Call for Papers: October 2026 SkiLMeeT conference on workers, firms, and skills in the digital and green transition

Leiden, 9 April 2026 – Project SkiLMeeT is accepting papers for its final conference, “Workers, Firms, and Skills in the Digital and Green Transition”, to be held on 22–23 October 2026 in Brussels.

The keynote lecture will be given by Ines Helm (JKU Linz).

The deadline for submitting papers or extended abstracts is 10 May 2026 (by midnight CET). We welcome contributions from researchers across all social science disciplines, particularly papers addressing:

• Effects of the digital and/or the green transition on workers, firms and skills
• Measurement and analysis of skill demand and supply
• Skill gaps and skill shortages arising through the digital and/or the green transition
• Labour-market policies to reduce skill gaps and shortages
• Education and training measures to mitigate skill gaps and shortages

Please use the ConfTool system, https://www.skilmeet.eu/conftool/, to register and to submit abstracts or papers.

You can find the detailed Call for Papers here.