"Shaping the Futures through Intergenerational Fairness” is an online dialogue organised by the EU Policy Lab at the Joint Research Centre (European Commission) in partnership with the Center of Foresight and Artificial intelligence at the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) Center for Foresight and Artificial Intelligence.
The dialogue seeks to connect ongoing international efforts related to the UN Pact for the Future and its Declaration on Future Generations with regional and cross-institutional approaches aimed at integrating foresight, long-term responsibility, and intergenerational equity into public policy.
This online dialogue is conceived as an exchange of ideas across cultural contexts on intergenerational fairness, drawing on the European Commission’s Strategy on Intergenerational Fairness and ICESCO’s foresight-driven agenda for anticipatory and inclusive governance across its Member States.

Registration
The online event will be accessible to all registered participants via a shared link, to follow shortly. To make sure you receive it as soon as it's ready, please email your interest to JRC-INTERGENERATIONAL-FAIRNESS@ec.europa.eu with the subject 'ICESCO - EC event'.
Looking forward to seeing you online and continuing the dialogue to support the Pact for the Future and intergenerational fairness globally.
Stay tuned for opening the registration!
Read more about our work on intergenerational fairness
Draft programme
- 13.30-13.50Setting the Scene
Why intergenerational fairness matters now, Salim M. AlMalik, Director General (ICESCO)
Why this conversation matters globally, Jolita Butkeviciene, Director Innovation in Science & Policymaking (Joint Research Centre, EC)
- 13.50-15.00Plenary I: The State of Intergenerational Fairness
UN Declaration on Future Generations - Themba Kalua, Director Pact for the Future Implementation at the Executive Office of the Secretary General (UN)
EU Strategy on Intergenerational Fairness - Erica Bol, Foresight Policy Analyst at the EU Policy Lab (Joint Research Centre, EC)
ICESCO’s foresight vision - Kais Hammam, Head of Center for Foresight and Artificial Intelligence (ICESCO)
- 15.00-16.15Plenary II: Open Dialogue: What can we explore together
Anar Karimov, Head of Partnerships and International cooperation (ICESCO)
Thomas Hemmelgarn, Head of EU Policy Lab (EC)
Cat Tully, Managing Director (School of International Futures)
Nicklas Larsen, Initiator (Danish Coalition for Future Generations)
*More panellists to be confirmed
Including online engagement
Moderated by: Clare Stark, Head of Foresight (UNESCO)
- 16.15-16.45Thinking beyond our time – a cultural reflection on intergenerational fairness
- 16.45-17.00Looking ahead
More information and links
| Event date | 21 Sep 2026 - 21 Sep 2026 |
| Event location | Online |
| Related project & activities | Intergenerational Fairness |
| Knowledge service | Metadata | Strategic Foresight | Sustainability Transitions |
| Digital Europa Thesaurus (DET) | foresight |

