DDW Talks: Eco Pioneers

A different biodiversity based on design.

The influence of humans on the earth can hardly be underestimated. Think of climate change, deforestation, and the decline of biodiversity. We are heading for a sixth mass extinction, but it is not too late! Can we imagine a form of biodiversity based on design? Can we use technology for a natural future? Together with moderator Ruben Baart (editor-in-chief of Next Nature Network) we explore how to design for a world where biodiversity is declining and where the boundaries between design and science syncretize. Speakers: • Koert van Mensvoort | Artist and philosopher • Sophia Crespo | Generative artist • Dougal Dixon | Geologist, paleontologist, educator, and author • Sophie Falkeis | Multidisciplinary designer and DDW participant • Cécilia Gross | Architect partner, director of VenhoevenCS, and DDW participant • Max Latour | Experimental designer at Urban Reef, and DDW participant Moderator: Ruben Baart | Editor-in-chief Next Nature Network Programme: 09:30 | Doors open at Fifth, The Stage (NRE Terrein, Gasfabriek 5, Eindhoven) 10:00 | Start DDW Talks 13:00 | Start light lunch at Fifth 14:00 | End programme Good to know: - The DDW Talks include coffee and tea during the break and a light lunch - The programme will be spoken in English - Upon entry you need to show your 'Coronavirus Entry Pass'/'Coronatoegangsbewijs' + ID

About the partners

• Programme Partner: Next Nature Network Next Nature Network is a network of makers, thinkers, educators and supporters. With members in 44 countries, they are the international network for anyone interested in the debate on our future – in which biology and technology are fusing. • Media Partner: nomad nomad is a magazine that promotes issues concerning quality of life, sustainability and society by curating the ideas of a growing global creative community. Inspired by the forward-thinking approaches of creative visionaries, eco-pioneers, artists, authors, architects, entrepreneurs and designers worldwide, nomad magazine seeks out new perspectives to shape our local and global life towards a valuable future. In this sense, we are all nomads.