The future is creative! Let’s shape it together!
There is no doubt that creativity is the most important human resource of all. Without creativity, there would be no progress, and we would be forever repeating the same patterns.
— Edward de Bono
Who we are
Future meets YOU! is a global initiative with the mission to promote future skills through creativity, music and art.
In a rapidly changing digital world, our mission is to empower the next generation with the skills they will need to flourish and thrive, as individuals and communities, at home and in the workplace.
"To create a platform that doesn’t just prepare the next generation for the future, but that empowers them to actively shape it.”
— Ellina Perlin & Iliana Grosse-Buening, Co-Founders futuremeetsYOU!
Our Mission
On May 4th 2024, Future Meets YOU! celebrated its official launch at the Haus der Universität in Düsseldorf. Under the patronage of Duesseldorf’s mayor Josef Hinkel and with the generous support by the van Meeteren Stiftung, notable personalities in the field of AI ethics, culture and politics came together under the motto: “The future is creative!”
The Future Meets YOU! Kickoff in May 2024
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Coming to Duesseldorf
21st June 2025
The Festival of the Future!
Let’s work together.
Are you or your organisations passionate about empowering the next generation? Then we'd be thrilled to partner with you. Let's work together to empower the next generation with the skills they will need to thrive. Get in touch to learn more about how we can work together to create a future-ready society.