The Standards Association of Zimbabwe, Manicaland States University, Chinhoyi University of Technology and The University of Zimbabwe, invites Standardization practitioners, quality experts, business leaders, entrepreneurs, innovators researchers, scholars, students and members of professional bodies to submit completed papers, work in progress, poster presentations and panel proposals for the Standardization and Business Leaders’ Conference.
Research Area
- Roles of public sector, private sector, and NGOs in standardisation
- Impact of green investments on quality and business
- Standardisation and access to business markets, investments, and capacity building
- Adoption of quality management systems
- Strategies to fight against poor quality goods and counterfeits
- Support for local manufacturing and service industry
- Strengthen value chains and creating enabling environments for MSMEs and larger corporates to thrive
- Policies to address gap for sustainable business development
- New technologies, innovations, business models and practices to build business resilience
- Business green investments, marketing, training and certification for sustainable business development
- Financing standardisation initiatives
- Impact of advanced digital technologies on business and standards
- Creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship in standardisation and business
- Business governance, family business and hidden champions
- Business co-creation and industrial ecosystem of the future
- International collaboration, technology and standardisation
- Environmental standards and quality – sustainability, climate action, pollution control, and the circular economy
- Mining business, certifications and standards
- Sustainability and future proofing of businesses.
Categories
i. Panel discussions: Leading scholars who share their work and provide thought provoking ideas and directions for future research in standardization and business.
ii. Paper sessions: Offer scholars an opportunity to present their research and receive feedback from attendees.
iii. Case study sessions: Entrepreneurs, business leaders, NGOs and policy makers sharing their experiences.
iv. Networking sessions
Submission
Submit abstract (maximum of 250 words) for review before acceptance to: directorgeneral@saz.org.zw on or before February 20, 2026
Conference Fees
Conference Fees
A Conference only fee of USD 750.00 specially discounted for researchers and academia to be paid by 17 April 2026
