About the Conference

The International Quality Conference 2026 is an international meeting point for leaders, quality professionals, policymakers, academics, researchers, and practitioners committed to strengthening the relationship between quality and performance.

Hosted in Cairo by the Productivity & Quality Institute at the Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport, IQC 2026 connects international knowledge with the operating realities of organizations across Egypt, the Arab region, Africa, and the wider Global South.

The conference seeks to move quality beyond documentation, certification, and compliance towards its role in creating value, improving productivity, managing risk, supporting innovation, strengthening trust, and enhancing competitiveness.

Why This Conference?

Many organizations have quality systems, certificates, and audit processes in place, yet these do not always translate into stronger performance.

At the same time, organizations face increasing pressure from tighter margins, rising customer expectations, complex supply chains, evolving regulatory requirements, and rapidly developing technologies.

IQC 2026 brings together policymakers, organizational leaders, operational professionals, academics, and quality practitioners around one practical question:

What does quality have to do differently to power performance?