If you are interested in futures a good place to visit is European Futurist conference, which is arranged yearly in Lucern. The topic of the next conference is:  Visioning 20.20- Escaping the Age of Stupid.

These issues are on the focus of the conference:

Understanding the Transformation

• How far does the transformation reach beyond this worst crisis since the Great Depression?
• What does the new architecture of a robust global financial system look like?
• How do society’s values change?
• How will customers make decisions in the future?
• What is the future relationship between state and economy?
• How does the transformation affect the sustainable development?
• Which new technologies are driving tomorrow’s growth?

Conquering New Opportunities

• What do the megatrends mean for small and medium-sized businesses?
• Are the companies equipped for the future?
• Where do corporate futurists see future opportunities?
• How do companies combine insights about the future with their strategies?

programmecan be found here.