"Advancing the Practice and Scholarship of Marketing Education"
Marketing Educators' Association Conference 2025
Digital Transformation and Marketing Education: Navigating the New Frontier
April 3-5, 2025 | Los Angeles, CA
Since 1978, the MEA has served as the premier international organization for faculty development of the marketing professoriate. Our mission is to provide worldwide leadership in promoting the development and sharing of scholarship that enhances marketing education and advances marketing knowledge and practice.
We invite you to our annual conference in Southern California on April 3-5, 2025!
Digital Transformation and Marketing Education: Navigating the New Frontier
Digital transformation is changing the way we do business in every industry. The Marketing Educators’ Association (MEA) 2025 conference provides a venue for marketing educators to examine recent trends in the digital world and explore new opportunities to train the “Next Generation of Marketers”. Participants will gain insight into emerging topics such as the impact of the latest technologies like generative artificial intelligence, machine learning, and virtual reality on marketing education, the interconnection between technology and marketing strategies, marketing challenges in emerging industries, marketing opportunities in mobile social commerce, sustainability and, social marketing, consumer privacy, and related marketing topics.
MEA 2025 Conference Highlights
Keynote
Speaker
Dr. Gerard J. Tellis, Neely Chaired Professor of American Enterprise, Director of the Institute for Outlier Research in Marketing, Director of the Center for Global Innovation, and professor of Marketing and Management & Organization at the USC Marshall School of Business
Conference
Location
The 2025 conference location is in the Woodland Hill area of Southern California near famous attractions like Universal Studio, Hollywood, Santa Monica Beach, and Malibu.
Please see below for more information and to reserve your room.
Doctoral Student Consortium
The 2025 MEA doctoral student consortium provides a unique opportunity for doctoral students to share their research, learn from prominent scholars, and network for professional development.
Partner
Journals
The Location
The 2025 MEA Conference will be held at the Warner Center Marriott Woodland Hills. Woodland Hills is an upscale neighborhood located on the edge of the Santa Monica Mountains in the San Fernando Valley of northern Los Angeles. Woodland Hills is bordered by Calabasas, Tarzana, Topanga and is a short hop from the famous beaches of Malibu. It's lush, green and a great place to hike, bike, enjoy nature and update your wardrobe. Whether your interest is shopping or the outdoors, Woodland Hills has activities and attractions that can provide a fun, entertaining experience.
Nearby Attractions & Travel Times
• Universal Studios -16 miles
• Hollywood - 19 miles
• Beautiful Beaches:
- Topanga Beach- 13.4 miles
- Malibu Beach- 18 miles
- Santa Monica Beach- 22.5 miles
• Hiking Trails:
- Malibu Creek State Park- 9 miles
- Hiking Runyon Canyon- 19 miles
- Griffith Park- 21 miles
• Airports:
- LAX Airport (26 miles)
- Hollywood Burbank Airport (19 miles)
Warner Center Marriott Woodland Hills
21850 Oxnard St. | Woodland Hills, CA 91367
$189.00 USD per night conference group rate*
Last day to book: Monday, March 17, 2025
* Please note that when you click through to make your reservation on the Marriott site, it will say $201 but be aware that the $12 surcharge posted will be deducted from your MEA group reservation rate when you check out and your final total will be $189 per night.
Get in Touch
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