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.

There are currently no upcoming talks scheduled. Revisit us soon or follow us on LinkedIn to receive updates about upcoming talks and events.

Past IBT Research Talks and Events

1 June 2026

Igor Grossmann
University of Waterloo

Imagining and building wise machines: The centrality of AI metacognition

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22 April 2026

Johannes Eichstaedt
Stanford University

AI, Well-Being, and Mental Health: The Role of LLMs in Society through a Psychological Lens

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18 February 2026

Robert Mai
Grenoble Ecole de Management

Effort-reward structures in freemium gaming

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December 2025

Fundamentals of Behavioral Science and Experimentation
University of St. Gallen

HSG Children's University
Organized by Emanuel de Bellis and Christian Hildebrand

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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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November 2023

Kirk Kristofferson
Ivey Business School

Disability Preference Stereotype: How Physical Disability Shapes Influences of Utilitarian and Hedonic Preferences

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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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28 September 2022

Jenny van Doorn
University of Groningen

Frightful or Fantastic? Acceptance of Robot Interactions in Services

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16 May 2023

David Hardisty
UBC Sauder School of Business

Twice as Nice? A Longitudinal Field Study of Separate vs. Combined Nudges for Household Laundry Behaviours

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19 May 2026

Klemens Knoeferle
BI Norwegian Business School

Arkhe: A Hands-On Introduction to Structured Research Ideation

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April 2026

Yakov Bart
Northeastern University

(Mis)Measuring the Drivers of Ad Performance

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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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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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April 2024

Consumers + Technology Dialogue Symposium
ESADE

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

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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
University of St. Gallen & benevol

Pro-bono Event
Organized by Christian Hildebrand, Emanuel de Bellis, and Clemens Stachl

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21 April 2022

Benedict Dellaert
Erasmus University of Rotterdam

Choice Architecture for Healthier Insurance Decisions

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16 February 2023

Markus Weinmann
University of Cologne

Face Time: How Project Images Influence Crowdfunding Success

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29 April 2026

Diego Aparicio
IESE Business School, University of Navarra

Algorithmic Pricing and Consumer Price Sensitivity

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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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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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26 July 2023

Ana Valenzuela
Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College

Following the instructions of AI: A justice perspective

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29 August 2022

Bernd Schmitt
Columbia University

Robots and Speciesism

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21 March 2024

Noah Castelo
University of Alberta

New Perspectives on Algorithm Aversion

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9 June 2023

Jochen Hartmann
Technical University of Munich

Ambiguity in Multi-Modal Digital Ads

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