5-6 November 2026, Porto, Portugal
Porto, Portugal
ECMLG 2026
22nd European Conference on Management Leadership and Governance
Universidade Portucalense, Porto, Portugal
Universidade Portucalense,
Porto, Portugal
Conference Chair
Programme Chair
Welcome to ECMLG 2026
The European Conference on Management Leadership and Governance has been running now for 21 years.
This event has been held in Italy, Northern Ireland, France, Belgium, Portugal, and Finland to mention some of the countries who have hosted it.
The conference is generally attended by participants from more than 40 countries and attracts an interesting combination of academic scholars, practitioners and individuals who are engaged in various aspects of innovation and entrepreneurship teaching and research.
The 22nd European Conference on Management Leadership and Governance will be hosted by the Universidade Portucalense, Porto, Portugal.
Personal Message from the hosts
We are pleased to invite you to participate in the 22nd European Conference on Management Leadership and Governance (ECMLG 2026) to be held on 24-25 October 2024 at Universidade Portucalense, Porto, Portugal.
Important Dates
| Abstract submission deadline | 15 April 2026 |
| Notification of abstract acceptance | 29 April 2026 |
| Full paper due for review | 04 June 2026 |
| Notification of paper acceptance (with any requested changes) | 13 August 2026 |
| Earlybird registration closes | 27 August 2026 |
| Final paper due (with any changes) | 10 September 2026 |
| Final Author payment date | 01 October 2026 |
Conference Publications
Papers accepted for the ECMLG after the double-blind peer review process, will be published in the conference proceedings, subject to author registration and payment. The conference proceedings have an ISSN ( 2048-9021) and will be assigned an ISBN on publication. Proceedings are accessible here: https://papers.academic-conferences.org/index.php/ecmlg
Additionally, papers that have been presented at the conference will also be considered for further development and possible publication in the journals listed below. Authors are invited to submit their work to these journals mentioning that they attended the conference. Authors will be expected to develop the work by 40-50%, including a change of title and abstract. Individual journal procedures will need to be followed and there is no guarantee of publication.
- European Journal of Training and Development
Conference Accreditations
Proceedings of the European Conference on Management, Leadership and Governance (ECMLG) are:
- submitted for consideration by the Web of Science (WoS) Conference Proceedings Citation Index
- indexed by the Institution of Engineers and Technology in the UK (INSPEC)
- indexed by Elsevier SCOPUS abstract and citation database
- listed in the EBSCO database of Conference Proceedings
- listed on Google Scholar
- listed on Google Books
- ranked 1 in the Norwegian Register for Scientific Journals, Series and Publishers
The Conference Proceedings are submitted for accreditation on publication. Please note that depending on the accreditation body this process can take up to several months.
Keynote Speakers
Team Coaching overcoming Corporate Contradiction
The Future of Leadership
Click here to go to Keynote Speaker Outlines
Conference Contacts
| Academic Enquiries | Professor Dan Remenyi |
| Submission Enquiries | Carol Carslake |
| Registration Enquiries | Belinda Burchell |
| Other Enquiries | Elaine Hayne |
