3.
THE
PARTICIPANTS
The Resilience Frontiers brainstorming conference
brought together over 100 thought leaders of
diverse backgrounds, whose expertise cover 14
different themes, which were clustered as follows:
Drivers of change: artificial intelligence (including
autonomous systems, blockchain, the Internet of
things), biotechnology, satellite technology, and the
emerging sustainability ethos;
Basic needs: water, food, health, nature, and
human security;
Institutions and support systems: finance,
education, international law and governance,
human habitats, and values.
To enable transdisciplinary dialogue, each
participant exhibited professional experience in at
least two clusters of expertise. Participants were
identified with the support of our advisory partners,
and with recommendations from other partner
organizations, which also provided valuable support
for their attendance.
Experienced facilitators, as well as researchers
from United Nations University (UNU), the
International Centre for Climate Change and
Development (ICCCAD) and Stratsearch Foundation,
who took detailed notes of the deliberations,
volunteered to support the event.
The full list of partner organizations
and volunteers is available below in the
acknowledgements section.
a. Three clusters of expertise