ECKM

26th European Conference on Knowledge Management
4-5 September 2025, Lahti, Finland

Lappeenranta – Lahti University of Technology (LUT) 

Welcome to ECKM 2025

The European Conference on Knowledge Management (ECKM) is a highly respected academic conference that has been held annually for 26 years, making it one of the longest-standing conferences in its field. ECKM provides an important platform for academics, researchers, practitioners, and industry leaders from around the world to exchange ideas, present research, and discuss developments in knowledge management (KM). The conference is dedicated to advancing the theory and practice of knowledge management across a wide range of sectors and disciplines. The open access conference proceedings, published annually, provide valuable insights and are frequently cited by academics, policymakers, and industry professionals, underscoring the conference’s role in shaping the future of knowledge management. 

Conference Chair

Programme Chair

Personal Message from the Conference Chair

We are pleased to invite you to participate in the 26th European Conference on Knowledge Management (ECKM) to be held on 3-5 September 2025 at Lappeenranta – Lahti University of Technology (LUT), in Lahti, Finland. LUT University is known for excellence in executing research and teaching to provide answers to global challenges. Lahti, a city renowned for culture, nature and sports, is also Finland’s leading environmental city and one of Europe’s pioneers of sustainable development. The ECKM 2025 conference will bring together researchers and practitioners from around the world to discuss the latest trends and developments in knowledge management and knowledge-based value creation, especially from the perspective of Addressing local and global challenges with knowledge management. Welcome to Lahti!

Important Dates

Conference Publications

Papers accepted for the ECKM after the double-blind peer review process, will be published in the conference proceedings, subject to author registration and payment. The conference proceedings have an ISSN ( 2048-8963) and will be assigned an ISBN on publication. Proceedings are accessible here: https://papers.academic-conferences.org/index.php/eckm

The Editors of the Electronic Journal of Knowledge Management will make selections if they feel work is appropriate and of sufficient quality for the journal. If invited to publish in a journal authors will be expected to develop the work by 40-50%, including a change of title and abstract. Individual journal procedures will need to be followed and there is no guarantee of publication.

• • • Electronic Journal of Knowledge Management  indexed by Elsevier SCOPUS ISSN: 1479-4411

The Bottom Line journal does not offer a fast track.

• • • The Bottom Line | Emerald Publishing (emeraldgrouppublishing.com) indexed, among others, by Elsevier SCOPUS, The Publication Forum / Julkaisufoorumi, publication channel for Norwegian scholars, ISSN: 0888-045X

Conference Accreditations

roceedings of the European Conference on Knowledge Management (ECKM) are: