Prof Saren was Chair of 26th Innovation and Product Development Management international conference and doctoral consortium in 2019. Other offices and roles he has undertaken for international academic organisations include: Chair of 32nd European Academy of Marketing Conference (EMAC) 200,
Member of Organising Committee, European Advances in Consumer Research Conference, Bocconi, Milan, 2007,
Co-Chair of Interdisciplinary Track, 36th European Academy of Marketing Conference, Reykjavik, 2007;
Member of Organising Committee, 15th International Colloquium on Relationship Marketing/AMA Summit, Buenos Aires 200;
Member of Organising Committee, European Advances in Consumer Research Conference, Royal Holloway, University of London, 201o;
Member of Scientific Committee, Critical Management Studies Annual Conference, Naples, 2011;
Member of Organising Committee and Track Chair, Macromarketing Conference, Frei University of Berlin, 2012;
Member of Academic Senate Chartered Institute of Marketing 2003-9;
Elected UK representative on Executive Committee of the European Academy of Marketing, 2003-2009;
Member of Advisory Board of Creative Industries Scotland, University of St Andrews, 2009-13;
Member of Faculty of the Doctoral Colloquium, UK Academy of Marketing Annual Conferences 1994 -2021;
Co-organiser of academic symposium funded by the British Academy on ‘Marketing and Music in an Age of Digital Reproduction ‘University of Stirling, 2016;
Member of Judging Committee for the Investment Week Marketing and Innovation Awards 2015 -2022
Member of Editorial Board of European Journal of Marketing, 2004-2010
Member of Editorial Advisory Board, Consumption, Markets and Culture, 2011 – present
Member of Editorial Board of Journal of Political Marketing, 20010 – present
Co-founder and Editor, Marketing Theory, 1999-2011
Member of Editorial Advisory Board, Marketing Theory, 2011 – present