Need an excuse to go to Cape Town? The World Future Society, South Africa, is hosting a 2-day conference with a line-up of futurists, professors and top experts considering the 20-year future on May 6-7. The event will be introduced by Nobel laureate Bishop Desmond Tutu, and hosted by journalist Debora Patta. For more information and registrations: http://www.wfs-sa.com/ Items on the agenda include:
- “Generating Quality Industry and Policy Foresight in Emerging Markets"
- "The Futurist’s Toolbox”, “South Africa to 2030: Reasons to Believe”
- “Critical Complexity: Facing the future responsibly”
- "Trends in emigration from, and immigration to South Africa"
- “Key population trends for SA to 2030”
- “South African Economic Scenarios to 2030”
- “Factoring sustainability into South Africa’s future”
- “Future Security of SA”
- “The Role of the Ideal Future and How to Get There”,
- “The Future of Education in South Africa”,
- “Globalisation, Energy and South Africa’s Green Future”
- "Future Energy Needs and Challenges for South Africa: An Overview"
- “The15 Global Millennium Challenges and Introducing the SA State of the Future Index (SA-SOFI) initiative”
- “Walking Together to create a country that works for all”
- “Africa’s potential to be a world foodbasket”
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