What the panel are looking for…
Take a look at why our panel of experts from the fields of technology, science, economics, art and culture are so excited about our latest project. Our aim is to encourage brilliant young minds and offer them the chance to be involved in collecting ideas and contributions about their visions and values for the future of tomorrow. “Imagining the Future with…”
Bina Agarwal
I accepted the invitation to serve on the jury of this competition because I am very interested in learning about the values that young women and men hold today. It is their values that will shape the future of our society and of our planet. Will they help create a more just, equitable, and humane world? Will they be tolerant of difference and work together for the common good? Will they be curious and innovative, enterprising and forward looking? Will they care about nature’s intrinsic value and not merely its instrumental worth? I am sure their answers will be illuminating.Thomas Goetz
It's been just 20 years since the world wide web was created, which means we're on the dawn of the second digital generation. This one is not only coming of age with digital tools, they're entering amid a fully digital culture. In other words, their opportunities and demands will be still greater and more profound that those of the past 20 years. Pirelli's Imagining the Future project is a terrific effort to start this conversation and to kindle these opportunities. I can't wait to see what the students come up with.Steve McCurry
For a photographer, curiosity isn't a luxury; it is a necessity.It was curiosity that piqued my interest in the project, "Imaging the Future".
Society changes in surprising and unpredictable ways, and looking at art created by students can reveal those changes before many even realize that change has taken place. Images spread rapidly through social networks and have immediate impact, which pinpoint changes in values that can be surprising and revelatory.
