This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Business Process Management, BPM 2026, which took place in Toronto, ON, Canada, during September/October 2026.The 42 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 169 submissions. The proceedings also contain one keynote talk in full-paper length and 3 tutorial papers. The papers have been organized in topical sections as follows: Keynote; Tutorials; Found...

This book constitutes the proceedings of the BPM Forum held at the 24th International Conference on Business Process Management, BPM 2026, which took place in Toronto, Canada, during September/October 2026.Contributions presented at the BPM Forum include novel applications, early-stage results, or creative perspectives on known problems. They cover a diverse and timely set of topics, reflecting the evolving socio-technical and AI-enhanced landscape of BPM. The topics explored inclu...

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