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From September 23 to 25, 2026, the University of Fortaleza (UNIFOR) in Fortaleza (CE) will host the 50th ANPAD Meeting (EnANPAD 2026). In a historic edition, Brazil’s leading scientific event in the field of Management marks the 50th anniversary of the Brazilian Academy of Management – ANPAD and invites the academic community to reflect on the challenges and opportunities that will shape research in management, accounting, and related fields in the coming years.
Held in person, the event will bring together researchers, faculty, master’s and doctoral students, and practitioners interested in scientific debates, research presentations, keynote lectures from international speakers, paper-development workshops, and activities to strengthen national and international academic output.
Registration open for event participation
Paper submissions for EnANPAD 2026 have already closed. However, registration for participation remains open until September 9, 2026.
The event offers an opportunity to attend lectures by internationally renowned researchers and presentations of scientific papers, participate in training and academic development activities, expand professional networks, and experience one of the largest scientific gatherings in the field of management in the country.
Central Theme – ANPAD’s 50th Anniversary: Rethinking, reinventing, and reimagining the management, accounting, and related sciences — A manifesto for the next 50 years of management research in Brazil 
Celebrating this milestone is not merely about commemorating a successful trajectory. It is about collectively taking responsibility for deciding what kind of science we want to produce going forward. EnANPAD 2026 marks a turning point: a moment for critical reflection, the confrontation of ideas, and the reinvention of the agendas that guide research in management, accounting, and related fields in Brazil.
Over five decades, ANPAD has played a decisive role in consolidating stricto sensu graduate education, training researchers, and building the country’s largest and most prominent academic space in the field. EnANPAD has been – and remains – the place where theories were introduced, methods were contested, traditions were established, and, at times, challenged. This history is neither linear nor consensual. It comprises debates, tensions, and choices that have shaped the field as we know it today.
However, the present requires more than a look back at the past. We are living through a moment when management research faces multiple crises: social, environmental, institutional, and epistemological. The pressure for impact, relevance, and social responsibility coexists with rigid evaluation systems, standardized metrics, and incentives that do not always favor innovation, pluralism, or intellectual risk-taking. In light of this, it is inevitable to ask: which problems are we prioritizing? Which forms of knowledge are we legitimizing? Which futures are we helping to develop?
EnANPAD 2026 is committed to placing these questions at the center of the debate. This is not simply about following trends, but about contesting agendas: rethinking theories that no longer capture contemporary complexity; reinventing methods for investigating organizational, social, and managerial phenomena in contexts marked by inequality, digital transformation, and climate crises; and reimagining the role of management research as a scientific, formative, and socially engaged practice.
This manifesto calls on the ANPAD community, senior researchers, early-career faculty, and master’s and doctoral students to treat EnANPAD not only as a meeting place but also as a space for provocation. A space that values theoretical plurality, methodological rigor, and intellectual experimentation. A space that encourages dialogue among qualitative, quantitative, experimental, computational, and critical approaches and recognizes the field’s strength in the diversity of its perspectives and its capacity to sustain substantive debate.
More than an academic event, EnANPAD 2026 will be a moment of gathering, celebration, and collective affirmation. A space to honor career paths, renew commitments, and strengthen bonds among senior researchers, early-career faculty, and graduate students. A space for community, friendship, listening, and joint construction, because science is also built through the relationships we cultivate over time.
As ANPAD celebrates its 50th anniversary, it reaffirms its role as the central reference point for management research in Brazil and invites its community to imagine and build the next chapters of this history. The future of the field is not predetermined. It will be shaped by the choices we make now about what to research, how to research it, and with whom.
Keynote speakers from the Academic Divisions 
EnANPAD 2026 will feature researchers invited by ANPAD’s Academic Divisions, bringing contributions from a range of fields of knowledge.
Confirmed keynote speakers include:
For more information about the invited speakers, click here
Paper Development Workshops expand opportunities for academic growth
The scientific program begins before EnANPAD’s official opening. From September 22 to 25, several Paper Development Workshops (PDWs) will be held, offering participants the opportunity to receive expert guidance from editors and experienced researchers.
AOM Paper Development Workshop
Date: September 22, 2026
Location: University of Fortaleza (UNIFOR)
Format: In-person
Submission deadline: July 10, 2026
Held in partnership with the Academy of Management (AOM), the workshop will bring together representatives from four leading international journals:
Participants will have the opportunity to meet members of the editorial teams and take part in plenary sessions and discussion groups focused on understanding the publication processes for these journals.
HRMJ PDW at EnANPAD 2026: New Vistas for Human Resource Management Research in the Global South
Date: September 22, 2026
Location: University of Fortaleza (UNIFOR)
Submission deadline: July 10, 2026
Organized by Martyna Śliwa (University of Bath) and Amon Barros (FGV EAESP), the workshop is linked to a special issue of the Human Resource Management Journal (HRMJ) titled “New Vistas for Human Resource Management Research in the Global South.”
The activity aims to foster new perspectives on Human Resource Management research grounded in the contexts and challenges of the Global South.
Journal of Business Ethics (JBE) Paper Development Workshop
Date: September 22, 2026
Location: University of Fortaleza (UNIFOR)
Submission deadline: August 3, 2026
This workshop aims to support Brazilian and Latin American researchers in transforming early-stage ideas into rigorous research projects and manuscripts aligned with scholarly output in business ethics.
The activity will provide structured guidance and feedback from JBE editors and senior researchers in the field. The initiative seeks to build publication capacity, expand regional networks, and encourage participation by researchers from Latin America and the Global South in the international business ethics research community.
RAC & BAR PDW
Theme: Methodological Rigor and Open Science: The DNA of ANPAD’s Journals
Date: September 23, 2026
Submission deadline: July 10, 2026
Promoted by ANPAD’s scientific journals, this workshop aims to diagnose manuscripts and prepare authors to meet the editorial standards and scope of BAR and RAC.
Participation in the PDWs
Participation in the PDWs is free of charge. However, all participants must register for EnANPAD 2026 to take part in these activities.
Full calls for papers, schedules, participation criteria, and additional information are available on the event website: PDWs at EnANPAD 2026.
One-on-One Mentoring Sessions with Academy of Management editors
One of the new features of EnANPAD 2026 will be one-on-one mentoring sessions with editors from the Academy of Management.
These sessions have been designed to offer personalized guidance to researchers interested in discussing their research ideas, projects in development, and publication strategies.
Editors from the following journals will take part:
The mentoring sessions will be held in person at UNIFOR from September 23 to 25.
Spots are limited. Each session will last 50 minutes, and selected participants must register for EnANPAD 2026.
Deadline for mentoring session applications: June 30, 2026.
Access here: 1:1 Mentoring.
Best Paper Award
The Clóvis Machado-da-Silva Award for Best Paper of the 50th ANPAD Meeting – EnANPAD 2026 will be awarded to the most outstanding paper presented at the meeting.
In this edition, the award will be sponsored by the Academy of Management (AOM) through the Academy of Management Community Accelerator Program (AOM-CAP). As part of the award, the authors of the winning paper will receive financial support of up to US$1,500, intended exclusively to reimburse expenses for participation in academic activities under this initiative.
Detailed guidelines on how to use this benefit and the procedures for requesting reimbursement will be sent to the authors after the results are announced. Additional information is available on the event website.
In addition to the Clóvis Machado-da-Silva Award, the best papers from each Academic Division will be recognized during EnANPAD 2026 at their respective division meetings.
Plan your experience with the ANPAD app
Participants can follow the full EnANPAD 2026 program through the ANPAD app.
The app allows users to browse activities, check schedules, access information about sessions and speakers, and build a personalized agenda of activities of interest.
By bookmarking sessions, each participant can organize their daily schedule and more easily track activities throughout the three days of the event.
The app is available for download:
Google Play: Eventos ANPAD – Apps on Google Play
App Store: https://apps.apple.com/br/app/eventos-anpad/id6667118258
Attending the event? Check out tips for your stay in Fortaleza 
To help participants traveling to Fortaleza, ANPAD has prepared a page with useful information on accommodations, dining, tourism, and transportation in the city.
The content includes suggestions for restaurants, bars, and tourist attractions, along with practical tips to help participants plan their experience at the event. Check it out here – What to visit in Fortaleza.
EnANPAD 2026 will be a moment for gathering, celebration, and collective reflection on the direction of management research in Brazil.
By convening experienced researchers, early-career faculty, graduate students, and practitioners from across Brazil and abroad, the event reinforces ANPAD’s role in advancing teaching, research, and knowledge production.
The full program will be announced soon. Until then, follow updates on the event’s official website and register to participate in this historic edition celebrating ANPAD’s 50th anniversary: EnANPAD 2026.
See you in Fortaleza!