Registration open
Registration for the conference Technology Ethics in Turbulent Times: Expanding the Moral Agenda for Transformation is now open. You can register via https://www.esdit.nl/conference-2026/registration/
Early bird registration closes August 15, 2026.
Conference Theme
What do philosophy and ethics of technology mean in turbulent times? The impact of new technological developments in domains such as artificial intelligence, synthetic biology, and quantum technologies is enormous. These developments are interconnected with global challenges such as climate change, authoritarianism, and geopolitical tensions. Such turbulent times demand targeted philosophical and ethical inquiry, which this conference aims to stimulate.
The thematic conference tracks are:
- Conceptual Disruption: Theoretical Issues and Practical Approaches
- Environmental Philosophy and Technology in Turbulent Times
- Health, Well-Being and Emotions in an Age of Socially Disruptive Technologies
- Technology and Solidarity
- Towards a Hybrid Ethics of Technology; Bridging Ethics of Technology and Intercultural-Comparative Ethics
Ethics at Scale: Systems, Infrastructures, and Societal Impact - Transdisciplinarity: Value, Challenges, Methods and Tools
More information about these tracks can be found here.
Keynote speakers
Prof. Dr. Soraj Hongladarom (Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University)
Prof. Dr. Emma Ruttkamp-Bloem (University of Pretoria)
Prof. Dr. Catriona McKinnon (University of Exeter)
More information about our keynote speakers can be found here. https://www.esdit.nl/conference-2026/programme/
More information
You can visit the conference website here and reach the organizers at conference2026@ethicsandtechnology.eu
We look forward to meeting you in November in Wageningen.