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# Future and the Summit
- URL: https://katecarruthers.com/future-and-the-summit/
- Published: 2009-05-20T04:21:36.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-01T03:52:13.000Z
- Author: Kate Carruthers
- Tags: ideas, business, future, innovation, sustainability, technology, #Migrated-1775015344493, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-04-01 14:49

I was really lucky to be able to attend the Australian Davos Connection's [Future Summit 2009](http://futuresummit.org/?ref=katecarruthers.com) in Melbourne earlier this week.

When I walked into the venue it was a bit intimidating, so many serious looking people in suits. And from the attendee list I knew that many of them were CEOs, senior Public Servants, politicians, senior Defence personnel, journalists and writers. It was a pretty impressive crowd.

Then I started to get curious about these people, who were they, why were they here, why did they think that this conference was important? So I grabbed the camera and started to ask people those three questions on video.

The videos are gradually being uploaded onto [YouTube](http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=carruthk&view=videos&ref=katecarruthers.com). Here's one from Tony Press, Director of the Australian Antarctic Division, talking about climate change:

It was inspiring to hear these stories and to know that people really do care about creating a better future. The big question that arose for me is:

> What can I do today that will make tomorrow better?