Academic Programme
- Call for Paper is open
The Summit offers a unique cross-industry platform for examining how projects can drive progress, resilience, and sustainable value.
What is Hope Summit?
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The Hope Summit 2026 invites academics, researchers, practitioners, and thought leaders to contribute to a rigorous and forward-looking academic programme that explores Hope as a strategic asset in project leadership, business, and management. The Summit provides a respected international platform for sharing research, insights, and evidence-based practices that strengthen People, Purpose, and Performance in project-oriented environments.
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We welcome high-quality submissions that advance theory, practice, and interdisciplinary understanding across projects, programmes, and organisations. Contributions may be conceptual, empirical, or practice-based and should demonstrate clear relevance to contemporary challenges and opportunities in project-oriented work.​
Why?
The Summit offers a unique cross-industry platform for examining how projects can drive progress, resilience, and sustainable value.
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Contributors are invited to share innovative research, practical experiences, and conceptual insights aligned with the Summit’s core themes — People, Purpose, and Performance.
Selected papers will be featured in the Summit’s Academic and Professional Tracks and published in the Summit’s official proceedings, contributing to a growing body of knowledge on leadership and impact in project management.
Themes
Hope Summit 2026 is structured around three core themes: People, Purpose, and Performance.
We welcome contributions under the following key themes:
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✔ Leading High Performance Teams
✔ Delivering Impact in a Disrupted World
✔ Capital Projects and Public Value
✔ Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Project Management
Key dates and deadlines
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Paper Submission: 21 January 2026 - 15 April 2026.
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Notification of acceptance: 31 July 2026
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Final paper for proceedings: 15 September 2026
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Presentation deadline: 1 November 2026
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Summit registration deadline for presenters:
1 November 2026
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Publication of Summit proceedings:
18 November 2026 at the Hope Summit
Full Papers submission guidelines and Paper Template
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If you have never used the EasyChair tool and/or platform before, you must first register.
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When submitting your Full Paper, please select the correct sub-track on the Conftool portal.
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Language: Full Papers are to be written in English and should be submitted electronically using EasyChair.
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If your full paper is accepted as a paper presentation, you will have to register to attend the congress.​
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Follow the Congress paper template​​
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If your full paper is accepted as a paper presentation, you will have to register to attend the congress.