Brussels to showcase technology and innovation during FTI festival
Brussels is preparing to welcome the Flanders Technology & Innovation Festival (FTI Brussels), which will take place from 16 to 20 October at venues across the city. The event will position the capital as a meeting place for technology, science, art and social innovation.
Organised by GLUON, the festival will bring together artists, researchers, businesses and members of the public to reflect on the future of urban life. Under the theme "Shifting Worlds", around 100 Brussels-based artists and researchers will gather at WIELS to present projects examining the relationship between people, technology and the environment.
One of the featured works is "Y.E.A.S.T.", an installation in which artists collect wild yeasts from across the city and allow them to ferment, revealing hidden aspects of Brussels' natural ecosystem. The BXL Collective Hart van GLUON and developer Xander Steenbrugge are also using artificial intelligence to explore what residents consider most important for the future of their city.
Technology and society
Alongside its artistic programme, FTI Brussels will place a strong emphasis on business and scientific innovation. During the Business Tracks on 19 and 20 October, professionals will discuss topics including technology, healthcare and sustainable urban development.
The Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) will open its laboratories to visitors, offering a glimpse into innovations in fields such as nanotechnology, medical imaging and self-healing materials.
The festival also aims to stimulate public debate about the role of technology in society. Visitors will, for example, be able to experience a "healing nightclub", where music and technology are used to support recovery and wellbeing.
Through activities aimed at school pupils, businesses and the wider public, organisers hope to demonstrate how innovation can become part of everyday life.
"Brussels is thus positioning itself as a place where experiments concerning the city of tomorrow are already taking place today," GLUON said.
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