Our understanding of reality is deeply intertwined with our ability to imagine, and we face a future in which this interplay becomes even more crucial as technological advances and virtual experiences continue to shape how we perceive and interact with the world around us. Is the future an invention of the imagination? What kind of imagination do we need in order to “see the future”'? How are imagination and future related? And, more fundamentally, how do time and imagination relate to each other?

Renowned philosopher and author Kristupas Sabolius will deliver a keynote speech challenging conventional notions of reality and imagination. Known for his work on the philosophy of imagination, Sabolius presents a vision of a world in which the boundaries between the real and the imaginary are increasingly blurred.

Kristupas Sabolius is professor of philosophy at Vilnius University (Lithuania), research affiliate at MIT Climate Visions (USA) and co-founder of The School of Creativity, the platform designed to foster innovative methodologies of education. His recent publications include Imagination beyond the Anthropocene (2024); On the Real (ed. 2021), Matter and Imagination (ed. 2018). He was a member of the Swamp School at the 16th Venice Architecture Biennale and co-wrote a few film scripts, including The Gambler (2014) and Invisible (2019).