Vol. IX · Boulder Edition

Two days of Strategy Science in the Rocky Mountains.

Dates
May 28 – 30, 2026Doctoral Workshop Thu May 28; Main Conference Fri May 29 & Sat May 30.
Place
Leeds School of Business, CU BoulderKoelbel Building · 995 Regent Drive · Boulder, CO 80309
Program
20 thematic sessions · 90 papers · 2 plenariesAcross four parallel rooms in the Koelbel and Engineering buildings.
9th
Annual edition

Following IESE Barcelona in 2025, the conference returns to North America.

90
Accepted papers

Reviewed and selected by our 19-member scientific committee.

20
Thematic sessions

Five sessions × four parallel rooms.

5,430 ft
Mile-high thinking

Bring layers and water; the foothills meet the plains in late May.

The Program

Two days, at a glance.

Thursday · May 28Doctoral Workshop · KOBL 352

8:00 AM9:00 AMBreakfast & RegistrationKOBL 352 area
9:00 AM9:15 AM
Welcome & Introduction
Hosts Tony Tong (CU Boulder) · Todd Zenger (Utah) · Aseem Kaul (Minnesota) · Mahka Moeen (Wisconsin)
KOBL 352
9:15 AM10:15 AMPlenary 1 · PhD EssentialsKOBL 352
10:30 AM11:30 AMRoundtable 1Discussion rooms
11:45 AM1:00 PMLunchKOBL 352 area
1:00 PM2:00 PMPlenary 2 · Path to PublicationsKOBL 352
2:15 PM3:15 PMRoundtable 2Discussion rooms
3:45 PM4:45 PMPlenary 3 · Student to ScholarKOBL 352
6:00 PM8:00 PMWelcome ReceptionCU Koenig Alumni Center

Friday · May 29Day 1 · Sessions 1–3

8:00 AM9:30 AMBreakfast & RegistrationKOBL 352 area
9:00 AM9:30 AM
Welcome & Introduction
Hosts Vijay Khatri (Dean, Leeds School of Business) · Tony Tong (CU Boulder) · Todd Zenger (Utah)
ECCS 201
9:30 AM11:00 AMSession 1Rooms A – D
11:00 AM11:30 AMCoffee BreakKOBL 352 area
11:30 AM12:30 PM
Plenary 1 · Future of the Profession
ModeratorJanet Bercovitz (CU Boulder)
PanelistsRuss Coff (Wisconsin) · Kathleen Eisenhardt (Stanford) · Jackson Nickerson (WashU St. Louis) · Whitney Zimmerman (McKinsey & Company)
ECCS 201
12:45 PM1:45 PMLunchKOBL 352 area
2:00 PM3:30 PMSession 2Rooms A – D
3:30 PM4:00 PMCoffee BreakKOBL 352 area
4:00 PM5:30 PMSession 3Rooms A – D
6:30 PM7:00 PMBuses departLimelight Hotel
7:00 PM9:30 PMReception & DinnerChautauqua Dining Hall
9:00 PM9:30 PMBuses departChautauqua Dining Hall

Saturday · May 30Day 2 · Sessions 4–5

8:00 AM9:00 AMBreakfastKOBL 352 area
9:00 AM10:30 AMSession 4Rooms A – D
10:30 AM11:00 AMCoffee BreakKOBL 352 area
11:00 AM12:30 PMSession 5Rooms A – D
12:30 PM1:30 PMBoxed LunchKOBL 352 area
1:30 PM2:30 PM
Plenary 2 · Is Corporate Sustainability Sustainable?
ModeratorAseem Kaul (Minnesota)
PanelistsJay Barney (Utah) · Jiao Luo (Minnesota) · Metin Sengul (UT Austin) · Jeff York (CU Boulder) · SJ Maxted (Deloitte)
ECCS 201
2:30 PM3:00 PMBusiness Meeting (open to everyone)ECCS 201
3:00 PMConference Ends
Schedule · 5 sessions × 4 parallel rooms

Twenty sessions. Ninety papers.

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Plenary sessions

Two conversations that frame the program.

Plenary 1 · ECCS 201

Future of the Profession

Friday May 29 · 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Moderator
Janet Bercovitz University of Colorado
Panelists
Russ Coff University of Wisconsin
Kathleen Eisenhardt Stanford University
Jackson Nickerson Washington University in St. Louis
Whitney Zimmerman McKinsey & Company
Plenary 2 · ECCS 201

Is Corporate Sustainability Sustainable?

Saturday May 30 · 1:30 – 2:30 PM
Moderator
Aseem Kaul University of Minnesota
Panelists
Jay Barney University of Utah
Jiao Luo University of Minnesota
Metin Sengul University of Texas at Austin
Jeff York University of Colorado
SJ Maxted Deloitte
Welcome

From the
local committee.

Strategy Science has, in just under a decade, established itself as an essential voice in our field – an outlet for innovative work that takes seriously the central questions of strategy.

This year's program reflects that ambition. Across two days you will see ninety papers organized around twenty themes that span what strategy scholars are working on right now: how AI is reshaping foresight and evaluation, what platforms do to competition, why human capital and place still matter, and where the boundary between the firm and the public sits today.

We hope you feel inspired and have a wonderful time in Boulder.

Janet Bercovitz · Tony Tong · Jeff York
Local Organizing Committee
Hosted & supported by
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