April 3-4, 2025, Brisbane, Australia

The symposium is a community-driven event that invites futurists, foresight practitioners, and those passionate about sustainable futures to come together, share knowledge, and build connections across Oceania. The symposium aims to create a flexible model for futures thinking, adaptable throughout the region and independent of any single association

Apr 30 - May 2 2025, Lisbon, Portugal

Future Days 25 (FD25) is a festival dedicated to futures and systemic thinkers, innovators, creatives, purpose-driven organizations, and policymakers, all with a shared vision of shaping the future of urban life and fostering equitable societies. The event focuses on creating futures that go beyond technology, exploring how we can collectively drive meaningful change.

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May 2-3rd, 2025, Houston, USA

The Houston Foresight Spring Gathering 2025 marks the 50th anniversary of the University of Houston’s Foresight Program. Scheduled for Friday, May 2, and Saturday, May 3, 2025, the event will take place at the South Shore Harbor Resort and Conference Center in League City, Texas. This milestone gathering will bring together alumni, students, faculty, and foresight practitioners to reflect on five decades of contributions and explore the future of the field.

May 5th-9th, 2025, virtual

Futures Week 2025 is an annual event dedicated to exploring the future through foresight, scenario planning, and strategic thinking. This year’s theme, “Embracing Uncertainty,” will challenge participants to engage with emerging disruptions, rethink assumptions, and develop strategies to navigate an unpredictable future.

Living Future 2025 (LF25) is more than just a conference—it's a movement to accelerate the transition towards a regenerative future. Bringing together the brightest minds in sustainability, architecture, design, manufacturing, real estate, and policy, LF25 is dedicated to tackling the most pressing challenges of our time through a series of focused sessions and workshops

May 8-10th 2025 in Trento, Italy

Governments worldwide face a critical juncture: the need to transition from reactive bureaucratic systems to adaptive, anticipatory governance structures capable of managing complex and evolving environments. The Anticipatory Governance Conference 2025 will explore innovative approaches, tools, and strategies to address this challenge.

13-15 May 2025, Berlin, Germany (hybrid)

The University:Future Festival will return for its fifth edition from 13-15 May 2025, continuing its role as the largest event focused on the (digital) future of academic education. Topics for this year’s event include artificial intelligence (AI), future skills, didactics, and strategic processes.

May 15-16th 2025 in Vienna, Austria

The Futures4Europe Foresight Conference 2025 will explore the transformative concept of Future-Oriented Collective Intelligence (FOCI) as a means to address complex and interconnected challenges. This inaugural event, hosted by the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology under the Eye of Europe Project, will convene the international Research & Innovation Foresight Community in Vienna’s vibrant 7th district.

May 15-18th, 2025, Tangier, Morrocco

This event brings together a global community of business leaders, scientists, creatives, policymakers, activists, and educators, along with local entrepreneurs and artists, to explore and reimagine the future of business. Tangier, a city known for its cultural and geographical significance, serves as the backdrop for this unique gathering.

The Rulebreaker Future Congress returns in 2025 with an expanded program, featuring cutting-edge discussions on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Longevity. The congress brings together global experts, business leaders, and innovators to explore the latest advancements in technology and strategy.

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June 2-7th 2025 in London, UK

London will host the first-ever European SXSW from 2-7 June 2025 in Shoreditch, a vibrant hub for creativity and technology. The event promises a dynamic convergence of industries, disciplines, and artforms, offering a platform for innovation, discovery, and collaboration. Attendees can expect keynote talks, artistic interactions, screenings, showcases, fashion activations, and much more, all centered around the theme of "Beautiful Collisions."

June 2nd-4th 2025, Philadelphia, USA

The 2025 IASP Global Conference will focus on the theme "Strategic Resilience: Fostering a Culture of Adaptive Planning & Execution”. This conference will explore how embedding adaptive planning and execution into organizational culture can enhance resilience and responsiveness in a rapidly evolving world.

June 10-12 2025, Turku, Finland

The Futures of Technologies international conference, taking place in Turku, Finland, in June 2025, will serve as a cross-disciplinary platform for researchers, professionals, and innovators to explore and discuss the dynamic interaction between society and technology. The conference will focus on the mutual shaping of socio-technical transformations, emphasizing how technology and society influence each other in the development of future systems and practices.

June 10th-11th, 2025, Copenhagen, Denmark

Presidents Summit is one of Northern Europe’s premier business conferences. The Summit provides a vital platform for business leaders and decision-makers from across Europe and beyond to develop their businesses, explore new ideas, and expand their global networks.

June 24-27, 2025 in La Punt, Switzerland

The [Y]our 2040 Annual Gathering 2025, themed "Tomorrow Envisioned" will be set in La Punt, Switzerland. This event will convene a diverse community of futurists, innovators, and change-makers dedicated to shaping positive, pragmatic, and regenerative futures.

June 30th-July 4th, Dublin, Republic of Ireland

The 5th International Conference of Possibility Studies will take place at Maynooth University, Ireland, under the theme "Communities of Possibility." The event will gather scholars, researchers, and practitioners from across disciplines to explore the methods, applications, and impact of possibility studies in various contexts.

July 3rd-6th 2025, Munich, Germany

The Festival der Zukunft 2025 will once again bring together leading thinkers, innovators, and artists to explore the technologies and ideas shaping the future. Hosted at the Forum der Zukunft in the Deutsches Museum, the festival will feature keynotes, panels, exhibitions, workshops, and cultural performances, providing a dynamic space for exchange and exploration.

July 28-31 2025, Athens, Greece

The symposium aims to gather scholars, researchers, and students from various fields related to Futures Studies. Participants will explore a range of methodologies, including scenario-building, horizon scanning, forecasting, roadmapping, back-casting, technology assessment, Delphi surveys, and the use of social platforms.

Oct 16th-17th 2025, New Taipei City, Taiwan

The 11th Asia-Pacific Futures Network (APFN) Conference will take place at Tamkang University in New Taipei City, Taiwan. This event will bring together foresight practitioners, researchers, and policymakers from across the Asia-Pacific region to exchange ideas, explore emerging trends, and advance futures thinking in a collaborative environment.

October 17–19, 2025, in Turin, Italy.

Utopian Hours is an annual festival dedicated to "city making," showcasing ideas, projects, and places that enhance urban life globally. This event serves as a platform for city makers, activists, architects, and innovators to share experiences and stimulate new visions for urban evolution. ​

October 24th-25th in Barcelona, Spain

Over two packed days, Fixing the Future will gather the top 25 future-shaping projects from around the globe, showcasing innovative solutions in areas such as AI technologies, farming innovation, drought mitigation, and creative recycling.

Nov 18th-19th 2025, Dubai, UAE

The Dubai Future Forum is an annual event hosted by the Dubai Future Foundation at the iconic Museum of the Future that brings together futurists, foresight practitioners, thought leaders, and experts from academia and various industries as well as government to anticipate challenges, imagine opportunities, share foresight, and shape the future.

The event facilitates dialogue, collaboration, and innovation to better prepare for and respond to humanitarian challenges. This 10th anniversary edition reflects on the platform's impact over the years while continuing to promote proactive approaches to humanitarian work.

July 2027, online and Mainz, Germany

The Curious – Future Insight™ Conference is a large gatherings focused on the future of science and technology. The conference brings together top scientists, innovators, and industry leaders to discuss breakthroughs in health, artificial intelligence, synthetic biology, material sciences, energy, robotics, mobility, space flight, and more.