Description:

Speaker: Rohan Roberts
Day & Time: Wednesday, 4:30pm

Overview: In our lifetime, we will see the first human beings walk on Mars. This talk covers the new mindsets, new perspectives, and new educational systems we need to develop as we prepare to become a multiplanetary species and extend our reach into the rest of the universe.

Bio: Rohan is the director of the Dubai Science Festival. He is the founder of several organisations and social movements, including, Intelligent Optimism, Café Scientifique Dubai and Awecademy. He is currently the Director of Innovation and Future Learning at GEMS Education. He is also the author of, “Cosmic Citizens and Moonshot Thinking: Education in an Age of Exponential Technologies.”