The scientific programme of the DCC Conference 2026, including the review of submitted abstracts, will be prepared by the International Programme Committee (IPC). The IPC brings together broad expertise and strong commitment in digitalisation to ensure a high-quality event.

The IPC is this year chaired by Jariya Buajarern, Head of Digital Center and Materials Metrology, Quality System and International Cooperation Office, NIMT, Thailand and co-chaired by Shanna Schönhals, Group Lead and Head of DCC Development Team at PTB, Germany

• David Balslev-Harder, Team Leader at Dansk Fundamental Metrologi (DFM), Denmark
• Jariya Buajarern, Head of Digital Center and Materials Metrology, Quality System and International Cooperation Office, NIMT, Thailand
• James Fedchak, Associate Director for Measurement Services, NIST, USA
• Carlos Galván, Dirección Metrología Dimensional, CENAM, Mexico
• Hugo Gasca Aragon, Co-Chair of IMEKO TC6 Digitalization
• Blair Hall, Distinguished Scientist at Measurement Standards Laboratory of New Zealand (MSL)
• Brett Hyland, Project lead at UN/CEFACT and NATA Australia
• Martin Koval, Chair of the FORUM-MD ad hoc Task Group on Harmonizing DCC and DRMC, Czech Metrology Institute (CMI), Czech Republic
• Thomas Krah, CEO of German Calibration Service DKD, Germany
• Mark Kuster, Chair of "Metrology Practices" and "MII & Automation Committees" at NCSLI, USA
• Hector Laiz, Director of Metrology and Quality, INTI, Argentina
• Kim Nguyen, Assessor of the Board of D-Trust GmbH, Germany
• Anjali Sharma, Senior Principal Scientist and Head, NPLI, India
• Shanna Schönhals, Group Lead and Head of DCC Development Team at PTB, Germany
• Alexis Valqui, Digital Transformation Consultant, Peru