AI is in the driver’s seat to change economic relations. The aim of the interdisciplinary conference is to analyse and evaluate the economic drivers and consequences of the diffusion of AI for companies, users, and society. The conference offers various tracks and opportunities for exchange and discussion. Accepted, presented, and revised contributions will be published in the conference proceedings.

The previous EPEAI conferences took place at the University of Applied Sciences (HRW) in Mülheim an der Ruhr (HRW), Germany, in March 2023 and the Johannesburg Business School, Johannesburg, South Africa in September 2024. Researchers from Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, UK, the USA and other countries participated in the conferences. They appreciated the broad range of panels covering various perspectives on business and economics. The 2023 conference proceedings were published by De Gruyter (https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110790320). More information on the EPEAI: https://epe.ai.

Submissions can be made for theoretical or empirical contributions to the following tracks:

New and experimental Developments in AI
(AI-driven) Entrepreneurship and AI-driven Business Models and Strategies.
AI in Business Administration and Processes, e.g., Finance, Accounting, Controlling, Human Resources, Marketing, Production, Supply Chain Management, Quality and Sustainability Management.
GenAI, explainable AI and Decision-making; Risk and Opportunities of AI-Agents.
Ethics, Regulation and Policy of AI.
Digital Transformation of Skills and Jobs.
Infrastructure, Energy and Finance supply and AI Competitiveness.
Micro- and Macroeconomic framework: Competition, Productivity and Markets.
If you have questions about submitting contributions or are not sure whether your topic fits, please contact us at epeai2026@salford.ac.uk or info@epe.ai. We are more than happy to help you.

Additionally, we will invite young researchers for a poster presentation. Details will be published on the website https://epe.ai.

Abstracts can be submitted via submission@epe.ai until 31 December 2025. Please provide the following information:

Contribution title
An abstract of 300 to 500 words, including a short description of methodology
Name and e-mail addresses (and affiliation) of all authors involved
Placement in one of the tracks mentioned
Please note that only abstracts of papers that have not yet been published and are not about to be published prior to the conference can be accepted.

After submission of the abstract, feedback from the scientific committee will be provided no later than 30 January 2026.

If the initial contribution is not accepted, the authors will be given a two-week deadline to improve the abstract. If accepted, the full paper can be presented at the conference.

Authors are expected to act as a discussant for another paper.

Each author or each team of authors will be given up to 20 minutes for their presentation during the conference. After that, a discussant will provide feedback on the paper, followed by a discussion with the audience. Additionally, there will be a poster session.

Presented Papers should be updated after the conference and we will publish selected papers in the conference proceedings, a positive editor’s feedback provided. Please note that the revised paper must be submitted by 31 July 2026. A Template and a style guide will be provided in advance.