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.

MondayMar 16

Hardware Hacking

Afternoon

Screen printing workshop with Santiago del Solar.

Akatos House — Basement

Sales Workshop

Evening

How to Sell Anything with Eugene Ciftja.

Akatos House — Loft

TuesdayMar 17

Symposium Showcase Prep

7 pm

Practice session for the Akatos Symposium Showcase.

Akatos House

WednesdayMar 18

TBD

TBD

Details coming soon.

TBD

ThursdayMar 19

Dinner with First Round Capital

Evening

Private.

Private

Fireside Chat with Clover Labs & Ripple Ventures

7 pm

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

Akatos House

FridayMar 20

Akatos Symposium Showcase

1 – 5 pm

Come see what Akatos community has been building.

Communitech

Akatos: Bootstrapped Edition

8 pm

Two bootstrapped founders share how they hit $300k+ MRR.

Join Mayank Jain (Founder @ Hecaton, Waterloo CS '25, Z Fellow) and Dillion Verma (Founder @ Magic UI, Waterloo CS/BBA '21) to share how they bootstrapped startups.

Akatos House

SaturdayMar 21

VC Brunch

Morning

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

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 22

Recovery

Morning

Get ready for day 2!

Akatos House

Symposium Booths

Afternoon

Symposium booths, demos, and exhibition day.

The Tannery

SummerHacks x Mundane

Evening

After Hours by SummerHacks x Mundane.

Akatos House

Akatos x Socratica

Interested in attending?

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