For 2026, all events will be held in a hybrid mode with five options: on site or virtual choices (live, prerecorded videos, voiced presentation slides, and .pdf slides).

DigiTech 2026 Congress

Conference will be mixed online and on location at

Hotel Novotel Cap 3000
40 avenue du Verdun
06700 Saint Laurent du Var
France

Hotel: https://all.accor.com/hotel/0414/index.en.shtml
Phone: +33 4 93 19 55 55
Email: h0414@accor.com

Note: This event is a mix of online and on site participation. All contributions are posted below; those presenting onsite have their own schedule, as a subset of the entire program.

Opening Welcome

On Site Program

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Open Discussions

Monday, July 6
OD1. Creativity and Creativeness In Digital&AI Era - On Site
Coordinators:
to be announced
- presentation slides

Tuesday, July 7
OD2. Resource Optimization: Data Harvesting and Knowledge Acquisition - On Site
Coordinators:
to be announced
- presentation slides

Thursday, July 9
OD3. Tailoring System Resiliency - On Site
Coordinators:
to be announced
- presentation slides

Keynote Speeches

K1. Responsible AI Deployment in Regulated Industries: Bridging the Gap Between Promise and Production
Mgr Vidya More, Independent Research, Harvard Business School (alumni), USA
- presentation slides
- video presentation
- short bio

K2. The Challenges of Adopting Generative Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education
Prof. Dr. Marius Schönberger, IU International University of Applied Sciences, Germany
- presentation slides
- video presentation
- short bio

K3. AI and Media: The Unnoticed Perspective
Prof. Dr. Amira Abdel Hamid, Academic Director of New Media and Communication major, ESLSCA University, Egypt
- presentation slides
- video presentation
- short bio

K4. Maritime 5G for Ocean Digitalization: Technologies, Opportunities, and Visions
Prof. Dr. Kun Yang, Zhejiang Ocean University, China
- presentation slides
- video presentation
- short bio

K5. To Be Announced
Prof. Dr. Ricardo Ron-Angevin, University of Malaga, Spain
- presentation slides
- video presentation
- short bio

K6. What Data Want: A Scientific Data Management Infrastructure bw-SFS (Storage-for-Science)
Dr.-Ing. Dr. Alexey Cheptsov, TIK – Die Technischen Informations- und Kommunikationsdienste, Universität Stuttgart, Germany
- presentation slides
- video presentation
- short bio

K7. Creative Problem Solving with genAI in STEM Coursework and Theses
Prof. Dr. Monika Maria Möhring, Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen, Friedberg, Germany
- presentation slides
- video presentation
- short bio

K8. Articulating Multidisciplinary Knowledge Bundles for Urban Planning
Emeritus Prof. Dr. Robert Laurini, INSA Lyon, University of Lyon, France
- presentation slides
- video presentation
- short bio

K9. Synthetic Humans and Virtual Influencers: The Rise of AI-based Media Actors
Prof. Dr. Stephan Böhm, RheinMain University of Applied Sciences, Germany
- presentation slides
- video presentation
- short bio

K10. From Personal Productivity to Organizational Intelligence: Integrating Generative AI into Organizations and Decision Processes
Prof. Dr. Lasse Berntzen, University of South-Eastern Norway, Norway
- presentation slides
- video presentation
- short bio

Panels

Monday, July 6, afternoon
P1. The Next Stage of AI-based Media Innovation: From Generative AI to Agentic Media Ecosystems
Moderator:
to be announced
Panelists:
to be announced
- presentation slides

Tuesday, July 7, afternoon
P2. Safety and Reliability of Complex Systems
Moderator:
to be announced
Panelists:
to be announced
- presentation slides

Wednesday, July 8, afternoon
P3. AI and the Future of First Jobs
Moderator:
to be announced
Panelists:
to be announced
- presentation slides

Thursday, July 9, morning
P4. The Challenges of Adopting New and Emerging Technologies
Moderator:
to be announced
Panelists:
to be announced
- presentation slides

Special Sessions

PGAI26: Productivity Gains by AI - Evidence, Evaluation and Unintended Effects
Chairs:
Prof. Dr. Claudia Heß. IU Internationale Hochschule, Germany
Prof. Dr. Sibylle Kunz. IU Internationale Hochschule, Germany

SENSORB26: Intelligent Sensors and Deep Learning for Robot Perception and Navigation
Chairs:
Prof. Dr. Ronnier Frates Rohrich, Federal University of Technology – Paraná (UTFPR), Brazil
Prof. Dr. André Schneider de Oliveira, Federal University of Technology – Paraná (UTFPR), Brazil

CREATIVE 2026: AI-Enhanced Creative Capability and Expression
Chairs:
Iuliana Adina Apostol, @HeliosTree GmbH, Germany
Prof. Dr. Júlio Monteiro Teixeira, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina | UFSC, Brazil

AIRP: Generative AI Rapid Prototyping and Innovation Showcase
Chair: Prof. Dr. Stephan Böhm, RheinMain University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Industry AIMEDIA Coordination: Srishti Sundram, TangyTea, USA

AIMS: Artificial Intelligence in Music and Sound: Research, Analysis, and Ethical Considerations
Chair: Dr. Maria Kallionpää, KreativInstitut.OWL, Hochschule für Music Detmold, Germany

Regular Sessions

(to be posted once registration concludes)

Farewell Message