Step into the flagship session of AOM 2026! The Space Economy PDW is where leading scholars and space industry pioneers unite. Join us to shape the future of management research in one of today's fastest-growing domains. With a 75-member team and co-sponsorship from 22 divisions, the PDW features keynotes, academic and industry panels, and interactive roundtables. Register now; spaces fill quickly!
π Date: Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026
π Time: 2:00β5:30 PM (Philadelphia time)
π Location: Loews Hotel, Philadelphia, PA, USA
π Registration Deadline: End of April (or earlier if sold out).
π Register here: https://forms.gle/PM4FdpFfqt4ATdEr7
π© Questions? Mehdi.montakhabi@said.oxford.edu
Organizers, Keynote Speakers, Panelists, Facilitators, and Contributors:
Organizer: Mehdi Montakhabi - University of Oxford
Distinguished Keynote Speakers: Clay Mowry (CEO, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics) & Christopher Tucci (President-Elect of the Academy of Management)
Academic Panelists: Kathleen Eisenhardt, Ron Adner, & Matthew Weinzierl
Industry Panelists: Dr. Lucie Low (Chief Science Officer, Axiom Space), Brad Handerson (Chief Commercial Officer, Starlab Space), Ryan Reel (Vice President, Outpost Space), Sanjeev Gordhan (General Partner, Type One Ventures), and Luis Zea (Chief Scientist, Starlab Space). Additional representatives are to be confirmed from other space companies (e.g., Vast Space), alongside representatives from space agencies (e.g., NASA, ESA).
Facilitators: Esteve Almirall Mezquita, Erkko Autio, Ken Davidian, Sebastian Herbert Fuchs, Oksana Gerwe, Michael John Gill, Devi R. Gnyawali, Marc Gruber, Tony Guidotti, Fredrik Hacklin, Felix Honecker, Nien-hΓͺ Hsieh, Marin Jovanovic, Donald Kuratko, Benn Lawson, Petteri LeppΓ€nen, Yong Li, David Raj Mahto, Gideon Markman, Lorenzo Massa, Gemma Milne, Xaver Neumeyer, Markus Perkman, Magdalena Marczewska, Jeffrey Martin, Antonio Messeni Petruzzelli, Kevin Rockmann, Jens Roehrich, Tamara Roth, Yue Song, Brian Squire, Mary Sully de Luque, Paolo Trucco, Marc Ventresca, Tim Vorley, Yueling Zhou
Contributors: Enrique Acebo, Francisca Alvarez Figueroa, Abhishek Behl, Janet Lee Elsie Bercovitz, Elettra D'Amico, Zouheir El Kawas, Carlo Giglio, Ameek Kaur, Stefan Korber, Yuan Li, Marta Lindvert, William Luse, Catherine McDonald, Juergen Meissner, Marco Minciullo, Mayukh Mukhopadhyay, Terry Pagan, Andreas Raspotnik, Elie Saad, Johannes Schmied-WirΓ©n, Piotr Staszkiewicz, Iselin Kristine Mauseth Steira, Felipe Symmes, Beverly Tyler, Andrea Wang, Jinmin Wang, Valentina Zancan, Maurizio Zollo
