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Call for Submissions: 2nd Annual Fisher AI in Business Conference | Oct 14–16, 2026 | Columbus, OH

  • 1.  Call for Submissions: 2nd Annual Fisher AI in Business Conference | Oct 14–16, 2026 | Columbus, OH

    Posted 20 days ago

    We invite submissions for the 2nd Annual Fisher AI in Business Conference, hosted by the Max M. Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University.

     

    Dates: October 14–16, 2026 | Columbus, OH

    Website: https://fisher.osu.edu/ai-in-business

    Submission Deadline: July 31, 2026 (rolling decisions through August 15)

     

    THEME: AI Innovation at Scale

     

    OVERVIEW

     

    This year's expanded 2.5-day program brings together academic researchers and business practitioners to examine how AI is reshaping industries, institutions, and the people within them.

     

    The conference runs across two overlapping tracks:

     

      Industry & Practitioner Track - Oct 14–15 (Wed–Thu)

      Academic Research Track - Oct 15–16 (Thu–Fri)

     

    Thursday serves as a shared bridge day, with sessions drawing from both tracks. Registration covers full access to all three days. Registration rates for industry, academic, and student attendees will be announced at https://fisher.osu.edu/ai-in-business.

     

    SUBMISSION TYPES

     

    Industry Track

     

      • Case Study Presentation: Real-world AI in business experience; 20–30 minutes with discussion

      • Panel Session: Moderated discussion with multiple perspectives on a shared topic; 45 minutes with audience Q&A. Panelists and moderator should be confirmed before submitting.

      • Other: Creative formats welcome; 20–30 or 45 minutes. Describe format and attendee takeaways in your submission.

     

    Academic Track

     

      • Research Presentations: Empirical, analytical, or theoretical papers

      • Poster Sessions

      • Best Ph.D. Student Paper Award ($1000) - full paper required, 32 pages max

      • Best Junior Faculty Paper Award ($1000) - full paper required, 32 pages max

     

    All submissions: up to 1,000 words (PDF)

     

    TOPICS OF INTEREST

     

    All AI-in-business topics are welcome. Areas of particular interest include:

     

      • Generative and agentic AI in business operations, supply chain, marketing, finance, accounting, and HR

      • Multi-agent systems: coordination, emergent behavior, and AI-to-AI interaction

      • Human-AI collaboration inside organizations

      • Enterprise AI adoption, change management, and organizational transformation

      • AI governance, explainability, accountability, and ethics

      • Legal, compliance, and risk implications of AI deployment

      • AI and competitive strategy, business model disruption, and firm performance

      • AI's impact on workers, labor markets, and reskilling

      • AI in healthcare, education, and other high-stakes domains

      • Benchmarking, evaluation, and ROI of AI systems

     

    CONFERENCE CO-CHAIRS

     

    Vince Castillo | Yuheng Hu | Hun Lee | Rakesh Mallipeddi | Yufeng Wu

    Fisher College of Business, The Ohio State University

     

    Questions: fisher-aib-conference@osu.edu

     

    We look forward to seeing you in Columbus this October.

     

     

    The Ohio State University - Fisher College of Business

    Hun Lee, PhD

    Associate Professor

    Fisher College of Business 

    Department of Management & Human Resources
    736 Fisher Hall, 2100 Neil Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210
    lee.7313@osu.edu / https://fisher.osu.edu/people/lee.7313

     

     

     



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