprises
• Community Development and Sustainable Non-Profit Strategies

Track 3 Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Sustainable Business

• Innovative Sustainable Technologies
• Social and environmental impact of sustainable entrepreneurship
• Creating a sustainable business ecosystem
• Sustainable Business Models
• Sustainable entrepreneurship as a driver of innovation
• Impact Investing and Socially Responsible Business
• Enabling Technology Transfer for Sustainable Business Practices
• Bridging the Gap between Technology Innovation and Healthcare Delivery
• Open innovation and collaboration for sustainable technology transfer

Track 4 Financing, Operations, and IT for a Sustainable Business

• Green Finance
• Blockchain technology for a greener tomorrow
• Zero waste and circular economy strategy
• Sharing economy business models
• Regenerative business models
• Sustainable procurement and sourcing
• AI chatbots, a boon for entrepreneurs
• Sustainable packaging and waste reduction
• Clean technologies and green chemistry
• Integrating Sustainability into Technology Transfer for Sustainable Operations
• Data and analytics for measuring and evaluating the impact of technology transfer
• Sustainable financing mechanisms for technology transfer initiatives

Publication Opportunities:

1. All selected papers will be published as Conference Proceedings with an ISBN Number, subject to a copyright form duly signed and submitted after acceptance of the paper.
2. Selected papers will get a chance of publication in reputed journals subject to peer review (listed ABDC/Scopus/Web of Science/UGC Care).

• Environment and Social Psychology (Scopus, Q4, Open Access)
• Dynamic Relationships Management Journal (Scopus, Q3)
• International Journal of Technology Management and Sustainable Development (Scopus, Q3)
• Journal of Revenue and Pricing Management (Scopus, Q2, ABDC-B) (In process)
• Amity Journal of Strategic Management (Peer-reviewed)
• Amity Journal of Commerce and Financial Review (Peer-reviewed)

Best Paper Awards

Gain the opportunity to win the prestigious Best Paper Awards, honouring excellent contributions to several conference tracks.

Submission Guidelines

➢ Original papers based on theoretical or empirical work related to the above-mentioned themes/sub themes are solicited for presentation in the conference. An extended abstract of the paper should not be more than 1000 words with at least 5 keywords. The extended abstract should include title, author(s) details, introduction, methods and materials, results and discussion, conclusion, acknowledgement (if any), and references.

➢ Extended abstract will be accepted in .doc or .docx format only through email on an attachment. The main body of the e-mail message should contain the title of the paper and the names and addresses of all authors. A cover page should accompany the manuscript and include all contact information for all manuscript authors (affiliation, postal address, email address, and phone number).

Formatting guidelines

The extended abstract should follow the following formatting guidelines:

1. Font Style: Times New Roman
2. Font Size: Text 12pt, title and section headings 14pt
3. Line spacing: 1.5
4. Text should be justified.
5. Margins normal

Submission Link:

https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icesbd2024