Are we prepared for tackling the issues the world is up against? How do societal changes impact the way we educate the designers of tomorrow? How do we relate to the future, and what tools should we focus on? How will the ever-changing digital world affect the profession in the years to come?

Programme:

Philosophical pondering on sustainability, cross-disciplinary thinking, social responsibilities & more
Psychologist & Philosopher Prof. Henrik Berg, Centre for the Study of the Sciences and the Humanities, UiB

What will public building commissioners need and expect from designers and architects?
Hege Maria Eriksson, Director Advisory, Concept Development and Planning at Statsbygg 

Al - A threat or a tool? 
Prof. Dag Elgesem, Department of Information Science and Media Studies. UiB 

How do we educate for the future? 
Panel discussion led by Design Institute leader Mona Larsen with design students: Maud Pold, Rona Reigstad & Tiril Hielmeland 

Pizza break with practical problem solving using Al 
Christoffer Pettersen, Avo Consulting 

How can designers contribute to change? "Nr. 17" 
Petition Interior Architect Merethe Strommen from Haltenbanken 

Social sustainability & user involvement in practice
Arild Eriksen from Fragment Arkitekter 

Cross-disciplinary work in practice
Associate Professor Bente Irminger (KMD) 

Summary & closing remarks by Tom Morgan