EMANES Annual Conference 2026
About this Event
BACKGROUND
The EMANES Annual Conference provides a forum for researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to explore socio-economic trends and regional integration across Europe, the Mediterranean, and Africa. Each year, the conference addresses a key theme reflecting global transformations and policy priorities. In 2026, EMANES celebrates its eleventh year since the launch of the network.
The 2026 edition explores pathways to accelerate green industrialization, through a paradigm shift that seeks to align State-led investments with climate goals, environmental sustainability, and inclusive economic growth.
Amid accelerating climate change, geopolitical fragmentation, and shifting global value chains, countries across Europe, the Mediterranean and Africa face the urgent need to redesign their industrial policies. This includes fostering low-carbon production systems, strengthening resilience, ensuring energy security, and promoting technological innovation while advancing social inclusion and competitiveness.
The conference aims to explore how green industrial policies can support structural transformation, economic diversification, competitiveness and regional cooperation and integration—while addressing inequalities and ensuring a just transition.For more on past EMANES Annual Conferences, visit:
https://conference2026.emnes.org/previous-conferences
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
The EMANES Annual Conference 2026 invites contributions that examine the design, implementation, and impacts of green industrial strategies in Europe, the MENA region, and Africa.
The conference aims to:
- Advance theoretical and empirical understanding of green industrial transformation;
- Explore policy frameworks that align industrial development with climate and sustainability goals;
- Examine the role of innovation, finance, and governance in enabling green industrialization;
- Promote regional integration and cooperation across the EU, the Mediterranean and Africa;
- Understand the potential distributive dimensions across income groups, regions and gender;
Provide actionable insights for policymakers to foster inclusive and resilient green economies.
TOPICS OF INTEREST
We welcome submissions of high-quality, unpublished manuscripts addressing, but not limited to, the following themes:
1. Green Industrial Policy and Structural Transformation
- Industrial policy frameworks for decarbonization and prosperity
- Sectoral priorities for strategic interventions (energy, water, manufacturing, agriculture, transport)
- Reindustrialization and diversification in emerging economies
2. Climate-Neutral Production and Value Chains
- Decarbonization and upgrades in global and regional value chains
- Sustainable supply chains and circular production systems
- Non-tariff trade measures such as carbon border adjustment schemes and their implications
3. Energy Transition and Industrial Competitiveness
- Renewable energy integration into industrial systems
- Hydrogen, electrification, and clean technologies
- Energy security and industrial resilience
4. Innovation, Technology, and Digitalization
- Green technologies and industrial innovation ecosystems
- Role of AI and digital transformation in green industries
- Technology transfer and international cooperation
5. Financing Green Industrial Transitions
- Climate finance, green bonds, and blended finance
- Public-private partnerships and development finance institutions
- Investment risks, incentives, and regulatory frameworks
6. Labor Markets, Skills, and Just Transition
- Green jobs and workforce transformation
- Skills development and education for green industries
- Social inclusion and promoting equality domestically and globally through green industrial transitions
7. Regional Integration and Cooperation
- EU-Mediterranean and Africa industrial partnerships
- Trade, investment, and policy coordination
- South-South and North-South cooperation
8. Governance and Institutional Frameworks
- Role of governments, institutions, and regulation
- Multi-level governance and policy coherence
- Public sector capacity and industrial policy design
9. Sustainable Cities, Infrastructure, and Industrial Clusters
- Green industrial zones and eco-industrial parks
- Urban-industrial linkages and sustainable infrastructure
- Territorial development and regional cohesion
10. Brain Capital and Green Industrial Transformation
- Human capital, skills, and cognitive capabilities in green industries
- Innovation ecosystems and knowledge economies
- Linking brain capital to industrial competitiveness
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
EUR 50.00 to EUR 200.00
