2026 AMA Summer Academic Conference Comes to Denver
CHICAGO, IL / AGILITYPR.NEWS / July 16, 2026 / 2026 AMA Summer Academic Conference Comes to Denver
AMA’s 2026 Summer Academic Conference will Focus on Amplifying Scholarship, Teaching, and Organizational Leadership
Join us July 24-26, 2026 in Denver, Colorado
Chicago, IL— The American Marketing Association (AMA) will host the 2026 Summer Academic Conference on July 24-26 in Denver, Colorado. The 2026 conference theme—Amplifying Scholarship, Teaching, and Organizational Leadership. The 2026 Summer Academic Conference recognizes that professional growth happens across multiple dimensions, and every stage of the academic journey matters.
The 2026 conference brings together marketing doctoral students, clinical faculty, experienced professors, and marketing professionals to navigate the evolving academic landscape. Attendees will collaborate through curated workshops, panels, and research presentations designed to fuel careers and build networks at every stage of their academic and professional journeys.
2026 Topics
- Analyzing how AI is changing marketing theory, classroom dynamics, and consumer behavior.
- Examining how marketing systems and corporate social responsibility intersect with global challenges like climate change, sustainability, and equity.
- Equipping early-career scholars and doctoral students with strategies for navigating the tenure process, job market readiness, and institutional leadership.
Dates and Location
- July 20, 2026 - Virtual; July 24 - 26, 2026 - In-person
- Hilton Denver City Center - 1701 California St., Denver, CO 80202
- To secure your conference pass and book accommodations, visit the AMA event page.
Session Highlights
The AMA will host several enriching sessions:
- Meet the AMA Legends: A dynamic session offering attendees access to some of the field’s most distinguished scholars.
- Teaching AI with AI: Hands on session focusing on prompt engineering, classroom guardrails, and turning artificial intelligence into practical assignments.
- Scholarly Impact – From Idea to Contribution: A developmental workshop tailored for early-career scholars.
Agenda and full list of speakers is available here.
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About Us
About the American Marketing Association (AMA)
As the leading global professional marketing association, the AMA is the essential community for marketers. From students and practitioners to executives and academics, we aim to elevate the profession, deepen knowledge, and make a lasting impact. The AMA is home to five premier scholarly journals including: Journal of Marketing, Journal of Marketing Research, Journal of Public Policy and Marketing, Journal of International Marketing, and Journal of Interactive Marketing. Our industry-leading training events and conferences define future forward practices, while our professional development and PCM® professional certification advance knowledge. With almost 70 chapters and a presence on 350 college campuses across North America, the AMA fosters a vibrant community of marketers.
The association's philanthropic arm, the AMA’s Foundation, is inspiring a more diverse industry and ensuring marketing research impacts public good. The AMA Foundation strengthens and elevates the marketing profession by advancing knowledge, building a global community of marketing leaders, and supporting marketing initiatives that drive innovation and societal impact.
AMA views marketing as the activity, set of institutions, and processes for creating, communicating, delivering, and exchanging offerings that have value for customers, clients, partners, and society at large. You can learn more about AMA’s learning programs and certifications, conferences and events, and scholarly journals at AMA.org.
Contacts
Amy Gwiazdowski
VP, Communications
agwiazdowski@ama.org130 E. Randolph St., 22nd Floor, Chicago, IL 60601
Phone: 312-542-9076
https://www.ama.org/