NANOMETA aims to bring together the international Nanotechnology, Photonics and Materials research communities where most recent and challenging results and plans are discussed in the informal setting on a glorious mountaineering resort. The 2026 technical programme will include invited and selected contributed papers in the areas of: Time crystals and Floquet matter Symmetry breaking in photonics Fisher information in photonics Topological light and matter Quantum nanophotonics Strong light-matter interaction on the nanoscale Tunable, reconfigurable, and programmable metamaterials Nonreciprocal interactions and wave phenomena Chirality Low-dimensional and hybrid nanophotonic matter Advanced nanophotonic applications etc.  A special session will be organised to celebrate Sir Michael Berry’s seminal contributions to the physics of waves and topology. The conference will be organised in two oral parallel sessions (Nanophotonics and Metamaterials) to take place during 4 full days from Tuesday 6 to Friday 9 January 2026. The conference timetable will be arranged in a way that permits mid-day breaks for recreational activities and informal contact between participants. Nanometa 2026 will present plenary and breakthrough talks. The conference will also feature a number of invited talks devoted to recent important advances in nanophotonics and metamaterials science and poster sessions. Nikolay I. Zheludev, University of Southampton and NTU Singapore Harald Giessen, University of Stuttgart Nanometa 2026 co-chairs