ICMM Overview

IIM Amritsar is pleased to announce the International Conference on Management of MSMEs (ICMM 2027) on the theme ‘Advancing MSMEs: Integrating Ideas, Innovation, and Transformative Solutions’. The theme is an invitation to reimagine how India’s Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises can build greater resilience, competitiveness, and capacity to thrive in a rapidly changing economy.

MSMEs are at the heart of India’s economic and entrepreneurial landscape, contributing significantly to employment, innovation, exports, regional development, grassroots entrepreneurship, and inclusive growth. They are operating in an environment being reshaped by rapid technological advances, evolving consumer expectations, changing global value chains, and a growing emphasis on sustainability. At this important juncture, the path forward will depend on how effectively MSMEs can connect fresh ideas with meaningful innovation and translate both into solutions that create lasting impact.

Ideas provide direction. Innovation turns ideas into capabilities. Transformative solutions turn capabilities into meaningful change. The theme reflects a simple conviction: advancing MSMEs calls for more than isolated interventions; it requires the integration of ideas, capabilities, and action. ICMM 2027 seeks to provide a platform for such integration – encouraging dialogue, challenging conventional thinking, and fostering ideas that can translate into meaningful outcomes for MSMEs.

We invite academicians, industry practitioners, policymakers, entrepreneurs, and other stakeholders to join us at ICMM 2027 and contribute to this collective endeavour to reimagine and advance India’s MSME landscape. We look forward to welcoming you at IIM Amritsar, Punjab, India, in January 2027, for conversations that inspire new perspectives, meaningful collaborations, and actionable pathways towards a more innovative, resilient, and globally competitive MSME ecosystem.

Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Amritsar is the 15th IIM set up by the Ministry of Education (earlier Ministry of Human Resource Development), Government of India, with the support of the Government of Punjab. IIM Amritsar offers a two-year Master of Business Administration (MBA) Program, a specialized MBA in Human Resources and Business Analytics, a two-year EMBA Program in the hybrid mode, Integrated Program in Management (IPM), Master's in Data Science and Management (jointly with IIT Ropar), a Doctoral Program, Post-Doctoral Fellowship, and various customized short and long-duration Management Development Programs.

Website: https://iimamritsar.ac.in/

Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship at Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, USA, is an award-winning hub for entrepreneurship that is committed to creating an equitable and inclusive community to educate, empower, and equip students with the business skills needed to be an entrepreneur and the resources necessary to make their business ideas a reality. The Dingman Center has the resources and know-how to help students take their idea and launch it into a business.

Website: https://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/centers-initiatives/dingman-center

Conference Venue: Amritsar, India

• Submission Opens on Easy Chair: To be announced
• Submission Closes on Easy Chair: To be announced
• Early Bird Registration Starts: To be announced
• Early Bird Registration Ends: To be announced
• Registration Ends: To be announced
• Conference Dates: 15^th January 2027 to 17^th January 2027