The ACM International Conference on Information and Knowledge Management (CIKM) is a premier international forum for research in information retrieval, knowledge management, data mining, and database systems. For more than three decades, CIKM has brought together researchers and practitioners from academia and industry to advance the foundations, systems, and applications of information and knowledge management. CIKM 2026 will highlight the transformative role of artificial intelligence in information access, knowledge representation, data integration, and personalization, and will feature a comprehensive program including research papers, workshops, tutorials, and other community events in Rome, Italy.