About
📅 Saturday, 7th March 2026
📍Parnassos
Human connections and relationships are at the center of all our lives. We are, after all, a social species. While the focus often lies on romantic relationships, most of our connections are not, in fact, romantic. Join us for the SIB Annual Symposium 2026, a day dedicated to exploring platonic connections from different angles, where we will bring friendship to the forefront of our lives:
- Friendship on a geopolitical level
- Can you be friends with your ex?
- Connections with Artificial Intelligence
Why Attend?
This symposium is a unique opportunity to:
✔️ Hear from inspiring speakers.
✔️ Engage in meaningful discussions.
✔️ Make new friends with broad interests, such as yourself.
Tickets:
🎟️ Regular: €8.00
🎟️ Student: €5.50
🎟️ SIB Member: €4.50
Organized by members of our student association, this event promises to be a day filled with interesting perspectives and opportunities to share and connect. Join us in bringing friendship to the forefront on March 7th!
Program
- 10:30 – 11:00: Walk-In
- 11:00 – 12:15: Opening Talk – To be revealed soon!
- 12:15 – 13:00: Lunch
- 13:00 – 14:00: Talk – To be revealed soon!
- 14:00 – 15:00: Workshop Round – To be revealed soon!
- 15:00 – 15:15: Short break
- 15:15 – 16:30: Closing Talk with Prof. Dr. Payal Arora, a digital anthropologist and expert in AI cultures,. She explores the role of AI and the digital world in modern friendships. AI forms an increasingly important part of our society, and the possibilities for its role in our everyday lives seem limitless. Do AI friendships threaten the core of our humanity, or could AI be a tool for fostering connection instead?
- 16:30 – 18:00: Drinks in Parnassos Café
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