MIC Conference 2026

For the tenth edition of this renowned international event, the 10th MIC Conference 2026 returns to the hometown of the Marconi Institute for Creativity: Bologna!

The general theme of this year’s MIC Conference is: “The Towers of Creativity”.

A tribute both to medieval Bologna, once celebrated as the “city of a hundred towers”, and to the very essence of creativity itself. Just as towers rise boldly above the urban landscape, signalling ambition, risk, and visibility, creative ideas stand out from the “flat” average of routine thinking. Creativity is not about remaining safely at the center of a distribution; it is about exploring outliers, reaching for unexpected peaks, and constructing fragile yet courageous structures that emerge above convention.

In Bologna’s historical skyline we find a compelling metaphor for our times: to face uncertainty and complexity, we must dare to build and inhabit new towers of creativity in science, education, technology, art, and everyday life.

Keynote Speakers

An outstanding ensemble of keynote speakers will enrich the MIC Conference 2026 program: Daniel Schacter (Harvard University), Iza Lebuda (University of Wroclaw), Caroline Di Bernardi Luft (Brunel University of London), Wendy Ross (London Metropolitan University), Christian Rominger (University of Graz).

ISSCI General Assembly

Also in 2026, the MIC Conference will host the General Assembly of ISSCI, the International Society for the Study of Creativity and Innovation.

Know what’s Happening Next — before everyone else does.

Get App

Host or Publisher Marconi Institute for Creativity - Fondazione Guglielmo Marconi