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: Scenarios of Collaboration, Proximity, and Care in an Era of War, Walls, and Hate
19 SEP @ 10:00
KEYNOTE 2
is a designer, researcher, and educator whose work explores the entanglements between ecology and modern infrastructures.
To Re-enchant Contested Grounds
19 SEP @ 10:30
PRESENTATION 1
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).
18 SEP @ 11:45
Reconstrained Design
PRESENTATION 1
Miriam Kathrein is a design practitioner, curator, and cultural researcher. She currently leads Innovation Management at EIT Culture and Creativity South, East & Alps in Vienna, where she also serves as Program Manager.…
18 SEP @ 17:45
Chat the Future with EIT
CHAT THE FUTURE
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
19 SEP @ 15:45
PRESENTATION 4
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…
18 SEPT @ 16:45
DISCOURSE
PANEL 2
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.
Futures Garden
19 SEP @ 15:00
PRESENTATION 3
(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
19 SEP @ 12:15
PRESENTATION 2
Maja Šuštaršič is a curator at the Museum of Architecture and Design (MAO) in Ljubljana. She is an art historian and sociologist of culture, holding a PhD in the Anthropology of Art.
From 2010 to 2020, she served as head of the Biennial of Design (BIO), leading its development into an internationally acclaimed production platform that explores new models of co-creation and uses design to envision alternative futures.
PRACTICE
19 SEP @ 13:00
PANEL 3
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…
18 SEP @ 12:30
TBA
PRESENTATION 2
Silvio Lorusso is an Italian writer, artist, and designer based in Lisbon, Portugal. He published Entreprecariat (Onomatopee) in 2019 and What Design Can’t Do (Set Margins’) in 2023.
Existential Solutionism: A Dive into the Designerly Unconscious
18 SEP @ 15:15
PRESENTATION 3
José Luis de Vicente
José Luis De Vicente is a curator, cultural researcher, and artistic director based in Barcelona and working internationally. His work explores the space between social innovation, new ecological practices, and the aesthetics and politics of computation.
Dramaturgies of the Anthropocene: A Social Imaginary for Emerging Spaces of Planetarity
18 SEP @ 15:00
PRESENTATION 4
Gerin Trautenberger is a design strategist and educator. He is the managing director of EIT Culture & Creativity Co-Location Center South East & Alps. Between 2013 and 2024, he served as president for Kreativwirtschaft Austria (KAT), a platform promoting networking and development of creative industries.
18 SEP @ 16:30
POLICY
PANEL 4
Natalija Majsova is an Associate Professor of Cultural Studies at the University of Ljubljana. She teaches creative writing, theories of culture, and futures studies, and is the principal investigator of MEMPOP – Mnemonic Aesthetics and Strategies in Popular culture (2023-2026), a research project co-funded by the Slovenian and Croatian research agencies.
Fictions and Memory Work as Resources for Hopeful Futuring
18 SEP @ 10:15
KEYNOTE 1
Ida Križaj Leko is an architect and head of the interdisciplinary post-master’s program Urban Studies at the University of Rijeka. Her work has been recognized both nationally and internationally. In 2018, she received a national architecture award for the coworking space RiHub, designed in collaboration with Ana Boljar.
18 SEP @ 13:15
EDUCATION
PANEL 1
Seçil Uğur Yavuz is an associate professor in the Faculty of Design and Art at the Free University of Bozen‑Bolzano and serves as the Study Course Director of the MA in Eco‑Social Design. She earned her PhD in Design from Politecnico di Milano in 2012.
18 SEP @ 13:15
EDUCATION
PANEL 1
Lourdes Rodriguez is a senior trend analyst and foresight practitioner with a background in psychology and more than 15 years’ experience leading workshops and seminars for organizations, public bodies, and executives around the world.
19 SEP @ 16:30
POLICY
PANEL 4
Gašper Medvešek is an architect and teacher at the Faculty of Architecture, University of Ljubljana, where he teaches Architectural Workshop, Design Studio 5, History and Theory of Architecture 3 within the Department of History, Theory, and Renovation. After graduating in 2001, he has continued to combine teaching with practice.
19 SEP @ 13:00
PRACTICE
PANEL 3
Alexander Diesenreiter is the Business Development Manager at EIT Culture & Creativity, where he drives innovation within cultural, creative, and startup ecosystems. Previously, as Development Director at Impact Hub Vienna, he contributed to initiatives such as the Climate Lab and developed accelerator programs, including the Clean Cities ClimAccelerator and Better Mobility Accelerator.
18 SEP @ 17:45
Chat the Future with EIT Culture & Creativity