Living in the Future

The way we live today has changed drastically over time; over half of the global population live in urban environments, while rural regions have also been transformed. Migration patterns also change the nature of societies, global networks of communication generate new means of understanding and also misunderstanding and security is challenging governments around the word in the face of terrorism and crime.  This theme will explore the implications for governance, systems, equality and more broadly how people live now and will live in the future. The programme will explore city-regions and autonomy, governability of cities, liveability and lifestyle, security, transport, poverty and inequality, energy and utilities, robotics and assisted living, online communication and interaction, urbanisation and rural pressures.