Finland Futures Research Centre and Finland Futures Academy organise their 12th Annual Conference with the topic Security in Futures - Security in Change. The conference will be held 3-4 June in 2010 in Turku, Finland.
This conference aims to look deeply into the inevitable changes of security issues. By developing images of alternative futures, the goal of the conference is to give new viewpoints and novel ideas to decision-makers and researchers to assist them towards more feasible decisions to construct the world a better place.
This conference brings together the best experts of its fields in the scientific community to interact with policymakers and representatives of companies.
Keynotes:
- “The Future Role of the EU in European Security Politics”; Director, Dr. Teija Tiilikainen, The Finnish Institute of International Affairs, Finland
- “The Changing Futures of Social Security”; Director, Professor Joakim Palme, Institute for Futures Studies, Sweden
- “Emerging Technologies and Evolving Security Challenges in the Coming Decades”; Director, Dr. Yair Sharan, The Interdisciplinary Center for Technology Analysis & Forecasting, Tel-Aviv University, Israel
- “Climate Change, Resource Conflicts and Sustainable Peace: Addressing Future Security Challenges "; Professor, Ph.D. Jürgen Scheffran, University of Hamburg, Germany
- “Taming the Dragon: Risk, Chaos and the Loss of Security in the Age of Bifurcation”; Professor Markku Wilenius, Allianz Group, Germany & Finland Futures Research Centre, University of Turku, Finland
Workshops on the following aspects of Security and Safety are organised:
- International and Political Security (incl. Arms Races and Disarmament)
- Military and Defence (incl. Terrorism and Crime)
- Environment, Energy and Climate Change
- Security and Development
- Technology and ICT
- Business
- Culture (incl. Control and Surveillance)
- Theory and Methodology of Futures Studies (not only security-related)
For the detailed programme and registration, please visit the conference website at www.futuresconference.fi/2010.
If you have any questions, please contact us at conference2010@tse.fi.
We look forward to seeing you in Turku in June 2010!