This will be a hybrid conference (virtual and face-to-face) held on October 21, 2026, and the excursion will be organized on October 22 to a mine in the North of Vietnam. The conference is under the auspices of the Society of Mining Professors and the International Social Security Association – Prevention in Mining.

The Organizing Committee of the 8^th EMMA+ is honored to invite scholars, researchers, practitioners, and students to participate and contribute your valuable insights and expertise to this remarkable event. We do hope that the 8^th EMMA+ will serve as a platform for the exchange of ideas, scholarly discussions, and networking opportunities for all participants from Vietnam and other countries in the field of economic management in mineral activities.

Main themes of the 8^th EMMA+ are as follows:

1. Organizational structure management in the mining industry

2. Financial management in the mining industry

3. Human resource management and capacity building in the mining industry

4. Mining policies and strategy of the mining industry

5. Sustainable development in the mining industry

6. VISION ZERO – safety, health, and well-being in the mining industry

7. Energy transition and climate change adaptation

8. Social license to operate

9. Digital transformation in management activities

10. Green economy and circular economy

11. Logistics and supply chain of the mining industry

12. Miscellaneous

We welcome all scholars and industrial representatives in these disciplines to contribute tothe conference by their keynote speeches, peer reviewing, peer-reviewed papers, interesting presentations, and informative posters.

Key dates of the conference:

Paper manuscripts should be prepared in English. All submissions are subject to a blind peer review process. Only accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings with an ISBN index and considered for oral presentation. Qualified papers will have the opportunity to be selected for publication in the Journal of Indonesian Economy and Business or Gadjah Mada International Journal of Business (indexed in Scopus). Posters are the other alternative to oral presentations.

Authors are kindly reminded to follow the requirements for the conference manuscripts:

- Being original work that has never been submitted for publication elsewhere;

More information is available on our website: ebm.humg.edu.vn/conference Conference fee:

- International participant: US$100

- International student: US$50

- Vietnamese participant: VND 1,000,000

For other inquiries about the conference or sponsorship opportunities, please contact our Secretariat at emma@humg.edu.vn or nguyenthihoainga@humg.edu.vn