Speaker: Dr. Patrick van der Duin, researcher and consultant in foresight and innovation management

Programme: Thursday 11 June 2026

11.30 - 12.15 Mini lecture
12.15 - 12.30 Interactive Q&A
12.30 - 13.00 Networking lunch

Location: Aula, Frans van Hasseltzaal

This lecture will be in English

Money and value are changing in ways that few would have predicted a decade ago. Cryptocurrencies, central bank digital currencies and alternative payment systems are reshaping what we use to pay, while broader debates on sustainability, trust and societal value are reshaping what we consider worth paying for. These shifts do not unfold along a single line but pull in different, sometimes contradictory directions.

In his recent study Futures of Money and Value (February 2026), Patrick van der Duin explores possible futures through a series of contrasts and combines them into three scenario sets. Together they sketch a range of plausible directions for how money and value may evolve, and what strategic questions these futures could pose.

In this TU Delft Futures Lunch Seminar, Patrick van der Duin presents the core insights from the study, with particular attention to the scenario set built around technological acceleration versus deceleration and private versus public. This set raises sharp questions about the pace and direction of innovation, the role of public institutions, and the conditions for societal support of new technologies. Building on this, the conversation turns to what these scenarios could mean for knowledge institutions like TU Delft, and what role universities can play as financial, technological and societal values increasingly intersect.

You can register for the lecture via the link below. If you know colleagues for whom this invitation might be of interest, please feel free to forward it.

Registration is open until and including Tuesday 9 June 2026. A vegetarian lunch will be served. If you have additional dietary preferences and/or allergies, please let us know by email.

Click here for more information about TU Delft Foresight.