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FTA 2018 is a two day event taking place at The Square Business Center (Brussels):
Preliminary programme:
Monday 4 June
09:30-10:30 - Registration & welcome coffee
10:30-11:30 - Conference opening & keynote
- Vladimír Šucha, European Commission, Directorate-General Joint Research Centre (JRC)
- Keynote: Gerd Leonhard, The Futures Agency & Author of 'Technology vs Humanity'
11:30-13:00 - Parallel sessions I
13:00-14:15 - Warm lunch & posters display
14:15-15:45 - Parallel sessions II
- The role of Europe in the world
- Changing the paradigm to build a sustainable future?
- Future shape of our societies
15:45-16:15 - Coffee break & posters display
16:15-18:00 - Plenary debate & keynote
- Keynote: Stephen Boucher, Fondation EURACTIV
18:00-18:30 - Launch of the JRC Competence Centre on Foresight
18:30- Closure day 1
18:30-20:00 - Cocktail, posters display & networking
Tuesday 5 June
09:30-10:30 - Welcome & keynote
10:30-16:45 - Serious gaming and immersion
10:30-12:00 & 13:15-14:45 - Exhibitions
10:30-12:00 - Parallel sessions I
- A1 - Evaluation of Foresight Projects and Programmes for Impact
- A2 - Evolution and Transformation of Cities, Regions and Communities
- A3 - System Dynamics, Modelling and Gaming
- A4 - Futures Proficiency for Society
- A5 - Scenario Design for Policymaking
- A6 - Preparing for Societal Challenges
- A7 - Hands-on: One Size Does Not Fit All in the Future - Navigating the Innovation Method Wilderness
- A8 - Hands-on: Emerging Policy Issues - Out of Sight, Out of Mind?
12:00-13:15 - Sandwich lunch & posters display
13:15-14:45 - Parallel sessions II
- B1 - STI Priority Assessment Methodologies
- B2 - Participation for Local, Regional and National Strategies
- B3 - Algorithm-based Foresight Methods
- B4 – Systems of Values and Foresight
- B5 - Towards Innovative Approaches in Foresight
- B6 - Hands-on: Going Digital – Exploring OECD Scenarios
- B7 - Hands-on: Rapid Future Government Fabrication Workshop
- B8.I - Hands-on: Foresight in Challenging Policy Environments
14:45-15:15 - Coffee break & posters display
15:15-16:45 - Parallel sessions III
- C1 - Hands-on: Can We Take Stakeholder Engagement in System Innovations to a Deeper Level?
- C2 - Horizon Scanning & Beyond
- C3 - Shaping Research Policy for Europe Through Foresight
- B8.II - Hands-on: Foresight in Challenging Policy Environments (continued)
- C5 - Hands-on: Developing Forward-looking Strategies - Story Mapping on the Example of Mobility and Transport
- C6 - Modelling Outside of the Comfort Zone
- C7 - STI Priority Assessment Methodologies - National Applications
- C8 - Addressing Urban Complexity Through the Resilience Lens
16:45-17:15 - Closure