
TOMATO² 2026 Workshop Schedule
All workshop sessions will be in Room 415 of the Rafik B. Hariri Building 
| 17th April | |
| 20:00 – 23:00 | Welcome Reception, 3729 W Street NW, Washington, DC 20007 ![]() |
18th April |
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| 10:00 – 11:15 | Jonathan Turner (University of Southampton), “Equality or Solidarity?” Comments: Avery Kolers (University of Tennessee, Knoxville) |
| 11:30 – 12:45 | Tadhg Ó Laoghaire (Durham University), “The Significance of Success: Economic Development as a Source of Political Legitimacy” Comments: Agnes Tam (University of Calgary) |
| 12:45 – 14:45 | Lunch / Free |
| 14:45 – 16:00 | Kritika Maheshwari (Delft University of Technology), “A Perfect Ending” Comments: Valerie Soon (University of California San Diego) |
| 16:15 – 17:30 | Greg Bognar (Stockholm University), “Self-Ownership and the Moral Significance of Birth” Comments: Jessica Flanigan (University of Richmond) |
| 17:30 – 19:30 | Drinks / Free |
| 19:30 – 21:30 | Dinner, Thip Khao ![]() |
19th April |
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| 10:00 – 11:15 | Lewis Williams (University of Oxford), “Demandingness and the Limits of Normativity” Comments: Tristram McPherson (The Ohio State University) |
| 11:30 – 12:45 | Anastasia Siapka (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven), “Rethinking ‘Work’ in the Age of AI: A Conceptual and Axiological Analysis” Comments: Diana Acosta Navas (Loyola University Chicago) |
| 12:45 – 14:45 | Lunch / Free |
| 14:45 – 16:00 | Filippa Ronquist (University College London), “Authority and Normative Power” Comments: Hallie Liberto (University of Maryland) |
| 16:15 – 17:30 | Begum Icelliler (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), “Constraining Managerial Power Without Workplace Democracy” Comments: Abraham Singer (Loyola University Chicago) Winner of the GISME Prize in Markets & Ethics |
| 17:30 – TBA | Drinks / Free |
| Time TBA | Dinner, Location TBA |
| TBA – ? | Painting the Town TOMATO Red |