Partos Innovation Festival 2023

Moderator

Sahar Shirzad

Sahar Shirzad is a programme maker, writer and legal professional with a specialisation in human rights. As a critical thinker, she is constantly working on translating topics within social justice in a creative way to a wide audience. She currently develops programs as a freelancer and is an activist for human rights. She is co-founder of the Afghan Azadi movement and Azadi collective.

Theme

10 years of Innovation

With the Partos Innovation Festival's 10th anniversary, we celebrate 10 years of Innovation in development cooperation! Join us on a trip down memory lane and see what has changed in the last decade. But we also look at the future: What will the next 10 years bring us? Be prepared for new and exciting insights from our guests.

Key Note Speaker

Dr. Anneloes Smitsman

Dr. Anneloes Smitsman (Ph.D., LLM), is a futurist, entrepreneur, systems scientist, bestselling author, keynote speaker, and award-winning pioneer in human development and systems change. In this immersive keynote speech, she guides us to the root causes of the systemic barriers that are undermining the necessary progress and collaboration for securing a thrivable world and future within safe planetary boundaries. Inviting us to become the new story of development cooperation through innovation partnership for collective thriving.

Panel 'Innovating Approaches for an Inclusive & Sustainable World'

We invite you to join a thought-provoking panel that delves deep into innovative strategies, seeking to confront the root causes of the systemic barriers that are undermining the necessary progress and collaboration for securing a thrivable world and future within safe planetary boundaries.

Festival closure

Justin Samgar de Verteller

Justin Samgar is a spoken word artist who has been performing at festivals, clubs, theaters and corporate events since 2010. The content of his work is heartbreaking and stark naked with both vulnerable and humorous moments. The rythmic, warm words and compelling stories sound like music to your ears. Stories have the power to connect people, this has become his life's work.