Let's reimagine what cities can be - Speculative Urban Futures

### Planethon: The transformation agency, the Stockholm chapter of the speculative futures community and the Swedish Foresight Network invites you to an evening imagining and critically reflecting on what future cities could be with special guest; author, researcher and renowned speculative designer, Johanna Hoffman.

### 18 OCTOBER 17:30-21:00 CEST, EVENT HOSTED BY UNITED SPACES

Tickets for the event by using the link.
https://planethonspeculativeurbans.confetti.events

### All you need to know & agenda

Wednesday 18th October, 2023. Event in English
17:30 - Doors open

18:00 - Welcome and introduction to event by Planethon's Head of Futures and Research Lead, Andrew Merrie, PhD.

18:05 - Welcome to United Spaces by Emelie Mannheimer, CEO - Emelie will share the philosophy behind United Spaces and how it relates to speculative urban futures

18:10 - Setting the Scene - A brief intervention on the science of future cities by Professor Curt Gervich, Centre for Earth and Environmental Science, SUNY Plattsburgh

18:15 - Keynote talk - Johanna Hoffman, Harvard Graduate School of Design - Speculative Futures: Design Approaches to Navigate Change, Foster Resilience and Co-create the Cities We Need

18:35 Open Q&A and discussion moderated by Andrew Merrie PhD, Head of Futures and Research Lead, Planethon

19:00 - Mingle in the Golden Bar combined with a Speculative Urban Futures interactive design fiction exercise - let's activate our collective imagination! Facilitated by Liam Carpenter-Urquhart

19:45 - Interactive activity ends and mingle continues

20:30 - Event ends

Our hosts, United Spaces are pleased to provide vegetarian pizzas and happy hour priced drinks for all to enjoy as we listen, mingle and imagine.