Socratica Symposium

March 16 – 23, 2026

The Socratica Symposium - the world's greatest celebration of makers - is happening right here in Waterloo.

5,000 people from 80 cities will be in town.

Akatos is hosting events all week for residents and visitors alike.

SundayMar 16

Kickoff Cookout

Afternoon

The Polarity team has opened a house in Waterloo. Come for BBQ, music, and good vibes to kick things off.

Polarity is building Paragon, the world's first AI QA engineer.

Polarity House

MondayMar 17

Hardware Hacking

Afternoon

Workshop with Santiago del Solar.

Akatos House — Basement

Sales Workshop

Evening

Workshop with Eugene Ciftja.

Akatos House — Loft

TuesdayMar 18

Competition

All Day

Details coming soon.

TBA

WednesdayMar 19

Capture the Flag

All Day

CTF with the Polarity team.

Polarity House

ThursdayMar 20

Dinner with First Round Capital

Evening

Dinner @ Sole.

Private

Fireside Chat — Clover Labs & Ripple Ventures

Evening

Fireside chat with Matt Espinoza (Clover Labs) and Katie Ko (Ripple Ventures).

Akatos House

FridayMar 21

Founder Showcase

2 – 5 pm

Founder Showcase @ Communitech.

Communitech

World Models Hackathon

Night

Build with the frontier of world models.

Builder's Club

Movie Night

Night

Wind down with a movie and chill vibes at the house.

Akatos House

SaturdayMar 22

VC Brunch

Morning

Pancakes and conversations with VCs from Pear VC, Bessemer Venture Partners, and more.

Akatos House

Chill & Prep

Afternoon

Relax and prepare for the main event.

Akatos House

Symposium Main Stage

Evening

The main event. Talks, demos, and the best of Waterloo's builders.

Centre In The Square

Symposium Salon

Night

Chill after party at the house.

Akatos House

SundayMar 23

Morning Hangout

Morning

Chill and hangout.

Akatos House

Symposium Booths

Afternoon

Symposium booths, demos, and exhibition day.

The Tannery

Afterparty!

Evening

Smallest AI x 26th Century after party.

Smallest AI x 26th Century

Akatos x Socratica

Interested in attending?

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