The Forum of Possibilities 2023

SUMus initiates the regenerative movement Sumus WoMen around a manifesto on the occasion of the exhibition Mille Donne di Venezia and WOW (Women of the World).

SEE THE ITALIAN PROGRAM HERE .
SEE THE ENGLISH PROGRAM HERE .

Please discover the English version of the Sumus WoMen manifesto as well as the Italian version of this manifesto .

November 18, 2023 

To watch the replay of the events of November 18th, click here!

Opening session
The Home of The Human Safety Net, Procuratie Vecchie, Piazza San Marco

4:00 PM – 5:45 PM “Introduction. Venice, a pilot city of the ‘great change’”
· Hélène Molinari – Founder of Sumus
· Ervin Laszlo – Founder of the Club of Budapest and Chairman of the Scientific Committee of Sumus
· Alberto Toso Fei – Historian and author
· Charlotte de Silguy – Founder of the Metaformose Institute
· Uwe Burka – Expert in urban development and inhabited space
· Jean-Pierre Goux – Founder of One Home and author
· Miha Pogacnik – Virtuoso violinist
Moderated by Coco Tache – “Connector” and ethical journalist
5:45 PM – 6:15 PM Break
6:15 PM – 7:30 PM “A vibrant heart. What if the heart were the key to the great change?” “
Jean-Claude Vinois – Engineer, bioresonance expert
; Marianne Sébastien – Founder of Voix libres, International Human Rights Prize.
Moderated by Laurence de la Baume – Journalist and author.
7:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. debate;
8:30 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. Welcome cocktail dinner in a historic palazzo on the Grand Canal:
“The Earth that Nourishes, an experimental gastronomic journey with NatuRawChef® Marie-Sophie L.”

November 19, 2023 

10:00–11:00 “When the city becomes one with its surroundings”
· Uwe Burka – Urban and spatial development expert
· Claudia Lariccia – Local and regenerative food production expert
· Sofia de Meyer – Founder, entrepreneur, and board member of several companies
· Federico San Bonifacio – Farmer specializing in agroforestry and regenerative agriculture
· Carlotta de Toni – Project manager at Sumus
Moderated by Katharina Serafimova – Social entrepreneur in regenerative economics
11:00–11:30 Break

11:30 AM – 1:00 PM “Acqua Preziosa” (Precious Water)
· Marc Henry – Doctor and researcher on the holistic “forces” of water (to be confirmed)
· Giustino Mezzalira – Expert in water and regenerative forest science
· Pascale d'Erm – Sisters of Earth, documentary filmmaker
· Federica Buonsante – Artist, sound healer, and guardian of Venetian water
· Emmanuel Carrière – Physician and researcher in the field of the healing power of water and frequencies
· Alain Gachet – Explorer and scientist
Moderated by Katharina Serafimova – Social entrepreneur in regenerative economics
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Lunch at the Café
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM “An Ode to the Beauty of Unity to Create Good:
The Venetian Chapter of the New European Bauhaus (in progress)”
(Organized by Europa Nostra, lead partner of the project funded by European Heritage) EU Hub)
· Jacopo Galli – Architect, Associate Professor, IUAV University, Venice, Project Manager, Venice Sustainability Foundation, Associate Researcher, FEEM – Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei
· Hélène Molinari – Founder of Sumus
· Sergio Pascolo – Architect and Urban Planner, Contract Professor, IUAV University, Venice, Founder and President, Venice Urban Lab
· Carla Toffolo – Program Manager, Europa Nostra – European Heritage Hub
Moderated by Alexandra Mitsotaki – Founder of the World Human Forum and member
of the NEB High-Level Panel
3:15 PM – 3:45 PM Break
3:45 PM – 5:30 PM “Regenerative Economy and the Intelligence of Life”
· Patrick Viveret – Philosopher and Economist
· Christophe Sempels – CEO of Lumia, Regenerative Economy
· Katharina Serafimova – Social Entrepreneur in Regenerative Economy
· Giovanna Melandri – Founder of the Human Foundation (Impact Fund)
· Arie Ben David – Co-founder and President, expert in decentralized resource exchange and co-founder of a teacher training program and peer-to-peer learning platform
· Nathalie Rodary – Founder of Humanist Leadership (Academy that awakens and trains the leaders of the new world)
· Alessandro Vella – Certified specialist in biomimicry and founder of Mangrove Technology Initiative
Moderated by Bénédicte Fumey – Expert in regenerative economics and founder of Naturis Resilienciae
5:30 p.m. – 6:15 p.m. Visit to the Vision exhibition (2nd floor)
8:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. Gala dinner in a recently renovated palazzo in Zattere – Dress code: cocktail
8:00 p.m. Aperitif
9:00 p.m. Dinner: “Embracing our uniqueness and illuminating our lives”
· Dr. Nina Ansary – Iranian-American author and historian
· Hélène Pichon – Author

November 20, 2023 – International Day of the Child and Adolescent

9:15 – 9:45 Meditative walk in the privatized royal gardens
10:00 – 11:30 “Raising awareness and education through the arts and nature”
· Emilie Gaillard – Expert in law and rights for future generations
· Chiara Pastorini – Founder of “Les Petites Lumières”
· Laure Lemarchand – Co-founder of the “Fonds Educations Plurielles”
· Nicolas Delarose – Educator and author
· Anneke Schammann – Educator and educational guide for all generations
11:30 – 12:00 Debate
Moderated by Bénédicte Fumey, in collaboration with Arie Ben Davis
12:00 – 12:30 Break
12:30 – 13:00 “Venice is a living being” Marko Pogacnik
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch at the Café
14:00 – 16:00 “Workshops: Seeds for "A Fertile Future in Venice"
· Workshop on Agriculture and Soil Development
· Workshop on Educational Development
· Workshop on Regenerative Economy and Resource Exchange
· Workshop on Human Development
4:00-4:15 PM Break
4:15-5:15 PM "Closing Session and Next Steps"
6:00-9:00 PM Campo San Lorenzo (15-minute walk from St. Mark's Square)
Official opening of the Mille Donne Di Venezia art exhibition and the WOW · Women Of the World platform by Pierre Maraval, followed by a Venetian aperitif around the artwork "No More Time" by Paola Caovilla.
9:00-9:30 PM Nella Fucina del Futuro, Sumus headquarters 50 meters from Campo San Lorenzo: Closing dinner and cocktail