Kosice Summit of Innovation and Technology,
KSIT 2026, 19th-21st October 2026, Hotel Bešeňová, Bešeňová, Slovakia
Innovation & Technology is a prerequisite for increasing competitiveness and maintaining sustainable development. It is also essential for the long-term growth of the knowledge economy. The Kosice Summit of Innovation and Technology aim to support innovation through cooperation between industry and R&D capacities. It sets goals and policy measures linked to research, innovation and technology. The goal is built on crucial synergies between the competitive advantages of innovations and technology transfer.
Chairmen
Róbert Bidulský, Bodva Industry and Innovation Cluster, Slovakia
Ľuboš Kaščák, Technical University of Košice, Slovakia
Zbigniew Brytan, Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland
Organizers
Bodva Industry and Innovation Cluster, Moldava n/B, Slovakia
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Košice, Slovakia
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland
Organizing Committee
Tibor Kvačkaj, The President of the Organizing Committee, Bodva Industry and Innovation Cluster
Róbert Bidulský, Bodva Industry and Innovation Cluster
Iveta Milanová, Bodva Industry and Innovation Cluster
Ľuboš Kaščák, Technical University of Košice, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Ján Varga, Technical University of Košice, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Jana Bidulská, Technical University of Košice, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Zbigniew Brytan, Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland
Lenka Bidulská, Bodva Industry and Innovation Cluster
Jakub Zahorček, Bodva Industry and Innovation Cluster
Matej Bidulský, Bodva Industry and Innovation Cluster
Scientific Committee
Tibor Kvačkaj, Bodva Industry and Innovation Cluster, Slovakia
Marco Actis Grande, Politecnico di Torino, Department of Applied Science and Technology, Italy
Jana Bidulská, Technical University of Kosice, Slovakia
Jeno Gubicza, Department of Materials Physics, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
Andrea Di Schino, Università degli Studi di Perugia, Italy
Andrzej Kubit, Rzeszow University of Technology, Poland
Seungwon Lee, University of Toyama, Japan
Malgorzata Lewandowska, Warsaw University of Technology, Poland
Diego Manfredi, Department of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Kenji Matsuda, University of Toyama, Japan
Jacek Mucha, Rzeszow University of Technology, Poland
Anna Nocivin, Ovidius University of Constanta, Romania
Alexander V. Perig, Donbas State Engineering Academy, Kramatorsk, Ukraine
Doan Dinh Phuong, Institute of Materials Science, VAST, Vietnam
Toshiya Shibayanagi, University of Toyama, Japan
Ján Slota, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Kosice, Slovakia
Tomasz Trzepieciski, Rzeszów University of Technology, Poland
Wei Wei, Changzhou University, China
FEES
The Conference fee 500 EUR
online fees 150 EUR
One-day meeting 150 EUR
The Conference fee includes organization costs, catering, coffee breaks, meals, and electronic abstract proceedings with DOI.
Bank details
Bank name: Tatra Banka a.s.,
Bank address: Hodžovo námestie 3, 811 06 Bratislava
Beneficiary name: BIIC
BIC: TATRSKBX
IBAN: SK13 1100 0000 0029 4618 0494
In remark: please make a note of who has registered to attend a conference (the name of the participant and company/university)
Download application form ApplicationForm-KSIT 2026.docx
Contact
Bodva Industry and Innovation Cluster
IČO 54342481
DIČ 2121795654
Budulov 174, 045 01 Moldava nad Bodvou, Slovakia
E-mail: director@biic.org
Website: https://www.biic.sk
Tentative program
19th October, 18.30 – 21.00 Welcome dinner
20th October, Main presentations
21st October, 12.00 Closing speech