Program 2025 – ThingsCon

Time	Activity
900	Doors open, badge making, etc
930	Opening
1000	Opening Keynote Ling Tan & Usman Haque
1030	Introductions workshops
1045	To the workshops
1100	Workshops & interactive sessions – Round 1 ❶ KoetMeer: Building Connected Floating Habitats for Urban Wildlife ❷ From Mud to Models: Regenerative Futures for Community AI ❸ Making AI chairs ❹ Designing application-based smart glasses ❺ Sousveillance – civic surveillance of surveillance cameras ❻ Building the Next Generation of Tech Creators ❼ Invisible Debris: Workshop Explore physical manifestations of our digital waste
1245	Lunch & exhibition
1345	Recap and introductions afternoon
1400	To interactive sessions
1415	Workshops & interactive sessions – Round 2 ❶ Politics of Design ❷ Arcane Design: Designing Down-to-Earth artefacts with magic ❸ The Smartest Doorbell ❹ Energy Ecosystem Community ❺ Kenner Futures: The Phone That Serves You, Not Platforms ❻ Anticipatory Design: The Futures of Everyday Things ❼ Exploring low-cost environmental sensing with the Octopus platform
1600	Break
1630	Short stories & pitches Simone Mora Stories from the workshops and community Pitches selected student project
1730	Closing keynote Matt Jones
1800	Wrap-up
1815	Drinks
2000	End

Workshop Registration:
Reserve your workshop spot on the day using tear-off tickets from posters in the venue. First-round tickets available from 09:00; second-round tickets from lunchtime.