ETH Zurich Events in Davos

RETHINKING LIVING invites us to consider our position in a shifting societal, global context. But we can go even further: RETHINKING LIVING invites us to consider our very existence in relation to the realms of matter, space and time.

Join the open dialogue hosted by ETH Zurich for the public and guests of the ETH Pavilion in Davos.

Kim Stanley Robinson is a world renown, best-selling author whose descriptions of our future are at times quite chilling; at other times intensely inspiring; and always challenging. Join the RETHINKING LIVING fireside chat with him and Chris Luebkeman as they explore the potential of a Carbon Coin and the practicality of geoengineering to quite literally preserve our presence on our planet.

In Rumantsch, ¡°Origen¡± means genesis, origin, creation. It is also the name of the cultural organisation responsible for the annual Origen Festival of Culture, one of the driving forces behind the future White Tower that will be erected in the Grisons village of Mulegns. This session celebrates this architectural gem, and features members of the Origen Foundation and the ETH Zurich architects involved in the project.

This event provides an opportunity for AI thought leaders from research, politics, and the economy to enhance interdisciplinary knowledge sharing, have discussions covering topics from technology development, regulation and ethics to policy issues that arise out of AI, and overall strengthen the ties between different stakeholders involved in shaping the future of AI with a focus on Europe.

How do we have to rethink Higher Education and the University as a whole for it to remain relevant in the future?  In a three-hour workshop, we will discuss, envision, and reflect on how our Universities might evolve in the next 20 years. What could a truly hybrid University look like? What could a truly personalized University look like? What could a University look like that offers life-long engagement to their students? What if we all went back to study or to do research on a regular basis and remained enrolled in the University for our entire life?

This flagship event/reception in the ETH Pavilion presents the results of a campaign ETH Zurich ran asking the ETH Community: when you re-think living - What concerns you most? What is the question you wish you had the answer to? The event presents the rich collection of questions which will be literally scattered throughout the RETHINKING LIVING-Room.

Technology nationalism is on the rise. How can we enforce the right to digital self-determination? What form can meaningful and responsible cooperation with market leaders take? What competencies do states need to build up so that the authority to act and make decisions always remains with the companies and organizations involved?

ETH Zurich invites you to enter the RETHINKING LIVING-Room to discover no1s1, the house that owns itself. Entirely set up and enabled thanks to blockchain technology, it turns out this revolutionary space raises more questions than it answers. Is this how we will think of wealth and profit in the future? Who initiates and finances a house that belongs to no one? Can self-owned houses lower the cost of living?