THE 3rd
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC CONFERENCE FOR ENABLING SUSTAINABILITY
IMPORTANT DATES:
Payment Deadline : 25 October 2026
Full Paper Submission Deadline : 27 October 2026
International Seminar : 28 October 2026
Building on its unwavering commitment to fostering global dialogue on sustainability and Environmental Social Governance (ESG)
the Faculty of Economics and Business at Universitas Negeri Medan (FEB UNIMED) is proud to announce
the 3rd International Economic Conference for Enabling Sustainability
(IECES) 2026
Scheduled for October 28, 2026, this pivotal hybrid event will welcome participants both physically at
the Auditorium UNIMED and virtually via Zoom
ensuring broad accessibility for academics, practitioners, entrepreneurs, and policymakers from around the world.
This year, IECES proudly presents the theme:
Activating the Core: Operationalizing Sustainable Economics, Business, and Education in the Age of AI and Green Finance
This agenda is systematically designed to engage our esteemed community of scholars and students. It serves as a strategic catalyst for faculty to re-evaluate orthodox models, pedagogical curricula, and fiduciary benchmarks, operationalizing green finance and artificial intelligence directly into the analytical foundations of modern macroeconomic and corporate enterprise systems. For students, it offers an essential, future-focused lens on how market paradigms must leverage algorithmic intelligence to price systemic externalities, unlocking high-impact pathways for research, capital allocation, and strategic executive leadership in climate-aligned enterprises, all structurally accelerated by technologically advanced, cross-disciplinary educational ecosystems.
7 sub-themes, each exploring significant keys of our collective journey towards a sustainable future:
Green & Transition Finance - Channeling Capital to a Low-Carbon Economy : This track examines capital reallocation mechanisms, transition bonds, and blended finance structures designed to decarbonize high-emitting industries, de-risk private investments, and accelerate global net-zero economic transitions.
Islamic & Inclusive Green Finance for a Just Sustainability Transition : Integrating Sharia-compliant principles, Green Sukuk, and Islamic social finance to mobilize ethical capital, ensuring equitable wealth distribution, socio-ecological resilience, and an inclusive, just economic transition.
AI-Driven Transformation, Analytics & Ethical ESG Assurance : Deploying predictive analytics, machine learning, and automated auditing to optimize resource productivity, eliminate operational waste, eradicate greenwashing, and establish verifiable, ethically grounded corporate sustainability governance.
Circular & Green Economy, Entrepreneurship & Sustainable Supply Chain : Operationalizing regenerative business models and closed-loop material flows, empowering eco-entrepreneurs to construct transparent, low-carbon supply networks that decouple economic value creation from finite natural extraction.
OBE Curriculum Integrated with SDGs: Operationalizing Sustainability in Economics & Business Education : Re-architecting higher education through outcome-based frameworks that systematically embed UN Sustainable Development Goals into business and economic curricula, cultivating action-oriented, systems-thinking leaders for planetary resilience.
Professional Competency, Certification & Green Skills for Sustainable Professions : Equipping the modern workforce with certified competencies, carbon-accounting proficiencies, and regulatory skills necessary to meet surging industry demand for high-impact, sustainability-focused leadership and technical vocations.
Green Finance & Sustainability Literacy through Capital Market Education : Democratizing sustainable investing knowledge to empower retail and institutional market participants, fostering capital market literacy regarding ESG risks, thematic green securities, and long-term regenerative portfolios.