It's About People 2026
Answering Current Challenges in Society, Health and Technology
It’s About People 2026 was one of the year’s most significant international scholarly events in Europe. Themed “Answering Current Challenges in Society, Health and Technology,” the hybrid conference was organized by Alma Mater Europaea University in coorganisation with the European Academy of Sciences and Arts and the World Academy of Art and Science.
Held from 13 to 18 March 2026 — online with an on-site plenary in Maribor, Slovenia — the conference brought together scholars, researchers, and public intellectuals from across disciplines to address contemporary challenges in society, health, and technology.
Notable Speakers
Jonathan Granoff
President, Global Security Institute; UN Representative of the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates
Klaus Mainzer
President, European Academy of Sciences and Arts
Donato Kiniger-Passigli
Vice President of the World Academy of Art and Science
Alena Kobesova
Professor, Charles University Prague
Thania Paffenholz
Founder of the Inclusive Peace & Transition Initiative
Aleksander Zdanšek
Professor, Researcher at ICCR Swiss Institute; Vice President of WAAS
Paul Dziatkowiec
Director of Mediation and Peace Support, German Centre for Security Policy
Meike Haken
Researcher, Freie Universität Berlin
Michael Pinto-Duschinsky
Retired Research Fellow of Merton College and Pembroke College, University of Oxford and Brunel University of London
Ludvik Toplak
Rector, Alma Mater Europaea University
Fiammetta Monacelli
Professor, University of Genova
Jurij Toplak
Professor, Alma Mater Europaea; Fordham University
Klemen Jakšič
Slovenian Constitutional Court Judge; Professor, Catholic Institute
Rok Svetlič
Slovenian Constitutional Court Judge; Professor, ZRC – Koper
Eva Kovacevic
Professor, AMEU, Krakow
Barbara Toplak Perovič
Dean of Alma Mater Europaea – Faculty ECM
Boldizsár Szentgáli-Tóth
President of Hungarian Young Academy
Ferenc Miszlivetz
Institute of Advanced Studies Kőszeg