What are our greatest fears and hopes for the future of our field? How do we see the world evolve, and what will the role of our institutions be? Will science centres and museums still exist? Moreover, if they are still around what will they be like? How will we operate? How will we engage the public? Come and debate with us: what is your opinion over the future of our field?
Join a debate, ‘House of Commons’-style, with speakers from all over the world. Each presenter defends a short statement about their hopes and fears for the future of our field. Then you, the audience, choose a side: do you agree or disagree? The decision is yours!
Facilitator
Curator of interactive experiences
Geneva 23
Switzerland
Session speakers
Vice President Experience and Engagement
Canadian Museum of Nature
Ottawa
Canada
Each speaker will present and defend a short statement. Each visitor can then express whether they agree or disagree by choosing a side of the room. Participants will then discuss why they agree or disagree. The statements of the speakers are chosen in such a way that they will spark an interesting debate.
CEO
SIETECOLORES, INTERACTIVE IDEAS
Mexico
Mexico
Each speaker will present and defend a short statement. Each visitor can then express whether they agree or disagree by choosing a side of the room. Participants will then discuss why they agree or disagree. The statements of the speakers are chosen in such a way that they will spark an interesting debate.
Deputy Manager of Office of Science Communication
Miraikan - The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation
Tokyo
Japan
Each speaker will present and defend a short statement. Each visitor can then express whether they agree or disagree by choosing a side of the room. Participants will then discuss why they agree or disagree. The statements of the speakers are chosen in such a way that they will spark an interesting debate.
Curator
Taguig
Philippines
Each speaker will present and defend a short statement. Each visitor can then express whether they agree or disagree by choosing a side of the room. Participants will then discuss why they agree or disagree. The statements of the speakers are chosen in such a way that they will spark an interesting debate.
Director of Education
Richmond upon Thames
Each speaker will present and defend a short statement. Each visitor can then express whether they agree or disagree by choosing a side of the room. Participants will then discuss why they agree or disagree. The statements of the speakers are chosen in such a way that they will spark an interesting debate.
President
African Gong- the Pan-African Network for the Popularisation of Science & Technology, and Science Communication
South Africa
Each speaker will present and defend a short statement. Each visitor can then express whether they agree or disagree by choosing a side of the room. Participants will then discuss why they agree or disagree. The statements of the speakers are chosen in such a way that they will spark an interesting debate.
Executive Director
Museum of the Future
Dubai
United Arab Emirates
Each speaker will present and defend a short statement. Each visitor can then express whether they agree or disagree by choosing a side of the room. Participants will then discuss why they agree or disagree. The statements of the speakers are chosen in such a way that they will spark an interesting debate.
Experience Director
Parque Explora
Medellín
Colombia
Each speaker will present and defend a short statement. Each visitor can then express whether they agree or disagree by choosing a side of the room. Participants will then discuss why they agree or disagree. The statements of the speakers are chosen in such a way that they will spark an interesting debate.