The theme of WECON™ 2026 is
AI Technologies for Societal and Industrial Transformation
Artificial Intelligence is reshaping every sector of society by enabling intelligent, data-driven, and autonomous solutions to complex real-world challenges. WECON 2026 seeks to showcase cutting-edge AI research, innovative technologies, and successful deployments that demonstrate measurable societal, economic, environmental, or industrial impact.
Invited speakers will be encouraged to present their impactful research, technologies, products, and innovations that have addressed (or have the potential to address) pressing challenges across diverse application domains. Particular emphasis will be placed on AI solutions that have progressed beyond theoretical development and exhibit practical relevance, scalability, technology transfer potential, commercialization prospects, or significant societal benefit.
An indicative list of topics includes
- AI for Healthcare, Biomedical Engineering, and Life Sciences
- AI for Agriculture, Food Security, and Rural Development
- AI for Smart Manufacturing, Industry 4.0, and Industrial Automation
- AI for Smart Cities, Intelligent Transportation, and Urban Infrastructure
- AI for Energy, Environment, Climate Action, and Sustainability
- AI for Cybersecurity, Privacy, and Trusted Digital Systems
- AI for Education, Skill Development, and Human-Centric Computing
- AI for Finance, Banking, Insurance, and Digital Economy
- AI for Governance, Public Services, and Digital Public Infrastructure
- AI for Robotics, Autonomous Systems, and Intelligent Machines
- AI for Telecommunications, IoT, Edge Computing, and Next-Generation Networks
- Generative AI, Large Language Models, Agentic AI, and Multimodal Intelligence
- Explainable, Responsible, Ethical, and Trustworthy AI
- AI for Scientific Discovery, Engineering Innovation, and Emerging Technologies