Climate Crises

Network Ecologies: Commitment to Change as a Way out of Crisis

Francesca Bria (IT), Giulia Foscari (IT), Eva Franch I Gilabert (ES/CAT/US), Carlo Barbante (IT)

The extreme conditions found in the Southernmost continent of planet Earth are the result of an underlying climatic cycle which is prone to human interference. This panel looks at why Antarctica has been called the ultimate continental laboratory and how the data obtained by research teams will enhances the prediction of future climate scenarios and the development of proper mitigation strategies.

Mobility of the Future Workshop

Supersense x BMW Experience Lab Project, Bernhard Böhm (AT), Ars Electronica Futurelab (AT)

The focus is on the question of mobility experiences on planet B. On September 8 and 9, visitors are invited to the workshop "Mobility of the Future" with sociologist Bernhard Böhm (AT) to exchange ideas and develop visions.

Humanity of the Future

Hideaki Ogawa (JP/AT), Guy Ben-Ary (AU), Kasia Chmielinski (US), Hiroshi Ishiguro (JP), Akane Kikuchi (JP), Martina Mara (AT), Sarah Newman (US), Nathan John Thompson (AU)

Observing the possibilities presented by life science, brain science, artificial intelligence, artificial life, and robotics, we can see the essence of our sense of life and hints of a new humanity. In this century and the next, what kind of technosphere will we live in?

Media of the Future

Nicolas Naveau (FR/AT), Rashin Fahandej (US/IR), Sarah Kriesche (AT), Oishi Nobuyuki (JP), Joanna Wright (GB), Takeshi Yamada (JP)

In this age of visual information inundated with text and images, what are new methods and media for thinking deeply about facts and issues rather than simply consuming and reacting to news? The "Media of the Future" session will focus on Artistic Journalism.

Work of the Future

Horst Hörtner (AT), Gianpaolo Barozzi (IT), Victoria Čaić (DE/AT), Mary Lizabeth Lu (PH), Marcus Neustetter (ZA/AT)

What could “work” on a planet B look like? What needs to be done to initiate a change in the desired direction? The session starts with an inspiration shower to spread the creative sparks of different perspectives.

Earth4All - A Survival Guide for Humanity

Friedrich Hinterberger (AT), Jayati Ghosh (IN), Astrid Rössler (AT), Maria Langsenlehner (AT)

Seeking to operationalize systems change, the Earth4All project developed 5 pathways that steer humanity away from ecological and social catastrophe.

Keynote by Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker (DE)

Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker (DE) with opening words by Till Kellerhoff (DE)

Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker will speak on the new report to Club of Rome: a survival guide to help steer humanity away from ecological and social catastrophe.