Balkan region hosts major tech and AI conferences

Several major technology and business conferences are scheduled across the Balkan region, focusing on digital transformation, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity.

In Montenegro, the Digital Summit of the Western Balkans will be hosted in Herceg Novi from October 12 to 14. Organized by the Ministry of Public Administration in partnership with the Regional Cooperation Council, the summit aims to strengthen regional cooperation and address digital economy challenges, data protection, and AI. Additionally, the IT SPOT 2026 conference, organized by ICT Cortex, will focus on building a competitive digital economy in Montenegro, featuring speakers from global companies like TikTok and Rivian.

In Serbia, the 23rd COMING CON conference will take place in Belgrade on October 6. Celebrating 35 years of business, the event will explore the orchestration of business through technology, covering topics such as cloud computing, automation, and AI.

In Croatia, the Automation Summit in Split (October 15-16) will address the growing asymmetry in cybersecurity, where AI-driven vulnerability detection is outpacing the human capacity to patch software flaws.