WHERE EARTH MEETS SPACE
Mission Earth First hosts a variety of events on the topic of innovation, inspiration and demonstration of underground spaces. Please view our past webinars and events here.
Past Events
World Systemic Forum January 18, 2025
The System Change Foundation organised the World Systemic Forum on January 18, 2025, with the topic: Let’s be revolutionary
Mission Earth First Space Workshop January 17, 2025
Mission Earth First organised the Space Workshop on January 17, 2025. This intimate, thought-provoking session explored how space technologies and perspectives inspire innovative solutions to Earth’s challenges. The discussion focused on connecting visionary ideas with grounded action and set the stage for Saturday’s practical workshops.
Systemic Leadership Challenge January 17, 2025
The System Change Foundation organised the Systemic Leadership Challenge on January 17, 2025, with the topic: Let’s be revolutionary
World Systemic Forum January 13, 2024
The System Change Foundation organised the World Systemic Forum on January 13, 2024, with the topic: Every Change is a Challenge!
As summarized by WSF:
Expanding Artificial intelligence, Carbon as An Asset, Scaling Blended Finance, Creativity as a source of social change, and the first official launch of the first "Earth-Backup" on Earth, the World Systemic set a tone for a new year of System Change to follow with an audience of global changemakers and the Prime Minister of Liechtenstein, Dr. Daniel Risch. From the beautiful property of SteinEgrta to inside the mountain at Hagerbach Test Gallery (VersuchsStollen Hagerbach AG), thank you to everyone who joined!
MEF @ Innovation Day
Sat. 26 August 2023, 9.00-17.00 am CEST
We will be part of the Innovation Day in the Hagerbach Test Gallery.
ITACUS Special Session 2023 @ WTC 2023
MC3 Hall, Wed. 17 May 2023, 8.30-10.30 am
THE WAY FORWARD Where are we heading with underground space? How can cities utilize the subsurface to contribute to resilience and sustainable development? How do we get other organisations and even countries to think deep? How do we get young professionals involved? What can we learn from isolated outer space habitats that need self-sustaining to survive? These are just some of the questions that will come up during a lively ITACUS special session led by Antonia Cornaro and Han Admiraal, co-chairs of the ITA Committee on Underground Space.
FUTURE THINK 9.15-9.45 am
Veronika Petschen, Managing Director of SCAUT, the Swiss Centre for Applied Underground Technology and Michael Kompatscher, Managing Director of Hagerbach Test Gallery, will join the conversation on the way forward. By bringing in examples of how the industry can be challenged and involved in finding new ways forward. Whether it is developing new energy solutions or designing a Mars habitat, what role can underground space play in this? Can we translate what is needed for outer space into solutions for our own planet?
Mars Habitat Challenge May 5, 2023
Hagerbach Test Gallery was looking for pioneering startups to develop solutions for the visionary idea of living on Mars or other planets. Solutions include products/services that could make life on Mars possible.
World Systemic Forum January 14, 2023
The System Change Foundation organised the World Systemic Forum on January 14, 2023!
The World Systemic Forum brings big topics to the table in an environment which celebrates openness and integrity. Hosted annually within THE HUS.mountain in Flums, Switzerland, with panels led by some of our most influential thinkers and transformers, the WSF hosts thought-provoking discussions that provide insight into the possible answers to creating systems change.
Hagerbach NXT50 Festival
June 18, 2021, from 9.30-10.00 CET (Main Stage) "Mission Earth First - Launch celebration at Hagerbach NXT 50 Festival" Earth’s survival is priority number one, and that’s why Mission Earth First connects underground space with outer space, going beyond the obvious and promoting the planning of sustainable underground spaces. The festival will be the symbolic launch of Mission Earth First.
Live on stage: Antonia Cornaro, Expert Underground Space at Amberg Engineering, Co-chair ITACUS Rudolf Hilti, Founder & Chair of The System Change Foundation | THE HUS | World Systemic Forum Klaus Wachter, Managing Director SCAUT - Swiss Center of Applied Underground Technologies Michael Kompatscher, CEO Hagerbach Test Gallery / Host Hagerbach NXT 50 Festival Marcela Ruppli, Owner / Managing Director at Cressentia Ltd & Artist
June 18, 2021, from 15.30-16.15 CET (Live-Stream) " VISION HAGERBACH NXT 50 - Because earth counts! " Live-Stream out of the Hagerbach Test Gallery. ETH Master students of Antonia Cornaro's (Amberg Engineering expert underground spaces and ITACUS co-host) lecture on the planning of underground space present award-winning concepts for SELF SUSTAINING COMMUNITIES - which could be implemented in Hagerbach - as preparation for life on Mars or other planets. What kind of visions did the students develop? How do you plan for food, light, air, water, energy and important raw materials? Find out more about these visionary concepts!
Speakers:
Antonia Cornaro, Expert Underground Space at Amberg Engineering, Co-chair ITACUS Rudolf Hilti, Founder & Chair of The System Change Foundation | THE HUS | World Systemic Forum
Past Webinars
Webinar "How cool is underground space?" 25.9.2020
In this first webinar, we will explore how Hagerbach Test Gallery has developed into what it is. We will unveil Mission Earth First as a new and exciting collaboration. Students from ETH Zürich who took part in the ‘Hagerbach Challenge’ will present their winning concepts for inspiration, innovation and demonstration of undergroundspaces. We will engage with the webinar participants and start with a creative dialogue that will continue into next year when Mission Earth First will be launched.
Webinar "Moving beyond the obvious" 11.11.2020
We will explore how we can move beyond the obvious. Mission Earth First is seeking to do just that. Moving beyond the obvious requires more than just "out-of-the-box" thinking. It requires systemic change. This is what we will be exploring with our partner THE HUS.institute. Another way in which we will try to move beyond the obvious is by exploring the concept of "underground liveability". We will also hear from architectural students of the University of Liechtenstein who have been actively looking into developing concepts for a "Mars Hotel". In short, expect to be challenged by this webinar as we invite you to participate actively and move with us beyond the obvious.
Webinar "Demonstrating Underground Spaces" 6.3.2021
In this webinar, we focus on the real estate at Hagerbach. We want people to really experience what is available and how exciting the development and use of underground spaces is. Hagerbach will be presented as an active environment, interesting venue, and the home of Mission Earth First and its partners. The audience will be invited to participate via polling and Q&A.
Webinar "Planning for Sustainable Underground Spaces" 21.4.2021
In this webinar, we will be exploring how ITACUS is working on an urban underground future. The ITACUS co-chairs Han Admiraal (Enprodes Management Consultancy) and Antonia Cornaro (Amberg Engineering) will be co-hosting this webinar and will be joined by ITACUS Steering Board members.
Where Earth meets Space