Yuval Noah Harari at the first Love Tomorrow Conference in 2022
The first Love Tomorrow Conference was organized by the Love Tomorrow Foundation (Tomorrowland’s sustainability platform) and supported by VITO (the Flemish Institute for Technological Research) and G-STIC. 3,750 participants joined the first Love Tomorrow Conference on 28 July 2022, right before the start of Tomorrowland’s third festival weekend. It was an inspiring international gathering of climate innovators.
Impressive line-up of Architects of Tomorrow
The first Love Tomorrow Conference immediately attracted the big name Yuval Noah Harari, author of Sapiens. Other speakers were Nadine Bongaerts (Synthetic biologist), Ali Tabrizi (Filmmaker), Lieven Vanlommel (CEO Foodmaker), Jasna Rokegem (Fashion-tech designer), Lucas De Man (CEO Biobased Creations), Dennis Karpes (Social Entrepreneur), Dirk Standaert (Technological innovator), Cécile van Oppen (Co-founder Copper8), Jacob Bossaer (CEO Bosaq), Ida Engberg (DJ), Arash Aazami (Activist innovator), Liviu Babitz (Inventor), Frans Timmermans (Executive Vice-President for the European Green Deal) and David Sirota (Screenwriter of the film Don’t Look Up, starring Leonardo DiCaprio). They encouraged the participants to take action for a better environment, climate and well-being with a view to the sustainable world of tomorrow. Rewatch their speeches >
World premiere of ‘Once Upon A.I.’
‘Once Upon A.I.’ is an experimental short movie inspired by Yuval Noah Harari's writing, featuring over 260 extraordinary images generated by 13 different A.I. algorithms. In his books, Harari refers to technological development as a constant and powerful driving force for change.
What happens when we let technology interpret Harari’s epic non-fiction storytelling about our collective past and possible future? The groundbreaking short movie ‘Once Upon A.I.’ explored this concept and premiered at the first Love Tomorrow Conference.
Impressive climate solutions for developing countries
The Flanders International Climate Action Programme supports developing countries in their fight against climate change. For the second project call in 2022, the Government of Flanders provided €15.7 million in subsidies for climate projects in developing countries.
Representatives from the first approved projects of the Flanders International Climate Action Programme shared their insights about climate solutions for developing countries at the first Love Tomorrow Conference.
MyGrid: winner of the VITO4STARTERS competition
With the VITO4STARTERS competition, VITO supports young companies with a strong project or idea committed to sustainability. Six finalists have pitched their idea: ClimateCamp (open carbon infrastructure), Sisqon (biodegradable glue from organic waste), Polyperception (AI for waste sorting), MyGrid (plug-and-play home and portable battery), Gro2 (photobioreactor for microalgae using residual heat) and PANTA Club (subscription service for urban bikes). MyGrid won the prize of €20,000 in VITO support.
Photos of the conference
