Vanessa and Deborah met way back when at some typical Berlin party. Our story is also one of convergence: Vanessa, from Brazil, is working in the arts and academia and Deborah, from UK, is working in the corporate technology sector.
The significance of this project lies in recognising that valuable insights can emerge from diverse experiences. That cross pollination fosters a more comprehensive understanding. Through a broader perspective, better ideas and solutions evolve.
Our hope with FORUM and our mission in linking:debate is to promote lively discussion on the multifaceted challenges we face as citizens, as a society and on the global scale.
Vanessa
Vanessa Ramos-Velasquez is media artist, transdisciplinary researcher, and lecturer. Ph.D. candidate at Bauhaus University Weimar in Media Art, researching cultural history and theory, ecology, society, Indigenous philosophies in Brazil and Peru, and the divide between nature and culture. MA in New Media from the University of the Arts Berlin (UdK) and Fulbright/IIE scholar in Fine Arts/Expanded Media in the U.S. Received the Vilém Flusser Art & Theory Award Honours at transmediale.11. In 2023, chaired the jury of the New European Bauhaus Prizes and in 2024 served as expert evaluator. She is a member of the Anthropocene Campus Latin America 2024 working group and the Anthropocene Commons.
Deborah
Deborah Causton is an executive in digital product and transformation with a diverse background in design and technology. She has helmed various startups and innovation projects, with experience spanning international business environments and complex technology development. She actively supports educational projects in Africa, driven by her belief in the transformative power of learning. Passionate about science fiction, Deborah explores the intersection of technology, ethics and futurism through writing.