Education & Training

2026 AMA Winter Academic Conference

As the AMA’s first conference outside the U.S., Bridging at the Frontiers highlights marketing’s unique role in connecting diverse ideas, geographies and priorities while exploring the boundaries of innovation and practice. The 2026 theme emphasizes bridging divides—local and global, technological and human, ideological and practical—while advancing what mar…

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32Speakers
5Sponsors
6Exhibitors
10On the bill · sessions
38Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at 2026, in alphabetical order.
Ahir Gopaldas
Fordham University
Ajay Kohli
Georgia Tech
Anita Rao
Georgetown University
Ayelet Gneezy
University of California, San Diego
Barak Libai
Reichman University
Bennie F. Johnson
CEO · AMA
Christian Hildebrand
University of St. Gallen
Christine Moorman
Duke University
Diogo Hildebrand
Baruch College, CUNY
Ela Veresiu
York University
Elea Feit
Ohio State University
Gita Johar
Columbia University
Grant Donnelly
Ohio State University
Gui Liberali
Erasmus University Rotterdam
Hope Jensen Schau
University of California, Irvine
Jagdish Sheth
Founder · Sheth Foundation
Jan Heide
University of Wisconsin-Madison
John Lynch
University of Colorado
Kelly Haws
Vanderbilt University
Kelly Hewett
Colorado State University
K. Sudhir
Yale University
Leonard Lee
National University of Singapore
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Sponsors

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
StukentPlatinum
Novela Strategic Marketing SimulationsSilver
EBSCOAwards Luncheon Sponsor
Marketplace SimulationsRoom Sponsor
SAGE PublishingPoster Reception Sponsor
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Agenda

Selected from 10 sessions on the bill.
  • Friday, June 12, 7:30 am - 8:15 am

    Breakfast

  • Friday, June 12, 8:30 am - 9:30 am

    Opening Plenary and Sessions: Why Be a Marketing Academic? Past, Present, and Future of Marketing Scholarship

    Plenary (P1)
  • Friday, June 12, 9:45 am - 10:45 am

    Concurrent Sessions 1: Aligning Research Methods with Research Questions

    Emphasizes methodological fit, epistemological alignment, and choosing methods that best serve theoretical contributions.

    Research Methodology
  • Friday, June 12, 9:45 am - 10:45 am

    Concurrent Sessions 1: Big Data, Analytics, and Computational Methods in Research

    Addresses large-scale datasets, machine learning, digital trace data, and methodological challenges of big data.

    Research Methodology
  • Friday, June 12, 9:45 am - 10:45 am

    Concurrent Sessions 1: Designing Experiments for External Validity and Real-World Impact

    Focuses on field experiments, representative samples, replication, and bridging lab findings with real-world contexts.

    Research Methodology
  • Friday, June 12, 9:45 am - 10:45 am

    Concurrent Sessions 1: Methodological Innovation and Emerging Research Tools

    Covers novel designs, AI-assisted methods, computational techniques, and new ways of generating and analyzing data.

    Research Methodology
  • Friday, June 12, 9:45 am - 10:45 am

    Concurrent Sessions 1: The Augmented Theorist: Qualitative Data Analysis, Organic Theory Development, and Cultural Marketing Research in the Time of Artificial Intelligence

    Centers on ethnography, interviews, discourse analysis, and theory-building through qualitative inquiry, including CCT.

    Research Methodology
  • Friday, June 12, 9:45 am - 10:45 am

    Concurrent Sessions 1: The Next Frontier in B2B Marketing Research: New Questions, New Data, New Partnerships

    Sheds light on new phenomena shaping B2B markets, as well as how researchers can access data, collaborate with firms, and develop theory that captures the complexity of organizatio…

    Research Methodology
  • Thursday, June 11, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

    Consortium Registration

Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

An audience of 38 companies, parsed from the program.

38 companies in attendance.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page — cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
0All threespeak · spons · exh
5Sponsoringsponsor only
6Exhibitingexhibitor only
27Companies Speakingspeaker only
Speakers by seniority

6% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite13%
  • Founder / Owner13%
  • Other roles3094%

Of 32 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
  1. 01EBSCOSp·A
  2. 02Fordham University3V
  3. 03Marketplace SimulationsSp·R
  4. 04Novela Strategic Marketing SimulationsSp·S
  5. 05SAGE PublishingSp·P
  6. 06StukentSp·P
  7. 07CesimEx
  8. 08Digital Marketing InstituteEx
  9. 09ElsevierEx
  10. 10Emerald PublishingEx
  11. 11Interpretive SimulationsEx
  12. 12Ohio State University2V
  13. 13StratXEx
  14. 14University of California, Irvine2V
Sponsors by tier
platinum1
20% of 5
silver1
20% of 5
awards luncheon sponsor1
20% of 5
poster reception sponsor1
20% of 5
room sponsor1
20% of 5