How to Fall in Love with the Future: time travel as activism
Opening Keynote (BEGINNER level)
Gallery Hall
In this talk, Rob will report on the successful building of a time machine that he has been part of, and also share a recent adventure he took to visit the future. In these days where the future is being colonised, it's all the more important that we learn to reconnect to the future. After all, as bell hooks wrote, "what we cannot imagine cannot come into being". Come along to hear how we can all turn from passengers to pilots, helping shape a future we want to be part of.
Rob Hopkins
Transition Network
Rob Hopkins is the co-founder of Transition Network and author of several books including ‘The Transition Handbook‘ and most recently, ‘How to Fall in Love with the Future: a time traveller’s guide to changing the world’. He is an Ashoka Fellow, has spoken at TED Global and at several TEDx events, and appeared in the 2015 French film phenomenon ‘Demain’. He holds a PhD from the University of Plymouth as well as 2 Honoris Causas, and hosted 100 episodes of his podcast ‘From What If to What Next’. In November 2022 he was made an Honorary Citizen of Liège in Belgium. His collaborative music project with artist Mr Kit, ‘Field Recordings from the Future‘ is now available, and is being developed as a live show which will tour in 2026.