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International conferences, festivals, and corporate training

Upcoming

2026
August
Ipnocrazia · Umbria Green Festival
Live performance of Ipnocrazia with Maura Gancitano. Umbria Green Festival.
Umbria
August 28–30
European Forum Alpbach · Media & Activism Lab
Lab on media, activism and democracy. Organised by EFA, facilitated by D-Hub, supported by ERSTE Foundation. With Nika Kovač. European Forum Alpbach.
Alpbach, Austria
September 24–27
Festival del Pensare Contemporaneo · Attraversamenti
Fourth edition of the festival under his philosophical direction. Pensare Contemporaneo.
Piacenza
Autumn
IO & AI · MUSE
Exhibition on the co-evolution of human and artificial intelligence, MUSE – Museo delle Scienze. Member of the Scientific Committee.
Trento

Recent

2026
July 12
Palestina Libera Tutt*
Debate with Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur, and Maura Gancitano. With Giso Amendola.
Leverano
July 2–5
Festival Letterario di Gavoi
Esercizi di Meraviglia. Two talks, with Matteo Saudino and Serena Mazzini. L'Isola delle Storie, XX edition.
Sardinia
July 1
Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca
Pensar con prompts. Una crítica de la razón generativa. Summer School 2026 with Cecilia Celeste Danesi.
Salamanca
June 26
Book Presentation · Chongqing Publishing House
Presentation of the Chinese editions at Beijing SKP, with Maura Gancitano. Dialogue with Dr. Feng Lisi.
Beijing
June 22–23
2026 Fangtang Forum · Tsinghua University
Panel AI for the Humanities; talk The Defective Daimon. Jury member, international AI writing competition.
Beijing
June 5
∀ISION_E · Politecnico di Torino
Interdisciplinary conference on extended intelligences in Drawing and Representation. Castello del Valentino.
Turin
May 28
Confindustria Romania
Annual economic forum. Speech with Maura Gancitano.
Bucharest
April
The Assault on Illusion
Speech at Arts Centre Santa Mònica; the collective exhibition runs through September.
Barcelona
March 23
Ipnocrazia · Teatro Carcano
Jianwei Xun interviewed by Maura Gancitano and Andrea Colamedici. 700 people in the audience.
Milan
March 18
PARIX IA 2026
Conference on cognitive dangers of AI. Casa del Lector, Matadero Madrid.
Madrid
March 18
Authoritarianism and Hypnocracy
Discussion on fascism, authoritarianism and democratic resilience at LO i Oslo, with Maura Gancitano.
Oslo
March 6
Hipnocracia: IA y el control algorítmico de la conciencia
Lecture at the Instituto de Filosofía, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Moderated by Dr. Santiago Gelonch Villarino.
Mendoza, Argentina
March 4–5
Diálogos de Futuro · Disertación Magistral
Keynote on AI, ethics and the construction of reality at the Legislatura de Mendoza. Congreso Futuro ARG2026.
Mendoza, Argentina
February 26
The Botany of Wonder · Salotto NYC
With Maura Gancitano. Lecture on cultivating awe at the end of the world.
New York
February 19
Konkoly Observatory · Seminar
Tlon at the Hungarian astronomical research institute. Philosophy meets astrophysics.
Budapest
January 22
AI Festival · The Beyond-Subject
Plenary speech on hybrid agency in the age of autonomous intelligences.
Milan, Bocconi
January 13–14
Congreso Futuro · Cumbre de la Filosofía
Lecture on Hypnocracy and algorithmic trance. Read the field note.
Santiago, Chile

Festivals

Direction
Philosophical Director

Festival del Pensare Contemporaneo

One of Italy's major philosophy festivals, held annually in Piacenza. Four days, over 100 interventions and 50 events. In 2024, President Mattarella attended.

19,000 attendees (2023) — 24,000 attendees (2024)

Philosophical Director

Carnevale di Putignano

Philosophical direction of one of Italy's oldest carnivals, integrating contemporary thought into traditional celebration.

Creator

Festa della Filosofia

Triennale Milano and Rome. A festival dedicated to making philosophy accessible and engaging for broad audiences.

Creator

Concerti Filosofici

Live performances combining musicians with philosophical dialogue. Featured artists include La Rappresentante di Lista, Niccolò Fabi, Vinicio Capossela.

Creator

ilPod — Italian Podcast Awards

Annual awards celebrating the best Italian podcasts.

Corporate Training

Workshops and training programs on philosophy of AI, prompt thinking, diversity & inclusion, digital literacy, and navigating complexity. Clients include:

Google
Amazon
Ferrero
Lamborghini
UniCredit
European Parliament

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