The time is now to rethink and transform our societies to bring about a future in which both humans and nature can thrive. The urban space is in the heart of this transformation. Not only because today 55% and by 2050 70% of the global population find their homes in cities (areas that cover only 2% of the surface of our planet!). But also, because cities are responsible for 78% of global energy consumption, more than 60% of world’s carbon emissions and majority of resources used and waste created. Because there is no place like the city where planetary health intertwines with the health and wellbeing of humans.

Technology plays a vital role in this transition. From sensors and AI to connectivity, predictive planning and advanced tools for citizens’ engagement, technology can enable tomorrow’s urban spaces. At the same time, the pandemic offers a momentum for rethinking cities for new design principles laying ground for the regenerative era where both nature and humans thrive. For an era where cities are resilient and thriving places that enrich the world with new ideas, practices and solutions that help to regenerate our planet.

This is why, this year, Founders of Tomorrow turns to cities. The five-day camp will become a micro-city. In June, we will gather 60 changemakers from diverse backgrounds to explore, question and rethink cities and co-create ideas using disruptive technologies to transform urban spaces towards the regenerative era.

Guided by transformative thinkers and doers, we will dive into and rethink what makes a city and its impact on the ecosystems it is part of. Together, we will reimagine urban futures and how they relate to the interconnected futures of living, construction, human health and wellbeing, nature in cities, transportation, waste, governance, culture and creativity, inequality and inclusion and many more.