GUESTS
Ezio Manzini’s work centers on design for social innovation as a driving force for a just and ecological transition. From this perspective, he founded DESIS: an international network of design schools engaged in these issues…
Sailing against the wind
KEYNOTE
is a designer, researcher, and educator whose work explores the entanglements between ecology and modern infrastructures.
To Re-enchant Contested Grounds
LECTURE
is director of the design department at the École normale supérieure Paris-Saclay (ENS) and co-director of the Centre de Recherche en Design (ENS/ENSCI Les Ateliers).
Reconstrained Design
LECTURE + PANEL
is a design culture researcher and an assistant professor at Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design (MOME). He earned his PhD from MOME’s Doctoral School in 2022, the same year he published his book The Limits of Human-Centered Design: Speculative Des…
PANEL
Time’s Up is a Linz, Austria-based laboratory that constructs experiential models of possible futures to explore contemporary and emerging sociopolitical issues” instead of “build playgrounds that encourage playful “what if?” exploratory thinking, a form of embedded curiosity. Whether immersive installations, discursive workshops, or acoustic experiments, Time’s Up invites audiences, visitors, and participants to playfully explore
Instead of Solutions: Tools for Navigating Uncertain Seas
LECTURE
(he/him) is a designer and technologist exploring how emerging technologies can empower communities and shape more equitable futures. He leads Fab Lab Barcelona at IAAC, a global reference in digital fabrication and civic innovation, …
The Right to Prototype: Alternative Presents for Plural Futures
LECTURE
David Martens (he/him) is a designer and maker currently working as a policy analyst at the EU Policy Lab within the Joint Research Centre.
LECTURE
Jimmy Loizeau's is a designer, lecturer, and programme lead in Goldsmiths, University of London’s Design: Expanded Practice MA program. His practice critically examines technologies, systems, and institutions, reimagining how we…
LECTURE + PANEL
José Luis de Vicente
José Luis de Vicente is a curator and cultural researcher. He investigates the current and future impact of social and technological innovation through artifacts, objects, and narratives that explore emerging social and political scenarios…
