Closing session: For Rosa
Nic Balthazar and Benjamin Van Bunderen Robberechts will close Forward Fest 24 and present *For Rosa*, a play that tells the true story of Rosa, the 15-year-old girl who tragically lost her life during the 2021 flood disaster in the Ardennes.
Read moreThe two sides of the Chinese coin: what we can and cannot learn from China
In deze talk verbindt John Vandaele de twee kanten van de Chinese medaille(s), een land waar je niet zwart-wit kan over oordelen en waarmee we best blijven samenwerken op een evenwichtige manier.
Read moreKeynote by Wafa Mustafa
In her keynote, Mustafa will present a powerful vision on the interconnectedness of global crises and challenge us to rethink how we can place human rights back at the center of our approach to these urgent challenges.
Read moreWorking Towards Peace in Times of War
This session invites a critical discussion on the balance between military strategies and the pursuit of sustainable peace.
Read moreForward Fest Café
Book your 1-on-1 conversation with prominent figures from the sector.
Read moreDigital blind spots: whose struggles are we not seeing?
What if a country is cut off from the internet? A digital black hole is created.
Read moreArtificial Intelligence: Revolutionizing Applications While Navigating Ethical Challenges
This keynote will explore history and future value that generative AI brings to organisations and society.
Read more(Government) Debt & Punishment – Modern myths about government spending and budget deficits
In this talk, Hielke Van Doorslaer delves deeper into some of these modern fables and offer an alternative perspective on the necessity and (in)sense of national debts and austerity measures.
Read moreAgriculture versus nature? Towards socially just and environmentally sustainable food systems based on food sovereignty
Agriculture is at the crossroads of several system crises, it should also be at the crossroads of the solutions to these multiple crises.
Read moreEntangled inequality
In this session, we want to explore the excesses and problems of inequality and its intersections from a theoretical and more practical perspective.
Read moreMigration and Development Cooperation: a happy marriage?
With experts Amanda Bisong (ECDPM) and Raffaella Greco Tonegutti (Enabel), we will examine the relationship between migration and development.
Read moreMinerals for the Energy Transition: Win-Win or Extractivism 2.0?
This discussion explores the important and timely issue of how Europe's shift to green energy affects the global demand for critical minerals and the social and environmental impacts on the countries that supply them.
Read moreMoney matters: time to decolonize?!
Join us in our quest for new methods to finance social initiatives in Africa, South America, and Asia.
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Time | Location | Subject |
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09h00 | Foyer | Reception - Welcome Coffee |
10h00 | Bol zaal | Opening Session: keynote with Wafa Mustafa |
11h00 | Atrium | Forward Fest Cafe |
Bol zaal | Short talks (20min per session) | |
Bar zaal | Minerals for the Energy Transition: Win-Win or Extractivism 2.0? | |
Top zaal | Choose your session: | |
12h30 | Foyer | Lunch + netwerking |
14h00 | Atrium | Forward Fest Cafe |
Bar zaal | Money matters: time to decolonize?! | |
Top Zaal | Choose your session | |
15h30 | Foyer | Coffee break + networking |
16h15 | Bol zaal | Closing session: 'For Rosa' with Nic Balthazar and Benjamin Van Bunderen Robberechts |
17h00 | Foyer | Drinks / networking |
Forward Fest 2024 invites you to join the conversation, share your perspective, and collaborate with others to build a future that is fair, inclusive, and interconnected. Explore, learn, and contribute to the change our world needs.
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Forward Fest is organized by 11.11.11, ngo-federation and VLIR-UOS in collaboration with MO* with the support of Belgian development cooperation.
11.11.11
THE COALITION FOR INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY.
11.11.11 aims to eradicate exploitation from the world. Everyone – anywhere in the world – has the right to a dignified existence. To truly make a change, power and resources must be distributed more fairly, and the current system must be questioned.
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NGO-FEDERATIE
FLEMISH FEDERATION OF NGOS FOR DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION.
The ngo-federation represents its members to the federal and other governments, supports the members in their discussions with those governments, promotes cooperation within the sector, and strengthens the quality of NGOs’ operations.
More info on ngo-federatie.be
VLIR-UOS
INNOVATIVE RESPONSES TO GLOBAL AND LOCAL CHALLENGES
VLIR-UOS supports partnerships and scholarships between universities and colleges in both Flanders and the Global South, seeking innovative solutions for global as well as local challenges.
More info on vliruos.be