The annual BPM conference is the leading forum for the Business Process Management community. In addition to the conference’s inspirational keynotes and scientific presentations, its tutorials provide a unique opportunity to learn from and engage with leading BPM experts in areas of contemporary BPM interest.
The 2026 edition of the conference will take place in Toronto, Canada, from September 27th to October 2nd. The Tutorials track will take place during the main event (September 29th to October 1st) and will be open for academics, students, and professionals.
We seek original and highly relevant tutorial proposals. The tutorials will provide conference participants with the opportunity to obtain an in-depth introduction to specific topics of growing interest within the broader field of BPM.
This call is open to individual presenters and to teams of presenters. Both academics and practitioners are invited to submit their proposals. Presenters are invited to co-host tutorials including vendors and consultancies provided there is a strict focus on high-quality instructional content and no product placement.
The Call for Tutorials for BPM2026 combines a dedicated call for speakers for designated topics together with an open call for BPM topics across any of the three tracks of the conference.
Dedicated Call
In 2026, we are specifically looking for tutorials in one of the following areas:
- AI-Driven Predictive BPM
- LLMs for BPM (e.g., Process Modelling, Analysis, Design)
- Agentic AI in BPM
- Ethics and regulation in BPM-related tools, Digital Twins and BPM/Process Mining
Open Call
In addition, we encourage tutorial submissions on emerging topics and aspects of the BPM discipline across the three tracks of the conference: Foundations, Engineering, and Management.
Submission Guidelines
Tutorials should be highly interactive, educational, and actively engaging the audience to participate in the discussion. A full tutorial is expected to last 1.5 hours. Accepted tutorial speakers will be asked to present a ‘short teaser’ within the conference program ahead of the full tutorial presentation to attract conference attendees to the tutorial. With the same intention, short (3-minute) videos of accepted tutorials will be made available on the BPM 2026 web page ahead of the conference.
Proposals for tutorials should include the following information:
- Title
- Presenter(s) and affiliation(s)
- 200-word abstract highlighting why the tutorial is attractive to BPM 2026 participants – Why is it novel? What are key learning outcomes?
- Outline of the content (max. 1 page)
- Intended audience (for example: academics, practitioners, and students) and level of tutorial (basic, intermediate, advanced; any prerequisites?)
- Short description of planned activities to engage the audience (max. 0.5 pages)
- Short bio of the presenter(s).
Note that the abstract of the tutorial will be included in the BPM conference proceedings. If desired, there will also be the opportunity to share material (for example: readings, slides, and the like) on the BPM conference web page.
Please submit your proposal via e-mail to the three tutorial chairs by June 15, 2026. You will receive a notification regarding your submission on July 6, 2026.
Key Dates
- Submission of tutorial proposals: May 19, 2026
- Notification of acceptance: June 9, 2026
Deadlines correspond to Anywhere on Earth (AoE or UTC-12).
Tutorial and Panel Chairs
- Daniel Amyot, University of Ottawa, Canada, damyot@uottawa.ca
- Adela del Río-Ortega, Universidad de Sevilla, Spain, adeladelrio@us.es
- Thomas Grisold, WU Vienna, Austria, thomas.grisold@wu.ac.at