Conference Honorary Chairs

• Professor Waheeb AlKhaja, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, ASU

• Professor David Phoenix, Vice Chancellor, LSBU

  Conference Chairs

• Professor Ghassan Aouad, President of Applied Science University, Bahrain

• Professor Paul Ivey, Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Chief Business Officer, LSBU

  Synopsis

  This timely peer refereed conference will cover subjects related to innovation, technology, enterprise and entrepreneurship and their integration. It is jointly organised by ASU and LSBU.

  The complex challenges of the 21st century require complex solutions. This indicates a need to provide an inter-disciplinary forum where the most serious problems affecting current and future opportunities in the areas of technology, innovation and entrepreneurship can be discussed. The ICITEE conference will provide a common forum for researchers and practitioners specialising in a range of subjects related to the conference themes to present their ideas, best practices, and research findings.

  The International Conference has the following objectives:

• To provide a forum for international researchers and practitioners to discuss, share and exchange their latest research findings in the areas of the conference.

• To develop and promote a network of like-minded people who are passionate about the future of technology, innovation and entrepreneurship and its sustainability.

• To empower GCC and other oil dependent economy countries by providing them with research findings that help decision makers cope with difficult economic conditions.

  Topics will cover the widest range of relevant areas, including the following:

• Role of universities in promoting innovation, enterprise and entrepreneurship

• Supporting the growth and development of SMEs

• Innovation management and the role of technology in the growth of firms

• Innovation and enterprise education within the curriculum

• Extra-curricular innovation, enterprise and entrepreneurship education

• Fostering the creation of start-ups

• Technology to support innovation, enterprise and entrepreneurship

• Strategies for the integration of technology, innovation and entrepreneurship

• Role of innovation hubs and accelerator programmes

• Creativity

• Coaching and mentoring of entrepreneurs

• Innovation parks and business incubation

• Emerging technologies, such as augmented reality technologies and immersive reality in support of innovation

• Technology readiness

• Big data

• Cloud Computing

• AI

• Robotics

• Machine Learning

• Building Information Modelling

• Simulation techniques

• Market adoption of technologies

• Internet of Things

• Futurology and Technology

• The use of technology to support learning and teaching

• Technology and sustainable futures

• Innovation platforms

• Innovation diffusion

• Innovation Policy

• R&D

• Innovation and sustainability

• New ventures creation

• Funding for entrepreneurship

• The application of innovation in various industries

• Case studies and lessons learnt from practitioners 

• Submission of abstracts: 10 January 2019

• Notification of acceptance of abstracts: 28 February 2019

• Submission of full papers: 15 May 2019

• Notification of acceptance of papers: 20 July 2019

• Submission of final papers: 25 September 2019

• Proceedings production: October-November 2019

  Abstract Submission

• Submission of abstracts in English (no more than 250 words)

• Abstract submission: 10 January 2019

• Abstracts and papers to be submitted at this link http://icitee.asu.edu.bh/submit-paper/

  Full papers in English (no more than 5000 words)

  Registration Fees

  Ø For Participants: BD 250/-
  Ø For PhD and Masters Students: BD 100/-

  Your Conference registration includes 2 Days conference attendance and a networking reception.

  Conference Web Link

  http://icitee.asu.edu.bh