News: Tyra Oseng-Rees to Speak at Hacks to the Futures 2026

“The future is built in the meeting points. Creativity, culture and cross‑disciplinarity as forces for the future” by Tyra Oseng‑Rees”

Tyra Oseng-Rees is delighted to announce that she will be speaking atHacks to the Futures 2026 –festival, taking place in Stavanger this June. The festival, organised by Næringsforeningen i Stavanger-regionen, is one of the region’s most forward‑looking gatherings, bringing together bold thinkers, creative practitioners and industry leaders to explore how we shape the future.

This year’s festival promises to be an inspiring meeting point for ideas, imagination and innovation. In her talk, Tyra will share insights from her cross‑disciplinary work at the intersection of creativity, cultural understanding and sustainable design. She will reflect on how the Welsh Well-being of Future Generations Act has influenced her approach to long‑term value creation and systems thinking, and explore what becomes possible when art, design, research, culture and entrepreneurship collide. She will also share examples from her own practice and the questions that continue to drive her work.

Tyra is thrilled to join an exceptional lineup of speakers, including:

• Thomas Dybdahl – Artist

• Prasad Vanga – Founder & CEO

• Morten Krogvold – Photographer

• Martin Gran – Partner, Snøhetta

• Gunnar Roalkvam – Author & storyteller

• Gabriel Schanche Gilje – Managing Director, Holon Arkitektur Stavanger

• Maren Skjelde – Managing Director, Eikund

• Trond Dagsland – Managing Director, Canoe AS

• Arild Østin Ommundsen – Film director & screenwriter

• Anne Beate Hovind – Managing Director, Future Library

• Janne Stigen Drangsholt – Professor, University of Stavanger

• Jomy Joseph – Researcher & industrial designer

Fremtidsfestivalen is designed to offer insight, knowledge and inspiration — and Tyra is excited to contribute to a programme that looks ahead with imagination and ambition.

Time & Place

Date: 2 June 2026

Location: Stavanger, Norway

Organiser: Næringsforeningen i Stavanger-regionen

Want to join?

To book your place and read more about the festival, click here

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