International Scientific Conference at the XXVI Congress of Public Relations Professionals

"Digital Horizons: Dialogue, Crisis and Transformation – Public Relations in the Era of Disinformation and the Need for Digital Resilience"

Rzeszów

Hotel Bristol

24 - 25 September , 2026

Digital Horizons is a scientific conference organized as part of the Public Relations Professionals Congress, dedicated to examining the impact of digitalization and new technologies—particularly artificial intelligence (AI), security, and the digitalization of communication—on the fields of public relations, management, and marketing. The event continues earlier academic initiatives implemented within the PR Congress framework and creates a space for dialogue between the academic community and professional practitioners.

The primary objective of the conference is to restore public relations to its rightful role in the contemporary socio-economic landscape.

The second objective is to initiate a scholarly discussion on the methodological and theoretical foundations of public relations.

The third objective is to highlight the role of this form of social communication in times of crisis (political, international, threats of war, etc.) as well as in the era of digitalization.

Thematic scope of the conference


  • Strategy and Decision-Making: Architects of change and transformative decision-making that builds organizational resilience instead of chaos.
  • Relationships and Communities: Transformative dialogue with organizational stakeholders and the development of modern communities
  • .Crisis Management: The essence of digital resilience in real-time crisis communication.
  • Culture and Algorithms: Dialogue and organizational culture in the era of algorithmization of management processes.
  • Future Security: The role of integrated communication in defining and safeguarding the company’s digital future.
  • The “High-Tech, High-Touch” Model: Reputation management in an ecosystem combining advanced technologies with personal relationships.
  • Human Capital and Advocacy: Employee Advocacy 2.0 – employees as the organization’s most powerful medium.
  • Narrative and Image: Building narrative resilience and digital employer branding.
  • Visual PR: The role of digital message design in building organizational resilience in an era of visual-centric communication.

We invite submissions of presentation proposals and papers within the following thematic tracks:

Conference Schedule

Day 1

10.30 – 10.45

Opening of the conference

prof. dr hab. Dariusz Tworzydło, University of Warsaw

dr Marta Adamczyk, Katowice Business University

10.45 – 11.15


Keynote Speaker 1

11.15 – 11.45


Keynote Speaker 2

11.45 – 12.00

Coffee break

12.00 – 13.00


Session 1

Discussion

13.00– 13.30

13.30 – 14.15

Lunch

Session 2

14:15 - 15.00

Discussion

15.00– 15.15

15.15 – 16.00

Session 3

Discussion

16.00– 16.15

16.15 - 16.30

Coffee break

16.30 – 17.15

Session 4

Discussion

17.15– 17.30

17.30

Conference Closing

20.00

Evening Meeting

Day 2

10.30 - 10.45

Opening of the Second Day of the Conference

10.45 - 11.30

Session V

11.30 - 11.45

Discussion

11.45 - 12.00

Coffee Break

12.00 - 12.45

Session VI

12.45 - 13.00

Discussion

12.45 - 13.00

Closing of the Conference


  • A scholarly monograph published by the Publishing House Katowice Business University
  • Zeszyty Naukowe Akademii Górnośląskiej
  • Studia Medioznawcze 

Scientific Zone

Possibility of publishing selected articles presented during the conference in the following publications

The basis for qualifying an article for the appropriate publication is the reviewer's assessment and the decision of the Conference Scientific Committee. Negotiations with highly rated publishing houses are currently underway. The organizers will promptly inform registered participants about the results.

  • Submission of conference participation with a paper – September 11, 2026
  • Notification of paper acceptance – September 14, 2026
  • Submission of conference participation without a paper – September 11, 2026
  • Payment by conference participants with a paper – September 15, 2026
  • Payment by conference participants without a paper – September 15, 2026
  • Sending the detailed program to conference participants – September 18, 2026
  • Submission of the article text – October 30, 2026
  • Notification of article qualification for publication in a specific journal or monograph – November 27, 2026*(depending on the reviewer's qualification)

Organizing Committee


Chair:

dr Marta Adamczyk, Katowice Business University


Vice-chairs:

dr hab. Anna Adamus-Matuszyńska, Professor of the University of Economics in Katowice

prof. dr hab. Dariusz Tworzydło, University of Warsaw

dr hab. Waldemar Rydzak, Professor at the University of Economics in Poznań


Conference coordinator:

Małgorzata Rutowska




Scientific Committee

dr Marta Adamczyk, Katowice Business University

dr hab. Anna Adamus-Matuszyńska, Professor of the University of Economics in Katowice

prof. dr. hab. Janusz W. Adamowski, University of Warsaw

dr hab. Jacek Barlik, University of Warsaw

dr Konrad Ciesiołkiewicz, Korczak University in Warsaw

prof. dr hab. Przemysław Deszczyński, Poznań University of Economics and Business

dr hab. Sławomir Gawroński, Professor at the University of Information Technology and Management in Rzeszów

prof. dr hab. Iwona Hofman, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin

dr hab. Monika Kaczmarek-Śliwińska, Professor at the University of Warsaw

prof. dr hab. Filip Kaczmarek, Poznań Society of Friends of Sciences

prof. dr hab. inż. Leszek Kiełtyka, Katowice Business University

płk rez. dr Dariusz Kryszk, War Studies University, Department of Strategic Communication

prof. dr hab. Ryszard Ławniczak, Military University of Technology named after Jarosław Dąbrowski in Warsaw

prof. dr hab. Grzegorz Mazurek, Kozminski University in Warsaw

prof. dr hab. Jerzy Olędzki, University of Warsaw

dr hab. Agata Opolska-Bielańska, Professor at the University of Warsaw

prof. dr hab. Jan Pyka, Katowice Business University

dr hab. Monika Przybysz, Professor at Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw

dr hab. Waldemar Rydzak, Professor at the University of Economics in Poznań

dr Małgorzata Ruprich, Professor at the Katowice Business University

dr hab. Zbigniew Spyra, Professor at the University of Economics in Katowice

dr Anna Staszewska, Professor at the Katowice Business University

dr Joanna Strzelczyk-Łucka, Professor at the Katowice Business University

dr hab. Jacek Trębecki, Professor at the University of Economics in Poznań

prof. dr hab. Dariusz Tworzydło, University of Warsaw

prof. dr hab. Krystyna Wojcik





Important dates

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€308 – fee covering onsite participation with a paper (€273 for PTKS and IAPNM members): presentation and publication of the paper after positive reviews, lunch, and coffee breaks.

€190 – fee covering online participation with a paper (€166 for PTKS and IAPNM members): presentation and publication of the paper after positive reviews.

€237 – doctoral fee for onsite participation with a paper (€214 for PTKS and IAPNM members): presentation and publication after positive reviews, lunch, and coffee breaks.

€178 – doctoral fee for online participation with a paper (€154 for PTKS and IAPNM members): presentation and publication after positive reviews.

€214 – fee covering co-authorship with onsite participation (€190 for PTKS and IAPNM members).

€190 – fee covering onsite participation without a paper (€166 for PTKS and IAPNM members).

€166 – fee covering article submission and publication only, without conference participation (€142 for PTKS and IAPNM members), after positive reviews.

€71 – fee covering co-authorship without participation.

€71 – fee covering online participation without a paper.

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