Program Overview
Programme
The conference will be at the Corvinus University of Budapest (1093 Budapest, Fővám tér 8), starting on 28 January (Wednesday) at 9:00 a.m. and concluding no later than 4:00 p.m. on 30 January (Friday).
The preliminary programme is expected to be released on the conference’s website by mid-November.
If you need any modifications, please contact the LOC at geoinno2026@uni-corvinus.hu.
We look forward to welcoming you to Budapest!
Program Overview
Day 0
- 27/01/2026
WebAI Research in the Geography of Innovation – Pre-conference Workshop
organizers: Milad Abbasiharofteh, Johannes Dahlke, Sebastian Schmidt
Register until Jan 6, 2026 via this Google Form: https://forms.gle/TEBxLoRFvNcMnwU79
The workshop will:
- introduce the WebAI methodology and its relevance for economic geography and the Geography of Innovation studies;
- include interactive group work where participants jointly develop future research directions, discuss methodological challenges (e.g. multi-data joints, validation, representativeness, ethics), and explore opportunities for collaboration.
- not expect participants to prepare a research presentation, but to participate actively.
Day 1
- 28/01/2026
Registration
Welcome speeches
Plenary 1 – Keynotes
Coffee break
Parallel sessions 1
Lunch
Parallel sessions 2
Coffee break
Parallel sessions 3
Reception
Day 2
- 29/01/2026
Plenary 2
Coffee break
Parallel sessions 4
Lunch
Parallel sessions 5
Coffee break
Parallel sessions 6
Gala dinner
Day 3
- 30/01/2026
Parallel sessions 7
Coffee break
Parallel sessions 8
Lunch
Plenary 3
Closing and departure