Tuesday, March 03, 2026
KM Conference 2026, 24 - 27 June 2026
Hosted by the ADVANCE/ISEG - Lisbon School of Economics & Management, Portugal.
Themes: Knowledge Management, Cybersecurity, Learning, and Information Technology
Join us also for an exciting Pre-Conference Industry Day on 24 June 2026
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Important Dates/Deadlines
- Submission deadline of complete papers or extended abstracts:
March 1, 2026March 8, 2026 (Updated) - Reviews and responses to authors: April 10, 2026
- Submission of the final version of accepted papers or extended abstracts: May 10, 2026
What to Submit
- Full research papers (including work-in-progress)
- Extended abstracts or short papers
- Industry or practitioners presentations/papers
- Panels presentations/papers
All submissions are double-blind refereed. See submission requirements here.
High-marked papers from the conference will be fast-tracked for publication in the Online Journal of Applied Knowledge Management (OJAKM - ISSN 2325-4688), the official publication of the International Institute for Applied Knowledge Management. Additionally, high-marked papers in the context of information security and cybersecurity will be considered for further review for publication in the Emerald's journal of Information and Computer Security (ICS - ISSN 2056-4961). Other papers and abstracts will be published in the Conference Proceedings. Also, high-marked papers in the context of intercultural management, global business, and international management studies will be considered for publication in the Journal of Intercultural Management (JOIM – ISSN 2081-1640; e-ISSN 2449-8920), an international peer-reviewed Open Access journal focusing on theoretical and practical aspects of intercultural management, cross-cultural leadership, organizational behavior in multicultural contexts, cross-border management practices, internationalization strategies, multinational organizations, and management in diverse cultural environments.
Registration Fees:
Pre-Conference Industry Day Registration (Free) (information will be provided in late May)
Conference (In-Person) Early Registration (on or before April 30, 2026), €475
Conference (In-Person) Late Registration (after April 30, 2026), €525
Suggested Topics
KM Conference invites empirical and conceptual papers dealing with theoretical and practical aspects of applied knowledge management, cybersecurity learning, and information technology including, but not limited to:
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KM2026 Leadership Team
Conference Co-Chairs
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| Joanna Krywalski-Santiago | Tiago Emanuel Rodrigues Gonçalves |
| ISEG - Lisbon School of Economics & Management, Portugal |
ISEG - Lisbon School of Economics & Management, Portugal |
| joannas@iseg.ulisboa.pt | tgoncalves@iseg.ulisboa.pt |
Program Co-Chairs
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| Melissa Carlton | Meir Russ | Molly Cooper |
| Lindsey Wilson University, USA |
University of Wisconsin - Green Bay, USA |
Ferris State University, USA |
| carltonm@lindsey.edu | russm@uwgb.edu | MollyCooper@ferris.edu |
Local Organizer and Industry Day Chair
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| João Estevão | Nuno Pena |
| ADVANCE/ISEG - Lisbon School of Economics & Management, Portugal |
Universidade Lusófona - Lisboa, Portugal |
| joaoestevao@iseg.ulisboa.pt | nuno.raposo.pena@gmail.com |
Industry Day ISACA Student Showcase Co-Chairs
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| Michelle Ramim | Celina Sołek-Borowska | Vered Silber-Varod |
| Nova Southeastern University, USA |
Warsaw School of Economics, Poland |
Tel Aviv University, Israel |
| ramim@nova.edu | csolek@sgh.waw.pl | veredsv@tauex.tau.ac.il |
General Conference Organizers
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| Yair Levy | Shonda Brown |
| Nova Southeastern University, USA |
IIAKM, USA |
| levyy@nova.edu | contact@iiakm.org |
Conference Workshop Co-Chairs
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| Christiaan Maasdorp | Julita Haber |
| Stellenbosch University, South Africa |
Fordham University, USA |
| chm2@sun.ac.za | jhaber7@fordham.edu |
KM2026 Program Committee
Program Committee Chairs:
| Melissa Carlton | Lindsey Wilson University, USA |
| Meir Russ | University of Wisconsin - Green Bay, USA |
| Molly Cooper | Ferris State University, USA |
Program Committee Members (As of 3 FEB 2026):
| Paul Alpar | Philipps University at Marburg, Germany |
| Ramila Amirikas | Technical University of Applied Sciences Wildau, Germany |
| Amy Antonucci | Western Governors University, USA |
| Graziano Aretusi | OpenStat, Italy |
| Gunnar Auth | HSF Meissen University of Applied Sciences, Germany |
| Andrea Barrios | Coastline College, USA |
| Michael Bartolacci | Penn State University, USA |
| Orly Barzilai | The Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yaffo, Israel |
| Dizza Beimel | Ruppin Academic Center, Israel |
| Ofir Ben-Assuli | Ono Academic College, Israel |
| Igor Bernik | University of Maribor, Slovenia |
| Brian Bisceglia | Nova Southeastern University, USA |
| Carlene Blackwood-Brown | Seneca Polytechnic, Canada |
| Rico Blei | Meissen University (UAS), Germany |
| Carole Bonanni | Rennes School of Business, France |
| Jean-Jacques Borie | Nova Southeastern University, USA |
| Benny Bornfeld | Ruppin Academic Center, Israel |
| Jennifer Breese | Penn State University, USA |
| Shonda Brown | IIAKM, USA |
| Brian Buckles | National Defense University, USA |
| Kom Campiranon | Thammasat University, Thailand |
| Dimitar Christozov | American University in Bulgaria, Bulgaria |
| Małgorzata Cieciora | Polish-Japanese Academy of Information Technology, Poland |
| Christopher Collins | Nova Southeastern University, USA |
| Carla Curado | ISEG - University of Lisbon, Portugal |
| Beata Czarnacka-Chrobot | Warsaw School of Economics, Poland |
| Hermano Jorge De Queiroz | Lindsey Wilson College, USA |
| Matteo Deana | ISACA, Switzerland |
| Horatiu Dragomirescu | Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania |
| Patryk Dziurski | Warsaw School of Economics, Poland |
| Monika Eisenbardt | University of Economics Katowice, Poland |
| Tomasz Eisenbardt | University of Warsaw, Poland |
| Steven Furnell | University of Nottingham, UK |
| Ruti Gafni | The Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yaffo, Israel |
| Nitza Geri | The Open University of Israel, Israel |
| Orit Goldman | The Open University of Israel, Israel |
| Tiago Gonçalves | ISEG - University of Lisbon, Portugal |
| Julita Haber | Fordham University, USA |
| Robert Hambly | Stellenbosch University, South Africa |
| Steven Harmon | Ferris State University, USA |
| Wilnelia Hernandez | WH-Consulting, Puerto Rico |
| Pedro Isaias | University of New South Wales, Australia |
| Arie Jacobi | Ono Academic College, Israel |
| Emmanuel Jigo | JiSec Research Group, USA |
| Oliver Jokisch | HSF Meissen University of Applied Sciences, Germany |
| Boris Kantsepolsky | The Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yaffo, Israel |
| Gila Kurtz | Holon Institute of Technology, Israel |
| Gregory Laidlaw | University of Detroit Mercy, USA |
| Wei Li | Nova Southeastern University, USA |
| Christiaan Maasdorp | Stellenbosch University, South Africa |
| Helen MacLennan | Lindsey Wilson College, USA |
| Juan M. Madrid | Nova Southeastern University, USA |
| Giorina Maratsi | University of the Aegean, Greece |
| Herbert Mattord | Kennesaw State University, USA |
| Eliel Melon | University of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico |
| Juergen Moormann | Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, Germany |
| Stephen Mujeye | Illinois State University, USA |
| Roisin Mullins | University of Wales Trinity Saint David, UK |
| Maayan Nakash | Bar-Ilan University, Israel |
| Martina Neri | University of Pisa, Italy |
| Catherine Neubauer | U.S. Army Research Laboratory, USA |
| Federico Niccolini | University of Pisa, Italy |
| Michael Nowatkowski | Augusta University, USA |
| Sergio Nunes | Polytechnic Institute of Tomar, Portugal |
| Ilona Pawełoszek | Czestochowa University of Technology, Poland |
| Kellen Peitl | Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
| Margarida Piteira | ISEG - University of Lisbon, Portugal |
| Przemyslaw Polak | Warsaw School of Economics, Poland |
| Tommy Pollock | National Defense University, USA |
| Maike Pompa | VNG Realisatie, Netherlands |
| Ashraf Qutaishat | University of Minho, Portugal |
| Daphne Raban | University of Haifa, Israel |
| Mical Michelle Ramim | Nova Southeastern University, USA |
| Roni Ramon-Gonen | The Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yaffo, Israel |
| Maryam Roshanaei | Penn State University, USA |
| Idan Roth | The Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yaffo, Israel |
| Nanette Saes | Stellenbosch University, South Africa |
| Christopher Shear | Stellenbosch University, South Africa |
| Ingo Siegert | Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany |
| Vered Silber-Varod | Tel Aviv University, Israel |
| Martha Snyder | Nova Southeastern University, USA |
| Celina Sołek-Borowska | Warsaw School of Economics, Poland |
| Anna Sołtysik-Piorunkiewicz | University of Economics Katowice, Poland |
| K. Subramani | West Virginia University, USA |
| Mathupayas Thongmak | Thammasat University, Thailand |
| Michael Tu | Purdue University Northwest, USA |
| Rolf von Rössing | ISACA, Switzerland |
| Simon Vrhovec | University of Maribor, Slovenia |
| Mathias Walther | Technical University of Applied Sciences Wildau, Germany |
| Ling Wang | Nova Southeastern University, USA |
| Bruce Watson | Stellenbosch University, South Africa |
| Tobi West | Coastline College, USA |
| Zulma Westney | Northern Virginia Community College, USA |
| Nathan White | Central Washington University, USA |
| Jędrzej Wieczorkowski | Warsaw School of Economics, Poland |
| Darren Wiggins | Nova Southeastern University, USA |
| Dariusz Witko | Nova Southeastern University, USA |
| Monika Zajkowska | Warsaw School of Economics, Poland |
| Gianluca Zanella | Augusta University, USA |
| David Zeichick | California State University, Chico, USA |
| Ewa Ziemba | University of Economics Katowice, Poland |
KM2026 Conference Sponsoring Schools and Organizations
KM2026 Conference Partner Organizations
Updated: 28 February, 2026
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