Festival of Curiosity
The Festival of Curiosity is hosting a boutique conference the day before the festival called Future/Island on the future of work, learning and play.
They are keen to build a community which can meet up every year at the festival. If you are interested in attending Future Island 2019 please use the code ISTA20 to receive 20% discount.
Future/Island 2019
Wednesday, July 17th, 2019
O’Reilly Theatre, Dublin
Explore the future of work, learning, and play. Take a deep dive into the skills of the future. How will our work environments and education systems adapt to the skills of the future? What roles do science, research, creativity, and design have in shaping future jobs as we re-imagine how we live, how we learn and how we work?
The Festival of Curiosity is inviting experts in innovation, HR, public engagement, education, science communication, arts, design and research together to take a deep dive into the skills of the future.
Speakers including: IKEA intelligence specialist Lydia Choi Johansson (IKEA Play Report), Twenty One Toys founder Ilana Ben-Ari (The Empathy Toy and The Failure Toy), Dr. Ruth Freeman (Director for Science and Society at Science Foundation Ireland), Dermot Casey (Venture Investment Leader at NDRC) and Colman Farrell (Head of Programme Development, UCD Innovation Academy). See here for all speakers.
The Festival of Curiosity
An international festival of science, arts, design & technology.
Dublin, Ireland.
Curious? Save the Date
July 18th – 21st July.
p: +353 85 739 6023
e: vince@festivalofcuriosity.ie
t: @vincemccarthy
