[DBpedia-discussion] ISWC 2025 Updates – Schedule Live, Keynotes, Panel, Early Bird & Student Activities

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24th International Semantic Web Conference (ISWC 2025)

Nara, Japan

November 2-6,  2025



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Dear ISWC Community,

We are excited to share several important updates about ISWC 2025, taking place November 2–6, 2025, in Nara, Japan:

📅 Conference Schedule Now Online
The full program schedule is now live! Explore sessions, talks, and activities to start planning your ISWC experience.
🔗 <https://iswc2025.semanticweb.org/#/program/schedule> https://iswc2025.semanticweb.org/#/program/schedule

🎤 Keynote Speakers Announced
We are honored to welcome:

  *   Prof. Satoshi Sekine (NII, Japan) – Expert in NLP and data for LLMs
  *   Denny Vrandečić (Wikimedia Foundation, King’s College London) – Founder of Wikidata and co-creator of Semantic MediaWiki
  *   Rachel Adams, PhD (Global Centre on AI Governance, University of Cambridge) – Leading voice on AI ethics, policy, and global governance
🔗https://iswc2025.semanticweb.org/#/program/keynotespeakers

💡 Panel Highlight
“Reimagining Knowledge: The Future and Relevance of Symbolic Representation in the Age of LLMs”

This panel brings together leading experts to explore how symbolic representation fits into today’s LLM-driven AI landscape - from interpretability and reasoning to alignment challenges.

 🔗 <https://iswc2025.semanticweb.org/#/program/panel> https://iswc2025.semanticweb.org/#/program/panel

⏰ Early Bird Registration – Ends September 16
Don’t miss out on discounted rates. Secure your spot now!
🔗 https://iswc2025.semanticweb.org/#/atttending/registration

👩‍🎓👨‍🎓 Student Activities
We’ve set up a WhatsApp group and a shared document for students to coordinate accommodation sharing, social meetups, and travel planning. Reach out to us to join and connect with your peers!


ℹ️ Practical Information

  *   Visa information: https://iswc2025.semanticweb.org/#/attending/visa
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  *   Venue & accommodation: https://iswc2025.semanticweb.org/#/atttending/venueandaccomodation


We can’t wait to welcome you to ISWC 2025 in Nara, Japan for another memorable edition of the premier Semantic Web conference.

Warm regards,
The ISWC 2025 Organizing Committee




Dr.-Ing. Genet Asefa Gesese
Head of Machine Learning Department
Information Service Engineering
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Fax. +49 7247 808 78186
FIZ Karlsruhe – Leibniz Institute for Information Infrastructure
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