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Can we change the future by reimagining it?

September 29, 2026 · 54 min

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What does the future look like to you? How can you prepare yourself for what's coming down the line? And how does what you do today, change what will happen tomorrow? Join three forward-looking thinkers for a conversation about how to shape a better tomorrow, today.

The conversation Brave New Futures was recorded live at the annual 2026 WOMADelaide festival, produced and presented as part of their Planet Talks program, held on the traditional lands of the Guarna people.

Speakers:

Richard KingCritic, cultural commentator and author, Brave New Wild: Can Technology Really Save the Planet?

Clare MarshallAward-winning futurist, former lead of the National Futures Initiative at The Australian Centre for Social Innovation

Grace VegasanaClimate justice organiser and youth advocate, National Director of the Australian Youth Climate Coalition (AYCC), co-founder of The People of Colour Climate Network

Lee Constable (host)Environmental communicator, TV presenter, author, How to Save the Whole Stinkin' Planet: A Garbological Adventure, and more

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