The East Coast Doctoral Conference ("ECDC") is a conference for doctoral students across management and related disciplines. Hosted annually, it is run by students in the Management PhD programs at Columbia University and NYU Stern. 

The 2026 East Coast Doctoral Conference will be fully in-person at Columbia Business School! 

If you'd like to submit an entry - to give a talk or short presentation, please complete this form with your regards to your project, including a short description or abstract (max: 500 words) and relevant keywords.

Key dates:

• Call for papers: December 2025

• Submission deadline: January 30, 2026

• Accepted presenters notified: Late February 2026

• Conference: May 1, 2026

Please reach out to us at EastCoastDrConference@gmail.com with any questions, concerns or recommendations and we look forward to seeing you at ECDC 2026.

-The NYU and Columbia organizing team (Claire, Lillian, Manyu, Sam)