New Tech Forum 2026
On May 8th, 2026, p-NET Emerging Networks & Verticals launches the New Tech Forum, a new annual initiative designed to bring together key stakeholders from technology, policy, industry, academia, and the creative sectors to explore emerging technologies and their real-world impact.
Forum Focus
The 2026 edition focuses on Intelligent Networks and Digital Twins, highlighting the role of Private 5G, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Extended Reality (XR), and Metaverse technologies across key sectors including smart cities, culture and tourism, industry, defense, space, sports, and gaming.
Digital twins – real-time digital representations of physical systems – are rapidly becoming a foundational technology worldwide. They enable advanced monitoring, simulation, optimization, and immersive experiences across the physical and digital worlds. While global adoption is accelerating, Greece and the wider region still lack a coordinated, strategic approach – an opportunity the New Tech Forum aims to actively address.
Why Attend?
The Forum will offer:
- Strategic perspectives on digital twins and intelligent network infrastructures
- Real-world use cases and applied examples from multiple sectors
- Dialogue between public authorities, industry leaders, researchers, and creative professionals
- A platform for collaboration, knowledge exchange, and future initiatives
Who Should Attend?
The New Tech Forum 2026 is designed for professionals and decision-makers across sectors shaping the future of intelligent networks and digital twins, including:
- Policy makers and public sector leaders involved in digital strategy, smart cities, culture, defense, and innovation
- Technology and telecom executives, network operators, and solution providers
- Industry leaders and engineers exploring digital twins, automation, and advanced connectivity
- Creative professionals from film, gaming, XR, fashion, and digital arts
- Researchers, academics, and innovation hubs working on next-generation technologies
- Startups and scale-ups developing AI, XR, metaverse, and digital twin solutions
- Cultural, tourism, and heritage organizations leveraging immersive technologies
