Behaviour Change Conference 2026

Our annual conferences bring together industry, academia, government and NGOs to discuss cutting-edge developments in the science and application of behaviour change to a range of global challenges.

The 10th International Behaviour Change Conference took place 17-19 June 2026 in Lisbon and online, co-hosted by UCL CBC and BE-Change Knowledge Centre, NOVA National School of Public Health, Portugal. The conference was preceded by pre-conference workshops and networking on 16 June.

Read our news item about the 2026 conference

Conference proceedings

Keynotes and opening/closing ceremonies

Video recordings of keynotes 1 & 3 and the closing ceremony can be found on our YouTube channel.

Slides for these sessions can be viewed on Zenodo using the links below:

Opening ceremony slides
Keynote 1 slides: Marijn de Bruin – ‘A perspective on strengthening behavioural science capacity for societal impact’
Keynote 2 slides: Joana Gonçalves de Sá – ‘Studying Bias in the Age of AI’
Keynote 3 slides: Esther Papies – ‘A better world is possible: Behavioural science in times of planetary crisis’
Closing ceremony slides

Conference posters

Over 80 conference posters and many accompanying short videos can be found on our conference Padlet page

Zenodo Community

Many other presentations are available on our Zenodo Community – Behaviour Change Conference 2026. Abstracts from the conference will be uploaded here shortly.

Conference Handbook

More details of the proceedings and the full programme can be found in the conference handbook.

Social media

You can find posts about the conference on LinkedIn, and other social channels (including the CBC Bluesky account), using the hashtag #BCConf2026

Photography

Photos from the conference can now be viewed on the BE-Change Flickr account (Behavioural Science Knowledge Centre, NOVA University Lisbon).

See the 2026 conference programme, featuring inspiring keynotes, presentations showcasing the latest thinking in behavioural research and much more...

Conference Programme

Supporting Organisations

Thank you to the organisations below for supporting the 2026 Behaviour Change Conference. A special thank you to our Gold Sponsor, Smoke Free - visit their website to find out more about their app.

Sponsorship Opportunities

Sponsorship enables you to raise your profile and build meaningful connections with leading figures in behaviour change.

Committees

We are very grateful to our 2026 Behaviour Change Conference Committee members and volunteers.

Aaliyah Boornois (NOVA National School of Public Health, Portugal)
James Curwen (UCL Centre for Behaviour Change, UK)
Dr Cristina Godinho (NOVA National School of Public Health, Portugal)
Professor Fabiana Lorencatto (UCL Centre for Behaviour Change, UK)
Rita Luz (NOVA National School of Public Health, Portugal)
Dr Marta Marques (NOVA National School of Public Health, Portugal)
Alexandre Moniz (NOVA National School of Public Health, Portugal)
Professor Susan Michie (UCL Centre for Behaviour Change, UK)
Maiara Moreto (NOVA National School of Public Health, Portugal)
Isabelle Olson (UCL Centre for Behaviour Change, UK)
Dr Carolina Silva (NOVA National School of Public Health, Portugal
Carina Vasconcelos Silva (NOVA National School of Public Health, Portugal)

Co-chair: Dr Marta Marques (NOVA National School of Public Health, Portugal)
Co-chair: Professor Felix Naughton (The University of East Anglia, UK)
Dr Simon Bacon (Concordia University, Canada)
Professor Angel Chater (The UCL Centre for Behaviour Change & University of Bedfordshire, UK)
Dr Oscar Castro (Singapore-ETH Centre, Singapore)
Dr Stephan Dombrowski (University of New Brunswick, Canada)
Dr Stefan Elbers (Utrecht University, The Netherlands)
Professor James Green (University of Limerick, Ireland)
Dr Cristina Godinho (NOVA National School of Public Health, Portugal)
Dr Sander Hermsen (Radboud University Medical Centre, The Netherlands)
Dr Angelos Kassyanos (University of Cyprus, Cyprus)
Professor Fabiana Lorencatto (The UCL Centre for Behaviour Change, UK)
Dr Laura McGowan (Queen's University Belfast, UK)
Dr Olga Perski (Tampere University, Finland)
Professor Manuel Armayones Ruiz (Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Spain)
Dr Paul Sacher (Sacher AI, UK)
Dr Paulina Schenk (The UCL Centre for Behaviour Change, UK)
Dr Eline Smit (University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
Dr Rosie Webster (ZINC, UK)

Ana Gama (NOVA National School of Public Health, Portugal)
Ana Gomes (Ipatimup, Portugal)
Miguel Duarte de Oliveira (NOVA National School of Public Health, Portugal)
Susana Mourão (NOVA Medical School, Portugal)
Sofia Ribeiro (NOVA National School of Public Health, Portugal)
Cariad Rees (University College London, UK)
Quynh Anh Tran (University College London, UK)