International Symposium ‘Foresight in a Rapidly Changing World’
The HSE University Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge hosts the International Symposium ‘Foresight in a Rapidly Changing World’ as part of the April International Academic Conference named after Evgeny Yasin.
The symposium focuses on discussing advanced approaches to futures studies, including best practices in national and international science, technology, and innovation foresight and the features of foresight studies in the context of rapid changes in society, economy, politics, culture, and values. Top global experts in this field from different countries present the results of their foresight studies, share modern approaches for organising foresight projects in the modern reality, and discuss their experience in the application of contemporary methods of futures studies.
The symposium is organised in the framework of the Strategic Project ‘National Centre of Science, Technology, and Socio-Economic Foresight’ and the UNESCO Chair on Future Studies.
Participation Details
Format: Online.
Working languages: Russian and English (simultaneous interpretation).
Participation is free of charge.
Registration is required.
Past Symposiums
2026
Updating Foresight Approaches and Methods
From ‘White Swans’ to ‘Democratic AI’
What is Common in Formula 1 Racing and Climate Intelligence?
Drivers of Russia's Economy Development: From Traditional Industries to New Technologies
2025
Foresight of the Future: How New Technologies Change Approaches to Strategic Planning
The Future of Foresight: From Globalization to Planetarization and New Approaches to Foresight
The Future of Artificial Intelligence: Challenges, Risks, and New Horizons
IT of the Future: Insatiable AI, Semiconductors, and Smart Cities
‘In the Next 20 Years, We Will Stop Aging’
‘The World Is Becoming More Complex and Less Predictable’: What Scientists Say about the Future