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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

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    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.

     

    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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