Last day of the ZeMKI anniversary conference – Outlook for the next 20 years of research

On the third and final day of the anniversary conference “20 Years into the Future: What is our vision of media, data, and society?”, ZeMKI continues the discussions on media, data, and society with further keynotes, panels, and a look into the future of research. The day offers opportunities for dialogue and networking across scientific disciplines.

The highlights of the day will be the keynote speeches by Nick Couldry and Alenda Y. Chang, which will focus on media, data, and video games.

The program for Friday, October 24, 2025:

9:30 – 10:30 am (Kassenhalle): Keynote 3 „Media and the corporatization of everything“ with Nick Couldry

11:00 – 12:15 am (Kassenhalle): Panel „Love, Hate and Algorithms: Intimacy, Violence, and Emotional Futures in Mediated Worlds“

11:00 – 12:15 am (HdW Olbers): Panel „Playing the Future / The Future as play: Games, Virtual Worlds, and Speculative Designs for Social Change“

11:00 – 12:15 am (HdW Seminar): Panel „Artifacts and Futures: Mapping, Narrating, and Designing Socio- Digital Imaginaries“

1:35 – 3:00 pm (Kassenhalle): Panel „Digital Publics in Transition: Political Participation, Social Platforms, and AI-Mediated Communication“

1:35 – 3:00 pm (HdW Olbers): Panel „Past Feelings and Future Memories: Digital Archives, Affective Technologies, and the Politics of Remembering“

1:35 – 3:00 pm (HdW Seminar): Panel „Platform Governance and the Futures of Regulation: Norms, Civil Society, and the Politics of Control“

3:30 – 4:45 pm (Kassenhalle): Panel „Visions, Ideologies, and Ecologies: Reimagining Media Futures in the Age of AI and Data“

3:30 – 4:45 pm (HdW Olbers): Panel „Contested Futures: Identity, Belief, and Belonging in the Digital Transformation of Culture“

3:30 – 4:45 pm (HdW Seminar): Panel „Activism Reimagined: Digital Personas, Propaganda, and Political Expression in the Platform Age“

5:00 – 6:00 pm (Kassenhalle): Keynote 4 „On the Sustainability of Games and Play“ with Alenda Y. Chang

Click here for an overview of all events at the anniversary conference and the Book of Abstracts.