The IMTC Best Thesis Award Oral Defence of the International Marketing Trends Conference will take place on Friday 16th of January 2025.
The International Best Thesis Award – Marketing Trends is given to recognize and encourage Ph.D. in Marketing and to emphasize their talent.
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Click to see information on the IMTC BEST THESIS AWARD SUBMISSION RULES.
- 01 Oct.  2025 : Submission with all the required documents
- 12 Nov. 2025 : Notification of acceptance
- 16 Jan.  2026 : Oral Defense
- 16 Jan.  2026 : Best Thesis Award Ceremony
Eligibility
The thesis must have been successfully defended between 2023 and 2025.
All universities, business schools, and institutions active in the field of Marketing are encouraged to nominate candidates.
Oral defense
The candidates are invited to present a 10 minutes oral defense of their thesis in English.
Best Thesis Award Chair
The chair of the Best Thesis Award is Prof. Cleopatra VELOUTSOU, Adam Smith Business School – University of Glasgow – Scotland (UK).
Best Thesis Award Reviewing Committee
- Prof. Carmen-Maria ALBRECHT, University of Applied Sciences Münster, Germany
- Dr Estefania BALLESTER, University of Valencia, Spain
- Prof. Silvia CACHO ELIZONDO, IPADE Business School, Mexico
- Prof. Carsten BAUMGARTH, HWR Berlin, Germany
- Prof. Arnaldo COELHO, University of Coimbra, Portugal
- Dr Kirsten COWAN, University of Edinburgh, UK
- Prof. Olivier Droulers , Rennes University, France
- Prof. Apostolos GIOVANIS, University of West Attica, Greece
- Dr Rukhsana GUL, Sukkur IBA University, Pakistan
- Prof. Graeme MCLEAN, University of St Andrews, UK
- Dr Michela MINGIONE, University is San Raffaele University of Rome, Italy
- Prof. Silvia RANFAGNI, University of Florence, Italy
- Dr Massimo ROSATI, University of Florence, Italy
- Prof. Holger SCHMIDT , Hochschule Koblenz, Germany
- Dr Ana SOUSA, Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
- Dr Asli TOLUNAY, Yeditepe University, Turkey
- Prof. Ernst VERWAAL, KU Leuven, Belgium
- Prof. Natalia YANNOPOULOU, University of Newcastle, UK