List of MBA Conferences for 2024-2025

Those considering graduate education in business may benefit from attending an MBA conference or fair. These admissions and networking events are held in dozens of cities across the United States and worldwide, where aspiring MBAs can meet representatives from many business schools in a single location.

MBA fairs are all about personal connections. School gatekeepers travel to these events to meet well-qualified applicants. Moreover, the savviest candidates understand that connecting personally with a school’s admissions team can award those applicants with their most critical advantage in the entire admissions process: a great lasting impression.

Occasionally, impressions gained through these personal connections can guarantee admission to a top school. Consider this anecdote from Emma Bond, a former senior admissions manager at the London Business School and currently a director with the admissions consulting firm Fortuna Admissions:

I was at an MBA fair in Seoul. I met a Japanese-Brazilian working in South Korea with a background in automotive manufacturing. He was professional, engaging, and friendly, and had an interesting international profile that was a good LBS fit, but he didn’t have great stats. So when he later applied, I actually remembered him and the impression he’d made and was able to say, ‘Yes, this guy is great, he’d contribute,’ and he was eventually offered a place.

Encounters like these embody the ultimate aspiration of any prospective MBA applicant. Leaving this lasting, face-to-face impression with an admissions officer can prove invaluable.

“The dialogue that occurs is often much richer if you are present with somebody in person,” says Kelly Wilson, a former executive admissions director at the Carnegie Mellon University Tepper School of Business. “I can get a better sense of who a candidate is in person than I can over the phone or via email.”

About the BSchools Featured MBA Fairs and Events

Below are the major MBA fairs and conferences scheduled in late 2024 and 2025, mainly in the spring. Only a handful of organizations stage the vast majority of the events, which the sponsors typically organize into multi-city tours with dates following in rapid succession across continents.

The BSchools.org schedule emphasizes those fairs taking place in nations with large English-speaking populations; similar fairs in many other global venues also appear on the tour sponsors’ websites.

Featured MBA Fairs & Events in 2024-2025

Access MBA Online

• Audience: All MBA aspirants
• Cost: Free upon online registration

Access MBA is a project of Advent Group, an independent media agency established in 2004 that specializes in higher education. It started Access Online in 2016 with a mission to create a virtual space where prospective students can easily talk to school selection experts and the admissions representatives of leading international MBA and master’s programs. With free access worldwide, Access Online has welcomed more than 127,000 event attendees to date.

Access Online connects prospective MBA candidates globally with representatives of leading international business universities and schools for highly personalized online communication and events. In addition to hosting online MBA one-to-one events, this free Access Online platform enables prospective EMBA and MBA applicants to book online meetings with school representatives, join school selection orientation sessions, and explore business schools’ program details, videos, and publications.

The sponsor offers meetings with admissions officers in both small groups and 25-minute one-on-one formats.

Locations & Dates (2024-2025)

Access Online Events

• Africa MBA Online Event – September 26, 2024
• Middle East Exclusive Event: MBA Online Conversations – September 25, 2024
• Women & MBA Global Online Event (Europe, Africa, and Middle East) – October 24, 2024
• Canada MBA Online Event – November 2, 2024
• USA MBA Online Event – November 9 or November 23, 2024
• Europe MBA Online Event – November 14 or November 27, 2024
• Latin America MBA Online Event – November 21 or December 5, 2024
• Asia MBA Online Event – November 18 or December 7, 2024
• WOMBA (North & South America) – January 14, 2025

In-Person MBA One-to-One Events

• Asia
  • Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – November 9, 2024
  • Singapore / Republic of Singapore – November 11, 2024
  • Jakarta, Indonesia – November 13, 2024
  • Bangkok, Thailand – November 16, 2024
  • Manila, Philippines – November 19, 2024
• Africa
  • Casablanca, Morocco – November 30, 2024
  • Lagos, Nigeria – December 2, 2024
  • Accra, Ghana – December 4, 2024
  • Cape Town, South Africa – December 7, 2024
  • Johannesburg, South Africa – December 9, 2024
• Europe
  • London, UK – September 21, 2024
  • Brussels, Belgium – September 24, 2024
  • Paris, France – September 28, 2024
  • Zurich, Switzerland – October 1, 2024
  • Geneva, Switzerland – October 3, 2024
  • Milan, Italy – October 5, 2024
  • Rome, Italy – October 8, 2024
  • Hamburg, Germany – 10 October, 2024
  • Munich, Germany – 12 October, 2024
  • Vienna, Austria – October 15, 2024
  • Lisbon, Portugal – October 17, 2024
  • Budapest, Hungary – November 14, 2024
  • Bucharest, Romania – November 16, 2024
  • Belgrade, Serbia – November 21, 2024
  • Sofia, Bulgaria – November 23, 2024
• Middle East
  • Istanbul, Türkiye – December 7, 2024
  • Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – December 9, 2024
  • Jeddah, Saudi Arabia – December 11, 2024
  • Dubai, UAE – December 14, 2024
  • Abu Dhabi, UAE – December 16, 2024
• North America
  • Phoenix, USA – September 12, 2024
  • Los Angeles, USA – September 14, 2024
  • San Francisco, USA – September 15, 2024
  • Seattle, USA – September 17, 2024
  • Chicago, USA – September 19, 2024
  • Boston, USA – September 21, 2024
  • Philadelphia, USA – September 24, 2024
  • Washington DC, USA – September 28, 2024
  • New York City, USA – October 1, 2024
  • Toronto, Canada – October 2, 2024
  • Ottawa, Canada – October 3, 2024
  • Montreal, Canada – October 5, 2024
  • Vancouver, Canada – October 8, 2024
• Latin America
  • San Jose, Costa Rica – October 8, 2024
  • Monterrey, Mexico – October 10, 2024
  • Mexico City, Mexico – October 12, 2024
  • Panama City, Panama – October 15, 2024
  • Bogota, Colombia – October 17, 2024
  • Lima, Peru – October 19, 2024
  • Santiago, Chile – October 22, 2024
  • Buenos Aires, Argentina – October 24, 2024
  • São Paulo, Brazil – October 27, 2024

International Conference on Business, Economics, and Management (BEM-25)

• Audience: Students Educators, Research Scholars, Scientists, Entrepreneurs, Industry Professionals, and, Policymakers
• Cost: Last Date for Early Registration: January 6, 2025; Last Date for Normal Registration: January 29, 2025
  • Live Onsite Presentation (early: $279 and normal: $309)
  • Live Onsite Presentation with Scopus Publication (early: $519 and normal: $569)
  • Live Onsite Presentation with Scopus Q2 Publication (early: $1,450 and normal: $1,750)
  • Live Onsite Listener (early: $189 and normal: $209)
  • Online Presentation (early: $154 and normal: $179)
  • Online Presentation with Scopus Publication (early: $449 and normal: $489)
  • Online Presentation with Scopus Q2 Publication (early: $1,250 and normal: $1,550)
  • Online Listener (early: $109 and normal: $119)

The International Conference on Business, Economics, and Management is hosted by the Institute for Technical and Academic Research (ITAR). The conference offers delegates, scholars, and researchers an incredible chance to interact with each other and share their experiences and knowledge of technology applications.

This conference will help students make new connections, gain recognition, and receive feedback, allowing them to grow professionally and personally.

Locations & Dates (2025):

• Washington DC, USA – February 05-06, 2025

63rd Global Conference on Business Management and Economics (GCBME)

• Audience: A wide audience spanning from seasoned academics and business leaders to emerging researchers and industry newcomers
• Cost: Author (Early Bird) – $500; Author (Regular) – $600; Listener – $500

Connecting professionals from industry, academia, practice, and policy-making, this conference is dedicated to promoting the exchange of innovative methodologies, research findings, and ideas in business management and economics. This conference will not only help attendees enhance their understanding of current trends and research but also connect them with pioneers and thought leaders in the field.

This conference covers topics such as business management, innovation management, human resource management, entrepreneurship, business strategy, marketing, strategic management, international business, business statistics, financial institution management, project management, transportation management, and organizational behavior.

Locations & Dates (2025):

• Houston, USA – February 14-16, 2025

International Conference on Business Administration, Management, and Economics (ICBAME)

• Audience: Industry researchers, students, academicians, leading academic scientists, and research scholars
• Costs: Non-student oral/poster presenter (early: €450 and normal: €500); student oral/poster presenter (early: €350 and normal: €400); listener (early: €250 and normal: €300); additional paper publication (€100)

The ICBAME: International Conference on Business Administration, Management, and Economics aims to bring together leading researchers, research scholars, and academic scientists to exchange and share their research results and experiences on all aspects of business administration, management, and economics. The conference also provides a leading platform for educators, researchers, and practitioners to discuss recent trends, innovations, concerns, and practical challenges faced in the fields of business administration, management, and economics.

The topics the conference will explore are advertising management, business intelligence, business & economics, change management, entrepreneurship, global business, financial economics, human resources, product management, strategic management, and more.

Vendors are invited to exhibit products at the conference or become sponsors for the event. The conference also encourages researchers to submit e-posters, abstracts, and papers around the conference’s theme.

Locations & Dates (2024-2025):

• Amsterdam, Netherlands – September 12-13, 2024
• Istanbul, Türkiye – September 26-27, 2024
• Tokyo, Japan – October 3-4, 2024
• Rome, Italy – October 10-11, 2024
• Dubai, UAE – December 23-24, 2024
• Singapore, Singapore – January 9-10, 2025
• Mandalay, Myanmar – January 23-24, 2025
• Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – February 3-4, 2025
• Buenos Aires, Argentina – February 24-25, 2025
• Istanbul, Türkiye – March 10-11, 2025
• Montreal, Canada – June 14-15, 2025
• Vancouver, Canada – August 05-06, 2025
• Istanbul, Türkiye – August 16-17, 2025
• Budapest, Hungary – August 23-24, 2025
• Moscow, Russia – August 30-31, 2025
• Amsterdam, Netherlands – September 16-17, 2025
• Istanbul, Türkiye – September 27-28, 2025
• Tokyo, Japan – October 7-8, 2025
• Rome, Italy – October 18-19, 2025
• Dubai, UAE – December 20-21, 2025

The WEI International Academic Conference on Business, Economics, Management, and Finance (WEI-BEFM-2025)

• Audience: All MBA aspirants
• Costs: Early Registration Fee: $445 by 15 January 2025; Regular Registration Fee: $550 between 15 January 2025 and 15 March 2025; Late Payment: $650 after 15 March 2025; Payment Per Additional Paper: $150

The WEI International Academic Conference on Business, Economics, Management, and Finance (WEI-BEFM-2025) is hosted by the West East Institute, a global scientific and academic learned society founded in 2012 for the purpose of disseminating the latest academic research on various education, humanities, and social sciences, business, and economics-related topics.

This conference will cover topics such as strategic management, diversity management, business teaching methods, business law, business information systems, energy economics, engineering, human resources, public relations for business, supply chain management, and organizational behavior.

Locations & Dates (2025):

• University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA – April 15-17, 2025

International Conference on Economics and Business Administration (ICEBA)

• Audience: Anyone associated with or interested in management, economics, and business administration
• Cost: Non-student oral/poster presenter (early: €450 and normal: €500); student oral/poster presenter (early: €350 and normal: €400); listener (early: €250 and normal: €300); additional paper publication (€100)

The International Conference on Economics and Business Administration is the premier interdisciplinary forum for exchanging and sharing their experiences and research results on all aspects of economics and business administration. The conference is aimed at bringing together leading academic scientists, researchers, and research scholars, providing an opportunity to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, and concerns as well as practical challenges encountered and solutions adopted in the fields of economics and business administration.

This conference covers topics such as business and industrial marketing, economics, innovation, and business administration, computational economics and finance, business process management, economic development, prices, business fluctuations, and cycles, business development, household behavior and family economics, strategic management, and risk and security management.

Locations & Dates (2024-2025):

• San Francisco, USA – November 4-5, 2024
• Dubai, UAE – December 23-24, 2024
• Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – February 3-4, 2025
• Buenos Aires, Argentina – February 24-25, 2025
• Istanbul, Türkiye – March 10-11, 2025
• Algiers, Algeria – March 24-25, 2025
• San Francisco, USA – June 7-8, 2025
• Montreal, Canada – June 14-15, 2025
• Vancouver, Canada – August 5-6, 2025
• Istanbul, Türkiye – August 16-17, 2025
• Budapest, Hungary – August 23-24, 2025
• Moscow, Russia – August 30-31, 2025
• Rome, Italy – September 16-17, 2025
• San Francisco, USA – November 1-2, 2025
• Dubai, UAE – December 20-21, 2025

GMAC Leadership Conference 2025

• Audience: All Business School Professionals
• Costs: Registration information not available

Designed for graduate school administrative and academic program-level directors and deans, the GMAC/GBC Roundtable Leadership Conference is a unique opportunity for attendees to join strategic conversations and explore new ideas in leadership instruction and practice; learn from the world’s preeminent thought leaders in management and education; and solve current challenges through informal and formal networking opportunities. The objective of each session at this conference is to present innovative approaches to existing or new challenges so that session attendees can get ideas and inspiration for ways to approach similar situations at their home institutions.

Session topics have traditionally focused on program delivery and development, resource administration and allocation, portfolio management, and much more.

Locations & Dates (2025):

• Scottsdale, Arizona – January 14-17, 2025

International Conference on Economics, Innovation and Business Administration (ICEIBA)

• Audience: Students, academicians, industry researchers, leading academic scientists, researchers, and research scholars
• Cost: Non-student oral/poster presenter (early: €450 and normal: €500); student oral/poster presenter (early: €350 and normal: €400); listener (early: €250 and normal: €300); additional paper publication (€100)

The International Conference on Economics, Innovation, and Business Administration aims to bring together researchers, research scholars, and leading academic scientists to share and exchange their research results and experiences on all aspects of economics, innovation, and business administration. The conference also provides a premier interdisciplinary platform for practitioners, educators, and researchers to discuss and present the most recent trends, concerns, and innovations as well as practical challenges encountered and solutions adopted in the fields of economics, innovation, and business administration.

Topics covered at the conference include banking and finance; business ethics and anti-corruption; development planning and policy; crisis management; information management; innovation for sustainable development; regulatory economics; welfare economics; logistics and scheduling; and knowledge management, among others.

Locations & Dates (2025):

• San Francisco, USA – September 26-27, 2024
• Paris, France – September 16-17, 2024
• Dubai, UAE – November 7-8, 2024
• Paris, France – November 18-19, 2024
• Cairo, Egypt – December 16-17, 2024
• Zurich, Switzerland – January 16-17, 2025
• Istanbul, Türkiye – January 30-31, 2025
• New Delhi, India – February 24-25, 2025
• London, UK – March 10-11, 2025
• Singapore, Singapore – May 3-4, 2025
• Istanbul, Türkiye – June 28-29, 2025
• Istanbul, Türkiye – July 29-30, 2025
• Paris, France – September 20-21, 2025
• San Francisco, USA – September 27-28, 2025
• Dubai, UAE – November 8-9, 2025
• Paris, France – November 18-19, 2025
• Cairo, Egypt – December 13-14, 2025

Closing Thoughts on MBA Fairs and Events

Irrespective of which MBA fairs aspirants attend, all these events offer opportunities for personal connections and lasting impressions with admissions officers. It’s never wise to underestimate the value of those connections because, in some cases, like the London Business School example above, lasting impressions can pave the way to admission to a top school.