The sixth edition of the Management Education and Research Colloquium (MERC 2026) was held at IIM Kashipur from 29 May to 30 May 2026, featuring keynote sessions, workshops, and research paper presentations.
Keynote speakers included Prof. Anand Nair, Prof. G. Sridhar, Prof. Edward Freeman, Prof. Jeffrey M. Wooldridge, and Prof. Sushanta Kumar Mishra, covering topics such as poly‑crisis management, stakeholder theory, causal inference, and nonlinear relationships.
Research papers were presented across multiple thematic tracks, and Best Paper Awards were granted to Radhika R (IIM Lucknow), Sweta Gupta (IIM Lucknow) and Monika Alhan (Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology).
A nature excursion was scheduled for 31 May 2026 to facilitate informal networking among participants.
