39th Bled eConference
CO-CREATING HUMAN-CENTRED AND
RESPONSIBLE DIGITAL FUTURES
June 7 – June 10, 2026 | Bled, Slovenia
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Keynote speaker announcement: Aida Kamišalić Latifić
AI for Public Good: Turning Vision into Impact...
Panel: Why should we care about virtual worlds and web 4.0?
On Tuesday, June 9, 2026, 39th Bled eConference will host a panel
Why should we care about virtual worlds and web 4.0?
Gül Akcaova, lead futurist at SURF, Netherlands,
Alina Kadlubsky, academic staff at Applied University of Mittweida, Germany and
Mark Cole, strategic advisor at SURF, Netherlands
will address the current state of virtual worlds, highlighting recent technological developments and innovative applications in education, collaborative research, and cultural engagement. Panelists will reflect on the historical development of virtual worlds, tracing the
evolution of immersive digital environments from early virtual reality experiments and online communities to today’s increasingly sophisticated and interconnected platforms.
Keynote speaker announcement: Roger W. H. Bons
Data*Grow: From data to data-driven impact in...
Draft program for 39th Bled eConference
Here is the first version of the program for the 39th Bled eConference.
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39th Bled eConference Program Outline
Dear authors and supporters of the Bled eConference,
Thank you for your continued interest and enthusiasm! We have received many messages asking about the conference programme, and we are happy to share an outline with you.
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About conference
Bled eConference has been shaping electronic interactions since 1988. Small supportive community offers the opportunity to benefit from expertise of esteemed researchers. It attracts speakers and delegates from business, government, information technology providers and universities and is the major venue for researchers working in all aspects of digital transformation.
The conference venue is the Alpine village of Bled, 30 km south of the Austrian border – one of the most beautiful spots imaginable. Expect to learn and play and come away feeling that you have achieved more than you normally would at any conference.
With fresh ideas and complementary themes we would like to establish a creative environment for researchers, government, industry/business representatives and technology providers and an attractive meeting point for discussing new R&D and project ideas, also in the spirit of Horizon 2020.
The conference has a wide appeal, offering:
- a fully-refereed Research Track, devoted to researchers in all aspects of digital transformation;
- Doctoral Consortium, offering students to present their ongoing master’s and PhD study results;
- ePrototype Students Bazaar, offering students opportunities to present innovative e- or m-Business or IoT ideas, models, prototypes and apps;
- a Business and Government Panel Track which attracts eminent business and government leaders from Europe, the Americas and Asia-Pacific;
- Business, Government and Academic Workshops and Meetings offering unparalleled opportunities to discuss, share and learn with colleagues from around the world;
- EU projects dissemination meetings; enabling project partners to connect with other similar projects and to disseminate results to a wider community.