Program

Detailed schedule for the in-person event here



date
23 October 2023, Monday

time
9-16

location
Ecole de Ponts Business School, Paris

date
24 October 2023, Tuesday

time
9-12

location
SKEMA, Paris

program
International Master and Ph.D students Futures Studies Conference

time
11-18

location
Ecole de Ponts Business School, Paris

time
14-16

location
Ecole de Ponts Business School, Paris

program
Eleonora Masini Seminar

time
17-18:30

location
Insign

program
WFSF Program Accreditation Council Social event

time
18:30-20

location
Paris (TBC)

program
WFSF conference reception

date
25 October 2023, Wednesday

time
0-8

location
Online

program
WFSF Online Conference

ticket
No entry fee, please register here

time
9-18.30

location
Ecole de Ponts Business School, Paris

program
WFSF Conference (Day 1)

time
17-24

location
Online

program
WFSF Online Conference

ticket
No entry fee, please register here

time
20-22

location
Bofinger restaurant, Paris

program
WFSF Gala Dinner

ticket

date
26 October 2023, Thursday

time
0-8

location
Online

program
WFSF Online Conference

ticket
No entry fee, please register here

time
9-17

location
Ecole de Ponts Business School, Paris

program
WFSF Conference (Day 1)

ticket
WFSF Conference ticket, please register here

time
20-24

location
Online

program
WFSF Online Conference

ticket
No entry fee, please register here

date
27 October 2023, Friday

time
0-24

location
Online

program
WFSF Online Conference

ticket
No entry fee, please register here

time
9-18

location
Ecole de Ponts Business School, Paris

program
Workshops and presentations

The WFSF XXV World Conference will have a three-day program in Paris on the 25-27th during the day. Outside those hours, there are online sessions that are free to follow or participate at.

Due to the high number of submissions, some of the presentations and workshops are scheduled for Tuesday and Friday (24th and 27th October) at the Ecole des Ponts Business School. We will also have some side events on Monday (23rd October). The opening session of the conference is on Wednesday morning, and the WFSF General Assembly is scheduled for Thursday late afternoon.

The conference is organised around the concept of liminality, and additionally have events around the Federation’s anniversary. Therefore we selected the following themes for the conference:

The futures of futures studies – pushing the boundaries of futures thinking
  • Lexicon on futures
  • Use of machines for futures studies
  • Futures of futures studies
  • Education for the future, Futures Literacy – so important as History in the schools, stakeholders (influence, impact, action), futures education and research policy
  • The 100th anniversary of WFSF
The futures of humanity – exploring the liminal spaces between sustainability, equity and planetary justice
  • Universal values, ethics (techno-economic paradigms)
  • Anticipatory regeneration
  • Artificial vs natural
The futures of becoming(s) – exploring the liminal spaces between consciousness and spirituality
  • Humanity, humanness, human being(s), becoming(s)
  • Spirituality, emotions and consciousness
  • AI, technology and augmented humanity
  • Identity and representation
The futures of agency – exploring the liminal spaces between action and responsibility
  • Measuring influence, impact, action
  • Narratives of (for) the future(s)
  • Education and research
  • Value, value creation and no metrics (beyond GDP and growth)
  • Leadership, stewardship
The program of the conference is determined by the Scientific Committee which base decisions on academic rigor and connection to Futures Studies and its practices.

The Scientific Committee, chaired by John A Sweeney is made up of a diverse team of scholars and futurists from across the globe:

  • Maya van Leemput
  • Luke van der Laan
  • Roberto Poli
  • Ted Fuller
  • Dana Klisanin
  • Fabienne Goux-Baudiment
  • Erzsebet Novaky
  • Karla Paniagua
  • Ivana Milojevic
  • Richard Slaughter
  • Shermon Cruz
  • Rosa Alegria
  • Victor Motti
  • Helga Veigl
  • John A. Sweeney