the Future
Festival
50 ideas
50 projects
the people
inspiring change
From fair fashion revolutions to youth climate movements, there’s a lot happening on
Planet Earth. For two days, the future is gathering in Barcelona for you to explore. You
will immerse yourself in a festival of ideas and innovations and join the conversations
that are making change happen. Grab a chair, pick a workshop, ask questions. Prepare
to be surprised, moved, and inspired.
Two days to change the world
Only together we can fix the future. Discover our interactive
sessions, designed to nurture hope and ignite change.
Inspirational
keynotes
Hear from the FutureFixers working for a just and green world for all.
Debate
panels
Engage in the discussions reimagining our cities, clothes, food, education, culture, and more.
Thought-provoking
screenings
Inspire your thinking and discover new perspectives.
Empowering
workshops
We can all be FutureFixers. Learn how to take action and help protect and restore nature while promoting fair economic regeneration.
1-2-1 networking
sessions
Intimate meetings, world-changing conversations.
Innovators, entrepreneurs, creatives, educators,
sustainability leaders, artists, social pioneers, designers.
Bella Lack
Conservationist, writer, board Director at Reserva: the Youth Land Trust and youth ambassador
Dan Barber
Executive chef and co-owner of Blue Hill and Blue Hill at Stone Barns, author of The Third Plate
Yayo Herrero
Ecofeminist, activist, anthropologist, professor and engineer
Lorena Ruiz-Huerta
Lawyer, activist, ecofeminist, and former Member of the Madrid Assembly
Bee Wilson
Author of six bestselling food books, chair of TastEd food education charity
Joe Murphy & Joe Robertson
Playwrights and co-founding Artistic Directors of Good Chance Theatre
Ed Gillespie
Broadcaster, author, serial green entrepreneur and Greenpeace UK board Director
Dr Montserrat Vilà
Ecologist and research professor at Doñana Biology Station
Catalina Balseiro
Chief Innovation & Knowledge Officer of Aigües de Barcelona
Ariane Conrad
Bestselling editorial consultant and collaborating author of world-changing books
Deli Saavedra
Biologist and Rewilding Europe’s Head of Landscapes, President of Sol Solari Foundation
Jon Alexander
Author, communications strategist and Director of New Citizenship Project
Soledad Gallego
Senior Lawyer, Wildlife and Habitats, Marine and Mediterranean Lead of ClientEarth
Melissa Mean
Director of We Can Make at Knowle West Media Center, co-convener of the Redcliff Forum
Maria Salamero Sansalvadó
Director of Institutional Relations, Social Action & Sustainability of Aigües de Barcelona
Bethany Koby
Social entrepreneur and tech, design, education evangelist and commentator. Co-founder of Tech Will Save Us
Lucy Houliston
National Geographic Young Explorer, conservationist and digital content producer
Dennis van Berkel
Legal counsel to the Urgenda Foundation and Director of the Climate Litigation Network
Sandra Sotelo Reyes
Gender Justice in Resilience & Climate change Advisor of Oxfam Intermón
Kate Fletcher
Professor, designer, and author, co-founder of the Union of Concerned Researchers in Fashion
Steven Wise
Lawyer, professor, author, and president of the Nonhuman Rights Project
Shakila Islam
Activist and Chief Coordinator of YouthNet For Climate Justice
Dr Joaquim Garrabou
Marine conservation ecologist and scientific coordinator of Sea Watchers
Cathy Runciman
Co-founder of Atlas of the Future and Executive Director of EarthPercent
More than 50 international speakers,
more than 50 ideas and projects
to inspire change.
Past
editions
Magic happens when the
future-curious and future-fixers
come together. Take a look at
our past events.
Fixing the Future 2018
Fixing the Future 2019
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