Join the global online conversation!
Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble
John Lewis
Enlightenment is to throw off the shackles of self-imposed immaturity and the freedom to use one’s reason
Immanuel Kant
Bildung is both. And more.
Join us for the global conversation on Equinox about bildung and how to deal with the chaotic times we are in.
Conformity is not the answer.
When the day has the same lenght around the globe, we meet to have a conversation about what it means to be human.
On Saturday, September 20, 2025, you can join the online Global Meeting on Equinox again! There will be presentations and participants from around the globe, and your voice will be heard too!
Over the course of 18 hours and 8 sessions, we will travel online from Oceania via East Asia, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and Latin America to North America.
This is not about a utopia or soft psychedelic philosophy. This is where research meets values and dreams. We look to an improvement within the existing rules. Collaborative instead of competitive games. A “game of life” where people are free to move but do not end up polarised.
The Global Meeting on Equinox is a global conversation in March and September each year about what it means to be human and how we can create a future where everybody can thrive.
We share insights into the challenges facing people and planet: the culture, ideas, and man-made interventions that lock us into structures that generate fewer and fewer ever-more-powerful winners and millions of losers.
Hosts
Eliane Metni
Lebanon
Folarin Gbadebo-Smith
Nigeria
Józefa Fawcett
United Kingdom
Lene Rachel Andersen
Denmark
Martin Ivarson
Sweden
Robert McTague
USA & Romania
Sanchita Shekhar
India
Program
Oceania, East Asia, Asia, & the Middle-East:
04:00-12:00 / 4am-12pm UTC
Oceania:
UTC 04:00-05:45 / 4:00am-05:45am
16:00-17:45 / 4:00pm-6:45pm Wellington
14:00-15:45 / 2:00pm-3:45pm Melbourne
Bildung: Beyond Conformity
Speaker
TBA
Bildung: Beyond Conformity
Speaker
TBA
East Asia:
UTC 06:00-07:45 /6:00am-07:45am
15:00-16:45 Tokyo
14:00-15:45 Beijing
Bildung: Beyond Conformity
Speaker
TBA
Bildung: Beyond Conformity
Speaker
TBA
Asia:
UTC 08:00-09:45 / 8:00am-9:45am
15:00-16:45 Bangkok
13:30-15:15 Mumbai
Bildung: Beyond Conformity
Speaker
TBA
Bildung: Beyond Conformity
Speaker
TBA
The Middle East and Conclusion:
UTC 10:00-12:00 / 10:00am-12:00pm
13:30-15:30 Tehran
11:00-13:00 Rabat
Bildung: Beyond Conformity
Speaker
TBA
Bildung: Beyond Conformity
Speaker
TBA
Africa, Europe, Latin America, and North America:
14:00-22:00 / 2pm-10pm UTC
Africa:
UTC 14:00-15:45 / 2:00pm-3:45pm
16:00-17:45 Cape Town
15:00-16:45 Lagos
Bildung: Beyond Conformity
Speaker
TBA
Bildung: Beyond Conformity
Speaker
TBA
Europe:
UTC 16:00-17:45 / 4:00pm-5:45pm
19:00-20:45 Kyiv
18:00-19:45 Paris
Bildung: Beyond Conformity
Speaker
TBA
Bildung: Beyond Conformity
Speaker
TBA
Latin America:
UTC 18:00-19:45 / 6:00pm-7:45pm
15:00-16:45 Sao Paulo
13:00-14:45 Bogotá
Bildung: Beyond Conformity
Speaker
TBA
Bildung: Beyond Conformity
Speaker
TBA
North America:
UTC 20:00-22:00 / 8:00pm-10:00pm
16:00-18:00 / 4pm-6pm Washington DC
13:00-15:00 / 1pm-3pm Vancouver
Bildung: Beyond Conformity
Speaker
TBA
Bildung: Beyond Conformity
Speaker
TBA
What it Means to Be Human is a series of online events the first Saturday after Equinox, a series of articles, and a book.
Watch the presentations from the September 2024 event here
Intro article for the September 2024 event by Lene Rachel Andersen and Folarin Gbadebo-Smith