Multistakeholder Collaboration for Innovation in Engineering Asset Management
14 - 16 October 2026 | Braga, Portugal
CONGREGA 2026 encourages University-Business-Government COLLABORATION TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE INNOVATION in Portuguese and Spanish-speaking countries and communities spread across Europe, the Americas, Africa, Asia and Oceania.
CONGREGA 2026 is the master event of the Pan-Iberian asset management ecosystem. It is expected to gather 500 delegates to share their collaborative work and experiences towards realizing and redistributing value from critical engineering assets.
Programme
We are preparing your CONGREGA 3-day experience with:
· special plenary sessions
· social events: welcome cocktail & gala dinner
· multistakeholder satellite sessions
· workshops
· entrepreneurship competition
· networking spaces
· industry exibition
Keynote Speakers
14 OCTOBER 2026
To be announced
15 OCTOBER 2026
To be announced
16 OCTOBER 2026
To be announced
Entrepreneurship competition
Showcase your new brand and innovative products and services to influencers & decision-makers of the Ibero-American EAM space.
Apply for the CONGREGA ENTREPRENEURSHIP AWARD (more information soon).
Industry exhibit
Connect directly with CONGREGA delegates and build opportunities
with new and existing clients.
For more information about the exhibition space do the Vitual Tour
of the Braga Forum (more information about the Foor Plan soon).
Encouraged topics
Core underlying themes: sustainable innovation, strategic partnerships
Alignment of strategy, planning and decision making
Asset management governance models
Stakeholder management
Strategic Asset Management Plans (SAMPs)
Asset management planning
Value-based decision making
Aligning financial and non-financial functions with asset management
Leadership and human capital
Asset management culture and change management
People and competence in asset management
Human factor in asset management
Skills development and training
Sustainability, circular economy & lifecycle engineering
SDGs and asset management
ESG requirements
Circularity and life cycle asset management
Lifecycle assessments
Lifecycle delivery
Asset design and construction management
Operations management
Predictive and preventive maintenance
Engineering integration across the asset lifecycle
Performance and condition of engineered assets
Digital and AI-driven transformation
Data assets and information management
Digital automation and robotics
IoT and Big Data
AI applications and trends
Digital twinning
Emerging technologies
Resilience of critical assets and smart cities
Disaster risk management and resilience of critical assets
Cascading effects across critical infrastructure
Smart cities and urban asset management
Climate adaptation strategies
Supply chain management
Cyber-physical security of critical assets
Integration of EAM in urban planning and development
Regulations and standards
Public policy and regulations enabling asset management
Local government and asset management
Management systems standards
ESG compliance
Auditing and certification
Risk and reliability
Risk management and reliability analysis
Reliability-centered maintenance and its applications
Innovation and entrepreneurship
University-Business-Government collaboration
Enablers of the asset management innovation ecosystem
Emerging technologies
New business models in asset management
Innovation challenges and entrepreneurship competition
Instructions for submission
There are BEST PAPER awards for different topics and categories and special ENTREPRENEURSHIP AWARDS for the most impacting innovation projects.
Written contributions and oral presentations in Portuguese, Spanish, or English.
BEFORE THE CONGRESS (see key dates):
· Abstract submission (max. 2 pages): scientific papers, entrepreneurship competition, industry presentations, special sessions, keynote addresses
· Manuscript submission (max. 6 pages): after abstract acceptance, manuscripts are submitted and screened into academic and non-academic categories and processed accordingly
DURING THE CONGRESS (14-16 October 2026):
· Oral presentations, pitches, roundtables and special sessions of accepted submissions
AFTER THE CONGRESS:
· Publication of all accepted abstracts in the Book of Abstract
· Invitation for submission and publication of extended full-length papers
Key Dates
ABSTRACTS AND MANUSCRIPTS
Abstract submission deadline: 15/01/2026
Abstract acceptance notification:
15/02/2026
6-page manuscript submission deadline:
30/04/2026
FULL-LENGTH MANUSCRIPTS
Submission of expanded manuscripts to
EAMR (English) and RAE (Portuguese/Spanish)
currently on a rolling basis
Register now and join the ecosystem
What is included
in the congress fees?
- Access to all congress sessions
- Access to the exhibitions at the congress venue
- Access to all non-edited materials of the congress
- Full waiver of article processing charges for the Book of Abstracts (Open Access)
- Full waiver of publication fees and article processing charges for the Book of Proceedings and selected top quality contributions submitted to EAMR or RAE.
- Name badge and lanyard
- Coffee breaks
- Lunches, welcome cocktail and conference dinner
Registrations are handled by the local Professional Conference Organizing partner (more information soon).
Early
Until
28/02/2026
Students
300€
Standard
620€
1 Day
400€
Standard
Until
31/05/2026
Students
380€
Standard
700€
1 Day
400€
Late
Until
30/09/2026
Students
460€
Standard
780€
1 Day
400€
Contacts, location and other informations
Venue and contacts
Forum Braga
Av. Dr. Francisco Pires Gonçalves
4715 – 558 Braga | Portugal
info@congrega.eu
Accommodation
Accomodation and travel arrangements can be facilitated by the local Professional Conference Organizing (more information soon).
Special rates for reservations through our registration form.
Visit Braga
We have chosen the vibrant city of BRAGA for CONGREGA 2026!
You can create your perfect Braga Experience in the official website “VISIT BRAGA”.
Sponsors
For more information about sponsoring opportunities for the 2026 edition download the leaflet and contact us via info@congrega.eu.
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Support
To join the multistakeholder collaborative ecosystem and support the 2026 edition contact us via info@congrega.eu.
Organizers
CONGREGA 2026 is orchestrated by representatives of the knowledge triangle of academia, industry, and research.
