Future Friends Conference, Maribor, Slovenia, 17 April 2019
The Future Friends Conference, Maribor, Slovenia, 17 April 2019
Location: Vetrinjski Dvor — from 9:00 to 18:00
For the Future Friends Event leading Speculative Design practitioners, educators, and researchers, including James Auger, Matt Ward, Ivica Mitrović, Ingi Helgason, Michael Smyth, Oriana Persico and Salvatore Iaconesi, Jimmy Loizeau, Rosario Hurtado and Dash Macdonald, Tina Gorjanc and Enrique Encinas, will share, exchange, and speculate about Speculative Design and possible futures with an emphasis on the “real world”; that is, responding to the needs of people, society, public policy, and economy.
The Future Friends Conference programme:
9:00 – 9:30 Registration
9:30 – 10:00 Opening words by hosts
- • Sara Božanić, Institute for Transmedia Design (Slovenia)
- • Saša Arsenovič, Mayor of Maribor
- • Ivica Mitrović, University of Split (Croatia)
- • Matevž Čelik, Centre for Creativity (Slovenia)
- • Žan Depčević, Academia, College of Short-Cycle Higher Education (Slovenia)
- • Maja Škrbič Lačen, MIKK Murska Sobota, Youth Cultural Center (Slovenia)
10:00 – 10:40 Opening lecture – What is Speculative Design Today?
- • Ivica Mitrović, University of Split (Croatia)
- Moderated by Sara Božanić, Institute for Transmedia Design (Slovenia)
10:40 – 11:20 What About the Future Friends – who are they?
- • Michael Smyth, Edinburgh Napier University (UK)
- Moderated by Ivica Mitrović, University of Split (Croatia)
11:20 – 11:45 Coffee break
11:45 – 13:30 Case studies
- 11:45 – 12:15 James Auger, Madeira Interactive Technologies Institute (Portugal)
- 12:15 – 12:45 Oriana Persico and Salvatore Iaconesi, Human Ecosystems Relazioni (Italy)
- 12:45 – 13:15 Dash Macdonald, Goldsmiths, the University of London (UK)
- 13:15 – 13:30 Questions with panel speakers moderated by Michael Smyth, Edinburgh Napier University (UK)
13:30 – 14:30 Lunch break
14:30 – 16:15 Case studies
- 14:30 – 15:00 Tina Gorjanc (SLO)
- 15:00 – 15:30 Matt Ward, Goldsmiths, the University of London (UK)
- 15:30 – 16:00 Jimmy Loizeau, Goldsmiths, the University of London (UK)
- 16:00 – 16:15 Questions with panel speakers moderated by Ingi Helgason, Edinburgh Napier University (UK)
16:15 – 16:45 Beer break
16:45 – 18:00 Closing lectures
- 16:45 – 17:15 Rosario Hurtado, Geneva School of Art and Design (Switzerland)
- 17:15 – 17:45 Enrique Encinas, Aalborg University (Denmark)
- 17:45 – 18:00 Closing words by Sara Božanić, Ivica Mitrović, Michael Smyth, James Auger, Ingi Helgason
19:00 – 24:00 Happy Future Friends Party sponsored by associate partners
Take part and get yourself a Future Friends Conference ticket – Reserve your spot now!
Conference pass is available upon subscription. Due to limited space, early registration is advised. The event is free of charge!
The Future Friends Event is supported by Centre for Creativity, Slovenia, Academia, College of Short-Cycle Higher Education, Maribor, MIKK Murska Sobota, Youth Cultural Center.
The SpeculativeEdu project has been funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union.