Are you ready?
The Society 5.0 Festival is coming back in 2023 after the successful edition in 2022!
Historically technology driven innovation has largely shaped our development as humans and society. The invention of making fire, the wheel, agriculture and industry has brought us much to be grateful for: we have become wealthier, older and healthier. The most recent technological revolution, the information society, also coined as Society 4.0, added far reaching digitization with promises of more equality, freedom, democracy and wealth.
But in addition to the great progress that all technological revolutions have brought, the undesired and often unforeseen consequences also become increasingly clear and urgent. It is time to change the dynamic and instead start with asking ourselves the question what we want a sustainable society that centers around the human scale and public values, should look like, and how smart, digital technology could help us build it.
During the Society 5.0 Festival, we ask designers, artists, policymakers, researchers, teachers and students to join each other in exploring answers to exactly that very question.
From 31 October to 1 November, The Social Hub will be the beating heart of a program full of content, discussion and creation around five substantive themes. With a variety of (International) speakers, panels and table discussions, interactive break outs, master classes, BedTalks, workshops, performances, installations, walking talks, slam poetry, midday raves, and much more. And all of this connected by a vibrant evening program.
Location:
The Social Hub, Amsterdam (City)
Date:
31 October – 1 November, 2023
