We live in
uncertain times
, probably more so than ever before. The
pace of change is accelerating
, the
amount of information and choices is overwhelming
. A merging biological and technological
revolution
is transforming our reality. The
gap
between rich and poor has widened to unprecedented levels.
Population growth
and human induced ecological changes are creating unforeseeable risks on a planetary scale. The b
alance of power is shifting
rapidly between East and West, North and South, while the whole planet is becoming defined increasingly by
interconnectedness
and
interdependency
, and our capacity to meet the new challenges is greater than ever.
At the same time we are
losing sight of or even faith in our traditional reference points
and guiding posts.
New challenges
,
new threats
and
new opportunities
await us behind every corner.
Opportunities
have never been greater and
more widespread
. But our world is also filled with the
sense of crisis
of all kinds, from financial to moral, from
global to personal
. What kind of world are we heading towards?
Are we on the brink of a new phase of our evolution?
How do we find our own way in this new world?
How do we make wise choices in a new and uncharted territory when so much is at stake?
How do we find meaning and purpose to our lives? What does progress mean? How do we turn the new and threatening challenges into opportunities?
At
TEDxDanubia 2014,
you can explore these timely questions and more through pre-conference workshops and special programs,
three consecutive main stage sessions
(’Living Together’ – ’Progress Enigma’ – ‘Changing the Game’) and intense conversation breaks.
Program:
"Living Together" session:
Taghi Amirani
- 10,000 Questions, One Certainty;
Salvatore Iaconesi
- The Human Ecosystem Project;
Orsolya Nemes
- Generation Why;
Anna Baróthy
- Rising With The Tide;
Boggie
- singer;
Pál Honti
- The Emerging Technology Landscape,
Scott Summit
- Rethink How You Think About Your Body;
Gábor Forgács
-
Are you ready for printed organs and no-kill animal products?;
"Progress Enigma" session:
József Baranyai
- Bacterial Economics;
Miklós Antal
- Plan B – Is there an alternative to economic growth?;
György Nógrádi
- New World, New Power;
Bobby Sager
- Building Improbable Bridges;
Márk Süved Saiid
- slam poet;
Krisztián Nyáry
- Poetry Is Dead, But Doing Just Fine;
Marge
- singer;
Annamária Kádár
- t.b.a.;
Laurie Garrett
- Directing Evolution
"Changing The Game" session:
Péter Pozsár
- Build To Change;
Nikhil Goyal
- Do We Still Need Schools?;
István Kenyeres
- Rethinking Cities And The Budapest Zoo;
Talia Frenkel
- The Power Of Little Differences;
Freelusion
;
Andrew Hessel
- Synthetic Virology;
Emily Levine
- What Does It All Mean?;
Sena Dagadu
- singer
