GENEVA PUBLIC PORTAL TO ANTICIPATION
Explore possible futures shaped by science and technology
What breakthroughs in AI, quantum, health or climate science might mean for our lives in 5, 10 or 25 years?
AI-powered interactive installation that invites you to explore possible futures and consider how we can help shape them today.
2025 World Expo Osaka, Japan
A global experiment in imagining the future
The Geneva Public Portal to Anticipation began its journey at the Swiss Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, where hundreds of thousands of visitors explored emerging scientific and technological developments and imagined the futures they could make possible.
In autumn 2026, the Portal moves from a global stage to the Swiss Federal Palace in Bern, bringing anticipation into the heart of Swiss democracy and inviting parliamentarians and visitors to engage with developments that could shape Switzerland and the world in the years ahead.
And the journey continues. Designed as a travelling platform for public engagement, the Portal can bring conversations about our possible futures and emerging science to new places, communities and contexts around the world.
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Osaka 2025
Swiss Pavilion, Expo 2025 Osaka
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Hong Kong 2025 / 2026
PMQ, with the Swiss Consulate
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Bern 2026
Swiss Federal Palace, Bern, 2026
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GESDA Anticipation Summit
Palexpo, Geneva, 2026
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Two visitors at the Swiss Pavilion of the 2025 World Expo in Osaka, Japan. -
The Portal's table screen and wall of visions at PMQ, Hong Kong. -
The Portal's totem screen in a stone archway of the Swiss Federal Palace, Bern. -
Visitors in front of the wall of visions. Each ring names a topic and a 5, 10 or 25-year horizon.
Explore relevant science topics
Scientific breakthroughs are opening possibilities that could transform our lives and societies in the years ahead. At the heart of the Portal is the GESDA Science Breakthrough Radar®, which identifies emerging scientific and technological developments and anticipates how they could evolve across 5-, 10- and 25-year horizons.
The Portal brings a selection of these developments to life, not to predict the future but to explore what may become possible and reflect on what these changes could mean for Switzerland and the world.
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AI and Democracy
In Switzerland, artificial intelligence is opening up opportunities across business, research and public services, while also raising questions about information, trust and participation in our democracy. The country's scientific ecosystem, its economy and its tradition of direct democracy put it in a unique position to explore and anticipate how AI can strengthen society while preserving trust.
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Digital Security, Sovereignty and Quantum Computing
Advances in cybersecurity and quantum computing could create major opportunities for Switzerland's research institutions and industries, while also challenging existing approaches to data protection, encryption and technological sovereignty. Understanding these developments early is essential to maintaining both competitiveness and resilience.
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Health and Biotechnology
Personalised medicine, longevity research and pathogen biology rank among the most promising fields in science, yet they are also among the most politically sensitive, touching on healthcare costs, ethics and the lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic. Switzerland will need to embrace these opportunities while keeping public trust and ensuring patients have fair access to them.
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Climate, Energy and Food Systems
Scientific advances in energy, food systems and biodiversity can help improve Switzerland's resource efficiency, strengthen its climate resilience and develop new, sustainable approaches to agriculture and nature conservation.
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Science Diplomacy, Geopolitics and Switzerland
Switzerland's scientific excellence, diplomatic tradition and network of international organisations give it a real advantage in anticipating change rather than simply reacting to it. Building this anticipation into decision-making would also sharpen international Geneva's role in global affairs, and position the country as a place where science and diplomacy meet.
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Federal Parliament, Bern
Smaller version of the Portal.
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14 September to 2 October 2026
Parliamentary Session.
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24 October 2026
Public Day.
No registration needed for the public day.
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GESDA Anticipation Summit
Full Portal installation.
14 to 15 October 2026
If you want to try it out, register here.
Register
Partners
The Geneva Public Portal to Anticipation is created from the vision of GESDA and developed by the EPFL Laboratory for Experimental Museology (eM+).
The Portal has been made possible thanks to the generous support of the Ernst Göhner Foundation and the Asuera Foundation.
Frequently asked questions
The Geneva Public Portal to Anticipation is an interactive installation developed by GESDA in collaboration with EPFL’s Laboratory for Experimental Museology (eM+). Drawing on insights from the GESDA Science Breakthrough Radar®, it invites visitors to explore emerging scientific and technological developments and imagine what they could mean for our lives and societies in the next 5, 10, 25 years.
The Portal is designed for everyone - no scientific background is required. Access conditions depend on the location where the Portal is hosted. Please check the information for the specific exhibition or event you would like to attend.
There is no fixed duration. A first exploration can take around 10-15 minutes, while visitors who want to engage more deeply with different topics and possible futures may choose to stay longer.
The Portal is currently available in English, French, German and Italian.
Yes. The Portal was designed as a flexible and mobile installation to bring anticipation to different places. Following its launch at the Swiss Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, it is travelling to new settings in Switzerland and internationally. Institutions and partners interested in hosting the Portal are welcome to get in touch with GESDA to explore possibilities.
About GESDA
Founded in 2019 by the Swiss Confederation, the Canton and the City of Geneva, GESDA rests on one distinction: nobody can predict the future, but its possible shapes can be anticipated. Each year it consults scientists across fields as varied as neural prosthetics, deep-sea ecosystems and next-generation computing.
From that work, GESDA draws around 40 emerging fields likely to shape the next 5, 10 and 25 years, compiled into the GESDA Science Breakthrough Radar®. Because scientific disruption does not respect borders, GESDA treats it as a matter for multilateral diplomacy, in the same tradition as the dialogue that curbed nuclear proliferation, closed the ozone hole through the Montreal Protocol, and eradicated smallpox.