PROGRAMME

Friday May 22 | 16h-19h CET
1st Movement – Consciousness
“Know thyself” Delphic Maxim

Delphi and its famous maxim raise human consciousness and awareness allowing for Change.

  • 16h
  • Opening – Alexandra Mitsotaki & Jochen Sandig, co-founders of the WHF
    Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No 5 in C minor Op.67, I. allegro con brio
    Teodor Currentzis, Musica Aeterna – Courtesy of the conductor
  • 16h30
  • Delphi the Omphalos: a Journey back to the Future
    guided by Michael Scott, author, professor of classics and ancient history at the University of Warwick
    followed by Q & A’s after the breakout rooms
  • 17h10
  • A question to the Oracle open conversations in breakout rooms
  • 17h30
  • Consciousness and the flow of Change
    round table and contributions
    Nora Bateson, filmmaker, writer and educator, president of the International Bateson Institute
    Roger Nelson, director of the Global Consciousness Project, Princeton University
    Khalil Osiris, founder, Reflecting Freedom Network Advisor, board member, Nelson Mandela Family Foundation
    followed by Nina Meyerhof, co-founder One Humanity Institute
    Moderator Irène Papaligouras-Bataille,  co-founder of the WHF
  • 18h20
  • Interacting with Soprano Marlis Petersen
  • 18h40
  • Reflections & Closing

Saturday May 23 | 9h-12h CET
2nd Movement – Change
“The only constant in life is change” Heraclitus

From mega to micro, the urgently needed planetary transformation has already started.

  • 9h
  • Opening – Alexandra Mitsotaki & Jochen Sandig
    Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No 5 in C minor Op.67 II. Andante con moto
    Teodor Currentzis, Musica Aeterna – Courtesy of the conductor
  • 9h30
  • Towards an ecological civilisation?
    keynote speaker Jeremy Lent, author and integrator
    followed by Q&A’s
  • 10h20
  • It can be done
    inspirational video Stephen Hawking words & Vangelis music – Courtesy of the composer
  • 10h30
  • Citizens wake!
    in conversation with
    Perrine Hervé-Gruyer, La Ferme du Bec Hellouin
    Thibault Larose, executive director, Convergences
    Bénédicte Manier, journalist
  • 11h15
  • Meet the doers
    workshop rooms: stories of change from Ludwigsburg, Greece and all around the world.
  • 12h
  • Reflections & Closing

Saturday May 23 | 16h-19h CET
3rd Movement – Connection
“All people are brothers” Friedrich Schiller

Using the prisms of Democracy and Education, interconnectedness is highlighted as a prerequisite for Creation.

  • 16h
  • Opening – Alexandra Mitsotaki & Jochen Sandig
    Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No 5 in C minor Op.67, III. Allegro
    Teodor Currentzis, Musica Aeterna – Courtesy of the conductor
  • 16h15
  • Democracy is a prerequisite!
    in conversation with
    Gina Belafonte, activist and executive director of SANKOFA
    Paul Cartledge, Professor of Greek History in the Faculty of Classics, University of Cambridge
    Lex Paulson, executive director at UM6P School of Collective Intelligence
    followed by Q&A’s
  • 17h30
  • The future of education – A revolution already underway
    in conversation with
    Stavros Yiannouka, CEO, World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE)
    Burcin Becerik, prof. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Southern California
    Autumn Gupta, critical thinker, learning facilitator
    Kiran Bir Sethi, founder-director of the Riverside School, designer
    followed by Q&A’s
  • 18h30
  • Reflections & Closing

Sunday May 23 | 16h-19h CET
4th Movement – Creation
“Art demands of us that we shall not stand still” Ludwig van Beethoven

The Arts as a light house, alongside with the power of artists, thinkers and philosophers, inspire and enhance the creative potential of all citizens.

  • 16h
  • Opening – Alexandra Mitsotaki & Jochen Sandig
  • 16h10
  • ReGen Villages
    keynote speaker James Ehrlich, founder of ReGen Villages
  • 16h25
  • Art & Creation, the voice of Artist – a visit to the Delphi Amphitheatre
    with
    Sasha Waltz, choreographer, dancer, director
    Dimitris Tiliakos, baritone, co-founder & artistic director Canto Human Voice Festival
    Alondra de la Parra, orchestra conductor
  • 17h30
  • Unleashing Creativity towards Regeneration
    in conversation with
    Tomas Björkman, applied philosopher and social entrepreneur
    John Fullerton, founder and president of Capital Institute
    John Hagel, management consultant, entrepreneur, speaker and author, leader of the Center for the Edge at Deloitte
    followed by Q&A’s
  • 18h30
  • Closing from Delphi & Ludwigsburg
  • 18h50
  • Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No 5 in C minor Op.67, IV. Allegro
    Teodor Currentzis, Musica Aeterna – Courtesy of the conductor

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