ICSE 2026 — Conference Program

Conference Program

International Conference on
Sustainable Economies
and Inclusive Growth

ICSE 2026 · June 11 & 12, 2026

Submissions from 18 countries worldwide

All times are in GMT+3 (Lebanon time)

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Opening Ceremony

9:00 – 9:50 AM			Opening Speech President of NDU Father Bechara El Khoury; Prof. Michel Hayek; Prof. Viviane Naimy; Prof. José María Montero Lorenzo; Prof. Walter Leal (more to be confirmed)
9:50 – 10:00 AM			Transition to Paper Sessions

Digital Transformation, University Practices, and Sustainable Behavioral Change

10:00 – 10:15 AM	1	Lebanon	Determinants of Digital Wallet Adoption and Sustainable Usage among University Students in Lebanon: The Roles of Trust, Fee Transparency, and Social Influence Manale Abdo and John Dagher Lebanese University – FEBA / Notre Dame University – Louaizeh
10:15 – 10:30 AM	2	Italy	The evolving role of the university in providing up-to-date sustainable skills: the case of Florida Gulf Coast University Carlotta Benedetti University of Macerata
10:30 – 10:45 AM	3	France & Maroc	From Awareness to Action: The Role of Perceived Value and Attitude in Shaping Sustainable Purchase Intention Jacques Digout and Sylvain Senechal Ekipage / IUT Tarbes
10:45 – 11:00 AM	5	Lebanon	Bridging the Attitude–Behavior Gap in Sustainability: A Conditional Mechanism Linking University Practices to Pro-Environmental Behavior Diala Kozaily and Teressa Abou Rjeily Notre Dame University – Louaizeh

Sustainable Business Performance, Governance, and Digital Resilience

11:00 – 11:15 AM	6	Lebanon	Strategic Planning, Corporate Governance, and Sustainability Programs: Evidence from Lebanese SMEs in Times of Crisis Marwan Azouri, Esther Sleilati and Aren Donarian Notre Dame University – Louaizeh
11:15 – 11:30 AM	7	Lebanon	Data Quality as a Financial Asset: Driving Profitability in Lebanon's Crisis Economy Saadeddine Hijazi Notre Dame University – Louaizeh
11:30 – 11:45 AM	8	France & Lebanon	Sustainable Construction Waste Reduction Drivers Jeanne Hortense Nsi, Ahmad El Zein and Mounina Tounkara MixITé Services / NDU – Louaizeh / Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France
11:45 AM – 12:00 PM	11	Turkey & Cyprus	Drive Sustainable Business Performance with Digital Transformation: Does Innovation Capacity Matter? Panteha Farmanesh, Niloofar Solati Dehkordi and Pouya Zargar ARUCAD Research Center, Arkin University of Creative Arts and Design

Inclusive Sustainability, Green Behavior, and Sustainable Leadership

12:00 – 12:15 PM	12	Lebanon	The Impact of Financial Inclusion on Income Inequality and Sustainability: An Analysis through the Lens of the UN SDGs Hassan Hamadi, Michel Rashed, Omar Abou Saleh and Joelle Matta Notre Dame University – Louaizeh / Chedid Insurance
12:15 – 12:30 PM	13	UK & Lebanon	Environmental Concern, Green Knowledge, and Attitude as Drivers of Green Buying Intention among MENA Millennials Lord Alexander Carlile and Dr Ahmad El Zein UK Parliament / Notre Dame University – Louaizeh
12:30 – 1:00 PM			Lunch Break
1:00 – 1:15 PM	14	Lebanon	Emotional Intelligence as a Micro-Foundation of Sustainable Leadership: Effects on Team Wellbeing and Performance Nehme Azoury, Cynthia El Hajj and Rosita Kassis Holy Spirit University – Kaslik / Notre Dame University – Louaizeh
1:15 – 1:30 PM	16	India	Smart Agri Waste Utilization Platform Shantanu Fadnavis, Gauri Krishna R, Abhinav Goel, Simran Rai, Ritisha Jadhao and Tanmay Jain VIT Bhopal University

Market Dynamics, Financial Forecasting, and ESG Accountability

1:30 – 1:45 PM	17	Lebanon	Emotional Pathways to Purchase: Modeling the Effects of In-Store Music on Fast-Fashion Shopping Behavior in Lebanon Nathalie Abou Jaoude Antonine University
1:45 – 2:00 PM	18	Tunis	A machine learning approach to forecasting prices and dynamic portfolio optimization in major global regions Hayet Soltani, Yesser Drira and Mouna Boujelbène Abbes University of Sfax, Tunisia
2:00 – 2:15 PM	19	Egypt	Assessing Macroeconomic Resilience in Emerging Markets: A Composite Index Approach Nada Omar Zoher, Antonio Rodriguez Andrés and Raghda El Ebrashi The German University in Cairo
2:15 – 2:30 PM	20	Lebanon	ESG Assurance in Lebanon: Does Third-Party Verification Reduce Greenwashing Risk and Improve Market Perception? Dorine Mattar, Peter Boulos and Elie El Hajj Notre Dame University – Louaizeh

Banking Trust, ESG Transparency, and Sustainable Economic Pathways

2:30 – 2:45 PM	21	Lebanon	Banks' Sustainability Communication in Lebanon: Does Transparency Improve Trust and Deposit Intentions? Lynn Haydamous and Bahaa Bou Orm Arab Open University – AOU / Lebanese University
2:45 – 3:00 PM	22	Lebanon	Digital Capability, ESG Disclosure, and Bank Profitability: Evidence from Lebanese Banks Aseel Haidar, Oliver Hanna and Mariella Korkomaz Notre Dame University – Louaizeh
3:00 – 3:15 PM	23	Lebanon	Green Growth vs. Degrowth: Which Strategy Offers a Sustainable Pathway? Melanie Bou Chamoun and Gabriel Chalhoub Notre Dame University – Louaizeh
3:15 – 3:30 PM	24	Lebanon	Privacy & Cyber Trust Messaging in Lebanon: Impact on App Ratings and Customer Sentiment Johnny Chaanine, Lea Nasr and Giovani Abekarian Notre Dame University – Louaizeh

Uncertainty, Digital Conflict, and Behavioral Transitions in Sustainable Economies

3:30 – 3:45 PM	25	Lebanon	Entrepreneurship or Employment? The Psychological, Demographic, and Entrepreneurial Orientation Determinants of Career Transitions in MENA Region Moustafa Haj Youssef, Hiba Hussein and Nagham Sayour Lebanese American University / NDU – Louaizeh / Zayed University
3:45 – 4:00 PM	26	Spain	Modeling the diffusion of interstate cyber conflict through dyadic spatial relations Eduardo Delso Muñoz, Gema Fernández-Avilés Calderón and María Cristina Sánchez Figueroa Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha / Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia
4:00 – 5:00 PM			★ Keynote Nobel Laureate Keynote Speech Sir Oliver Hart — Nobel Laureate in Economics · Harvard University Separate Teams link — Join Keynote (4:00 PM GMT+3)
5:00 – 5:15 PM	4	USA & Taiwan	Economic Policies, Uncertainty, Politics and Carbon Emissions in the U.S. Paul Chiou, Shan-Heng Fu, Jeng-Bau Lin and Wei Tsai Northeastern University / Chaoyang University of Technology / National Chung Hsing University
5:15 – 5:30 PM	9	USA & Lebanon	Consumer-Brand Value Alignment: Insights from Gen Z's Purchasing Behaviors in the USA Yara Harb, Marwan Azouri and Ziad Azzi Notre Dame University – Louaizeh / FIU

Inclusive Growth, Responsible Governance, and Sustainable Market Behavior

9:45 – 10:00 AM	27	Lebanon	Beyond Generational Stereotypes: Technology Adoption, Social Responsibility, and Clothing Purchase Decisions among Lebanese Gen X and Gen Z Yasmine Hoblos, Lea Harfouch, Rachelle Mouchantaf and Yahya Skaf University of Balamand / Notre Dame University – Louaizeh
10:00 – 10:15 AM	28	Lebanon	Gender Diversity and Corporate Anti-Corruption Disclosure: Evidence from MENA Region Rasha Bouhamdan Notre Dame University – Louaizeh
10:15 – 10:30 AM	29	Egypt	Higher Education for Sustainable Economies and Inclusive Growth: Evidence from Egypt Randa El Bedawy The American University in Cairo
10:30 – 10:45 AM	30	Lebanon	Environmental Performance, Market Risk, and Market Returns in Green Construction Companies Elias Feghali, Viviane Naimy, Joey Abi Rizk and Ghazi Asmar Notre Dame University – Louaizeh

Resilience, Transparency, and Trust in Emerging Economies

10:45 – 11:00 AM	31	Lebanon	Corporate Transparency and Post-Shock Demand Recovery: A Systematic Literature Review and Conceptual Framework for Emerging Economies Sami Kazan, Yara Beylouni and Yara Harb Notre Dame University – Louaizeh
11:00 – 11:15 AM	32	Lebanon	Who Survives? Financial Strength, Governance, and Market Adaptability in Lebanese SMEs During Crisis Majd Azzam and Roudy Hassanie Notre Dame University – Louaizeh
11:15 – 11:30 AM	33	Poland & SA	Life satisfaction in the South Mediterranean countries Krzysztof Kompa and Dorota Witkowska IPPM College / University of Johannesburg / University of Lodz
11:30 – 11:45 AM	34	France	From Communication to Conversion: How Digital Sustainability Messaging Builds Green Trust and Drives Purchase Intention Celine Fueyo ISG Business School

Digital Innovation, Logistics, and Sustainable Economic Transformation

11:45 AM – 12:00 PM	35	Lebanon	Logistics as a Strategic Driver of Global Economic Transformation Imad El Khoury Notre Dame University – Louaizeh
12:00 – 12:15 PM	37	Spain	Optimization of Depopulation Prediction in Castilla-La Mancha Using Neural Networks and Geostatistics Isidro Hidalgo-Arellano, Gema Fernández-Avilés Calderón and José María Montero Lorenzo University of Castilla-La Mancha
12:15 – 12:30 PM	39	Lebanon	Building sustainability through digital maturity, ESG, and strategic innovation: Evidence from the Lebanese retail sector Ribal Rizk, Joelle Matta, Yahya Skaf and Georges Badr Notre Dame University – Louaizeh
12:30 – 1:00 PM			Lunch Break

Sustainable Economic Development through Transparency, CSR, and Industry 4.0

1:00 – 1:15 PM	40	Nigeria	Green Energy Resources and FDI inflows in Africa: Evidence from New Datasets Yinka Hammed The Nigerian Institute of International Affairs
1:15 – 1:30 PM	41	UK	Validated Signalling: How Ownership Structure Enhances ESG Disclosure Credibility in an Emerging Market Ajab Khan Southampton Solent University, UK
1:30 – 1:45 PM	42	Lebanon	Industry 4.0 and Its Economic Impact on Supply Chain Management Imad El Khoury Notre Dame University – Louaizeh
1:45 – 2:00 PM	43	Lebanon	The Effect of Financial Transparency and CSR on Achieving Economic Sustainable Development in Lebanon Mirna Kordab, Marwan Azouri and Roy Khoueiri Notre Dame University – Louaizeh
2:00 – 2:15 PM	44	Lebanon	Public Debt and Economic Growth: The Moderating Role of Sustainability Anna-Maria Kassis Notre Dame University – Louaizeh

ESG Performance, Climate Risk, and Firm Value across Institutional Contexts

2:15 – 2:30 PM	45	Lebanon	Drivers of ESG Performance in MENA Companies Jessica Abou Mrad and Ewan Bou Fakher Notre Dame University – Louaizeh
2:30 – 2:45 PM	46	Kuwait & UK	Green Product Innovation and Firm Value: An International Evidence Yasean Tahat and Tanveer Hussain GUST / University of Essex
2:45 – 3:00 PM	47	Lebanon	Physical Climate Risk and Bank Profitability: The Role of Regional and Institutional Heterogeneity George Maroun and Jeny Abou Zeidan Notre Dame University – Louaizeh / Antonine University
3:00 – 3:15 PM	10	USA & Lebanon	ESG and Systematic Risk Across Institutional Contexts: Evidence from Europe and MENA Viviane Naimy and Paul Chiou Notre Dame University – Louaizeh / Northeastern University

From ESG Pricing to Economic Warfare: Sustainability under Global Uncertainty

3:15 – 3:30 PM	15	USA & Lebanon	ESG, Systematic Risk, and Stock Returns Across Europe and MENA: Evidence of Region-Dependent Pricing Nilsa Fleury and Ahmad El Zein Windsor University US / Notre Dame University – Louaizeh
3:30 – 3:45 PM	36	USA & Lebanon	Weaponized Interdependence and the Return of Economic Warfare in the 21st Century Asha Sundaram and Viviane Naimy Northeastern University / Notre Dame University – Louaizeh
3:45 – 4:00 PM	38	Argentina	Insurance for Nature: Linking Biodiversity Conservation and Inclusive Growth through Insurance Mechanisms in Latin America María Belén Gómez Frankfurt School
4:00 – 5:00 PM			Closing Speech & Award Announcement Dr. Dervis Kirikkaleli · Dr. Seyed Alireza Athari · Prof. Maria Ivanova · Sir Alex Carlile · Dr. Ahmad Aljarah

#	Country	Authors	Paper Title
1	Lebanon	Manale Abdo and John Dagher	Determinants of Digital Wallet Adoption and Sustainable Usage among University Students in Lebanon
2	Italy	Carlotta Benedetti	The evolving role of the university in providing up-to-date sustainable skills
3	France & Maroc	Jacques Digout and Sylvain Senechal	From Awareness to Action: The Role of Perceived Value and Attitude in Shaping Sustainable Purchase Intention
4	USA & Taiwan	Paul Chiou et al.	Economic Policies, Uncertainty, Politics and Carbon Emissions in the U.S.
5	Lebanon	Diala Kozaily and Teressa Abou Rjeily	Bridging the Attitude–Behavior Gap in Sustainability
6	Lebanon	Marwan Azouri et al.	Strategic Planning, Corporate Governance, and Sustainability Programs: Evidence from Lebanese SMEs in Times of Crisis
7	Lebanon	Saadeddine Hijazi	Data Quality as a Financial Asset: Driving Profitability in Lebanon's Crisis Economy
8	France & Lebanon	Jeanne Hortense Nsi et al.	Sustainable Construction Waste Reduction Drivers
9	USA & Lebanon	Yara Harb et al.	Consumer-Brand Value Alignment: Insights from Gen Z's Purchasing Behaviors in the USA
10	USA & Lebanon	Viviane Naimy and Paul Chiou	ESG and Systematic Risk Across Institutional Contexts: Evidence from Europe and MENA
11	Turkey & Cyprus	Panteha Farmanesh et al.	Drive Sustainable Business Performance with Digital Transformation: Does Innovation Capacity Matter?
12	Lebanon	Hassan Hamadi et al.	The Impact of Financial Inclusion on Income Inequality and Sustainability (UN SDGs)
13	UK & Lebanon	Lord Alexander Carlile and Dr Ahmad El Zein	Environmental Concern, Green Knowledge, and Attitude as Drivers of Green Buying Intention among MENA Millennials
14	Lebanon	Nehme Azoury et al.	Emotional Intelligence as a Micro-Foundation of Sustainable Leadership
15	USA & Lebanon	Nilsa Fleury and Ahmad El Zein	ESG, Systematic Risk, and Stock Returns Across Europe and MENA: Evidence of Region-Dependent Pricing
16	India	Shantanu Fadnavis et al.	Smart Agri Waste Utilization Platform
17	Lebanon	Nathalie Abou Jaoude	Emotional Pathways to Purchase: Modeling the Effects of In-Store Music on Fast-Fashion Shopping Behavior in Lebanon
18	Tunis	Hayet Soltani et al.	A machine learning approach to forecasting prices and dynamic portfolio optimization
19	Egypt	Nada Omar Zoher et al.	Assessing Macroeconomic Resilience in Emerging Markets: A Composite Index Approach
20	Lebanon	Dorine Mattar et al.	ESG Assurance in Lebanon: Does Third-Party Verification Reduce Greenwashing Risk?
21	Lebanon	Lynn Haydamous and Bahaa Bou Orm	Banks' Sustainability Communication in Lebanon: Does Transparency Improve Trust?
22	Lebanon	Aseel Haidar et al.	Digital Capability, ESG Disclosure, and Bank Profitability: Evidence from Lebanese Banks
23	Lebanon	Melanie Bou Chamoun and Gabriel Chalhoub	Green Growth vs. Degrowth: Which Strategy Offers a Sustainable Pathway?
24	Lebanon	Johnny Chaanine et al.	Privacy & Cyber Trust Messaging in Lebanon: Impact on App Ratings and Customer Sentiment
25	Lebanon	Moustafa Haj Youssef et al.	Entrepreneurship or Employment? Career Transition Determinants in MENA Region
26	Spain	Eduardo Delso Muñoz et al.	Modeling the diffusion of interstate cyber conflict through dyadic spatial relations
27	Lebanon	Yasmine Hoblos et al.	Beyond Generational Stereotypes: Technology Adoption and Clothing Purchase Decisions among Lebanese Gen X and Gen Z
28	Lebanon	Rasha Bouhamdan	Gender Diversity and Corporate Anti-Corruption Disclosure: Evidence from MENA Region
29	Egypt	Randa El Bedawy	Higher Education for Sustainable Economies and Inclusive Growth: Evidence from Egypt
30	Lebanon	Elias Feghali et al.	Environmental Performance, Market Risk, and Market Returns in Green Construction Companies
31	Lebanon	Sami Kazan et al.	Corporate Transparency and Post-Shock Demand Recovery
32	Lebanon	Majd Azzam and Roudy Hassanie	Who Survives? Financial Strength, Governance, and Market Adaptability in Lebanese SMEs During Crisis
33	Poland & SA	Krzysztof Kompa and Dorota Witkowska	Life satisfaction in the South Mediterranean countries
34	France	Celine Fueyo	From Communication to Conversion: Digital Sustainability Messaging and Green Trust
35	Lebanon	Imad El Khoury	Logistics as a Strategic Driver of Global Economic Transformation
36	USA & Lebanon	Asha Sundaram and Viviane Naimy	Weaponized Interdependence and the Return of Economic Warfare in the 21st Century
37	Spain	Isidro Hidalgo-Arellano et al.	Optimization of Depopulation Prediction in Castilla-La Mancha Using Neural Networks and Geostatistics
38	Argentina	María Belén Gómez	Insurance for Nature: Biodiversity Conservation and Inclusive Growth in Latin America
39	Lebanon	Ribal Rizk et al.	Building sustainability through digital maturity, ESG, and strategic innovation: Lebanese retail sector
40	Nigeria	Yinka Hammed	Green Energy Resources and FDI inflows in Africa: Evidence from New Datasets
41	UK	Ajab Khan	Validated Signalling: How Ownership Structure Enhances ESG Disclosure Credibility
42	Lebanon	Imad El Khoury	Industry 4.0 and Its Economic Impact on Supply Chain Management
43	Lebanon	Mirna Kordab et al.	The Effect of Financial Transparency and CSR on Achieving Economic Sustainable Development in Lebanon
44	Lebanon	Anna-Maria Kassis	Public Debt and Economic Growth: The Moderating Role of Sustainability
45	Lebanon	Jessica Abou Mrad and Ewan Bou Fakher	Drivers of ESG Performance in MENA Companies
46	Kuwait & UK	Yasean Tahat and Tanveer Hussain	Green Product Innovation and Firm Value: An International Evidence
47	Lebanon	George Maroun and Jeny Abou Zeidan	Physical Climate Risk and Bank Profitability: The Role of Regional and Institutional Heterogeneity

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Conference Awards

ICSE 2026 will recognize exceptional scholarship through the following awards, to be announced at the Closing Session on June 12.

All accepted papers are automatically considered. No separate submission is required.

$750

Best Paper Award

Highest overall quality, originality, rigor, and contribution to the field.

$250

Outstanding Research Paper Award

For a paper with exceptional scholarly merit and strong methodology.

$200

Most Innovative Paper Award

For originality, creativity, or novel ideas and frameworks.

$200

Best Applied & Practical Impact Paper Award

For research with strong real-world relevance, managerial or policy impact, or implementation focus.

$200

Excellence in Research Contribution Award

Reserved for student researchers, recognizing outstanding academic contribution.

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