Events
Where the network meets
We meet online monthly through our FEN Exchange, and once a year in person, usually at a major futures conference in Europe.
FEN Exchange
One hour a month on the futures of Europe
An open, informal space to connect, share updates and explore a topic in the European context, using futures and foresight methods as conversation enablers.
- When
- Second Thursday of the month, 16:00 CET, 60 minutes
- Where
- Zoom; one registration covers every session
- Who
- Open to members and non-members
- Prep
- None, just bring your curiosity
Next session
The next FEN Exchange
FEN Exchanges usually take place on the second Thursday of the month at 16:00 CET.
Exchange notes
What we talked about
Our FEN Exchanges operate under Chatham House Rules, with a few exceptions. We transcribe the sessions and produce session briefs summarising the discussion, and questions and insights that came up in the room.
Notes from past Exchanges will appear here.
FEN Demo Hours
Methods, demonstrated by members
Between 2023 and 2025, members presented a foresight method or tool they were experimenting with and got feedback from the community. Watch the full playlist ↗
| Date | Method | Presented by | Material |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Oct 2024 | AI FUTURIST: a generative AI chatbot built for foresight | Tarian Jenkins, Marianna Mäki-Teeri & Charlotte Korhonen (Futures Platform) | Recording ↗ |
| 11 Jul 2024 | Dreams and Disruptions foresight game | Shermon O. Cruz (Center for Engaged Foresight) | Recording ↗ |
| 21 Mar 2024 | Processes of spatial justice and political urbanism | Ana Povoas (Université libre de Bruxelles) | Recording ↗ |
| 25 Jan 2024 | Applied Futures | Jacob Langvad Nilsson | Website ↗ |
| 7 Dec 2023 | FuturGov Game: speculative policy dialogue | Game authors, EU Policy Lab | Slides ↗ |
| 16 Nov 2023 | Imagination and feminist futures | Thays Prado | Recording ↗ |
| 14 Sep 2023 | DATTOPIAS: realistic, optimistic alternative narratives | Jocelyn Ibarra (The Time Travel Agency) | |
| 17 Aug 2023 | Scalable fruit workshops | Amos Taylor (FFRC), with JFS Futures Community | Recording ↗ |
| 20 Jul 2023 | Design futures at Arup Foresight | Tobias Revell (Arup) | |
| 18 May 2023 | Real-Time Spatial Delphi platform | Simone Di Zio & Yuri Calleo | Playlist ↗ |
| 13 Apr 2023 | 4CF FLEx gamebooks; the first Demo Hour | Anna Sacio-Szymańska & Kacper Nosarzewski (4CF) |
Member meetings
Past gatherings
| Date | Place | Gathering | Material |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep 2025 | Online | Catch-up & Welcome; around 40 new members join | |
| 5 Jun 2025 | Online | Exploring the Future of Gender Equality in Europe, with the Millennium Project Germany Node | Report ↗ |
| 16 May 2025 | Vienna | Annual meeting at Futures4Europe: Pasts and Futures of European Foresight | Report ↗ |
| 12 Jun 2024 | Turku | Summer meeting before Futures Conference 2024 | Summary ↗ |
| 16 Jun 2023 | Online | Member meeting after Futures Conference 2023 on Global Challenges from a European perspective | |
| 15 Jun 2022 | Online | Member meeting before Futures Conference 2022 on #OurFutures and post-COVID pathways | Agenda ↗ |
| 29 Oct 2021 | Berlin | Annual meeting at the 24th WFSF World Conference on long-termism and futures literacy | Agenda ↗ |
| 7 Jun 2021 | Online | Meeting at Futures Conference 2021, Learning Futures. Futures of Learning | Report ↗ |
| 26 Nov 2020 | Online | First online meeting, on the European Commission’s 2020 Strategic Foresight Report | Slides ↗ |
| 26 Nov 2019 | Pisa | Meeting at the beFORE project final conference | |
| 29–30 May 2019 | Warsaw | Future Engineering 2019 conference sessions and FEN meeting | |
| Jun 2018 | Tampere | Meeting at Energizing Futures on global governance and urban futures | Minutes ↗ |
| 16 May 2018 | Berlin | Gaming and experiential foresight, hosted by FU Berlin | Minutes ↗ |
| 9 Nov 2017 | Florence | Meeting at coworking space 91C, around 30 participants from 15+ countries | Minutes ↗ |
| 13–14 Jun 2017 | Turku | Meeting at the FFRC futures conference; four strategic directions set | Minutes ↗ |
| Autumn 2016 | Ljubljana | Meeting after the Ljubljana Forum on the Future of Cities | Minutes ↗ |
| 29–30 Sep 2016 | Starachowice | FEN session at Future Engineering 2016 | |
| Mar 2016 | San Sebastián | Network opens to all members active in European foresight | |
| 2015 | Zagreb | Meeting on foresight capacity building and the future of cities | |
| 12–13 Jun 2015 | Turku | Second FEN meeting; feneu.org presented | |
| 24 Oct 2014 | Paris | Founding meeting at UNESCO’s Anticipatory Governance Workshop |
Publications
Reports and writing about FEN
- 2026Di Berardo, M. “Foresight Europe Network: history, leadership, and future direction.” In Our World of Futures Studies as a Mosaic 2 (Futures Series 11), eds. Villman, Heinonen & Salminen. Finnish Society for Futures Studies. Open access ↗
- 2025FEN update to The Millennium Project Planning Committee, prepared by Lena Tünkers, Thays Prado and Nick Balcom Raleigh. PDF ↗
- 2021Di Berardo, M., Balcom Raleigh, N. A. & Christophilopoulos, E. Foresight Europe Network: Bringing Futures/Foresight People Together. DOI ↗
- 2021“Foresight Europe Network: A place for bringing people together.” Human Futures, World Futures Studies Federation, August issue. Read ↗