Conference Tracks

Track Focus Topics
Track 1: Digital Transformation, AI, and Data for Quality & Sustainability Digital technologies, analytics, AI, Industry/Society 5.0 Artificial Intelligence in quality system management
Data analytics for quality management
Digital networking in quality and sustainability
Industry 5.0 and Society 5.0
Role of quality management in Industry 5.0
Society 5.0 and sustainability digital innovations
TQM in the digital age
Track 2: Quality Management Models, Standards, and Operational Excellence QM theory, tools, standards, performance improvement Evolution of Quality Management Models and Standards
Operational Excellence (OPEX), Lean Production and Six Sigma
Performance improvement (e.g., sustainable Lean Six Sigma, KPIs, agile sustainability)
Risk management in quality management
Sustainable quality management, standards and certification
Track 3: Circular Economy, Green Innovation, and Sustainable Design Circularity, eco-design, materials, production systems Circular Economy and sustainability
Methodologies and tools for a Circular Economy approach
Role of quality management in circular economy
Innovation in sustainable product design
Innovation, Quality, and Sustainability for Packaging
Green chemistry
Track 4: Sustainability Strategy, ESG, and Policy Implementation Governance, reporting, SDGs, finance, systemic change ESG for sustainable development and Green Reporting
Credit, banking, and financial institutions’ contributions to sustainability (sustainable finance)
Operationalization of the SDGs
Fostering sustainable transition
Sustainability and energy transition
Track 5: Supply Chains, Agriculture, and Industrial Ecosystems Production networks, logistics, agriculture, ecosystems Sustainable Supply Chain Management, Green Supply Chain and quality
Precision farming for quality and sustainability
Service ecosystem transformation
Track 6: Consumers, Society, and Social Sustainability Consumption, behavior, social impact, LCA Consumer behaviour for quality improvement innovation and/or sustainability
Sustainable consumption and consumer
Social LCA for a quality approach
Track 7: Leadership, Culture, and Organizational Transformation Human factor, leadership, organizational change Quality culture, leadership, and human factor in quality management
Sustainable leadership and management change
Sustainable organization
Multi-stakeholder dialogue for sustainable transformation
Disruption and transformation through quality and sustainability
Track 8: Quality Management in Services, CSR, and Emerging Markets Services, CSR, contextual and regional perspectives Quality management in service industries
Quality, innovation and corporate social responsibility
Sustainable quality management in emerging markets
Integration between quality and sustainability