Day 1, Thursday, November 19, 2020
Emcee: CJ Almodal
Development Academy of the Philippines, Philippines
NB: All times indicated in Philippine Standard Time
12:30 NN – 8:30 PM | Gather Futures Plaza |
9:00 – 10:50 AM | Opening Plenary
Welcome Remarks Shermon Cruz, Conference Chairperson APFN2020 Conference Chairperson, Philippines
Conference Overview Shiela R Castillo. Conference Secretary-General APFN2020 Conference Secretary-General
Keynote Speakers: Using Macrohistory and Cases Studies of Futures in Action Inaugural UNESCO Chair in Futures Studies, Australia
USec. Ernesto Abella UNESCO National Commission of the Philippines
Regenerating Asia 2050: Using Futures Literacy to Transform Governance, Culture and Economy Michael Jackson Shaping Tomorrow Network, Philippines
Secretary Leonor Briones Department of Education, Philippines
Hiraya Foresight: The Case of Democratizing Futures Literacy in the Philippines Philippine Futures Thinking Society, Philippines
Plenary Chair: CJ Almodal Development Academy of the Philippines |
10:50 – 11:00 AM | Health Break |
11:00 – 12:30 NN | Zoom into the Futures Sessions |
Zoom into the Futures 1:
Democratizing the Future Speakers:
The Futures School – Holoptic Evolution Frank Spencer The Futures School, United States of America
21st Century Mindsets Yvette Montero Salvatico The Futures School, United States of America
Regenerative Futures John MacCabe Aether Learning, United States of America
Moderator: Frank Spencer The Futures School, United States of America |
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Zoom into the Futures 2:
Policy Foresight 1 Speakers:
Possible Scenarios on the Future of Philippine Export Tariff Preferences using Jim Dator’s Four Archetypes of Alternative Futures in the year 2025 Nicole Parreno House of Representatives, Philippines
Prospective Scenarios to 2050 of the political relationship of Mexico to ASEAN Mauricio Hernandez Ramirez Universidad Nacional Autonoman De Mexico, Mexico
Strategic Foresight for Policy: Central Asian Futures in Practice Pete Malvicini Center for Policy Research and Outreach, Uzbekistan
Moderator: Reginald Ugaddan University of the Philippines, National College of the Public Administration and Governance, Philippines |
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Zoom into the Futures 3:Book Launching
Book 1: Futures Thinking in Asia and the Pacific: Why Foresight Matters for Policy Makers Susann Roth Asian Development Bank
Book 2: Savage Ecology: War and Geopolitics at the End of the World Jairus Victor Grove Hawai’i Research Center for Futures Studies, USA
Book 3: My Asia 2038: Ten Disruptions that Change Everything Sohail Inayatullah and Lu Na Metafuture, Australia
Book 4: Toward a Better Future Acharya Shambhushivananda Avadhuta Ananda Marga Gurukala, Sweden
Sohail Inayatullah Metafuture, Australia |
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Zoom into the Futures 4:The Futures of Basic Education
Speakers:
Introducing the futures of education and recommending futures in education Peter Bishop Teach the Future, USA
How do you create one kind world where every learner has quality learning opportunities? Shakil Ahmed Acumen Academy, Bangladesh Rakibul Islam Noakhali University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh UNESCO’s Learning to Become, and the education systems needed to support the futures of education Fernando Reimers UNESCO International Commission on the Futures of Education, United States of America
Teachers’ role in preparing for future-ready learners Vikas Pota T4 Education, London Chow Jia Yi National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technology University, Singapore Launch of the Philippine Department of Education’s Education Futures Programme
Moderator: USec. Nepomuceno Malaluan Department of Education, Philippines |
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Zoom into the Futures 5:City Futures and Urban Regeneration
Speakers:
Urban Brand-Utility: Repurposing Brand Communications as Urban Regenerations Sergio Brodsky SURGE, Principal Australia
Opportunity Spheres in the Garden of Eden: Preferred and Emergent Visions of Smart City Futures Shermon Cruz and Shiela R Castillo Center for Engaged Foresight, Philippines
Cultivating Cities Scenarios of Philippine Cities vis a vis Food Production Technologies Daven Mendoza Senate of the Philippines, Philippines
The Effects of Covid-19 in the Architecture and urban design: a causal layered analysis Mohamadali Baradaran and Clara Khosravizad University of Tehran, Iran
Moderator: Lizan Perante E. Calina Development Academy of the Philippines Graduate School of Public and Development Management, Philippines |
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Zoom into the Futures 6:Health Futures
Presenters:
The effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on health systems and suggestions for the future Reza Dehnavieh Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Iran
Medical Education in the Philippines Beyond COVID-19: A Futures Thinking Approach Arianna Diangkinay and John Lorenzo Hanrahan St. Luke’s Medical Center, Philippines
Moderator: Marvin Munar Ilocos Training and Regional Medical Center, Philippines |
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12:30 – 1:30 PM | Health Break |
1:30 – 2:50 PM | Fireside Chat 1:Innovations in Policy Foresight
Keynote Speaker: Imagining futures literacy as a pre-condition for emergent governance, resilience cultures, and learning economies Riel Miller UNESCO Futures Literacy, France
Panelists:
Cheryl Cheung Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Singapore
Cat Tully School of International Futures, United Kingdom
Prateeksha Singh UNDP, Thailand
Moderator: Ma. Lourdes Rebullida Development Academy of the Philippines, Graduate School of Public and Development Management, Philippines |
2:50 – 3:00 PM | Health Break |
3:00 – 4:30 PM | Workshops/Provocations |
Provocations 1:
Strategy and Consciousness Presenters Become the Conscious Futurist Asia Needs Now Charlotte Kemp Association of Professional Futurists, Africa
The Future of Strategy in Asia Pacific Norman Chorn The Brainlink Group, Australia
Future of Conscious Communities Monica Jamaluddin Sandbox Advisors
Moderator: Pamela Carbonell Department of Interior and Local Government, Philippines |
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Special Session 1:
Why Foresight Matters for Policy Makers (Attendance will be limited in order to facilitate engagement and allow for more meaningful conversations) Speakers:
Duncan Cass-Beggs Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Susann Roth Asian Development Bank
Rushdi Abdul Rahim Malaysia Foresight Institute (myForesight), Malaysia
Reactor: Lizan E. Perante-Calina Development Academy of the Philippines Moderator: Arndt Husar Asian Development Bank, Singapore |
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Workshop 1- Tools/Methods: Co-creating in Uncertainty
Facilitator: Bridgette Engeler Swinburne University, Australia |
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Workshop 2 – Game:
Dreams and Disruptions: A Foresight Game
Center for Engaged Foresight, Philippines |
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4:30 – 4:40 PM | Health Break |
4:40 – 5:50 PM | Plenary 2:
Post-Normal Times Speaker:
Moving Towards Transnormal Futures Ziauddin Sardar The Centre for Postnormal Policy and Futures Studies, United Kingdom
Plenary Chair: Jordi Serra del Pino The Centre for Postnormal Policy and Futures Studies, Spain |
5:50-6:00 | Health Break |
6:00 – 7:00 PM | Open Space 1: Sharing Knowledge to Regenerate Asia Together
Facilitator: Jost Wagner Change Initiative, Thailand |