"Shaping the Futures through Intergenerational Fairness” is an online dialogue organised by the EU Policy Lab at the Joint Research Centre (European Commission) in partnership with the Center of Foresight and Artificial intelligence at the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) Center for Foresight and Artificial Intelligence.

The dialogue seeks to connect ongoing international efforts related to the UN Pact for the Future and its Declaration on Future Generations with regional and cross-institutional approaches aimed at integrating foresight, long-term responsibility, and intergenerational equity into public policy.

This online dialogue is conceived as an exchange of ideas across cultural contexts on intergenerational fairness, drawing on the European Commission’s Strategy on Intergenerational Fairness and ICESCO’s foresight-driven agenda for anticipatory and inclusive governance across its Member States.  

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The online event will be accessible via this link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89849664062?pwd=MMOX9TzO6TeJCUFa1SWYakQbB0mtI3.1

Looking forward to seeing you online and continuing the dialogue to support the Pact for the Future and intergenerational fairness globally.

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Programm

13.30-13.50 Setting the Scene
Why intergenerational fairness matters now, Salim M. AlMalik, Director General (ICESCO)

Why this conversation matters globally, Jolita Butkeviciene, Director Innovation in Science & Policymaking (JRC, EC)

The role of academia and intergenerational leadership in shaping long-term futures, Dr Ghadeeer Kayal, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs (PMU)

13.50-15.00 Plenary I: The State of Intergenerational Fairness
UN Declaration on Future Generations - Themba Kalua, Director Pact for the Future Implementation at the Executive Office of the Secretary General (UN)

EU Strategy on Intergenerational Fairness - Erica Bol, Foresight Policy Analyst at the EU Policy Lab (Joint Research Centre, EC)

ICESCO’s foresight vision - Kais Hammam, Head of Center for Foresight and Artificial Intelligence (ICESCO)

15.00-16.15 Plenary II: Open Dialogue: What can we explore together
Thomas Hemmelgarn, Head of EU Policy Lab (EC)

Cat Tully, Managing Director (School of International Futures)

Kais Hammami, Head of Centre for Foresight & AI (ICESCO)

Nouzha Chekrouni, Senior Fellow (Policy Center for the New South)

Including online engagement

Moderated by: Clare Stark, Head of Foresight (UNESCO)

16.15-16.45 Thinking beyond our time: a cultural reflection on intergenerational fairness
Thinking in Generations: Expanding the Horizon of Human Responsibility
by Michael Münker, Founder (Milliongenerations Foundation)

A Reflection on Time, Responsibility and Generations by Souleymane Bachir Diagne, Professor Emeritus of French and Philosophy (Columbia University)

16.45-17.00 Looking ahead