5-6th May, 2026
An interdisciplinary conference on contextual change, socio-economic transformation, and digital innovation.
This conference is conceived as a pivotal meeting point between academia and business, bringing together researchers, practitioners, and decision-makers to explore how meaning, value, and action are formed within rapidly shifting societal, technological, and economic environments.
Rather than isolating phenomena into disciplinary silos, the conference places contextual understanding at the core. It focuses on how business management, societal development, digital technologies, and economic systems co-evolve, interact, and reshape one another in conditions of acceleration, uncertainty, and structural transformation.
Positioned at the edge of contemporary change, the conference functions as a conceptual and intellectual space where cutting-edge research meets real-world complexity. Here, context is treated not as a static setting, but as a dynamic field shaped by technological innovation, digitalization, information flows, social relations, and economic forces.
The conference invites contributions that move beyond linear explanations and fixed models, encouraging context-sensitive insights, integrative thinking, and new conceptual tools capable of addressing the realities of a fast-changing world. Its aim is to foster dialogue that not only interprets transformation, but also enables more coherent, responsible, and meaningful responses within organizations, societies, and economies.
Main Topics:
Business and management
Technologies
Didactics/educology
Join at the venue or online at Vilnius business college, Vilnius, Lithuania
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Objectives of the Context + 2026
- Business and Management: to explore how organizations and strategies adapt in complex, uncertain environments, focusing on value creation and change.
- Technologies: to examine the adaptation of how digitalization, AI, and emerging technologies reshape society and business practices.
- Didactics/Educology: to challenge learning and teaching in rapidly changing contexts.
Scientific Committee
Chair: Mehmet Recai Uygur, PhD
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Alytis Gruodis, PhD (VBC)
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Eglė Celiešienė, PhD (VBC)
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Tomas Butkus, PhD (VBC)
- Mehmet Emre Çamlıbel, PhD (VBC)
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Helga Kauzonė, PhD (KSU)
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Tomas Baležentis, PhD (KSU)
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Gabija Skučaitė, PhD Candidate (VBC)
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Samson Toye Abiodun, PhD Candidate (VBC)
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Audrius Dabrovolskas, PhD Candidate (VBC)
Important Dates12.03.2026 Submission and registration starts17.04.2026 Submission ends27.04.2026 Review results announced30.04.2026 Early bird ends05.05.2026 Context+ First Day06.05.2026 Context+ Second Day
All abstracts received by the indicated deadline (17 April 2026) will be evaluated by the Scientific Council. Acceptance, together with technical details for presentation (oral or poster presentation), will be communicated to the submitting author.All submissions must be original papers, and the organizers will employ the plagiarism detection system Crosscheck (Turnitin) to assess the authenticity of submitted papers. Competitive papers will undergo a single-blind review process. The proceedings will be published by VBC Publishing House “Applied Business: Issues & Solutions Journal”, with papers undergoing copyediting only. Therefore, authors are responsible for ensuring that their papers are proficient in English. Submissions must be made electronically as an MS Word document file, adhering to the provided template (see Submission Section below).
Selected papers presented at Context+ Conference 2026 will be invited for further development and consideration for publication in a special issue of Kybernetes (Scopus CiteScore 2024 of 6.1, a Scopus CiteScore Tracker 2025 of 7.6, a 2024 Impact Factor of 2.9, and a 2024 five-year Impact Factor of 2.7.)
Types of presentation:
- onsite at the venue in Vilnius
- online (broadcasting)
Selected papers presented at Context+ Conference 2026 may be invited for further development and consideration for publication in a special issue of Kybernetes. Selection will be based on thematic fit, scholarly quality, and relevance to both the conference and the special issue. Any invited manuscript will be subject to the journal’s formal editorial evaluation and peer-review procedures.
Journal highlights: Kybernetes (https://www.
- Scopus CiteScore 2024: 6.1
- Scopus CiteScore Tracker 2025: 7.6
- Clarivate 2024 Impact Factor: 2.9
- Clarivate 5-year Impact Factor (2024): 2.7
- Emerald also lists the journal as abstracted/indexed in Scopus, EI Compendex, INSPEC, dblp Computer Science Bibliography, and Science Citation Index.
We welcome contributions that move beyond linear explanation and static models, and instead offer analytically strong, context-aware insights into contemporary transformation across organizations, technologies, education, and socio-economic life. Further information is available on the official conference page
To make your stay comfortable and affordable, we are pleased to offer accommodation at the Vilnius Business College campus housing at a very friendly price for International Week participants. This provides a convenient and budget-friendly option within walking distance of the college.
Campus accommodation prices during the International Week period are as follows:
Single room: EUR 33 + EUR 2 city tax per night.
Double room: EUR 25 per person + EUR 2 city tax per night.
We also offer a breakfast package (sandwich, pastry, fruit, and water) – EUR 10. Breakfast must be ordered in advance.
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