The program offers a diverse range of sessions designed to inspire innovation and foster meaningful connections across academia and industry. Attendees will gain insights into emerging research, real-world applications, and future trends through presentations, demonstrations and collaborative discussions.
Check back regularly as the schedule is updated with speakers, session details and special events leading up to the conference.
Schedule Overview
September 27 - October 2
Doctoral Consortium
Workshops
Welcome Reception
Main Conference (Industry Forum)
Gala Dinner at Casa Loma
Main Conference (Closing)
FRID-AI Day @ BPM2026
Room: Full Hall
Monday, September 28: Workshops
| Time | Workshop 1 | Workshop 2 | Workshop 3 | Workshop 4 | Workshop 5 | Workshop 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00 – 10:30 a.m. | Workshop on Possible Futures of Business Process Management (BPMFutures) I | Object-centric Process Management I | Natural Language Processing for Business Process Management (NLP4BPM) I | AUTOMATE: International Workshop on Implementation and Management of Intelligent Process Automation Solutions I | Innov8BPM-2026: Managing Process Innovation in the Era of Digital Transformation I | Workshop on Forgotten, Overlooked, and Rejected Topics in Business Process Management (FOR-BPM) I |
| 10:30 – 11:00 a.m. | Coffee Break | |||||
| 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | BPMFutures II | Object-centric Process Management II | Natural Language Processing for Business Process Management (NLP4BPM) II | AUTOMATE II | Innov8BPM-2026 II | FOR-BPM II |
| 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. | Lunch Break | |||||
| 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. | BPMFutures III | Object-centric Process Management III | Workshop on Change, Drift, and Dynamics of Organizational Processes (ProDy) I | AI4BPM 2026 I | 1st Business Process Management for Sustainability Workshop I | |
| 3:30 – 4:00 p.m. | Coffee Break | |||||
| 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. | BPMFutures IV | Object-centric Process Management IV | ProDy II | AI4BPM 2026 II | BPM for Sustainability II | |
| 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. | Welcome Reception |
Tuesday, September 29: Main Conference Day 1
| Time | Hall B | Hall C+D | Hall A | Hall E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:45 – 9:30 a.m. | Opening Ceremony Room: Full Hall | |||
| 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. | Keynote - Tom Davenport Room: Full Hall | |||
| 10:30 – 11:00 a.m. | Coffee Break | |||
| 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Main Track 1 Session Chair: Wil van der Aalst | BPM Forum 1 Session Chair: Remco Dijkman | Process Technology Keynote Session Room: Hall A+E | |
| 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. | Lunch Break | |||
| 1:30 – 3:00 p.m. | Main Track 2 Session Chair: Boudewijn van Dongen | BPM Forum 2 Session Chair: Pnina Soffer | Process Technology Session 1 - Process Mining, Modeling, and Analysis | Journal First 1 |
| 3:00 – 3:30 p.m. | Coffee Break | |||
| 3:30 – 5:30 p.m. | Main Track 3 Session Chair: Han van der Aa | Responsible BPM Forum Keynote Session | Process Technology Session 2 - Intelligent Process Execution and Automation | Journal First 2 |
| 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. | Celonis Industry Dinner |
Wednesday, September 30: Main Conference Day 2
| Time | Hall C+D | Hall A | Hall B | Hall E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00 – 9:30 a.m. | State of the Process: Challenges, Opportunities, and an Invitation to Shape What's Next Chair of SC, Hajo Reijers Room: Full Hall | |||
| 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. | Keynote - Opher Baron Room: Full Hall | |||
| 10:30 – 11:00 a.m. | Coffee Break | |||
| 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Main Track 4 Session Chair: Sander Leemans | BPM Forum 3 Session Chair: Claudio Di Ciccio | Industry Forum 1 | Tutorial 1 - Neuro-Symbolic AI for BPM: A Tutorial on Predictive and Prescriptive Process Analytics |
| 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. | Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Mentoring Lunch Room 344 | |||
| 1:30 – 3:00 p.m. | Main Track 5 (Rounds) Session Chair: Andrea Burattin | Journal First 3 | Industry Forum 2 | Tutorial 2 - Green Business Process Management: Approaches, Challenges, and Ways Forward |
| 3:00 – 3:30 p.m. | Coffee Break | |||
| 3:30 – 5:30 p.m. | Demos (Rounds) | Industry Forum 3 | Tutorial 3 - In the Object-Centric Zoo: a Petri Net Perspective | |
| 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. | Gala Dinner at Casa Loma |
Thursday, October 1: Main Conference Day 3
| Time | Hall B | Hall C+D | Hall A | Hall E | Room 344 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. | Keynote - Emmanuelle Vaast Room: Full Hall | ||||
| 10:30 – 11:00 a.m. | Coffee Break | ||||
| 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Main Track 6 Session Chair: Andrea Marrella | Responsible BPM Session 1 | Celonis Master Class | Educators Forum 1 | |
| 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. | Lunch Break | ||||
| 1:30 – 3:00 p.m. | Main Track 7 Session Chair: Artem Polyvyanyy | Responsible BPM Session 2 | SAP Signavio Master Class | Educators Forum 2 | Celonis Education Meeting* |
| 3:00 – 3:30 p.m. | Coffee Break | ||||
| 3:30 – 4:00 p.m. | Closing Room: Full Hall |
*Come join the Celonis team and other educators interested in implementing Process Intelligence within their coursework and research! Here you can share and learn best practices, access in-depth materials from Celonis, and connect with other educators. If you are currently implementing Celonis' materials or are interested in doing so, this is the perfect time to outline your curriculum!