Photo: David von Becker
Launch Event
Treasures of the Future
Visions & Talk: Taking as its starting point a planet that has reached the edge of its limits, Futurium will be addressing the question of what a sustainable and socially equitable future for raw materials could look like and what course we need to set in the here and now.
Futurium
Photo: David von Becker
Raw materials determine our lives. Our whole existence rests upon them: we build our houses with them; we power our cars and machines with their energy; we bake our bread with them; we use them in our smartphones and computers. A world without raw materials? Unimaginable. Yet we’re facing major challenges: our demand for raw materials is constantly rising; their extraction is damaging to nature and the environment; and many people are suffering from the impacts of resource mining and from the unequal distribution of raw materials. And what about the future? With our four guests, we’ll be exploring visions and levers for change in order to shape the future extraction, distribution and use of raw materials in a responsible and fair manner.
Guests
- Zenzi Awases, geologist and Vice President of the Association of Women in Mining in Africa (AWIMA)
- Professor Marcel Fratzscher, economist and President of the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW)
- Tom Hegen, winner of the International Photography Award. Through aerial photographs, the photographer documents this new geological age, the Anthropocene, including the mining of lithium, coal and gold
- Robert Klauer, VAUDE, develops circular business models for the European outdoor brand
- Dr Marianne Kuhlmann, Co-Founder & Lead of “Circularity”, initiates strategic partnerships for the implementation of the circular economy
Moderation
- Andrea Thilo, journalist and moderator
Information
- Venue: Forum
- The event is free of charge.
- Event language: English, German
- Interpretation into German Sign Language
- A ticket is required. Remaining tickets will be available at the box office.
Accessibility
- We are a wheelchair accessible venue.
- Spaces without seating are available for wheelchair users.
- Interpretation into German Sign Language.
- Induction loops with audio and sound are available.
- Drinks and food are available for purchase.
The future is for everyone! The Futurium wants to be accessible to everyone.
If there are any other access needs on your part, please feel free to let us know. We will try to meet them: info@futurium.de
All information on accessibility can be found here.
Photo & Video
Photos will be taken during the event. If you don’t wish to be pictured, please let us know in advance.
Tickets
For this event a ticket is required. In order to get to the ticketshop click on the button at the beginning or the end of this page.