CFP

INCOSEF2025: International Conference on Sustainable Economics and Finance in the Digital Business Transformation

Ho Chi Minh, Viet Nam, December 20-21, 2025

Submission link	https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=sedbt2025
Abstract registration deadline	October 20, 2025
Payment date	October 31, 2025
Submission deadline	November 15, 2025

Topics: sustainable business digital transformation sustainable supply chain management data analytics ai

The Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics and Finance (UEF) is pleased to announce the International Conference on Sustainable Economics and Finance in the Digital Business Transformation (INCOSEF 2025). This international academic event brings together researchers, scholars, and professionals from diverse disciplines to explore critical transformations in business, economics, and policy within the global movement toward sustainability and digital innovation. The conference aims to serve as a collaborative platform for intellectual exchange, addressing the complex interplay between sustainable development goals and the accelerated digitisation of business systems and economic structures. Submissions will be rigorously peer-reviewed by an international scientific committee, and selected papers may be considered for publication in affiliated academic journals or edited volumes.

Submission Guidelines

All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted. Authors are required to follow a three-step process:

1. Submit the abstract.

The Deadline is on 20 October 2025
Word Limit: 200–300 words
Format: Microsoft Word (.docx)
Must include: Title, keywords, author(s) name, affiliation, email
Submit via: https://easychair.org/conferences?conf=sedbt2025

The Scientific Committee will review all submitted abstracts. A notification of acceptance will be sent by October 30, 2025.

2. Complete registration and make payment

Deadline: 31 Oct 2025
After receiving acceptance of the abstract, authors must complete payment to confirm their participation.
Registration Fee: Currency rate: 26,000 VND/USD

For Early Bird (31 Oct 2025): $250 for students / $350 for Vietnamese Academics and professionals / $450 for professionals

For the full fee (after 31 Oct 2025): $350 for students / $450 for Vietnamese Academics and professionals / $500 for professionals

** Free submission fee.

**Registration instructions will be included in the acceptance email.

Payment Methods: Bank Transfer

Bank account in VND:

1. Beneficiary Information: TRUONG DAI HOC KINH TE TAI CHINH TP. HO CHI MINH

2. Beneficiary Bank Information: ACB - CN TP. HO CHI MINH

3. Account Number: 8899666688

4. Receiving Currency: VND

5. Payment Description: INCOSEF2025

Bank account in USD:

1. Beneficiary Information: TRUONG DAI HOC KINH TE TAI CHINH TP.HO CHI MINH

2. Beneficiary Bank Information: JOINT STOCK COMMERCIAL BANK FOR INVESTMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF VIETNAM - THONG NHAT BRANCH

- Bank Address: SAIGON PLAZA TOWER, 24 LE THANH TON STREET, BEN NGHE WARD, DISTRICT 1, HCMC

3. Account Number: 8600857888

4. SWIFT/BIC Code: BIDVVNVXXXX

5. Receiving Currency: US Dollar (USD)

6. Payment Description: INCOSEF2025

The programme will only accept complete papers from authors who have paid the required fees.

3. Submit a full paper

Deadline: 15 November 2025
Word Count: 4,000–7,000 words
Format: Word or PDF, following the template provided
Citation Style: APA 7 / IEEE / etc.
Submit to: INCOSEF2025 CFP (Published Version)

The conference proceedings/journal will publish the accepted full papers and schedule their presentations.

List of Topics

We welcome original research, conceptual frameworks, case studies, and policy-oriented analyses related to (but not limited to) the following areas:

Sustainable business models and innovation in the digital era
Digital transformation and strategic renewal in firms and industries
Green finance, ESG integration, and sustainable investment practices
Inclusive and resilient economic development strategies
Data analytics, AI, and innovative technologies for sustainable business
International trade, digital commerce, and cross-border investment
Entrepreneurship, startup ecosystems, and digital market access
Circular economy and sustainable supply chain management
Legal and policy frameworks for digital business and ESG compliance
Cybersecurity, digital ethics, and AI regulation in business environments
Labour market transitions and social protection in digital economies
Higher education and workforce development for digital sustainability
Institutional trust, governance, and digital public services

Committees

Program Committee

1. DR KIEU XUAN HUNG – CHAIRMAN

2. ASSOC. PROF. DR BUI XUAN LAM – VICE CHAIRMAN

3. DR NGUYEN THANH GIANG - PRESIDENT

4. DR NGO MINH HAI – VICE PRESIDENT

5. DR NHAN CAM TRI – VICE PRESIDENT

6. DR HO VIEN PHUONG – VICE PRESIDENT

7. DR DO HUU NGUYEN LOC – VICE PRESIDENT

8. PROF. Dr VO XUAN VINH – COMMITTEE BOARD ADVISOR

Organising committee

No.	Full name	Position
1	Assoc. Prof. Dr Nguyen Thanh Luan	Deputy Head of Department of Science, Technology and International Projects
2	Dr Phan Thi Nha Truc	Deputy Head of Department of Science, Technology and International Projects
3	Prof. Dr Eric Jose Olmedo Panal	Dean, UEF International Institute and Director of the UEF Centre of Innovation, Transdisciplinary Research and Consultancy
4	Prof Fabien De Geuser	CFVG
5	Prof Abhijit Sharma	University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom
6	Prof Evan Lau Poh Hock	Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS)
7	Prof Siong Hook Law	Universiti Putra Malaysia

Invited Speakers

1. Keynote Speaker: Prof. Fosso Wamba Samuel, Toulouse Business School, France

Professor Wamba's research focuses on utilising ICT to empower and include women in rural regions of developing nations, along with enhancing emergency service delivery through ICT during crises such as bushfires and tsunamis. He has authored papers in several international conferences and journals, including the European Journal of Information Systems, the International Journal of Production Economics, the International Journal of Production Research, Production Planning & Control, Information Systems Frontiers, the Business Process Management Journal, and the Proceedings of the IEEE. He is coordinating special issues on IT/RFID for several journals, including the Business Process Management Journal, Pacific Asia Journal of the Association for Information Systems, Journal of Medical Systems, Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research, Journal of Organisational and End User Computing, Production Planning & Control, International Journal of Operations & Production Management, and Annals of Operations Research.

2. Keynote Speaker: Associate Professor Thanh Thi Nguyen, Monash University in Australia

Prof. Thanh Thi Nguyen is a prominent Australian researcher who specialises in artificial intelligence, as acknowledged by The Australian's Research Magazine. He is recognised as one of the top 2% of scientists globally in the fields of artificial intelligence and image processing, as acknowledged by Elsevier B.V. and Stanford University. He is currently an associate editor for the Knowledge-Based Systems journal (Q1), published by Elsevier.

3. Keynote Speaker: Dr Thinh Hoang Gia, Western Sydney University, Vietnam

Dr Thinh Gia Hoang received his PhD from RMIT University. He has led and contributed to numerous research initiatives supported by both domestic and international funding bodies, including the National Foundation for Science and Technology Development (NAFOSTED), the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom, and the Hinrich Foundation. His research agenda centres around digital business transformations and sustainable business practices, with a particular focus on the evolving dynamics of emerging economies. His scholarly work has been published in several high-impact journals, such as the British Journal of Management, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Business Strategy and the Environment, and the International Journal of Production Economics, among others. In addition to his academic contributions, Dr Hoang’s insights have also been featured in prominent business media, including Bloomberg Businessweek, reflecting the broader business and industry relevance of his research. Dr. Hoang currently serves as Associate Editor for Technology Analysis and Strategic Management and as an Editorial Advisory Board Member for both Humanities and Social Sciences Communications and Discover Sustainability.

4. Keynote speaker: As. Prof. Umair Tanveer, The University of Exeter, UK

Dr. Umair Tanveer is an associate professor of operations management at the University of Exeter Business School, specialising in sustainable supply chain design, circular procurement, and digital innovation. His recent work addresses circular business models, carbon trading in emerging economies, and resilience in post-pandemic operations. He holds extensive experience in applying advanced analytics, DEA, fuzzy TOPSIS, and simulations, and he merges academic rigour with global business relevance. Dr Tanveer is the ideal keynote speaker to explore how operations and supply chains can drive sustainability, resilience, and innovation in today’s complex systems. He has contributed extensively to these fields through scholarly publications. Dr. Umair Tanveer is an associate professor of operations management at the University of Exeter Business School, specialisingal of Operations & Production Management (IJOPM), Journal of Business Logistics (JBL), Industrial Marketing Management (IMM), International Journal of Production Economics (IJPE), Journal of Business Research (JBR) and British Journal of Management (BJM). Dr Tanveer is also a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT).

Publication

1. Conference Proceedings (with ISBN)

Springer Nature publication will publish all accepted and presented papers in the official conference proceedings as "INCOSEF 2025 proceedings"
We will assign an ISBN to the proceedings and make them available in digital format.
The proceedings will be indexed in Google Scholar and hosted on either the conference website or a partner repository.

2. Special Issue in Partner Journals

The following organiser or co-organiser review and journal policies will invite selected outstanding papers for extended submission.

Journal Name	Indexing	Publisher	Note
Journal Supply Chain Management: An International Journal	UGC CARE, Scopus	Emerald Group Publishing	Special issue on supply chain research and practice
Discovery Sustainability	DOAJ, ESCI, Scopus	Springer Nature	Focused on emerging hot topics of relevance to all aspects of sustainability
Humanities & Social Sciences communication	Scopus, AHCI, SSCI, OCLC, EBSCO, RePEc, Summon	Springer Nature	For humanities, social and behavioural science
Technology Analysis & Strategic Management	ABI/Inform, CSA (which includes Risk Abstracts, Social Services Abstracts, Worldwide Political Science Abstracts, Environmental Science and Pollution Management, Research into Higher Education Abstracts, Human Population & Natural Resource Management), EBSCO (including Business Source Corporate, Business Source Elite, Business Source Premier, Computer Source, Contents Pages in Education, Corporate Resource Net, TOC Premier), Econlit, Educational Research Abstracts, Elsevier GEOAbstracts, Emerald Abstracts (Emerald Management Reviews), IBSS, IBZ, ISI (which includes SciSearch and Research Alerts), OCLC, ProQuest, Scopus, SSCI, Swets Information Services, and Vocational Education & Training Abstracts.	Taylor and Francis	Research linking science, technology and innovation

Venue

The Venue will be updating soon ...

Contact

Please direct all enquiries regarding submissions to: incosef2025@uef.edu.vn

Conference Agenda

Day 1	Saturday, December 20, 2025
Time	Content
08:00–08:30	Registration & Welcome Coffee
08:30–09:00	Opening Ceremony & Welcome Remarks
09:00–10:00	General Session: Global Trends in Finance & Management
10:00–10:15	Coffee Break
10:15–11:15	Keynote 1
11:15–12:15	Keynote 2
12:15–13:30	Lunch Break
13:30–15:00	Parallel Sessions: Track 1 & Track 2
15:00–15:15	Coffee Break
15:15–16:45	Parallel Sessions: Track 3 & Track 4
16:45–17:00	Day 1 Closing Remarks
Day 2	Sunday, December 21, 2025
08:30–09:30	Keynote 3
09:30–10:30	Keynote 4
10:30–10:45	Coffee Break
10:45–12:00	Special Session: Meet the Editors
12:00–13:30	Lunch Break
13:30–15:30	Parallel Sessions: Track 5 & Track 6
15:30–15:45	Coffee Break
15:45–16:30	Parallel Sessions: Track 7 & Track 8
18:30–20:30	Gala Dinner & Academic Networking & Certificate Distribution

Tentative Programme

The tentative programme will be updated soon.

Visa to Vietnam

Vietnam's visa system now offers more flexibility and digital access than ever, but the requirements vary depending on the nationality, length of stay, and point of entry. Ensure you check your eligibility and apply through the official e-visa portal for the smoothest experience.

Accommodations

The INCOSEF2025 will be held in District 1, and we recommend that this area provide a comprehensive mix of top-tier luxury, comfortable mid-range, and budget-friendly accommodations—all within easy reach of Saigon’s prime attractions.

Gala Dinner

We would like to invite INCOSEF2025 scholars to participate in the Gala Dinner at ROS - Yacht Club - 6 pm 21 Dec 2025, 10B, Ton Duc Thang street, Ben Nghe ward, District 1, HCMC, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, where we celebrate the "Best paper award of SEF2025" and present a superb opportunity for conference attendees to engage, network, and relax following a day of enlightening sessions. It will provide a conducive and pleasurable atmosphere for cultivating new relationships and enhancing current ones.

Travel information

"Explore the soul of Southern Vietnam – from bustling streets to historic tunnels and peaceful river life" is the key message we aim to convey to scholars in 2025. We offer three tours in Ho Chi Minh City and the surrounding area. The tour information is:

City Tour – Heart of Saigon: Explore the iconic landmarks of Ho Chi Minh City: Notre-Dame Cathedral, Central Post Office, War Remnants Museum, and Ben Thanh Market. Dive into the energy of a city where history meets modern charm.
Cu Chi Tunnels – History Beneath the Ground: Step into Vietnam’s past with a journey through the legendary Cu Chi Tunnels. Discover the resilience and ingenuity of the Vietnamese during the war era.
Mekong Delta – A River Life Journey: Cruise through the lush waterways of the Mekong Delta. Visit floating markets, savour local fruits, and immerse yourself in the rural rhythms of life.

Book your journey now and uncover the stories, flavours, and heart of southern Vietnam with us!

Contact us via WhatsApp: +84 34 339 7378 (Mr Tri), +84 96 692 0858 (Ms Anh) or +84 90 830 4416 (Ms Hang), +84 93 782 0940 (Ms Dung) | Email: incosef2025@uef.edu.vn