Neuroethics 2026
April 15-17, 2026
Locations
View the detailed schedules for each conference location.
Pre-Conference
Virtual Connection and Mentorship Sessions
We are hosting three 1-hour virtual connection and mentoring events on April 7-10 in coordination with Neuroethics 2026. You must be a registered meeting attendee to participate as a mentee. We are also seeking volunteer mentors to share their experience and neuroethics expertise with the student and early career members. Complete the sign up form to volunteer. Thank you!
Overview
All session start times in the tables below are local in the time zone listed for that location / column.
| Lucca | Stellenbosch | Stanford |
|---|---|---|
| Central European Summer Time (CEST) | South Africa Standard Time (SAST) | Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) |
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Wednesday · April 15, 2026
| Lucca (13:00-18:30) | Stellenbosch (8:00-18:30) | Stanford (1-6p) |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday morning: No in-person programming | Wednesday morning: Welcome (9:00) Keynote: Dr. Samke Ngcobo (9:30) Ethics of Neurotechnology in Africa (10:30) | |
| Wednesday afternoon: Opening Remarks (13:30) Linking users, professionals, and care processes (14:00) Research Talks A-C (15:15) Open Neurodata & Data Governance World Café: Local Lucca Dialogue (16:30) SINe Award (17:30) | Wednesday afternoon: Lunch (12:00) Research Talks A (13:00) Perspectives: Neuroscience, Art, and Indigenous Knowledge Systems (14:40) Keynote: Prof. Judy Illes (16:45) | Wednesday morning: No in-person programming |
| Wednesday evening: No in-person programming | Wednesday evening: Networking Dinner (18:30) | Wednesday afternoon: Roundtable on DBS Post-Trial Obligations (1:00p) Research Talks A / How does neuroscience evidence affect legal outcomes? / Beyond the Scan: Rethinking Neuroaesthetics (2:30p) Open Neurodata & Data Governance World Café: Local Stanford Dialogue (4:00p) Posters B (5:00p) |
| Wednesday evening: Affinity Group Dinners (7:00p) |
Thursday · April 16, 2026
| Lucca (9:00-20:00) | Stellenbosch (8:00-18:30) | Stanford (8:00a-5:30p) |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday morning: Glocal Neuroethics / Lived Experience, Inferred States (9:00) Research Talks D-F (10:00) Posters (11:15) SINe Award (11:45) | Thursday morning: Welcome (9:00) Neurotechnology Demonstration (9:30) ANN&S Emerging Research Lightening Talks (10:30) | |
| Thursday afternoon: Lunch (12:45) When does death really occur? / Building bridges in the EU neuroethics community (14:00) Research Talks G-I (15:00) Posters (16:15) | Thursday afternoon: Lunch (12:00) Research Talks B (13:00) Building Trust, Not Just Datasets (14:40) | |
| Thursday evening: Open Neurodata & Data Governance World Café (17:00) SINe Assembly (18:00) | Thursday evening: Open Neurodata & Data Governance World Café: From a Local to Global Dialogue (17:00) | Thursday morning: Open Neurodata & Data Governance World Café (8:00a) Neural Organoids, Assembloids, and Their Transplantation / Designing Neurotech for Humanity / Research Talks C (9:30a) Illes Award for Mentoring (11:00a) Lunch / Meet the Editors (12:00p) |
| Thursday afternoon: Gen AI, Mental Health & Society (1:15p) Talks D (2:45p) Hyman Award for Service (4:00p) Posters E (4:15p) |
Friday · April 17, 2026
| Lucca (9:00-18:15) | Stellenbosch | Stanford (8:00a-4:30p) |
|---|---|---|
| Friday morning: ERA-NET NEURON Award Talk / Regulation, Science, and Practice of BCIs (9:00) Research Talks J-L (10:00) Posters (11:15) Parallel Sessions (11:45) | Friday morning: No in-person programming | |
| Friday afternoon: Lunch (12:45) Research Talks M-O (14:00) Aggression, Brain, and Ethics / Accountability for War Crimes involving Neurotoxins (15:15) Posters (16:15) | Friday afternoon: No in-person programming | |
| Friday evening: Keynote: Francis Shen + Discussion (17:00) | Friday evening: Keynote: Francis Shen + Discussion (17:00) | Friday morning: Keynote: Francis Shen + Discussion (8:00a) Community-Engaged Collaborations in Neuroethics (10:00a) Neurogenetic Discovery Research in Physiologically Maintained Bodies After Brain Death (11:15a) Lunch / Lessons from a Neuroscience & Society Internship (12:45p) |
| Friday afternoon: Building Bridges in Autism Neuroscience (1:45p) Prenatal Diagnosis and Neurodevelopmental Conditions (3:00p) |