Public Conference | IdeasCity Athens| September 24th at Athens Conservatoire

DETAILS

IdeasCity Athens invites you to its daylong public conference featuring speakers from the fields of art, activism, design, policymaking, and urbanism. The conference is free and open to the public and takes place on Saturday, September 24 at the Athens Conservatoire from 11 AM – 7 PM.

IdeasCity Athens’s public conference is the culmination of a weeklong residency program at the Athens Conservatoire. It will feature conversations, debates, and a presentation of the projects developed by the 40 residency Fellows for the City.

Speakers  Yašar Adanalí | John Akomfrah | Sophia Al-Maria | Tania Bruguera | Nadina Christopoulou | Thomas Doxiadis | Vere van Gool | Joseph Grima | Rosanne Haggerty | dream hampton | Elina Kountouri | Lisa Phillips | George Prevelakis | Nick Srnicek | Hito Steyerl | Pelin Tan

IdeasCity explores the future of cities with culture as a driving force. In 2016-2017, IdeasCity will present a program of events designed under the supervision of IdeasCity Director Joseph Grima, and held across two continents in three cities: Athens, New York, Detroit and Arles.