‘Unsubscribe All!’ Para Site’s 8th International Conference

If the future feels unchangeable, how can alternate worlds open up to other possibilities?

Join "Unsubscribe All!" Para Site’s 8th International Conference on Aug. 23, 2026, from 10:30 AM to 6 PM, at the Wang Gungwu Lecture Hall, The University of Hong Kong, for a thought-provoking exploration of technology, speculative futures, and alternative ways of understanding the world. Presented by Para Site, the free one-day conference brings together artists, writers, researchers, and cultural thinkers from across Asia-Pacific and beyond to examine how digital systems shape contemporary life and how imagination can open pathways to new possibilities.

Featuring conversations with internationally recognized voices including Stanley Qiufan Chen (Hong Kong), Iris Long (London/Beijing), Bahar Noorizadeh (Amsterdam), Clara Che Wei Peh (Singapore), Sophie Penkethman-Young (Sydney), Charis Poon (Hong Kong), Winnie Soon (Hong Kong/London), Ziyang Wu (Hangzhou), Günseli Yalcinkaya (London), and Liam Young (Los Angeles), the programme explores speculative storytelling, digital culture, emerging technologies, and collective approaches to technological change. Through discussions that challenge dominant narratives, participants are invited to rethink their relationship with digital infrastructures and the futures they produce.

Structured across morning and afternoon sessions, the conference examines themes ranging from language systems and world-building practices to open-source cultures, access, agency, and collaboration. Admission is free with registration via Eventbrite.

Event information edited for consistency and clarity by The Beat Asia.

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