Maverick Insights Conference 2025

What's The Maverick Insights Conference?

The Maverick Insights Conference, hosted by the MS in Marketing Research (MSMR) Program at the University of Texas at Arlington’s College of Business, is a premier annual event designed to inspire, educate, and connect marketing research professionals, academics, and students.

Who's Behind It?

  • MSMR Alumni Association

  • UTA Marketing Department

2025 Maverick Insights Theme

Building Bridges

Marketing research plays a important role in connecting ideas, industries, and people. This year’s theme explored how insights professionals build bridges:

  • Between Academia and Industry
    How can research-driven insights fuel real-world business applications? Attendees learned from leading academics and industry professionals.
  • Across Organizational Functions
    How does marketing research unify teams and drive strategic business decisions? Speakers shared best practices for fostering collaboration.
  • Linking Tools and Strategy
    How do technological advancements and data analytics shape the future of marketing research? Participants gained insights into the latest trends.

Speakers

An amazing lineup of:

  • Thought Leaders in Academia
  • Insight Industry Experts
  • Corporate Marketing Trailblazers
 
 

Each speaker offered actionable strategies and unique perspectives to help build bridges between the many roles in the marketing research industry.

Our speakers embodied the ‘Building Bridges’ theme, bringing diverse backgrounds in academia, the insights industry, and marketing.

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UTA MSMR 2025 Maverick Insights Conference Program and Spealers