Talks and Events

At the IBT, we connect with researchers from around the world. To do, so we host the IBT Behavioral Research Talk series. This series is public and we warmly invite you to join us. Find the list of upcoming speakers below, and get inspired by our past guests. Beyond the speaker series, we also organize other events (such as conferences and workshops) to enrich and further connect our scientific community.

Upcoming Research Talks and Events

Research Talk

Yakov Bart

Professor of Marketing, Northeastern University

(Mis)Measuring the Drivers of Ad Performance

Date
08.04.2026

Time
12:00-13:30

Location
Square, Lounge (2nd floor)

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Research Talk

Johannes Eichstädt

Assistant Professor (Research) of Psychology, Stanford University

Using Psychological Science to Understand and Improve the Impact of AI

Date
22.04.2026

Time
12:00-13:30

Location
Square, Arena

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Research Talk

Igor Grossmann

Professor in Psychology, University of Waterloo

Imagining and building wise machines: The centrality of AI metacognition

Date
01.05.2026

Time
12:00-13:30

Location
Square, Arena

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Past IBT Research Talks and Events

16 March 2026

Sanaz Talaifar
Imperial College London

Political Identity in Digital Environments

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December 2025

Economic clusters as a driver for innovation and growth
University of St. Gallen

Study Excursion
Organized by Tobias Ebert

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8 - 11 July 2025

2nd Regional Cultural Differences Conference
University of British Columbia

Interdisciplinary Conference
Organized by Friedrich Götz, Tobias Ebert and Eric Hehman

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6 May 2025

Where it's at: Research with Geographic Data at HSG
University of St. Gallen

Research Symposium
Organized by Tobias Ebert

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October 2024

Julian De Freitas
Harvard Business School

Lessons from an app update at Replika AI: Identity stability in human-AI relationships

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31 August 2023

Johannes Boegershausen
Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University

Limiting Accessibility: How Target Market Characteristics Constrain Acceptable Prices for Innovations

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30 May 2022

New Technologies and the Future of Aging
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Pro-bono Event
Organized by Christian Hildebrand, Emanuel de Bellis, and Clemens Stachl

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18 February 2026

Robert Mai
Grenoble Ecole de Management

Effort-reward structures in freemium gaming

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25 November 2025

Robin Schimmelpfennig
University of Lausanne

The Human-like AI: Manipulating AI Anthropomorphism Does Not Change Users’ Trust in or Engagement with AI Systems.

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June 2025

Consumers + Technology Dialogue Symposium
Erasmus University of Rotterdam

Symposium
Anne-Kathrin Klesse, Ana Valenzuela, and Emanuel de Bellis

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8 April 2025

Anne-Kathrin Klesse
Erasmus University of Rotterdam

Preference Filtering: Consumers Share Narrower Preferences with Algorithms

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June 2024

Consumers + Technology Dialogue Symposium
ESADE

Symposium
Anne-Kathrin Klesse, Ana Valenzuela, and Emanuel de Bellis

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26 July 2023

Ana Valenzuela
Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College

Following the instructions of AI: A justice perspective

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11 December 2025

Andrea Weihrauch
University of Amsterdam

Racialized Robots: Navigating the Tension Between Inclusivity Signaling and Robot Acceptance

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16 September 2025

Daniel Wenzel
University of Aachen

Pure magic: How magicians create and how consumers respond to magical experiences.

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12 May 2025

Janis Zickfeld
Aarhus University and Centre for Integrative Business Psychology

There is no crying in business? On the occurrence and impact of crying at work

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12 March 2025

Michal Kosinski
Stanford Graduate Business School

Emergent Properties in Large Language Models

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16 November 2023

David Stillwell
Cambridge Judge Business School

Utilizing Image Analysis as an Alternative to Psychometric Tests: Three Project Examples

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24 March 2023

Youyou Wu
University College London

Estimating the replicability of research findings in psychology from manuscript text

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