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From June 9 to 11, 2026, FGV-EAESP in São Paulo (SP) hosted ANPAD’s Divisional Events. The annual gathering brought together three of the organization’s leading academic divisions for three days of presentations, debates, and exchanges among researchers from across Brazil and abroad:
The event’s figures reflect its scale:
Throughout the event, researchers split their time among paper presentations, workshops, activities, and informal exchanges. In this shared community space, the collective spirit of the academic divisions was reaffirmed, strengthening the management research community.
11th ANPAD Strategic Management Conference – 3Es 2026
Promoted by the Brazilian Academy of Management – ANPAD and led by the Strategy Division (ESO), 3Es 2026 focused on the theme “Strategy in the Age of AI: Opportunities and Challenges.” The event examined how artificial intelligence is reshaping how companies compete, innovate, and make decisions, opening new research frontiers in strategy.
The keynote speaker, Daniel S. Andrews, an assistant professor at the J. Mack Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University (USA), delivered the address “Progress or Perish: Exploring the Nexus in Management Research.” Andrews, who earned his PhD from Florida International University in 2021, focuses his research on global strategy and the interactions between organizations and their institutional and competitive environments. He is the author of articles in journals such as the Strategic Management Journal, the Journal of International Business Studies, and the Academy of Management Review. He has received honors including the Alan M. Rugman Junior Scholar Award from the Academy of International Business.
The ESO Division’s awards were presented during the conference, recognizing winning papers in the categories of Best Paper, Best Paper Derived from a Doctoral Dissertation, Best Technology Paper, and Best Theoretical Essay, along with honors for Best Reviewers and Career Achievement. The full list of award and honorable mention recipients is available here: Awards and honorable mentions.
9th ANPAD Conference on Human Resources Management and Industrial Relations – EnGPR 2026
Promoted by ANPAD and organized by the Human Resources and Labor Relations Academic Division (GPR), EnGPR 2026 focused on the theme “Human Resource Management and Labor Relations in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Convergences and Tensions.”
The keynote speaker, Michelle Mielly, a professor at EM Lyon Business School (France), delivered the address “From Periphery to Premonition: Violence, Organization, and the Imperial Boomerang — What the Global South Reveals about the Future of Organizations.” An American anthropologist specializing in development and intercultural studies, Mielly has fieldwork experience in West Africa and Central America. Her research focuses on the relationships among identity, diversity, and community across organizational and cultural settings. Her academic path began with her doctoral dissertation, The Aesthetics of Necessity: Reconsidering Culture and Development in Contemporary Africa, which examined the postcolonial condition within a West African social movement organization based in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. That fieldwork laid the foundation for her later analysis of what she calls the “imperial boomerang effect,” a concept documented by thinkers such as Césaire, Arendt, and Foucault.
The GPR Division’s awards were also presented during the conference, in the categories of Best Paper, Best Paper Derived from a Doctoral Dissertation, Best Paper Derived from a Master’s Thesis, Young Researcher, Best Reviewer, and Career Achievement. The full list of award and honorable mention recipients is available here: Awards and honorable mentions.
9th ANPAD Management Information Systems Conference – EnATI 2026
Promoted by ANPAD and led by the Management Information Systems Division (ATI), EnATI 2026 focused on the theme “Information Technologies: Far Beyond Artificial Intelligence.” The event broadened the discussion of emerging technologies beyond AI, including the evaluation of their concrete outcomes at the individual, organizational, and societal levels, in light of contemporary challenges, including those outlined in the 2030 Agenda.
The keynote speaker, Héctor R. Ponce, professor of Information Systems at the University of Santiago, Chile, and scientific director of the university’s Interactive Technologies Laboratory (VirtuaLab), delivered the address “Audience Response Systems and Decision-Making: Evidence, Evolution, and Impact Beyond Artificial Intelligence.” A computer engineer with a PhD in Management Systems from the University of Lincoln (UK) and postdoctoral research at the University of California, Santa Barbara, Ponce has spent more than 25 years developing and researching interactive technologies, focusing on their impact in educational settings. He holds a patent for one of the technologies he developed, iSlides.
The ATI Division’s awards were presented at the conference in the categories of Best Paper, Innovative Paper, and Best Reviewer. The full list of award and honorable mention recipients is available here: Awards and honorable mentions.
Institutional Support 
The 2026 Divisional Events were supported by ANPAD’s partner institutions. FGV-EAESP, the host institution, provided its facilities for all three conferences. CAPES participated as an institutional supporter, continuing its longstanding partnership with ANPAD’s events.
For the first time, the Divisional Events also had gold sponsors: PUC-Rio – IAG (PUC-Rio Business School), ESPM – Master’s and Doctoral Programs, Mackenzie, FIA Business School, and Insper.
The support of these institutions reflected recognition of the academic community’s role and the impact of management research on society, strengthening connections among people, scientific output, and opportunities in the field.
ANPAD thanks all participants on this journey. We look forward to seeing you again in 2027!