Description

We start the evening with a short ALV, but this is clearly secondary to this evening's speaker: Prof Dr Wim de Ridder.

Wim de Ridder is a futurologist and, since 2002, Professor of Future Studies at the University of Twente. This evening, he gives a picture of the most important developments in the next 10 years. He will show the far-reaching economic consequences of UT's spearheads: sustainable energy and medical technology. The age of information and communication is all but over and soon the new age will begin ...

"The world is breaking open" thanks to or despite the fast-growing social networks (including wikileaks) and the Western world's inhibiting lead when it comes to innovation?

What is the role of engineers here?

Given the 2010 and 2011 annual themes, extra attention will be paid to the future of energy and materials.

Those wishing to orientate themselves beforehand on his talk can take note of his latest book recently published on the internet (www.futuresstudies.nl).

The Board of Region East hopes to welcome you to this evening and end the evening with drinks

19.00:00 Reception with coffee and cake
19:30 Short ALV
20:00 Presentation Wim de Ridder
21:30 Closing with drinks

Speaker(s)

Prof. Wim de Ridder

Location

University of Twente

Drienerburght

Organiser

Eastern Region

Name and contact details for information

Elfride Dijkstra

kiviniria@utwente.nl

Futures Studies

Prof Wim de Ridder