The Futurological Congress proposes a set of processes and entanglements for thinking about futures. It is itinerant, always situated and always nomadic, it responds to local specifics vis a vis a wider context, with the aim to examine the particular present that we are gathered into, and hold site specific conversations where we speculate, and propose narratives and models that can lead to workable and livable collective projects. 

AGENDA OF THE CONFERENCE

DAY ONE

3.30 – 4pm
Introduction to Futurological Congress by co-organizers Julieta Aranda, Mareike Dittmer, Martina Huber

4 – 5pm
Architecture of Care by Ethel Baraona Pohl, Senior Assistant at the Chair Architecture of Care, ETH Zurich

5 – 5.30pm
Performance: Communities of Care by Athina Maria (Greece) and Adnan Hadzi (Malta)

5.30 – 6pm
BREAK

6 – 7pm
Beyond Time: Decolonizing History for a Future of Care by Nikita Dhawan , Professor of Political Science and Gender Studies

7 – 8pm
Film Screening: How Do We Want to Live Together? with discussion by Youth Group Taskforce 2123

8 – 9pm
Reimagining Care through Art + Science by Monica Bello, Head of Arts at CERN, Giulia Bini, Curator and Head of Public Programs EPFL Lausanne
moderated by Mareike Dittmer

9 – 10pm
Apéro by Co-organizers for all participants