Conferences
Conferences are a strong way to learn about an industry, meet professionals, and build connections outside the classroom. They are especially useful for students who want exposure to employers, alumni, and current trends in a structured setting.
Prepare to make the most of these experiences by completing necessary pre-work:
- Review Conference, Expo & Career Fair Prep
- Schedule an appointment with one of career coaches to help you prepare to make the most out of this experience.
Please note that Kogod is able to provide funding (registration and transportation) for one opportunity per student, per academic year through the Educational Enhancement Fund. Review application deadlines and submit them on time!
| Conference | Typical Month | AY 25-26 Dates | Target Audience |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ascend National Convention | July | Jul 20-22, 2026 | Open to all professionals; 3+ days of premier programming plus networking opportunities |
| Grace Hopper Conference | October | Oct 27-30, 2026 | Open to all; interest in closing the gender gap in tech careers. |
| MBA Summit — ClimateCAP | April | Apr 17-18, 2026 | Students currently enrolled in any accredited MBA program |
| MBA Veterans Career Conference and Expo | October | Oct 8-9, 2026 | Military & Veteran MBAs |
| MBA World Summit | June | June 10-12, 2026 | MBA students |
| MBArk Conference | March | March 4-7, 2026 | MBA students |
| National Black MBA Conference & Career Expo | September | Sep 23-25, 2026 | Open to all MBAs; New generation of progressive MBA students |
| Prospanica Conference & Career Expo | October | Oct 6-9, 2026 | Open to all |
| Reaching Out MBA Conference | Fall | Oct 1-3, 2026 | Open to all MBAs |
| Consortium for Graduate Study in Management (CGSM) Orientation | May | May 5, 2026 | |
| Forté MBA Leadership Conference | June | June 26-27, 2026 |
| Conference | Typical Month | AY 25-26 Dates | Target Audience |
|---|---|---|---|
| AICPA & CIMA | Conferences | Various Events | Students interested in accounting industry | |
| Annual Meeting | American Accounting Association | August | Aug 1-5, 2026 | Students interested in accounting industry |
| Conferences for CPAs – A&A, Tax, Industry Specialization | May | May 4-5, 2026 | Students interested in CPA and tax. |
| Events | Insitute of Management Accountants | June | June 14, 2026 | Students interested in accounting industry |
| NABA – 2025 Convention & Expo – NABA INC. | June | June 3-6, 2025 | Open to all; connecting business leaders in accounting, finance business, and entrepreneurship. |
| NABA – Region Student Conference | Oct | Oct 17-19, 2025 | Open to all; connecting business leaders in accounting, finance business, and entrepreneurship. |
| AICPA ENGAGE 2026 | June | June 8-11, 2026 | |
| AICPA Not-for-Profit Industry Conference | June | June 15-17, 2026 | |
| FMA Finance Leaders Conference | March | March 5-6, 2026 | |
| Scaling New Heights (QuickBooks/Accounting Tech) | June | June 14-17, 2026 | |
| Xerocon Denver (Cloud Accounting) | Aug | Aug 19-20, 2026 |
| Conference | Typical Month | AY 25-26 Dates | Target Audience |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMA International Collegiate Conference | March/April | March 12-14, 2026 | We encourage and motivate all marketers and aspiring marketers of any level. |
| AMA Marketing and Public Policy Conference | May 16-18, 2026 | ||
| AMA Summer Conference | July 24-26, 2026 | ||
| AMA Virtual Conference Analytics & Measurement | Sep 26-28, 2026 – Virtual Conference | ||
| AMA Winter Conference | Feb 13-15, 2026 | ||
| INBOUND – HubSpot’s Marketing & Sales Conference | September | Sept 16-18, 2026 | Students interested in latest trends and tactics in marketing, sales, and AI. |
| MARKETING ANALYTICS SUMMIT | April | April 28-29, 2026 | Graduate and undergraduate students interested in marketing and analytics. |
| Sports Events Marketing Experience (SEME) | March | Mar 27-28, 2026 | Students interested in Marketing, Sports and Events. |
| Conference | Typical Month | AY 25-26 Dates | Target Audience |
|---|---|---|---|
| AESC Conferences | AESC | April | Apr 27-28, 2026 | For executive search and leadership consulting profession. Global Conference is usually in the USA Spring semester. |
| HR Analytics Summit | September | Sep 3, 2026 | Graduate and undergraduate students interested in Human Resources and analytics. |
| HR Technology Conference & Exposition | October | Oct 20-22, 2026 | Human Resources Executives |
| 2026 Annual Conference in the Americas | February | Feb 11-13, 2026 | |
| HR Leadership Summit: Spring 2026 | October | Oct 13, 2026 | |
| SHRM Annual Conference & Expo (SHRM26) | June | June 16-19, 2026 | |
| SHRM Talent Conference 2026 | April | April 19-22, 2026 | |
| Workhuman Live Orlando | April | April 27-30, 2026 | |
| WorldatWork Total Rewards Conference | April | April 19-22, 2026 |
| Conference | Typical Month | AY 25-26 Dates | Target Audience |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Retail Federation | January | January 11-13, 2026 | Students with an interest in Retail. |
| CommerceNext Growth Show | June | June 23-24, 2026 | |
| eTail Palm Springs (Retail / eCommerce) | Feb | Feb 22-25, 2027 | |
| NRF Foundation Student Program | Jan | Jan 7-10, 2027 | |
| RILA LINK Retail Supply Chain Conference | Feb | Feb 21-24, 2027 | |
| Shoptalk Fall | Sep-Oct | Sep 29- Oct 1, 2026 | |
| Shoptalk Spring | March | March 22-24, 2027 |
| Conference | Typical Month | AY 25-26 Dates | Target Audience |
|---|---|---|---|
| Splunk GovSummit | Sep | Sep 14-17, 2026 | |
| Education Summit | Salesforce US | New Dates to be announced soon |
| Conference | Typical Month | AY25-26 Dates | Target Audience |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allies in Energy: Houston Energy & Climate Week | September | Sep 13-18, 2026 | Allies in Energy is a nonprofit (501 c3) community of business leaders, investors, and philanthropists working in partnership to increase energy and climate literacy education and investments for an equitable transition. |
| ACLCA Conference | September | Sep 14-17, 2026 | Students interested in lifecycle assessment |
| American Society of Plumbing Engineers, Convention & Symposium | Oct/Sept | Oct 8-14, 2026 2026 Convention & Expo | Attracting thousands of plumbing engineers, designers, specifiers, and contractors with the largest plumbing products and systems tradeshow in the country, combined with unparalleled professional development seminars and networking opportunities |
| American Solar Energy Society | SOLAR 2025 | October | Oct 19-21, 2026 | |
| AASHE Conference & Expo | October | Oct 4-6, 2026 | Students interested in sustainability and higher education |
| Behavior, Energy & Climate Change Conference | November | Nov 2-5, 2025 | Share and disseminate best practices and research to encourage behavior change for energy and carbon reduction |
| Bloom – Trellis | June | June 23 – 25, 2026 | Business professionals advancing strategies to protect and regenerate nature |
| BuildingEnergy | NESEA | March | Mar 23-24, 2026 | |
| Build Reuse Conference | Nov | Nov 18-19, 2028 | Focused explicitly on reuse in the building material reuse environment |
| Citizens’ Climate Lobby Conference | July | July 26-28, 2026 | |
| CitiesAlive | November | Nov 11-13, 2026 | Groundbreaking policies, and innovative products and services within the green infrastructure industry |
| CLEANPOWER | ACP | June | June 1-4, 2026 | Unites policymakers, experts, and corporate leaders at this pivotal time of industry growth |
| Chicago Climate Tech Week | July | Jul 20-26, 2026 | Student interested in tech and climate |
| Circularity – Trellis | June | June 23-25, 2026 | Professionals advancing solutions for the circular economy |
| Climate Action + Energy – Quantum Days Canada | February | Feb 18 – 20, 2026 | Brings together industry, policy makers, and experts in supporting standards development to showcase opportunities for Canada’s leadership in clean, green and sustainable technologies |
| Climate Leadership Conference | March | March 19-20, 2026 | |
| Climate Week NYC | September | Sep 20-27, 2026 | For students interested in climate change |
| DISTRIBUTECH®: The leading T&D Event | March | March 1-4, 2027 | For students interested in tech, transport, and sustainability |
| 2026 Hot Water and Hot Air Forums | March | March 24 – 26, 2026 | |
| Engage for Good – Where Cause and Commerce Meet | April | April 21-24, 2026 | Premier corporate social impact event, bringing together business leaders, non-profit and corporate practitioners, and technical experts |
| GreenBiz – Trellis | February | Feb 23 – 25, 2027 | Influential voices in sustainability, and learn what’s next in decarbonization, disclosure, nature, supply chains, strategic communications, change management and more |
| GreenFin – Trellis | June | June 23-25, 2026 | Brings together sustainability, finance and investment professionals at leading banks, investors and corporations developing the strategies to mobilize capital across asset classes to fund critical climate solutions |
| Greenbuild International Conference and Expo | Oct | Oct 20-23, 2026 | |
| Global Pouch Forum by Packaging Strategies | June | May 27-29, 2026 | For students interested in sustainable packaging |
| International Food and Agribusiness Management Association (IFAMA) – Conferences | June | Jun 15-16, 2026 | For students interested in agribusiness. case comp and research paper options |
| National Clean Energy Week 26 | September | Sep 14-18, 2026 | |
| National Plastics Exhibition | May | May 3-7, 2027 | |
| National Renewable Energy Laboratory NREL Forum | May | May 5-7, 2027 | Climate tech and cleantech entrepreneurs, investors, and experts from industry and the public sector |
| Net Impact Events | Fall/Spring/Summer | Dates varies | |
| RE+ – Largest Clean Energy Event in North America | November | Nov 17-19, 2026 | Students interested in Solar Energy |
| Resource Recycling Conference | February | Feb 23-25, 2026 | |
| See Change Sessions | September | Sep 16-17, 2026 | |
| SOCAP Global | October | Oct 12-14, 2026 | |
| Solar & Storage Finance | September | Sep 15-16, 2026 | Students interested in Solar and Storage Projects with Capital |
| Sustainable Agriculture Summit | November | Nov 18-29, 2026 | |
| Sustainable Brands Conference | June | June 8-10, 2026 | |
| Sustainability LIVE | April | April 21-22, 2026 | |
| Sustainability in Packaging | March | Mar 10-12, 2026 | |
| Sustainable Investment Forum | April | April 1, 2026 | |
| Urban Land Institute Meeting | May and October | May 5-7 and Oct 26-29, 2026 | |
| VERGE – Trellis | October | Oct 28 – 30, 2025 | Professionals catalyzing transformative, profitable change through decarbonizing their operations and supply chains |
| World Water Week | August | Aug 23-27, 2026 |
| Conference | Typical Month | AY 25-26 Dates | Target Audience |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference | March | Mar 6 -7, 2026 | Business Analytics and Operations Research Students |
| Music Biz | May | May 11-14, 2026 | Students interested in Marketing, Music and Events. |
| SABR Convention – Society for American Baseball Research | July/August | July 29- Aug 2, 2026 | Students interested in analytics/data and sports |
| Sports Events Marketing Experience (SEME) | March | Mar 27-28, 2026 | Students interested in Marketing, Sports and Events. |
| Sports Industry and Networking Conference (SINC) | February | Feb 27-28, 2026 | Students interested in Entertainment in the sports field |
| CAA World Congress of Sports (Sports Business Journal) | April | April 14-16, 2026 | |
| National Sports Forum (NSF) | March | March 8-10, 2027 | |
| North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM) | May | May 26-29, 2026 | |
| SEAT Conference (Sports Entertainment & Technology) | June | June 28-30, 2026 | |
| SportsPro New York (Sports Media) | TBC | TBC for 2027 | |
| The Business of Soccer Conference | TBC | TBC for 2026/2027 |
| Conference | Typical Month | AY 25-26 Dates | Target Audience |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOMA Conference & Expo | June | June 27- June 30, 2026 | Students interested in sustainability and corporate real estate |
| Bloomberg Green Festival | September | Sep 22-23, 2026 | |
| CFA Institute Conferences | Varies | Students interested in a career in Finance and Accounting | |
| Institute of Business Forecasting | IBF.org | Varies | ||
| GreenFin | February | Feb 28-30, 2027 | Brings together sustainability, finance and investment professionals at leading banks, investors and corporations developing the strategies to mobilize capital across asset classes to fund critical climate solutions |
| Global Impact Investing Network – Impact Forum | October | Oct 7-9, 2025 | |
| REITworld: Annual Conference | November | Nov 16-19, 2026 | |
| Solar & Storage Finance | September | Sep 15-16, 2026 | Students interested in Solar and Storage Projects with Capital |
| Sustainable Investment Forum | June | June 24-26, 2026 | |
| StrictlyVC | TechCrunch | April | Apr 30, 2026 | |
| TechCrunch Disrupt | October | Oct 13- 15, 2026 | |
| Venture Capital & Private Equity Conference at Harvard | January | Jan 31, 2026 | |
| Venture| Connecting Founders & Funders | October | Oct 14-15, 2026 | For Students Interested in Connecting with Founders and Funders |
| DC Fintech Week | October | Oct 13-16, 2026 | Students interested in fintech, or related fields including topics like cryptocurrencies, AI, cybersecurity, and financial regulation |
| FinovateFall (Fintech Demos) | September | September 9-11, 2026 | |
| HFMA Annual Conference (Healthcare Finance) | June | June 7-10, 2026 | |
| iConnections Global Alts (Alternative Investments) | June | June 9-10, 2026 | |
| Milken Institute Future of Finance | March | March 3-4, 2026 | |
| Milken Institute Global Conference | May | May 3-6, 2026 | |
| MIT Sloan Investment Conference | TBC | TBC for 2027 | |
| Money20/20 USA (Fintech & Payments) | October | October 18-21, 2026 | |
| Morningstar Investment Conference | June | June 17-18, 2026 |
| Conference | Typical Month | AY 25-26 Dates | Target Audience |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Tech Week | July | July 14-16, 2026 | Open to all; Interested in tech |
| Black Hat USA | August | Aug 1-6, 2026 | Students interested in cybersecurity |
| CES – The Most Powerful Tech Event in the World | January | Jan 6-9, 2027 | Trade-only event for individuals 18 years of age or older and affiliated with the consumer technology industry. |
| Cisco Live | May/June | May 31-June 4, 2026 | |
| Cloud Next -Google | April | Apr 22–24, 2026 | Decision-makers, developers, and anyone passionate about an accessible, scalable, socially responsible cloud |
| DataConnect Conference | Hosted by Women in Analytics | October | Oct 29-30, 2026 | Content delivered by presenters at the forefront of analytics, data science, machine learning and AI. |
| Dreamforce | Sep | Sep 15-17, 2026 | Students interested in Salesforce |
| Gartner Data & Analytics Summit | March | Mar 8-10, 2027 | Students interested in Data, analytics and AI |
| INFORMS Analytics+ Conference | April | Apr 12-14, 2026 | Business Analytics and Operations Research Students |
| International Institute for Analytics – Events | Varies | Business Analytics and Operations Research Students | |
| Machine Learning Week | May | May 5-6, 2026 | |
| MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference | March | Mar 6 -7, 2026 | Business Analytics and Operations Research Students |
| MicroStrategy World | March | March 8-11, 2027 | For those wanting to dive into MicroStrategy and Bi |
| PASS Data Community Summit | November | Nov 10 – 11, 2026 | Over 1750 data professionals came together at PASS Summit 2024 to connect, share & learn |
| Power BI & Fabric Summit | February | Feb 23-27, 2026 | Let’s learn the best practices, new features, and lessons in Microsoft Fabric and Power BI world by attending a single conference that offers both topics |
| Power Platform Conference | Oct | Oct 27-29, 2026 | For Students that want to be inspired by Microsoft senior thought leaders, the product experts, and engineers behind the Power Platform |
| Future Alpha | March | Mar 31- April 1, 2026 | for those interested in quant investment landscape, asset allocation, risk management, and trade execution |
| Web Summit – Where the tech world meets | November | Nov 9-12, 2026 | Web Summit brings together 70,000+ people, and the companies redefining the tech industry. |
| Ai4 (Enterprise AI Conference) | August | Aug 4-6, 2026 | |
| AWS re:Invent | November | November 30 – December 4, 2026 | |
| Databricks Data + AI Summit | June | June 15-18, 2026 | |
| Disney Data & Analytics Conference (DDAC) | September | Sep 14-16, 2026 | |
| Microsoft Ignite | November | Nov 17-20, 2026 | |
| NVIDIA GTC AI Conference | March | Mar 16-19, 2026 | |
| Open Data Science Conference (ODSC) East | April | April 28-30, 2026 | |
| Snowflake Data Cloud Summit | June | June 1-4, 2026 | |
| Tableau Conference | May | May 5-7, 2026 |
| Conference | Typical Month | AY 25-26 Dates | Target Audience |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASCM CONNECT: North America | September | Sep 29-30, 2026 | For students interested in supply chain |
| DISTRIBUTECH®: The leading T&D Event | Feb | Feb 2-5, 2026 | For students interested in tech, transport, and sustainability |
| EDGE Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition Registration (cscmpedge.org) | October | Oct 4-7, 2026 | For students interested in supply chain |
| Gartner Supply Chain Symposium/Xpo™ | May | May 4-6, 2026 | For students interested in supply chain |
| Supply Chain USA Reuters Events | June | June 23-24, 2026 | |
| Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting | January | January 11–15, 2026 | For Students interested in all transportation modes, with sessions and workshops addressing topics of interest to policy makers, administrators, practitioners, researchers, and representatives of government, industry, and academic institutions |
| VERGE – Trellis | June | June 23 – 25, 2026 | Professionals catalyzing transformative, profitable change through decarbonizing their operations and supply chains |
| CSCMP EDGE Supply Chain Conference 2026 | June | June 9-11, 2026 | |
| Home Delivery World USA | May | May 20-21, 2026 | |
| Manifest Vegas (Supply Chain & Logistics Innovation) | February | Feb 8-10, 2027 | |
| MODEX (Manufacturing & Supply Chain) | April | April 13-16, 2026 | |
| RILA LINK Retail Supply Chain Conference | February | Feb 21-24, 2027 | |
| WERC Annual Conference (Warehousing & Distribution) | May | May 17-20, 2026 |
| Conference | Typical Month | AY 25-26 Dates | Target Audience |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Hospitality Show| AHLA | November | Nov 19, 2024 | |
| Hospitality Industry Tech Expo & Conference | June | Jun 15-18, 2026 | |
| American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) Annual Conference | April | April 16-17, 2026 | |
| International Hotel Investment Forum (IHIF) | May-June | May 31-June 2, 2026 | |
| National Restaurant Association Show | May | May 16-19, 2026 | |
| Skift Global Forum (Travel & Hospitality Innovation) | June | June 3, 2026 |
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| Competition | Typical Month | AY24-25 | Deadline | Target Audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upcoming Shows and Events — People Analytics & Future of Work | Depends on which competition/case | Depends on which competition/case | Depends on which competition/case | Undergrad and grad students |
| Oracle Events Search | Monthly | All Year Round | ASAP | Students interested in operations |
| Events Overview – Salesforce.com | Monthly in different states | All Year Round | ASAP | Students interested in technology |
| Cloud Events, Webinars and Conferences – AWS | Depends on location | Depends on location | Depends on location | Students interested innovation |
| Gartner | Top Global IT, Tech and Business Conferences | Depends on location | Depends on location | Depends on location | Students interested in different business sectors |
| Small Business Expo | Business Conference & Networking Event | April | April 8th, 2026 | Students interested in networking and entrepreneurship | |
| Upcoming Events | Sustainable Brands | June | June 8th-11th, 2026 | Students interested in sustainability | |
| Events – Sustainable Packaging Coalition | April | April 21st- 23rd, 2026 | Students interested in sustainability | |
| Events | Association of Energy Services Professionals | Monthly in different states | Depends on event | Depends on event | Students interested in sustainability |
| INFORMS Conference Calendar – INFORMS | April | April 12th-14th 2026 | ASAP | Students interested in innovation and sustainability |
| Microsoft Events | Depends on location and Event | Depends on location and Event | Depends on location and Event | Students interested in technology and innovation |
| HubSpot | Depends on location and Event | Depends on location and Event | Depends on location and Event | Students interested in technology and analytics |
| The Conference Board – Upcoming Events | Depends on location and Event | Depends on location and Event | Depends on location and Event | Students interested in business |
| Black Hat | Upcoming Events | Depends on location and Event | August 1st-6th, 2026 | Students interested in technology and analytics | |
| Events – Cascale | December | March 30th-April 1st | Depends on Event | Students interested supply chain |
| Events | Sustainable Business Network and Consultancy | BSR | Depends on Event | Depends on Event | Depends on Event | Students interested in sustainability |
| Events | ACEEE | Depends on location and Event | March 24th-26th, 2026 Aug 2nd-7th, 2026 Jan 13, 2027 | Depends on Event | Students interested in sustainability |