EMERGE is an international conference and forum dedicated to exploring the social, ethical, political, environmental, and cultural implications of artificial intelligence and emerging technologies. We welcome interdisciplinary contributions that critically engage with questions of technological power, governance, inequality, sustainability, media, education, and alternative futures. The conference is organized by the Digital Society Lab<https://ifdt.bg.ac.rs/digilab/?lang=en> of the Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, University of Belgrade, in collaboration with the Institute for Artificial Intelligence of Serbia. Topics include, but are not limited to: * Digital democracy, governance, and technological power * AI ethics, justice, and social inequality * Environment, extraction, sustainability, and digital degrowth * Art, culture, and critical AI practices * Agency, resistance, and subjectivity in the age of AI * Education, AI-assisted learning, and digital literacy * Media and communication: platforms, algorithms, and technological imaginaries * Synthetic research: methods, risks, and epistemic challenges * Human-machine communication: power, design, and human-AI relations * Speculative and alternative technological futures Submission deadline: 20 June 2026 Abstracts can be submitted directly through the submission form: https://forms.gle/vTQBWAJCmU1vQnk38 For additional information about the conference, topics, and submission guidelines, please visit: https://emerge.ifdt.bg.ac.rs/ We look forward to receiving your submissions and continuing the conversations on contested technological futures. EMERGE 2026 is supported by the Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation. Support from OSCE Serbia and EU Srbija is provided through the project “Strengthening Freedom of Expression and Freedom of Media in Serbia”. Kind regards, EMERGE 2026 Organizing Committee