In its multiple programs and activities, Het Nieuwe Instituut addresses the city as a space where security and peace are increasingly matters of concern. The Future Force Conference was an opportunity to think about the challenges and strategies to creatively address them together with military and civilian stakeholders.

The two breakout sessions Design for Legacy and Urban Diplomacy engaged top-down decision makers and bottom-up stakeholders in resolving complex urban challenges. With that aim, Het Nieuwe Instituut tests new methods for collaborative decision-making and conflict resolution based on a cross-disciplinary approach to design and planning, and developed together with inspiring, design driven, speakers, policy makers, military officials, lawyers, diplomats, aid workers, hackers, human rights experts, academics and researchers. The goal is to collectively come up with solutions in which safety and security in cities is, first of all, dependent on the protection of citizen’s rights and freedoms that are fundamental for democracy.

The event is invite-only, however there will be a report of the breakout sessions.