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INTEREST CATEGORY: SELLING AND SALES MAN
POSTING TYPE: Calls: Conferences

Posted by: Johannes Habel

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2025 Thought Leadership on the Sales Profession Conference

Mark your calendar for the upcoming 2025 Thought Leadership on the Sales Profession conference hosted by the Morrison Center for Marketing and Data Analytics at Anderson School of Management UCLA. This exclusive invite-only event will take place on the beautiful UCLA campus from June 17-18, 2025.

We are excited to bring together top C-suite sales leaders and the world’s thought-leading academics to advance cutting-edge research and practice in the sales profession.

In previous years, conferences hosted at institutions such as Harvard, Columbia, HEC-Paris, Stanford, and UVA Darden have seen participation from prominent editors and contributors to major journals and business reviews.

The 2025 conference will continue this tradition of excellence. We invite you to prepare your most impactful research and insights on professional selling and sales management. Detailed calls for papers, including submission guidelines and themes, will be shared in the coming weeks.

Key Information:

• Conference Dates: June 17-18, 2025
• Location: University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)
• Host: Morrison Center for Marketing and Data Analytics at Anderson School of Management UCLA

The event will offer a platform for presenting rigorous research aimed at advancing the practice of sales. More details on submitting your proposals and the specific topics of interest for this year’s conference will follow soon.

Please stay tuned for further information on how you can contribute to and benefit from this unique gathering. We look forward to your participation in fostering the next wave of innovation in the sales profession.

Keep an eye on your inbox for our detailed call for papers and submission instructions, which will help you prepare to share your insights and research findings.

We look forward to seeing you next June!

Sincerely,

Co-chairs

Michael Ahearne
Professor and C.T. Bauer Chair in Marketing
Research Director, Sales Excellence Institute
Department of Marketing and Entrepreneurship
C.T. Bauer College of Business
University of Houston

Johannes Habel
Associate Professor of Marketing
Sales Excellence Institute
Department of Marketing and Entrepreneurship
C.T. Bauer College of Business
University of Houston

Thomas J. Steenburgh
Ralph Owen Dean and Professor of Marketing
Owen Graduate School of Management
Vanderbilt University

Coordinators

Randolph Bucklin
Professor Emeritus Marketing
Anderson School of Management
University of California Los Angeles

Andres Terech
Adjunct Professor of Marketing
Faculty Director, Morrison Center for Marketing and Data Analytics
Anderson School of Management
University of California Los Angeles