Conference Organisers:

Call4streams and workshops

Call for Stream and Workshop Proposals

Deadline: January 30, 2026

Conference theme 2026: Rethinking Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion in a Transforming World: Reflections, Solutions and Innovations in Africa

The EDI Conference seeks to provide an international, inter- and transdisciplinary platform for the exchange of ideas in the field of equality, diversity and inclusion in the world of work. The conference welcomes participation by academics, policy makers, and practitioners. The conference welcomes contributions that cover all aspects of diversity, however, in 2026, we draw particular attention to the concept of Rethinking Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion in a Transforming World: Reflections, Solutions and Innovations in Africa

We invite academic streams and workshops which make empirical, theoretical or methodological contributions, to be presented in academic streams, as well as experiences of policy makers and practitioners, which can be presented in workshops or round table discussions

Streams are envisaged as following a traditional academic format, whereas workshops are open to more unconventional and informal procedures.

Stream chairs and workshop chairs will receive a reduced conference fee. Each stream or workshop may have up to three chairs.

There will be a doctoral colloquium parallel to the conference. Information on deadlines and modes of submission are available on the EDI website.

Information on deadlines and modes of submission are available on the EDI website.

Publication partnerships of EDI 2026

in partnership with Research Laboratory New Management Practices “NPG”   Cadi Ayyad University

Associated with this conference are European Management Review; Equality, Diversity, Inclusion: An International Journal. Outstanding, pre-selected papers for the conference will be submitted to these journals, which will then process them, according to their usual standards.

Deadlines of stream proposals and workshops

Stream and workshop proposals should be submitted to the conference chairs i.driba.ced@uca.ac.ma and mustafa.ozbilgin@brunel.ac.uk . These should reach them no later than 30 January, 2026.

Decisions regarding streams/workshops and the launch of the call for papers will take place by 9 February, 2026.

Indicative framework for the processing of papers by stream chairs

Submissions to the conference may be in the form of long abstracts (5 pages minimum; length to be specified by stream and workshop chairs), as well as full papers, by the deadline of 8 May 2026. All submissions will be subjected to peer review, organized by stream chairs, with two referees for each paper. The deadline for feedback to authors about paper acceptance or rejection is 15 May , 2026.

Each stream chair is also requested to submit a nomination for the best paper in their stream to i.driba.ced@uca.ac.ma and mustafa.ozbilgin@brunel.ac.uk no later than 28 May , 2026.

Conference organisers and stream chairs have no influence on the review process of best papers submitted to partner journals. Publication decisions are made solely by the chief editor of the relevant journal and follow the journal’s review guidelines.