Hosted by cultural incubator Therme Art, the talk opened the last day of DLD22. Titled The Future of Wellbeing, the panel fell in line with this year's DLD conference motto "Reality Rules!?" and invited experts to assess poignant technological, economic, societal and ecological shifts present on a global scale.
The talk was initiated and moderated by Therme Group Vice President Mikolaj Sekutowicz, who introduced the talk's panellist speakers, and reinstated the significance of bringing together experts across different fields as we continue to advance on our mission to provide collective wellbeing to the future of our cities.
Panellists included Social Entrepreneur Jeanne de Kroon, facilitating links between communities and businesses worldwide, Neuroscientist and Business Professor Moran Cerf, employing neuroscience methods in his research of human psychology, Climate Activist and Indigenous Rights Defender Nina Gualinga, endeavouring to reinstate indigenous knowledge into contemporary educational curricula, and Founder and Principal Architect of Counterspace Sumayya Vally, utilising her practice as a vehicle to creating spaces which are conducive to community engagement and belonging.
Drawing on the nuances present between contemporary scientific–medicinal advancements, architecture as a vehicle for healing, and indigenous forms of knowledge that teach our undeniable interdependence with the natural world, The Future of Wellbeing invited experts to assess the interconnectedness in our planet and our people's levels of wellbeing and discuss how we must continue to endeavour in our areas of expertise in order to reinstate substantive and egalitarian wellbeing in our future cities.
Therme Group is proud to have partnered with DLD to bring together visionaries from around the globe who are eager to change the world in an increasingly digital era through an interdisciplinary platform for exchange. Speakers previously featured at DLD include Zaha Hadid, Ursula von der Leyen, Mark Zuckerberg and Christiana Figueres.
Moderator: Mikolaj Sekutowicz, Co-Founder and CEO of Therme Art and Vice President of Therme Group
Panellists: Jeanne de Kroon, Social Entrepreneur Moran Cerf, Neuroscientist and Business Professor Nina Gualinga, Climate Activist and Indigenous Rights Defender Sumayya Vally, Founder and Principal Architect of Counterspace
FURTHER TALKS AT DLD22
Additional talks that took place at DLD22 in Munich included In the Tired Watering between Artistic Director of Serpentine Hans Ulrich Obrist and Artist Jota Mombaça.
Media Director and Artist Refik Anadol lead a talk on his ongoing art practice and algorithmic work series, Machine Hallucinations and joined in conversation at Art, Markets and Disruption: A Seismographic Journey to NFTs in conversation with Hans Ulrich Obrist, Emily Segal and Rafaël Rozendaal.
24 May
Davos, Switzerland A Wellbeing Culture Forum talk featuring wellness, economic and sustainability industry players will be hosted on occasion of the World Economic Forum. True Value Economy – Achieving Wellbeing for Planet and People.
29 June
Klosters-Serneus, Switzerland
A workshop will be hosted with leading environmental and scientific figures on ecosystem restoration at the Klosters Forum in preparation for COP27 participation in 2022.
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DLD
Founded in 2005 as an intimate gathering of friends, DLD (Digital – Life – Design) has become Europe’s leading innovation conference, attended by visionaries from around the globe. Learn more
DLD Munich 22
Expect intellectual adventures at the edge of tomorrow, dive into the world of startups, design and innovation, connect with visionaries from around the globe. Following this year’s conference motto “Reality Rules!?”, we will hear from top experts around the globe about the technological, economic, societal and ecological shifts ahead of us. As Europe’s leading innovation conference, we gather scientists, industry leaders and creative minds from various disciplines to discuss both challenges and opportunities resulting from technological and societal change. DLD is your chance to connect with thought leaders from various fields, such as Stefan Sagmeister (Sagmeister Inc.), Troy Carter (Q&A), renowned designer Mark Rolston, Colin Murdoch from AI pioneer DeepMind, New Food icon Yaakov Nahmias or data artist Refik Anadol. Learn more
Therme Group
Therme Group is a leading global wellbeing provider designing, constructing, and operating the world’s largest wellbeing facilities. Its contemporary urban development proposition incorporates environmental concepts to re-integrate nature into everyday life. Therme Group’s facilities combine its innovative sustainable technologies with human-oriented design. Drawing upon the tradition of ancient thermal baths, which were designed to be healing, social, and egalitarian settings, Therme Group builds environments that nurture the mind and body for visitors of all ages and demographics, creating healthy and resilient communities. Learn more
Therme Art
Therme Art is the cultural incubator of Therme Group. Responsible for the outreach to the creative communities, it curates forums between culture, science and society and works with internationally renowned artists and architects, as well as emerging talents, to commission and develop site-specific artistic projects that challenge the limitations of conventional exhibition spaces and redefine contemporary art viewing. Therme Art provides the resources and means required to fulfil artists’ visions which cannot be realised in galleries or museums, regardless of their complexity, production, installation, and long-term maintenance. Learn more
Wellbeing Culture Forum
Therme Art’s Wellbeing Culture Forum prides itself on its history of bringing together people from all walks of life to come together to incite a positive impact through critical thinking and practical application of knowledge. Successful past talks taking up these themes include Critical Culture, Back to the Body, and Community and Belonging through the Lens of Creative Practice. In thinking about this goal, criticality and inclusivity in all levels of cultural production ensure that we can create experiences and environments with true diversity that can address various concerns and encourage healing on a wider scale. Learn more
