Through Odyssey 2020, corporate, governmental, and scientific organizations explore and discover the future by building it, together with other relevant stakeholders, experts, and the brightest teams from all over the world. At Odyssey Polaris, we have created the perfect setting to kick-off the program by introducing the 20 challenges of the season 2020, developed with our partners and their stakeholders.

These 20 complex challenges can’t be solved by one organization, industry, or country, or by just throwing more money at the problem, but only through mass collaboration in grassroots ecosystems. This collaborative ecosystem will meet the 100 curated international teams at the epic Odyssey Momentum, on November 13-15 in 2020, where solutions will be co-created with all involved stakeholders.

We feel, these challenges are not just about applying new tech or building straight-forward tools. We are exploring new ways to collaborate, establish relationships and build communities, and even unlock completely new ways of looking at situations, their context, and our (potential) role in it. Underneath all of this, there are more fundamental, systemic changes taking place in the way we do business, organize society and deal with the environment. Our role in it, with our actions, will determine the outcomes that will impact generations to come.

Polaris can only be found by connecting the dots. And when we do, we see the bigger picture. A picture that is part of the new, emergent story of the 21st century. So, together with 300 selected leaders from different fields and sectors (such as energy, identity, cybersecurity, logistics, nature conservation, government, healthcare, finance, and critical infrastructure) we will connect the dots to create a bigger picture where insights and contexts are shared, interests and activities align and commitment can grow.