Tashkent Business & Economics Conference (TBEC)

“Strengthening Networks: Sustainable Business and Economic Integration”

Call for Papers, Extended Abstracts and Poster Presentations

22 November 2022

Tashkent, Uzbekistan

 
The Tashkent Business & Economics Conference (TBEC) provides a dynamic platform for discussing recent research advances in Economics and Management. The conference aims to identify policy strategies and design for strengthening regional and global economic integration and cooperation. The conference also invites business practitioners to share their strategies and experiences, to discuss the opportunities and challenges for businesses in Central Asia.

The conference is a joint initiative between Westminster International University in Tashkent (WIUT) and the University of Westminster, London. The conference will be organised at Westminster International University in Tashkent (WIUT), Uzbekistan, in a hybrid mode. The conference language will be English.

We welcome submissions from experienced researchers, early career scholars, industry experts, and research students, in the form of abstract / paper or poster presentation. In particular, we encourage original submissions of papers and proposals focusing on but not limited to the following themes / areas:

Management
- Sustainable Entrepreneurial Ecosystems
- Entrepreneurial education
- Business Strategies and Practices
- Responsible Leadership
- Social and frugal innovation
- Digital Environment, Bigdata and AI for business in emerging economies

Economics
- New digital economy jobs
- Reforms and national policies and economic success
- Gender, higher education and labour markets
- COVID-19 pandemic and economic development
- Migration and skills
- Structural change in transition economies
- Health economics & Public health
- Climate change, energy and green economy

Finance
- Financial Markets
- Non-fiat Money
- Islamic Finance
- Green Finance
- FinTech
- Risk Management

Submission

We request the contribution of an abstract with 300 – 400 words (excluding references). An abstract should consider research question(s), data and methods, and main findings. All contributed abstracts will go through peer review. Accepted abstracts will be considered for a paper or poster presentation.

Abstract submission deadline: September 15, 2022

 

Conference organisers recognize the importance of providing opportunities to disseminate the research findings of this conference to students and scholars around the globe. Conference proceedings of full papers / extended abstracts / posters will be published on the conference webpage and / or in the conference proceeding.

Submission guidelines and presentation format for full papers / extended abstracts / posters will be announced later.

• Template and formatting guidelines for submission of extended abstracts (TBA)
• Template and formatting guidelines for submission of full papers (TBA)
• Template and formatting guidelines for submission of posters (TBA)

Silk Road: A Journal of Eurasian Development, published by University of Westminster Press, exists to promote evidence-based scholarly research in social sciences and public policy studies that make the affairs of the Great Silk Road countries an area of significant interest, scholarship and impact. The journal supports the conference`s activities and a special conference issue could be commissioned. Accepted paper authors` will be provided an opportunity to submit full papers to the Silk Road: A Journal of Eurasian Development. Interested authors will be requested to follow Author Guidelines of the journal at https://silkroadjournal.online/site/author-guidelines/.

There is no conference registration fee. In-person participants will be provided coffee breaks and lunch, as well as a conference folder. Conference participants willing to join the conference in-person in Tashkent are expected to cover their travel, accommodation and other related costs themselves. Conference organisers will provide administrative support (such as a visa support letter) for participants from outside of Uzbekistan.

Accommodation options & Directions

Details will be announced later.

Westminster International University in Tashkent (WIUT) is the first international university in Uzbekistan and first in Central Asia to offer Western education, with United Kingdom (UK) qualifications. WIUT`s mission is to provide International Standards of Education and Research Opportunities that contribute to the Intellectual, Social and Professional development of the Central Asian communities as well as the Global Community. WIUT is the host of the conference and member of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), member of International Association of Universities and member of Advance Higher Education (UK).

University of Westminster (UoW) was the first polytechnic in London and one of the first in the UK, established to educate the working people of London. UoW has a long and proud history of international collaboration and global engagement through research partnerships and from colleagues, students and alumni from across the world. Today UoW continues to provide a grounded, holistic education so that people from every background can realise their true potential.