A transformational think-tank, platform and community to help imagine and shape more positive futures.
A festival where creatives, systemic thinkers, purpose-driven organizations and change-makers come together to envision an interconnected future between urban resilience, collective intelligence and governance paradigms
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Leading voices

Lex Fefegha

Andreia Garcia
Andreia Garcia is an architect, curator, researcher and professor, with a PhD from Lisbon School of Architecture (FAUL). Her interests focus on the contemporary practice of architecture, expanding the disciplinary intersection with other fields, in an era dominated by strong technological advances and a progressive ecological crisis. Andreia was the curator of the Portuguese representation at the 18th International Architecture Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia 2023. She is also curator of Fertile Futures, a project shaping a collaborative, decarbonized, and decolonized future centered on Portugal's context.

Sheng-Hung Lee
Sheng-Hung Lee is a designer, Ph.D. researcher at MIT AgeLab, and Board Director at IDSA. He draws inspiration from diverse knowledge domains and thrives on creating value in multidisciplinary teams, with experience at IDEO and Continuum. Trained in industrial design and electrical engineering, his problem-solving approach integrates design and technology's impact on society. Lee has served as a jury member for international design competitions, including IDEA and the Golden Pin Design Award. He holds a dual Master's degree (Hon.) from MIT in Integrated Design & Management and Mechanical Engineering. Currently, he is pursuing a Ph.D. in Human Behavior and Service Design at MIT and co-lectures an MIT graduate course while also serving as Adjunct Associate Professor at Shih Chien University.

Payal Arora
Payal is a Professor of Inclusive AI Cultures at Utrecht University and founder of Inclusive AI Lab, a debiasing data initiative with the Global South. She is also an award-winning author of “The Next Billion Users” and “From Pessimism to Promise, lessons from Global South on Inclusive Tech”.

Gem Barton
Trained in architecture with 18 years teaching and research experience specialising in the spatialising of futures, Gem is an award winning educator, renowned author and senior academic currently leading the speculative spatial design unit superFUTURES at the Royal College of Art. She is resident futures advisor at Perkins&Will, London, and offers consultation services through her thinktank Office for Speculative Spatial Design.

Monika Jiang
In a time ruled by swipes, hyper-individualism, and growing distrust towards one another, Monika explores loneliness as a personal, shared, and societal issue. She is all about softness—and that’s what I’ll be offering as a way to reconnect to ourselves, each other, and the world.

Sohail Inayatullah
Sohail Inayatullah, a political scientist and futurist, is the UNESCO Chair in Futures Studies at the Sejahtera Centre for Sustainability and Humanity, IIUM, Malaysia. He is also Professor at Tamkang University, Taiwan and Associate, Melbourne Business School, the University of Melbourne. He teaches from www.metafutureschool.org where his courses include Become a Futurist and Personal Futures: the CLA of the Self. He is listed in the top two percent of the world's scientists as measured by the highest impact of citations. His most recent books include CLA 3.0, The End of the Cow and other Emerging Issues, Asia 2038, and with the Asia Development Bank, Futures Thinking in the Asia-Pacific Region: Why foresight matters for policymakers.

Lex Fefegha
Lex Fefegha is a London-based creative coder interested in experimentation, play, and popular culture.
He uses emerging technologies to create interactive storytelling experiences—whether through playful chatbots, experimental games, digital toys or art installations—all designed to spark curiosity, engage audiences, and tell compelling human stories.
Lex is currently an artist-in-residence at Google Arts & Culture Lab exploring the application of generative AI to aid cultural learning and discovery through play.
He is also the founder of The Office of Art and Technology, a creative studio & member of art collective Future Inventions Lab with friends Yaa Addae & Uzoma Orji.

Inês Ayer
As a Forbes 30Under30 leader and founder of Studio Ayer, Inês had the privilege of leading over 80 projects across 12 countries, focusing on design’s potential to drive societal change. Her work, from contributing to social initiatives like Próxima Geração and the Global Shapers Community, to her current role as Senior Designer at Pentagram, has always been about creating impact through interdisciplinary collaboration. At FD25, she is eager to apply her humanist, design-led approach to co-create innovative solutions alongside systemic thinkers, engaging in conversations about climate change, democracy, and social equity, all while exploring how design can catalyze real-world change for a more inclusive future.

Simon Höher
Simon is the Systems Change Lead at Dark Matter Labs, where he works across just transition processes, public innovation, and digital transformation. With a rich background in sociology, political science, economics, and philosophy—anchored in Systems Theory—he brings a deeply interdisciplinary lens to the complex work of reshaping our shared future.
Currently, Simon supports the European Commission's NetZeroCities Mission, helping 100 cities transition toward climate neutrality. His work spans global collaborations with organizations such as the UNDP, World Economic Forum, African Centre for Cities, Stiftung Mercator GmbH, Mozilla Foundation, CityLAB Berlin, and many more.
He is also a visiting lecturer at the Faculty of Social Design at the University of Applied Arts Vienna, where he helps nurture the next generation of systems thinkers.

Thor & Lovisa
CIFS, with over 50 years of global expertise, is an independent think tank focused on future studies and strategic foresight. They specialize in helping societies and organizations navigate change and create better futures.

Elahe Rajabiani
An experiment in art and science for policy making. European Commission Policy Lab will explore the rights and needs of nature, and how we represent them in our decision-making processes. By imagining natural ecosystems with legal standing, we will explore how policies could shift if decision-makers listened to non-human stakeholders. We’ll explore speculative encounters that challenge our relationship with nature and consider the impact these encounters could have on future generations.

Ina Bagociute
This hands-on Lab will explore how foresight, experimental design, and emerging technologies can shape more adaptive and resilient justice systems. Experiment with new justice models, explore long-term scenarios & disruptions and prototype solutions for justice transformation.

Kira Xonorika
Kira Xonorika is an artist, author, and futurist based in Tovaangar (Los Angeles), working across AI, film, robotics, fashion, sculpture, and performance. Her work explores the connections between technoscience, interspecies and planetary intelligence, worldbuilding, Indigenous sovereignty, and ecology. She has received awards, residencies, and fellowships from Akademie der Künste, Dreaming Beyond AI, Momus and Eyebeam, Hyundai Artlab, and Ars Electronica. Her work has been widely exhibited across the Americas, Asia, and Europe, at institutions such as the Ford Foundation Gallery, Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater, Honor Fraser Gallery, Vellum LA, MASS MoCA, arebyte London, and the Mercosur Biennial. Publishing credits include e-flux, Momus, C Magazine, and ArtReview (forthcoming). In 2024, she spearheaded Future Memory Lab, South America's first GenAI art residency, with support from the Swiss Arts Council. Collaborations with notable artists include Jeffrey Gibson and Cai Guo-Qiang.

Kaave Pour
Moderated by Kaave Pour, former co-founder of SPACE10, the think tank that collaborated with the Swedish furniture giant for a decade, this lab centers on Continent of Play—a blueprint for transforming public spaces and strengthening social connections through design.
After its successful launch in Barcelona, 21st Europe–a think tank uniting some of Europe’s brightest minds–comes to Future Days to explore how design can empower public imagination, influence policy, and redefine Europe’s future.
Participants will actively contribute to Blueprint 02: Continent of Play. This is an opportunity to co-create and rethink how Europe moves forward—not just politically or economically, but through a unifying, design-driven approach.

Andreas & Mathias
Danish Design Center and ANTICIPATE will host one of our four (Un) Conferences—open to FD attendees and the public, expanding access to futures thinking.
Danish Design Center (DDC): They are renowned for strengthening organizations through design, from products to systems, with a focus on circular and sustainable practices.
ANTICIPATE: A foresight agency helping organizations navigate uncertainty and turn futures thinking into action.

Milan & Mariana
ATÖLYE: A strategic design and innovation consultancy, ATÖLYE amplifies the impact of purpose-driven leaders by transforming people, places, and experiences through the power of communities. As a certified B Corporation and a member of the kyu Collective, we believe in using creativity and collaboration to shape a thriving future for people and the planet.
This session will explore:
How organizations can foster engaged, adaptive communities that drive transformation from within
What co-created innovation looks like when diverse stakeholders and ecosystems collaborate
How a community-driven approach strengthens trust, recognition, and long-term engagement
The shift from sustaining to regenerating the environments and societies we operate in

Nadim Choucair
On May 2nd, Dark Matter Labs will host one of our four (Un)conferences—open to FD attendees and the public, expanding access to futures thinking through an interactive podcast format. This session is supported by Curiosity That Matters, adding depth through expert-led conversations, and will be hosted by Nadim Choucair.
Dark Matter Labs: Building options for the next economies, DML decodes the structural, physical, and psychological challenges shaping our world, reimagining governance, finance, and infrastructure for regenerative futures.
Curiosity That Matters: A series of conversations with experts, authors, and thought leaders at the intersection of design, policy, innovation, and impact—where ideas that matter take shape.
Step into a live, participatory podcast experience where dialogue meets action. Engage with systemic designers, policymakers, and visionaries tackling:
Regenerative governance models & planetary stewardship, the redesign of public infrastructure for the next economies and collective agency & the future of shared ownership

Nature's Depot
As part of Future Days' Garden Gallery, we are excited to present Nature’s Depot, a work-in-progress exhibition by superFUTURES—a research-led Masters unit at the Royal College of Art.
superFUTURES explores the intersection of worldbuilding, filmmaking, and speculative spatial design to envision the future of trade, nature, and space. Nature’s Depot showcases ‘future artefacts’ created by the 2024-25 student cohort, offering a glimpse into evolving supply chains and their planetary impact.
This year’s research, developed in collaboration with the UK Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), investigates how shifting global relationships with nature are reshaping spatial and behavioral landscapes.
→ Program
Wednesday, April 30 | FD x Casa do Impacto
In collaboration with Casa do Impacto, the open day of the program will explore the context of FD25 theme by engaging with local voices, our partners and uncovering signals of change to understand the foundations of symbiotic futures.
→ 9:00 - 21:00 | Casa do impacto
Entrance & Registration
→ 14:00 - 16:00 | Casa do impacto area
City immersion
→ 16:30 - 17:00 | Casa do impacto area
Opening
→ 17:00 - 17:30 | estufa fria
Partners panel
→ 17:30 - 18:00 | estufa fria
Fertile Futures in Portugal by Andreia Garcia
→ 18.30 - 21:00 | Estufa fria
Drinks & Networking
Thursday, May 1 | Emergence
Delving into emerging futures through conversations on queer spaces, indigenous knowledge, and creative coding, complemented by immersive labs in nature that expand perspectives and foster innovation.
→ 9:00 - 15:00 | Entrance
Entrance & Registration
→ 9:45 - 10:30 | Garden Gallery
Guided Garden Gallery
→ 10:45 - 13:15 | Conference hall & un-conference
Labs
→ 13:15 - 15:00 | Casa do lago garden
Lunch
→ 15:00 - 17:15 | conference hall
Talks
→ 17:45 - 18:30 | un-conference
Debate
→ 19:00 - 20:00 | Conference Hall
Immersive Film by Kira Xonorika
→ 20:00 - 21:00 | Terraço
Drinks & Networking
Friday, May 2 | Synergy
Bridging disciplines with a focus on policy, governance, and design, applying new and traditional frameworks to cultivate harmony between society, nature, and technology.
→ 9:00 - 15:00 | entrance
Entrance & Registration
→ 9:00 - 9:45 | Estufa Quente
Immersive activity by Monika Jiang
→ 10:00 - 12:15 | Conference Hall
Talks
→ 12:30 - 14:00 | casa do lago garden
Lunch
→ 14:30 - 17:00 | conference hall
Labs
→ 14:30 - 17:45 | un-conference
Un-Conference sessions
→ 18:00 - 19:00 | un-conference
Final debate
→ 20:30 - 00:00 | terraço
Closing party
Weekend, May 2 - 4 | Jardins Abertos
This closing chapter is presented in collaboration with Jardins Abertos, the festival that opens the doors to all gardens of Lisbon. Among them, Estufa Fria becomes a home for our Garden Gallery projects, inviting visitors to immerse themselves in a living exhibition of nature, art, and technology.
→ all day | garden gallery
Garden Gallery
Official side events
Stories from Symbiotic Futures: tales of the More than Human World - by Feminist Futures
→ apr 29 9am-12pm | Goethe-Institut
Future of Decision-Making: A Horizon Scanning Workshop on Human-AI Collaboration - by Futures Platform
→ april 30, 5pm-7pm | spaces
Non-Sense Bazaar : Designing for Symbiotic Worlds - By Re:ac8 Studios
April 12 & 13th, 10AM-3pm | RNI Park (new delhi, india)
Futures Thinking and Strategic Transformation: A Causal Layered Analysis Masterclass - by sohail inayatullah
→ May 3, 9Am-6pm | The Tribe Social Club
Beyond the Visible: Mapping Darkness Together – by Morgan Bath & Juan Fabuel
→ may 3, 9-11pm | Parque Eduardo VII
The Anatomy of Purpose x Future Days by Margherita Pagani
→ may 4, 3pm-6pm | secret location
Leading Through Nature: How can nature teach us to lead in an era of complexity and change? - by Lisa Jikeli & Alex Wolf
→ Apr 29, 2PM–5PM | TBD
→ Venue
Estufa Fria, Lisbon

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Conference Hall
Located at the far end of Estufa Fria, just five minutes from the entrance, this flexible space with modular cork seating will host all our Dialogues and most Labs in an intimate yet dynamic setting.
Terraço
A vibrant terrace for immersive activities, networking, and unwinding after a long day—also ideal for a coffee or snack during breaks.
Un-conference
An open-air space in the heart of the garden, welcoming the public on May 2nd for open debates. On Day 1, it will host an exclusive Lab for ticket holders.
Estufa quente
A lush, amphitheater-like space surrounded by greenery, accessible via stairs, five minutes from the Conference Hall. This magical spot will host our final debates at the end of each day.
Garden Gallery
A curated journey through five immersive areas, featuring speculative projects from renowned global organizations and engaged citizens—just follow the path and explore.
Lounge area (Casa do Lago)
A cozy, intimate space for networking, meetings, or finding your next big collaborator—perfect for unwinding and making meaningful connections
→ Tickets
Full conference passes
*Note: Open debates and Garden Gallery are going to be open to the general public on the 2nd of May, 2025.
Children below 15 years old accompanied by a parent or legal tutor, can access Future Days 2025 for free.
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