The 5th edition of Future Summit takes place online between 16-20 November 2020. We look at how The New Post-Pandemic World looks like, how AI, 5G and CyberSecurity are transforming industries and business models. What are the implications of the Climate Crisis and solutions for cleaner mobility and cities. How the Future of Work and Education looks like. What are the future business models in fintech, real-estate and retail? How do we live longer and what do we do with our extra time?
The updated agenda can be found here.
Day 1, Monday 16 Nov
10:00 - 10:30 Opening, Ciprian Stanescu, Founder Future Summit
11:00 - 12:00 How a crisis can be the catalyst for creating a better future, Tanja Schindler, Global Futurist
12:00 - 13:00 New World Report, from the Future Youth Summit Fellows
14:00 - 15:00 The Green Deal in Perspective
15:00 - 16:00 Future of Work in a Digital World, Catalina Dodu, ANIS
16:00 - 17:15 The World after the US Elections
A conversation with global thinkers moderated by Alina Achim-Inayeh, GMF Bucharest Office
17:15 - 18:00 Prototyping Utopia: Modeling a Better Future in VR, Ollie Rankin, Pansensory
19:00 - 20:00 Is AI coming in peace? Branka Panic, AI for Peace
22:00 - 23:00 The Late Late Future Show
Day 2, Tuesday, 17 Nov
10:00 - 11:00 Retail meets Augmented Reality
11:00 - 12:00 Digitalizing the workforce of tomorrow
13:00 - 14:00 Technergy as the new oil
14:00 - 17:00 Future Makers Pitches
17:00 - 18:00 Future of Materials, Aaike van Vugt, VSParticle
19:00 - 20:00 Biodiversity in crisis, Florin Stoican, Parcul Natural Văcărești
22:00 - 23:00 The Late Late Future Show: Realities of the Future, Adrian Posteucă, Concept Factory & Ciprian Stănescu,
Day 3, Wednesday, 18 Nov
10:00 - 11:00 Future of Europe in the Digital Age, Dragoș Tudorache MEP, Chair of the AI in the Digital Age Committee, European Parliament
12:00 - 13:00 Social Impact Investment. How far into the future in CEE?
A session with European Impact Investment Funds, moderated by Matei Dumitrescu, Smart Impact Capital
13:00 – 14:00 Digital Leadership & Transformation, Claudia Olsson (tbc)
14:00 - 17:00 Future Makers Pitches
19:00 - 20:00 Future Makers Gala
22:00 - 23:00 The Late Late Future Show
Day 4, Thursday, 19 Nov
10:00 - 11:00 Future of Events & Communities
Avi Cicirean, Brand Minds
Laura Coroianu, EMAGIC
12:00 - 13:00 Venture Capital and Startups: what will change?
14:00 - 15:00 Rebuilding trust in a broken global system, Noa Gafni, Rutgers Institute for Corporate Social Innovation
16:00 - 17:30 Disinformation & Democracy in the Future
Joanna Rohozińska, Beacon Project, International Republican Institute
Alina Bârgăoanu, SNSPA
Alexandra Martin, GLOBSEC Brussels
Oana Popescu-Zamfir, Global Focus (moderator)
19:00 - 20:00 Future of Sports
A conversation with global sports icons moderated by Adrian Socaciu, Institutul Sportiv Român
22:00 - 23:00 The Late Late Future Show
Day 5, Friday, 20 Nov
10:00 – 11:00 Cities of the Future
11:00 - 12:00 Circular Economy, the New Economy? Dan Robinson, Asociația Berarii României
12:00 - 13:00 Hybrid Learning in a 900 Years Old Campus. Stories from Oxford, Sorina Câmpean, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford & guests
13:00 - 13:30 Future of Mobility: from flying taxis to reality, Patrick Nathen, Lilium Aviation
13:30 - 14:00 Future of Truth, Dragoș Stanca, Upgrade 100
14:00 - 14:30 AI & Healthcare, a Future Together. William Richard, Laif Science
14:00 – 14:30 Conclusions and Future Steps, Ciprian Stănescu, Founder Future Summit