Day 2, Friday, November 20, 2020
Emcee: Roselle Ranario
Cebu Normal University, Philippines
NB: All times indicated in Philippine Standard Time
| 12:30 NN to 8:30 PM | Gather Futures Plaza |
| 9:00 – 10:50 AM | Plenary 3: Public Health in a Post-Pandemic World
Speakers:
Susan Roth Asian Development Bank, Philippines
Peter Black Essential Foresight, Australia
Jose Ramos Action Foresight, Mexico
Foresight in an Infected World: What did we Learn from a Virus Ozcan Saritas Higher School of Economics, Moscow
Plenary Chair: Alex Brillantes University of the Philippines, National College of Public Administration and Governance, Philippines |
| 10:50 – 11:00 AM | Health Break |
| 11:00 – 12:30 NN | Zoom into the Futures Sessions |
| Zoom into the Futures 7:
Nature Futures
Speakers:
Using Futures Studies to Enable the Energy Transition Norike Ganhao Powerlink Queensland, Australia
From Foresight to Power: Challenging and Reimagining Futures and Pathways of Land Use, and Water Governance Heidi Mendoza Forest Foundation Philippines Peachie Valera Center for Engaged Foresight, Philippines
Collaborative Communities in Uncertain Futures Samantha Suppiah Global Regeneration CoLab, Philippines Sahana Chatoopadhyay Proteeti Consulting, India
Moderator: Stef Dela Cruz Vegan X Movement, Philippines |
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| Zoom into the Futures 8:
Conspiratorial Thinking and Alternative Futures
Speakers:
Fake News and the Mediascape: An Examination of the Future of Media Kevin Jae Diversity Institute, Canada
Power and Presence in Virtual Asia: Conscious Relationship to Information in the Age of Fake News Marcus Anthony Beijing Institute of Technology, China
Moderator: Christina Monroe East-West Center Leadership Program, United States of America |
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| Zoom into the Futures 9:
Next Generation Perspectives on Futures of Asia
Speakers:
Schools of the Future: No classes, No subjects, No exams Raya Bidshahri
HUM.2035: Creating a Humanitarian Futures Lab Rohan Patankar and Aditya Prakash Quicksand, India
Designing Tomorrows: Futures, Collectives & Experimentation Mansi Parikh Future Tense, India
Futures from the Periphery Virkein Dhar Poppy Seed Lab, India
Moderator: Pupul Bisht School of International Futures, United Kingdom |
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| Zoom into the Futures 10:
Democratizing Futures
Whatever happened to pro-poor foresight? Umar Sheraz Comsat University, Pakistan
Hybrid Sustainability Governance Paradigms of the 22nd Century: Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Practices as Core Philosophy of the Future Philippine State Danesto Anacio University of the Philippines
Democratizing Futures through trial, error, and exploration Benjamin Ong and David Tan UNDP Malaysia
Moderator: Jose Decolongon Asian Institute of Management, Philippines |
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| Zoom into the Futures 11:
Futures of Higher Education
Speakers:
Com. Aldrin Darilag Commission of Higher Education, Philippines Evolving Higher Education in the Asia Pacific Region Jennifer Gidley Futurist, Psychologist, and Author, Australia
Tirso Ronquillo Philippine Association of State Colleges and Universities, Philippines
Ferdinand Nicolas Northwestern University Philippines
Moderator: Emmanuel De Guia Philippine Senate, Philippines |
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| Zoom into the Futures 12:
Seeking Inclusivity through Postnormal Times in Asia and Beyond
Speakers:
Eda Suhana Sharudin Universiti Selangor, Malaysia
Khairul Arifin Mohd Munir Institut Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
Linda Hyökki The Centre for Postnormal Policy and Futures Studies, Turkey
Moderator: Scott Jordan The Centre for Postnormal Policy and Futures Studies, Malaysia |
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| 12:30 – 1:30 PM | Health Break |
| 1:30 – 2:50 PM | Fireside Chat 2:
Economy and Productivity 2050
Keynote Speaker:
Self-Actualization Economy Jerome Glenn Millennium Project, USA
Panelists: Michael Jackson Shaping Tomorrow, Philippines James Redden RTI Innovation Advisors, United States of America
Miguel Jimenez Futures Intelligence and Strategic Foresight, Spain Ambisyon 2040 Rosemarie G. Edillon National Economic Development Authority, Philippines
Asia 2050: Confessions of a Time Traveller Anita Sykes-Kelleher Design Futures, Australia
Moderator: Joel Tan-Torres University of the Philippines Virata School of Business, Philippines |
| 2:50 – 3:00 PM | Health Break |
| 3:00 – 4:30 PM | Workshops/Provocations |
| Provocations 2:
Familiar and New Normal
Speakers:
Familiar Futures Flowing Maya Van Leemput Erasmus University Brussels – Agence Future, Belgium
The Future of the Work Environment Francis Kim De Guzman NTT, Philippines
Joyce Goia Association of Professional Futurists, United States of America
Moderator: Reginald Ugaddan Center for Public Administration and Governance Education University of the Philippines |
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| Open Space 2:
How to Create an Open Space for Collaboration in the Digital Age Amongst Futurists, Foresight Practitioners and those starting out in Futures Thinking
Facilitators: Tanja Schindler Futures Space, Germany Graciela Guadarrama Futures Space, Mexico |
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| Workshop 3:
Goodbye Zoom fatigue – How to facilitate online futures workshops that will capture and hold anyone’s attention and imagination?
Nur Anisah Abdullah Tamkang University Shakil Ahmed Acumen Academy, Bangladesh Adam Shape MetaFuture, Australia |
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| Workshop 4:
Resilient and Antifragile Asian Futures in Emergency Disaster Management
Donna Dupont Purple Compass, Canada Shermon Cruz Center for Engaged Foresight, Philippines |
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| 4:30 – 4:40 PM | Health Break |
| 4:40 – 5:50 PM | Special Session 2:
Corporate Foresight: A Force for Good?
Speakers:
Introducing Corporate Foresight as part of the Innovation Journey: The AIM experience Jose Decolongon Asian Institute of Management, Philippines
Corporate Foresight: A Misunderstood Force for Good? Alessandro Fergani National University of Singapore, Singapore
Embedding Corporate Foresight in International Business Managerial Practices Taras Danko and Natalia Shyriaieva National Technical University-Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute, Ukraine
Moderator: Shermon Cruz Center for Engaged Foresight, Philippines |
| 5:50 – 6:00 PM | Health Break |
| 6:00 – 7:00 PM | Plenary 4:
State of the Future 2050: Panel Discussion with Millennium Project Chairs
Panelists:
Asanga Abeyagoonasekera, Millennium Project, Sri Lanka
Puruesh Chaudhary Millennium Project, Pakistan
Shermon Cruz and Lizan Perante Calina Millennium Project, Philippines
Hayato Kobayashi Millennium Project, Japan
Moderator: Anita Sykes-Kelleher Millennium Project, Australia |