the Future
Festival
+50 projects
+50 activities
brings together
voices that inspire
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.
Fixing the Future Team
Cathy Runciman — Curator, Founder
Agustina Palazzo — Producer
Santi Silva — Production assistant
Sonia Casas — Habilis Director
Silvia Sanjosé — Marketing
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.
Family
workshops
Innovators, entrepreneurs, creatives, educators,
sustainability leaders, artists, social pioneers, designers.
Magid Magid
Founder and Director of Union of Justice, author, former MEP for Yorkshire & Humber and Former Lord Mayor of Sheffield
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
Andrea Castaño
Chemical engineer and Climate Action Project Manager at Aigües de Barcelona
Yayo Herrero
Ecofeminist, activist, anthropologist, professor and engineer
Lorena Ruiz-Huerta
Lawyer, activist, ecofeminist, and former Member of the Madrid Assembly
Pilar Chiva
Director of Circular Economy Area, Catalan Waste Agency, Generalitat de Catalunya
Teresa Guerrero
Head of Separate Collection Promotion of Circular Economy Area Catalonia Waste Agency, Generalitat de Catalunya
Macarena Montes Franceschini
Attorney and doctoral researcher at Department of Law, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Great Ape Project
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
Nuria Salán Ballesteros
Chemist, metallurgic engineer and teacher at UPF. President of the Catalan Society of Technology
Sofía Isasmendi Escudero
Head of Programs and Partnerships at B Lab Spain
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
Dr Mathilda Tham
Professor, designer, and author. Cofounder of the Union of Concerned Researchers in Fashion.
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
Bethany Koby
Social entrepreneur and tech, design and education evangelist.. Co-founder and Chief Vision officer of Fam Studio
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
Shakila Islam
Activist and Chief Coordinator of YouthNet For Climate Justice
Dr Joaquim Garrabou
Coordinator of Observadores del Mar and marine conservation ecologist at Institut de Ciències del Mar-CSIC
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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