30 June – 2 July 2027 · The MET Hotel, Thessaloniki, Greece
Short talks.
Long conversations.
Serious research.
A new annual international conference for scholars in marketing, management and organisation studies, designed to help good papers become great publications.
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Business
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Organization
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Society
BOSS 2027 starts in
Keynote speakers
Hear from the editors.
5 min
to pitch your paper
10 min
of discussion, opened by a discussant who has read it
1 hotel
every session, lunch and coffee under one roof
About the conference
The conversations over coffee are where papers get better.
We put a lot of emphasis on the social side of the conference, and for a good reason: the conversations over coffee and a long dinner are where new collaborations, co-authored papers and lasting friendships begin.
Every paper gets a five-minute pitch and ten minutes of discussion, opened by a colleague who has read it closely. Editors of internationally recognised journals will be there to talk about publishing and to meet authors one to one. The first edition takes place in Thessaloniki from 30 June to 2 July 2027.
2027 theme
Who’s the Boss now?
Power and agency in business, organisations and society.
Why BOSS
A conference designed around your paper.
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Your paper gets discussed, not just presented.
Five minutes to pitch, ten to discuss. Two thirds of every session is conversation.
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Meet the editors, properly.
Keynotes by the editors of Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, the Journal of Product Innovation Management and International Marketing Review, plus one-to-one slots with each editor.
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Built for connection.
Small by design, one hotel, one city, and a social programme that is part of the conference rather than an optional extra.
Key dates
Mark your calendar.
1 Dec 2026
Submissions open
28 Feb 2027
Submission deadline
31 Mar 2027
Decisions
30 Apr 2027
Early bird ends
30 Jun – 2 Jul 2027
BOSS 2027, Thessaloniki
Venue
The MET Hotel, Thessaloniki
The BOSS 2027 conference will be held at MET Hotel Thessaloniki, a Member of Design Hotels, located in the heart of the city’s port. All sessions, lunches and coffee breaks happen under one roof, so you never lose a conversation to a taxi queue.
Between sessions, enjoy the hotel’s spa and its rooftop pool overlooking the Thermaic Gulf. A free shuttle bus runs from Aristotelous Square.
Bring a paper. Leave with co-authors.
Extended abstracts of 500 words. Submissions open 1 December 2026.