Ages 19-60

10:00 AM – 10:50 AM

Builders of Deep-Think Make-Believe

Stage 2 - Talks, Conversations, Panels

Hosts: Frances Hardinge, Sayoni Basu

On-Stage Conversation

11:00 AM – 11:45 AM

Dystopia as Warning

Stage 2 - Talks, Conversations, Panels

Host: Samira Ahmed

On-Stage Individual Talk

12:00 PM – 12:50 PM

Mining for Excellence

Stage 2 - Talks, Conversations, Panels

Hosts: Aparna Kapur, Bijal Vachharajani, Namrata Tripathi, Shobha Viswanath

On-Stage Panel Discussion

12:00 PM – 12:50 PM

Gold-Standard Friendships

Second Floor Collab Space - Private Sessions

Host: M T Anderson

Masterclass for Adults

2:00 PM – 2:45 PM

Tracking Futures

Stage 2 - Talks, Conversations, Panels

Host: M T Anderson

On-Stage Individual Talk

3:00 PM – 3:45 PM

Artistic Paths

Stage 2 - Talks, Conversations, Panels

Host: Corinna Luyken

On-Stage Individual Talk

4:00 PM – 4:45 PM

2026 Neev Book Award (NBA) Winners Ceremony

Stage 2 - Talks, Conversations, Panels

Hosts: Ann Lazim, Gita Varadarajan, Katie Day, Nadine Bailey, Rasil Kaur Ahuja, Sujata Noronha, Suji DeHart

On-Stage Interaction