BledCom 2026 Program
Please note that the Program is subject to change!
Early Registrations will be available at the BledCom registration desk in the foyer of the Rikli Balance Hotel on
Thursday, June 25,
from
18.00 to 19.00.
Thursday's dinner for the participants who registered and payed for it in advance, will be from 19.30 - 22.00 (departure at 19.00, in front of the conference venue).
IMPORTANT: From the parking lot to the entrance of the Bled Castle Restaurant there is an approximate 100 meters of paved steep paths. Please wear sensible shoes.
Day 1
26.06.2026
8.30 - 16.30
8.30 - 9.15
REGISTRATION
9.15 - 9.45
9.45 - 10.15
10.15 - 10.30
10.30 - 10.45
10.45 - 11.00
COFFE BREAK
11.00 - 12.00
12.00 - 13.00
13.00 - 14.30
LUNCH
14.30 - 15.30
15.30 - 16.30
19.30 - 22.00 (departure at 19.00)
DINNER
Day 2
27.06.2026
9.45 - 16.00
9.45 - 10.45
10.45 - 11.00
COFFE BREAK
11.00 - 12.00
12.00 - 13.00
13.00 - 14.30
LUNCH
14.30 - 15.30
15.30 - 16.00
19.30 - 22.00 (departure at 19.00)
DINNER
Keynote Speech
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
The keynote speaker for this 33rd International Public Relations Research Symposium will be W. Timothy Coombs, an advisor for the Centre for Crisis and Risk Communications, Canada. Coombs is the leading author on crisis communication.
W. Timothy Coombs (PhD Purdue University) (USA) is an advisor for the Centre for Crisis and Risk Communications. His primary area of research and consulting is crisis communication. His works include the award-winning book Ongoing Crisis Communication, coediting the Handbook of Crisis Communication, and co-writing Strategic Sport Communication: Traditional and Transmedia Strategies for a Global Sport Market. His crisis communication research has won multiple awards from professional organizations including the Jackson, Jackson & Wagner Behavioral Science Prize. He is a Fellow in the International Communication Association.
CORRESPONDENT
Prof. Anne Gregory is Professor Emeritus of Corporate Communication at the University of Huddersfield. Anne joined the University of Huddersfield in September 2014.
Previously she worked at Leeds Beckett University where she was Director of the Centre for Public Relations Studies, an internationally recognised research centre and think tank on public relations and communication. While at Leeds Beckett, she also completed a three year term as Pro Vice Chancellor.
Anne has led numerous specialist research and consultancy programmes for public and private sector clients, particularly for the UK Government where her work has led to Government policy documents and capability-building initiatives. She remains an advisor to UK Government having completed three attachments and is currently working on the Senior Talent Programme for Government which seeks to build capability in the most senior communicators. She is a formal Reviewer of Government Departmental communication and has advised both the South African and New South Wales Governments on capability development.
