Hybrid | 13 – 18 March 2026
Answering Current Challenges in Society, Health and Technology
14th International Scientific Conference For Humanity 2026: with an on-site plenary in Maribor, Slovenia
Alma Mater Europaea University in coorganisation with the European Academy of Sciences and Arts (EASA) and the World Academy of Art and Science (WAAS) invite scholars, researchers, thought leaders, public intellectuals, practitioners, and postgraduate students to submit original research, case studies, panel proposals, and academic insights for presentation at the 14th annual “It’s About People” conference, taking place from 13 to 18 March 2026.
This distinguished interdisciplinary event brings together Europe’s leading voices in science, the arts, and public discourse to confront the urgent challenges of our era—placing people, and their search for purpose and meaning, at the center of academic inquiry.
Plenary Sessions – Friday, 13 March 2026
10:00 – 10:45 Welcome Addresses
Ludvik Toplak, Rector, Alma Mater Europaea University
Invited Speaker
Klaus Mainzer, University Professor, President of European Academy of Sciences and Arts
11:30 – 11:50 Principles and Policies to Respond to This Dangerous Time
Keynote Speaker
Jonathan Granoff, President, Global Security Institute, Trustee of the World Academy of Art and Science, Senior Advisor and United Nations Representative of the Permanent Secretariat of the World Summits of Nobel Peace Laureates, Signatory to the Global Peace Offensive
11:50 – 13:15 Plenary Session 02 – Peace Offensive Rollout – What It Takes
Speakers:
Donato Kiniger-Passigli, Vice-President, World Academy of Art and Science
Jonathan Granoff, President, Global Security Institute
Thania Paffenholz, Founder, Inclusive Peace
Paul Dziatkowiec, Director of Mediation and Peace Support, Geneva Centre for Security Policy Sabina Stadler Repnik, Head of Strategic Studies, Slovenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Sustainable Development – March 14, 2026
16:00 – 17:00 (in English) onsite & online
Science Powering Green Innovation
Moderators: Aleksander Zidanšek, WAAS Vice President
Speakers:
Yury Gogotsi, Distinguished University Professor and the Charles T. and Ruth M. Bach Endowed Chair in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Director of the A.J. Drexel Nanomaterials Institute, Drexel University
Aleksander Zidanšek, WAAS Vice President
Eva Kovacevic, Professor, GREMI, Orléans
Alexandre Nominé, Professor, Mines Nancy
Uroš Cvelbar, Professor, Jozef Stefan Institute, WAAS Fellow
Discussion
