The future isn’t waiting for us; it’s already happening.
Across civil society, technology, AI, new forms of collaboration and emerging models of infrastructure are changing how organisations operate, connect with communities and mobilise resources. From AI and data to new approaches to humanitarian response, people are already experimenting with different ways of working in an increasingly interconnected world.
What can we learn from what is already happening? And can these emerging solutions help us respond to a world where challenges are increasingly interconnected — without losing the human relationships, voices and agency at the heart of social change?
This conversation will look beyond the hype and beyond the idea that technology alone will shape the future. Through real-world examples, we will explore what is changing now, where new approaches are creating genuine possibilities, and what we can take into action.
Delegates will leave with practical examples, new ideas and questions to take back to their organisations — and with a clearer sense of what they can start doing differently now.
Big Topics are high-impact, immersive, and solution-focused sessions designed to challenge our assumptions and drive collective action. These facilitated sessions don’t feature panels of experts of lengthy presentations, but are an opportunity to work directly with your sector peers on the global issues that need collective solutions.