Regenerating Asia 2050: Using Futures Literacy to Transform Governance, Culture, and Economy This year’s gathering will be a full three-day virtual conference. Chaired and hosted by the Philippine Futures Thinking Society (PhilFutures), the 6th Asia Pacific Futures Network Conference seeks to explore and accentuate: · Case studies and presentations that demonstrate how futures literacy has influenced decision-making, planning, leadership and policy processes i.e., government, corporate, civic, non-government, communities, etc.; · Perspectives, provocations, viewpoints, and visions of a regenerative Asia or a regenerative society in a post-pandemic or post-normal world; · Sharing of new futures thinking concepts, tools, methods, processes, and innovations in foresight through virtual action-learning workshops, games, and talk sessions; · State of the Future in Asia – preferred, emerging and alternative future worlds; · Collaboration, networking, and stimulate learning and exchanges between and among futurists, practitioners, policy-makers, decision-makers, planners, academics, and participants who are new to the field of futures literacy and strategic foresight. For the past several years, the Asia Pacific Futures Network (APFN) has explored and unpacked diverse themes and topics shaping the futures of Asia. Professional futurists, future-oriented think tanks, universities and institutions from the Philippines, Taipei, Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, South Korea, Kazakhstan, Bangladesh, Iran, China, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, etc. have presented papers, shared case studies and pioneered participatory futures tools and methods to deconstruct, anticipate, and re-imagine the communities of futures thinking practices, education, leadership, the fourth industrial revolution, digital economy, decolonization, power and security systems in Asia. New insights and concepts, conversations, foresight programs, projects, initiatives, and actions came out of these conferences. Contents Mission.........................................................................................................................................................6 2020-11-19. Day 1........................................................................................................................................7 0900-1050 - Opening. Plenary................................................................................................................7 Welcome Remarks ..................................................................................................................................7 Conference Overview..............................................................................................................................7 Macrohistory & Cases Studies ................................................................................................................7 Governance, Culture & Economy ...........................................................................................................8 Literacy ...................................................................................................................................................8 1100-1230 - Futures 1. Democratization................................................................................................8 Holoptic Evolution ..................................................................................................................................8 Mindsets..................................................................................................................................................8 Regeneration ...........................................................................................................................................9 1100-1230 - Futures 2. Policy Foresight ................................................................................................9 Tariffs......................................................................................................................................................9 Mexico/ASEAN Politics .........................................................................................................................9 Central Asia.............................................................................................................................................9 1100-1230 - Futures 3. Books ................................................................................................................9 Asia & the Pacific..................................................................................................................................10 Savage Ecology.....................................................................................................................................10 My Asia.................................................................................................................................................10 A Better Future......................................................................................................................................10 1100-1230 - Futures 4. Education ........................................................................................................10 Futures of Education..............................................................................................................................11 Learning Opportunities .........................................................................................................................11 Learning to Become ..............................................................................................................................11 Teachers ................................................................................................................................................11 Education Futures Programme ..............................................................................................................11 Page 1 Strategic Plan 1100-1230 - Futures 5. Cities ...............................................................................................................11 Urban Brand-Utility ..............................................................................................................................12 Opportunity Spheres..............................................................................................................................12 Cultivation & Food................................................................................................................................12 Covid-19................................................................................................................................................12 1100-1230 - Futures 6. Health..............................................................................................................13 Covid-19................................................................................................................................................13 Medical Education.................................................................................................................................13 Policy ....................................................................................................................................................13 Futures Literacy.....................................................................................................................................14 1500-1630 - Provocations 1. Strategy & Consciousness......................................................................14 Asia .......................................................................................................................................................14 Strategy .................................................................................................................................................14 Communities .........................................................................................................................................15 1500-1630 - Special Session 1. Policy Makers .....................................................................................15 1500-1630 - Workshop 1. Co-Creation................................................................................................15 1500-1630 - Workshop 2. Dreams & Disruptions................................................................................15 1640-1750 - Plenary 2. Transnormal Futures .......................................................................................15 1800-1900 - Open Space 1. Knowledge ...............................................................................................16 2020-11-20. Day 2......................................................................................................................................17 0900-1050 - Plenary 3. Public Health...................................................................................................17 Learning ................................................................................................................................................17 1100-1230 - Futures 7. Nature..............................................................................................................17 Energy ...................................................................................................................................................17 Land & Water........................................................................................................................................17