Keynote Speaker

X and Grok use data without the users' consent. The historian talks about how Elon Musk is trying to secure legitimacy.

Correctiv, Campact, and other organizations play an important role in criticising and monitoring society. The political scientist and communications scholar shows why doing so is becoming increasingly dangerous.

The ‘newsfluencer’ and presenter demonstrates how we can deal with the enemies of democracy on the internet.

Neuroscientist Maren Urner shows why our brains never give up and what we can do to counteract the race towards destruction.

The century-long dominance of the West is coming to an end. As the world reorganizes itself, author and lecturer Daniel Marwecki shows us what lies ahead of us.

The writer, researcher and activist will speak at re:publica 26 about how advanced digital technologies are reshaping politics and society in India and the lessons this holds for the rest of the world.

There's no point in arguing about taste. Or is there? We'll be discussing this on the re:publica stage with the literary scholar.

Why do so many people want to see the world go up in flames? These two sociologists provide answers at re:publica 26 – and offer hope.

At re:publica 2026, the psychologist takes a look into the future of human-machine interactions.

The author and entrepreneur warns of a future in which things are worse than they need to be. How can we escape this “cluttering of the world”?

Artificial intelligence can write texts, generate images, and learn independently. But can it also save forests, translate animal sounds, or water plants?

The science fiction novelist, journalist and technology activist shows how the internet has been "enshittified" – and what can be done about it.