The 2025 edition will take place during the weekend of November Fri 21st to Sun 23rd, more details to be published soon.
EFF 2024 Edition Recap
WisdomAccelerator.org hosted a series of pilot events during the weekend of 22-24/11 at University Liechtenstein in Vaduz (Fri 22/11 17:00 – 22:00), Congress Center Aspen Room in Davos (Sat 23/11 15:00 – 19:00) and Kulturplatz Cinema also in Davos (Sun 24/11 ).
The Exploration Film Festival 2024 programme is listed below, for the event at University Liechtenstein please refer to ExplorersWeekend.org.
All three events were free to attend and open to all those interested in learning more about Scientific Exploration. They were made possible via grants kindly made by the Bayer Foundation and a consortium of stakeholders from top US universities including MIT Connection Science, Stanford Digital Economy Lab and Harvard Center on the Legal Profession.
Harvard Center on the Legal Profession
DAY 1 – Saturday 23/11
Day 1 of the Exploration Film Festival Pilot @ Davos Congress Aspen Room (Promenade Entrance) on Saturday 23/11 (15:00 – 19:00)
15:00 Day 1 starts
Career Retrospective of Luc Hardy
Davos Congress Aspen Room (Promenade Entrance)
Promenade 95, 7270 Davos , Switzerland
Times are approximate
President at SAGAX (sagax.com) and founder Pax Arctica (paxarctica.org).
Producing exploration documentaries around the world
Luc is an entrepreneur, veteran adventurer, environmental advocate, author, member of the Explorers Club of New York. Luc is an engineer graduated from Ecole Centrale Paris. He is president of Sagax, a US-based investment and management advisory firm. His curiosity for the world and his love of adventure stem from his origins in Brittany. When he is not relaxing in his Connecticut tipi, he pursues a personal goal of traveling extensively across the globe, photographing and reporting from remote places in order to raise awareness for global causes.
Over the years, Luc has led several expeditions in polar and glacier regions (e.g., Antarctica – 2003 to highlight the region’s importance as a regulator of global weather systems). In 2007, Luc has led a team of scientists to Greenland to explore the effects of climate change on local wildlife. Additional expeditions have included: The Pax Arctica Himalayas Expedition – 2009, the Pax Arctica – North Pole Expedition 2011 and Focus on Greenland – 2011. More expeditions are to come as he continues exploring the globe in it’s most remote places. All expeditions have included children as youth ambassadors and witnesses of the dramatic changes occurring in these regions.
15:00 – 16:30
Part 1 – Oceans, Deserts, Mountains
15:00 – AMONG THE CORALS: Panama (26 mins)
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15:30 – LISTENING TO THE YIBIR: Somaliland Internally Displaced People (27 mins)
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16:00 – 10.000 GLACIERS: Discovering the Karakorum in Pakistan (24 mins)
16:30 – 17:00
Coffee Break
Half an hour intermission to meet other event participants
17:00 – 19:00
Part Two – Arctic and Antarctic
17:00 – ARKTIKA INCOGNITA: DeLong expedition in Siberia (53 mins)
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18:00 – PURSUIT OF ENDURANCE: Shackleton in Antarctica (52 mins)
19:00 Day 1 ends
DAY 2 – Sunday 24/11
DAY 2 of the Exploration Film Festival Pilot @ Davos Kulturplatz on Sunday 24/11 (13:00 – 22:00)
13:00 Day 2 starts (doors open)
Filmmakers from The Explorers Club and More
Davos Kulturplatz
Promenade 58C, 7270 Davos , Switzerland
Times are approximate
Olivier Sullenger
linkedin.com/in/oliver-sullenger-8103102aa
Next Gen Filmmaker (IG: @oliver_sullenger).
13:00 – 13:30 A Condor over Shambala:
Ancient Wisdom from Indigenous Cultures
13:30 – 14:00
Discussion with Oliver
Live conversation with filmmaker Oliver Sullenger (via Zoom).
Karina Oliani (two films)
linkedin.com/in/karina-oliani-1a5710a
Extreme Medicine Medical Doctor and TV Presenter (karinaoliani.com).
14:00 – 15:30 K2 Summit
Climbing the second highest mountain in the world
15:30 – 16:30 Ethiopian Volcano
Erta Ale Expedition, the largest lava lake in the world
16:30 – 17:00
Discussion with Karina
Live conversation with filmmaker Karina Oliani (via Zoom).
17:00 – 17:15
Coffee Break
Intermission to meet other event participants
Yuri Sanada
linkedin.com/in/yuri-sanada-79077721
Award Winning Producer (produtora.aventura.com.br).
17:15 – 19:00 First Around Africa
Circumnavigating the continent with a 2700 years old Phoenician ship replica
19:00 – 19:30
Discussion with Yuri
Live conversation with filmmaker Yuri Sanada (via Zoom).
Sebastian Copeland
linkedin.com/in/sebastian-copeland-7a226aa
Polar explorer, climate analyst and fine art photographer (sebastiancopelandadventures.com).
19:30 – 21:00 Across the Ice
World Record Kitesurfing Across Greenland
21:00 – 21:30
Discussion with Martine
Live conversation with producer Martine Dubin (via Zoom).
21:30 – 22:00
What’s Next
Chairman of Explorers.org Switzerland Chapter and Founder of ExplorersWeekend.org and ExplorationFilmFestival.org.
Future plans for the Explorers Film Festival concept
22:00 Day 2 ends
MEDIA COVERAGE – DAVOSER ZEITUNG 19/11/24
Previous Editions
Explorers Weekend 2024
Explorers Weekend 2023
Explorers Weekend 2022 (pilot edition at UNIGE)
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Wisdom Foundation Initiatives: ExplorersWeekend.org, WisdomAccelerator.org, BroadLights.org 