Festival 2023
Professional Event
Discussions, panel, and cocktail

Think Tank & panel

Christian Pomerleau
When
Oct 20, 2023
Think tank at 1 pm
Panel at 3 pm
Location
PHI
407 Rue Saint-Pierre, Montréal, QC H2Y 2M3
Access
Free
Booking required

The past and the future collide, reshaping our present. The Elektra Festival invites the public to an afternoon of discussion to collectively reimagine the world of tomorrow.

(Artists)

Mathieu Lauzon-Dicso

Mathieu Lauzon-Dicso

Montreal (Quebec), Canada
Co-director, college professor and head of programming

Sylvain Neuvel

Sylvain Neuvel

Montreal (Quebec), Canada
Author, journalist, software engineer, lecturer and translator

Erin Manning

Erin Manning

Montreal (Quebec), Canada
Author, artist and professor

Pascal Raud

Pascal Raud

Quebec (Quebec), Canada
Author, literary director and translator

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Think Tank: Towards New Worlds (in French)

For this think tank, participants will gather in groups around an artist, an author, and a filmmaker as they reveal fragments of the futures they envision. Together, let’s imagine a collective vision for a sustainable world.

Space is limited; please let us know if you are unable to attend.

Moderator: Mathieu Lauzon-Dicso

Speakers: Sylvain Neuvel, Erin Manning, and Pascal Raud

Panel: Alternative intelligences (in English)

During this panel discussion, our speakers will explore how technology interacts with different types of intelligence—whether artificial, relational, embodied, communal, or creative—and how this can help us imagine a sustainable future for the planet.

Moderator: Ida Toft

Speakers: Premee Mohamed, Cheryl Hsu, Erin Gee

Cocktail Hour

Starting at 5 pm, enjoy the friendly atmosphere and continue the conversation over a glass of wine.

Credits

Organised in partnership with Agence Omada and Saga bookshop, in collaboration with Lynn Hughes and Marc Lapointe.

Venue

PHI

407 Rue Saint-Pierre, Montréal, QC H2Y 2M3

Partners

Omada

Saga: bookstore

Think Tank & panel
Oct 20, 2023
PHI