2025 Annual Conference

  EDI: Looking Beyond the Figures

Multidisciplinary conference followed by a collective publication organized by the Chaire de coopération Desjardins-Guy Bernier, in collaboration with the Centre of Excellence in Accounting and Reporting for Co-operatives (CEARC) and CIRIEC-Canada.

The Chaire de coopération Desjardins-Guy Bernier, in collaboration with the Centre of Excellence in Accounting and Reporting for Co-operatives (CEARC) and CIRIEC-Canada, is pleased to announce its third annual conference with the theme “EDI: Looking Beyond the Figures”.

Equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) is a cross-cutting issue in research in many disciplines. From quantifying, evaluating and measuring impacts, to studying causes and consequences, to the human aspect of EDI and the influence of new technological trends, EDI has never ceased to attract attention around the world, particularly in the current geopolitical context. This context, characterized by several uncertainties, can represent a threat or an opportunity for researchers, organizations and society in terms of EDI.

The Chair’s third annual conference is an opportunity to discuss this topical issue, considering EDI as a cross-cutting theme linking different disciplines in management science and elsewhere.

Please note that the conference is bilingual and that the event is free for doctoral students.

Important dates

  • Registrations now open
  • Conference dates: November 20 and 21, 2025

The co-organisers

  • Hanen Khemakhem, ESG UQAM.
  • Fiona Duguid, Saint Mary’s University
  • Daphne Rixon, Saint Mary’s University
  • Élizabeth Duboc, CIRIEC-Canada

The scientific committee

Affes Houda, TÉLUQ
Daphne Rixon, Saint Mary’s University
Fiona Duguid, Saint Mary’s University
Hanen Khemakhem, ESG UQAM.
Mélissa Fortin, ESG UQAM.
Michel Sayumwe, ESG UQAM
Michel Séguin, ESG UQAM.
Miguel Rojas, Université de Moncton
Myriam Michaud, TÉLUQ.
Paulina Arroyo Prado, ESG UQAM.
Saoussen Boujelben, ESCT.

Contact us:

For any questions, please contact us at chaire.coop@uqam.ca