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Business Management
Rethinking strategy, decision-making and value creation in a changing business landscape.
- Strategic management
- Business models
- Responsible enterprise
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A NEW ERA OF MANAGEMENT 2027
Human insight.
Intelligent systems.
Shared futures.
International Conference on Management and Innovation in the Agentic Era
Shaping the Future of Intelligent Management.
2027THE INTERSECTION OF PEOPLE, PURPOSE & INTELLIGENCE
Management researchExplore research & illustrationsThe first edition8–10 October 2026 · CompletedCertificate verificationExplore the verification page
01THE CONFERENCE
A changing world.
A new management
conversation.
Academic rigour.
Human perspective.
Intelligent possibility.
As intelligent systems move from assisting decisions to acting on them, the questions for management become more profound.
AGENTIVANCE 2027 is a forum for exploring management and innovation in the agentic era. Its focus connects business, healthcare, public administration and organizational research with emerging questions about autonomous systems and intelligent transformation.
At the centre is a shared challenge: how can organizations embrace new capabilities while preserving accountability, sound judgment and human purpose?
To create space for rigorous, interdisciplinary inquiry into the ideas and practices shaping intelligent management.
FIRST EDITION · COMPLETEDA conversation begun.
A conversation begun.
A future taking shape.
The first edition took place on 8–10 October 2026 at Grand Millennium Kuala Lumpur, with on-site and online attendance and international participation.
8–10 October 2026Grand Millennium Kuala LumpurOn-site & online
Edition information supplied by the conference organizer.02RESEARCH TRACKS
Different disciplines.
Connected questions.
Explore the research themes at the intersection of management, people and intelligent transformation.
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Healthcare Management
Exploring how intelligent systems can support the leadership and delivery of healthcare.
- Health administration
- Service quality
- Digital health management
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Public Administration
Advancing public service, institutional capability and accountable decision-making.
- Public sector innovation
- Policy implementation
- Digital government
Interdisciplinary perspectives across the research tracks are encouraged.
Explore published management research & illustrations03WHY ATTEND
Research with
perspective.
Ideas with purpose.
A meeting point for thoughtful inquiry into the future of organizations.
Find your place in the conversation01
Connect ideas across disciplines
Explore where management research meets intelligent technologies, policy and organizational practice.
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Make space for new perspectives
Bring academic questions into conversation with the challenges facing leaders and practitioners.
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Shape a thoughtful research agenda
Examine the opportunities, limitations and human consequences of increasingly agentic systems.
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Move the conversation forward
Consider how rigorous inquiry can inform responsible innovation and meaningful organizational change.
04KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Perspectives that
open possibilities.
Thoughtful voices on the future of management, leadership and innovation.
Programme in development
The conversation is taking shape.
Keynote speakers and session details will be announced after confirmation. Explore the conference themes while the programme is being developed.
Explore the research tracksMANAGEMENT & INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGIESHuman leadership.
Human leadership.
Intelligent possibilities.
Images illustrate the conference themes. People shown are not identified as AGENTIVANCE speakers or participants.
05IMPORTANT DATES
The path to
AGENTIVANCE 2027.
The conference timeline will be published once dates are approved. Please check this page for confirmed updates.
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Paper submission
Submission window and requirements
To be announced02
Decision notification
Review process and notification schedule
To be announced03
Registration
Registration window and category details
To be announced04
Conference convenes
AGENTIVANCE 2027 · Kuala Lumpur
To be announced06CALL FOR PAPERS
Bring a question.
Begin a conversation.
Researching the future of management? Explore how your work connects with the agentic era.
The conference themes span management, leadership, administration and intelligent innovation. Submission requirements and review arrangements will be published before the call opens.
AUTHOR INFORMATION
A clear path for your research.
- 01Explore the research tracks
Find the themes that connect with your work.
- 02Review the author guidelines
Guidelines and templates to be announced.
- 03Prepare your submission
Submission portal and dates to be announced.
Publication arrangements have not yet been confirmed. No indexing or publication guarantees are made.
07REGISTRATION & FEES
Make room for
what comes next.
Explore the planned participation categories. Eligibility, fees and inclusions are subject to confirmation.
PARTICIPATION CATEGORY
Researchers
For academics and researchers interested in presenting their work.
Category eligibility, package inclusions and cancellation terms will be published before booking opens.
REGISTRATION FEETo be announced
Registration is not yet open.
No payment is currently required or accepted.08VENUE & CONTACT
A global conversation.
A Kuala Lumpur setting.
AGENTIVANCE 2027 is planned for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Detailed venue and attendance information will follow.
CONFERENCE LOCATIONKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Specific venue to be announced
KUALA LUMPUR MY
CONNECTED BY IDEAS.INSPIRED BY PLACE.
Illustrative city skyline · Conference venue to be confirmed
START A CONVERSATION
Get in touch.
Questions about participation, research or the conference? Send a message to the organizing team.
THE CONFERENCE GALLERYWhere ideas
Where ideas
find their voice.
A visual perspective on management, leadership and the exchange of ideas.
Illustrative conference imagery.
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Explore the full gallery09GLOBAL ACADEMIC LANDSCAPE
Global Management Research
& Academic Institutions
Explore leading international institutions advancing knowledge in management, leadership, healthcare administration, organizational research and innovation.
Harvard Business SchoolINSEADLondon Business SchoolNUS Business SchoolUniversity of MelbourneSaïd Business School, University of OxfordUniversity of St.GallenRotterdam School of Management, Erasmus UniversityIESE Business SchoolGordon Institute of Business ScienceJohns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineKarolinska InstitutetErasmus School of Health Policy & ManagementMahidol UniversityMIT Sloan School of ManagementTUM School of ManagementAalto University School of BusinessHKUST Business SchoolUniversiti Malaya
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GLOBAL MANAGEMENT RESEARCH
Ideas without borders.
Harvard Business SchoolINSEADLondon Business SchoolNUS Business SchoolUniversity of MelbourneSaïd Business School, University of OxfordUniversity of St.GallenRotterdam School of Management, Erasmus UniversityIESE Business SchoolGordon Institute of Business ScienceJohns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineKarolinska InstitutetErasmus School of Health Policy & ManagementMahidol UniversityMIT Sloan School of ManagementTUM School of ManagementAalto University School of BusinessHKUST Business SchoolUniversiti Malaya
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THE NEXT CHAPTER OF MANAGEMENTThe future deserves
The future deserves
a thoughtful conversation.
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · 2027