PLEDGE CARD LIBRARY
The 2025 Summit will ask how art can respond to a world on the brink, marked by rapid digital transformation, shifting geopolitical tensions and evolving identities.
The Summit invites artists, thinkers, and innovators from various disciplines to create a 'Pledge Card' in which they can share their ideas on how to shape cultural resilience and understanding. As we believe local actions lead to global impact, we would like to ask you:
What would you like to see happening around you to help us navigate these fast-changing and uncertain times?
Within your Pledge Card, please provide your name, profile photo, role and your view on how local actions can shape cultural resilience and understanding (300 characters max).
Do you think shaping cultural resilience and understanding should be implemented through INNOVATION, ART, COMMUNITY, ACTION or EXCHANGE?
The Verbier Art Summit is proud of their dedicated community. Don’t forget to take a screenshot of your Pledge Card to share on social media and #verbierartsummit.
Let’s amplify the voices of people demanding change. Join us on the journey towards a better future.
Need some inspiration? Check out our Pledge Card Library below!
I, SHAPE OUR FUTURE THROUGH INNOVATION
In an era of transformation, innovation serves as a bridge between uncertainty and infinite possibilities. I am committed to interdisciplinary exploration that unlocks new ways of thinking, connecting art, technology, and human consciousness to ignite creativity and inspire meaningful change.
Jing Li
Artist and Creativity Trainer
Switzerland
I, SHAPE OUR FUTURE THROUGH INNOVATION
"I believe innovation is rooted in imagination. I pledge to explore new creative technologies to tell stories that inspire empathy, provoke thought, and shape a more connected future."
Fried-Jan van den Eerenbeemt
Creative Director
Netherlands
I, SHAPE OUR FUTURE THROUGH INNOVATION
Neuroscience, art and technology can influence the relation between our body, mind and self.
Olaf Blanke
Professor
Switzerland
I, SHAPE OUR FUTURE THROUGH INNOVATION
I'm very excited that the 2025 Summit will once again offer space and time for artists and cultural leaders to explore, question and respond to today's profound shifts. The innovative ideas generated will be shared globally and contribute to the new 'culture' that is so urgently required.
Anneliek Sijbrandij
Summit Founder
Netherlands
I, SHAPE OUR FUTURE THROUGH INNOVATION
As an educator with over 30 years of experience, my inspiration to shape a better tomorrow stems from my unwavering belief in the transformative power of education. Teaching is not just a profession for me—it is a mission to empower individuals, shape futures, and contribute to a more enlightened so
Munawar Hameed
Educator
Pakistan
I, SHAPE OUR FUTURE THROUGH INNOVATION
I am a firm believer that artists are co-creators of realities, institutions, and politics—not just art. The next twenty years of Pluto demand that we tap into disruptive energies/ systemic ruptures, responding with agility and clarity. This is a time for radical imagination, for breaking silos.
Defne Ayas
Curator as Medium
Netherlands
I, SHAPE OUR FUTURE THROUGH ART
Thought is the boundary of art, and living within the realm of art has no boundaries. Art and life have infinite possibilities.
Xuewen Liu
Artist
中国
I, SHAPE OUR FUTURE THROUGH ART
Art as a way of exploring potential futures. Art as a way of exploring the messy stuff, like grief, yearning, and hope. Art as a way of looking at the world and our place in it.
Meredith Lewis
Creative mentor, facilitator, writer
Australia
I, SHAPE OUR FUTURE THROUGH ART
Art's ability to connect people beyond the boundaries and limits of language, location and body inspires me to shape the future through its power.
Elaine Chiu
Artist
Hong Kong
I, SHAPE OUR FUTURE THROUGH ART
Art summit could create a NEW Art movement Anima Mundi Pax ,the vital life force to which we all belong ,the true intrinsic connection of all living things on our planet, for world peace🕊️
Art is the liason to belong to something greater! we must reconnect to nature
or we are lost!
Andrea sargeant Branca
watercolourist
CH
I, SHAPE OUR FUTURE THROUGH ART
My art is about feeling and thinking - often about the blury line between the motivation of decisions, its restistance and the rooting of it in nature.
Kerstin Weßlau
artist
Germany
I, SHAPE OUR FUTURE THROUGH ART
Art for the Queer cultural community during a time of intense government oppression: the art of RESISTANCE
Janus Ourma
Artist
USA
I, SHAPE OUR FUTURE THROUGH ART
Art summit could create a NEW Art movement Anima Mundi Pax ,the vital life force to which we all belong ,the true intrinsic connection of all living things on our planet, for world peace🕊️
Art is the liason to belong to something greater! we must reconnect to nature
or we are lost!
Andrea. Sargeant Branca
watercolourist
CH
I, SHAPE OUR FUTURE THROUGH ART
In today’s global climate, engaging locally is key to driving change. Expanding conversations on crises and solutions requires inclusivity and meeting people where they are. Emotional connections are essential—and art has the power to create them.
Ombretta Agro Andruff
Founder, Executive Director ARTSail
ITALY / USA
I, SHAPE OUR FUTURE THROUGH ART
I am inspired by listening and learning about stories out of the "norm", out of the boundaries that society makes us believe we should also fit in. These stories help me reinvent myself and art is the medium that allows me to explore my boundaries respectfully to myself and other species.
Eleni
Artist
Greece
I, SHAPE OUR FUTURE THROUGH ART
Our world is in the state of a deep crisis on every possible level and I hope that art in every aspect and area of it can influence peoples' souls to reexamine it and to see how they can prosper through it individually and collectively, to shape a better world that we can refer to as ours.
Adrian Kranjcevic
MA musicologist
Србија
I, SHAPE OUR FUTURE THROUGH ART
Collaborating with original, forward-thinking artists whose work changes hearts and minds.
Shtuni
Curator
US
I, SHAPE OUR FUTURE THROUGH ART
I feel like today, it’s on us, the younger generation to be involved and I see more young people taking an active interest in our cultures.
Dana Awartani
Artist
Palestine
I, SHAPE OUR FUTURE THROUGH COMMUNITY
Shaping the future through community means fostering collaboration, empathy, and collective action. By uniting diverse voices, sharing resources, and supporting each other’s growth, we can create sustainable solutions, build resilience, and empower individuals to drive positive, lasting change.
Elisa Rusca
Curator and cultural manager
Switzerland
I, SHAPE OUR FUTURE THROUGH COMMUNITY
What does it mean to run the oldest public owned art collection in the world?
Elena Filipovic
Director
Switzerland
I, SHAPE OUR FUTURE THROUGH COMMUNITY
Art will continue to be a powerful medium, offering immersive, multimodal experiences that foster deep emotional connections with envisioned futures.
Alexa Jeanne Kusber
Curator
Switzerland
I, SHAPE OUR FUTURE THROUGH COMMUNITY
To enter a museum, no exam is necessary.
Clémentine Deliss
Director
Belgium
I, SHAPE OUR FUTURE THROUGH COMMUNITY
In this time of crisis, the Summit provides an opportunity to listen closely to each other and arrive together at fresh perspectives. We look forward to the bold ideas that these practitioners will share with the world.
Philip Tinari
Partner
China
I, SHAPE OUR FUTURE THROUGH COMMUNITY
people coming together, talking, exchanging, showing ideas and experiences without non stop screen communication
Katia Roessel
Artist
I, SHAPE OUR FUTURE THROUGH COMMUNITY
As a Board Member and representative of the Founding Members of the Summit, I'm keen to bring together the leading artists, thinkers, and cultural pioneers in the stunning setting of Verbier
Helena Bjäringer
Board Member
Switzerland
I, SHAPE OUR FUTURE THROUGH COMMUNITY
The collective intelligence and the shared heritage of living in a community can save lives and guard knowledge until it is ready to be passed on. So, go on, create your own communities wherever you go.
Tejal Gala
Designer & Paper Artist
India
I, SHAPE OUR FUTURE THROUGH ACTION
I believe in the power of art to build bridges, shift narratives, and create lasting impact. By championing expansive representation and cross-cultural dialogue, I aim to reshape global perceptions and ensure that African creativity claims its rightful space in the world.
Trevyn McGowan
Co-Founder Southern Guild
South Africa
I, SHAPE OUR FUTURE THROUGH ACTION
I believe in the power of collectives coming together. By fostering collaboration and sharing ideas, we must make it easier for people to lead better lives by improving the environments we live in, work in, and share.
Emma Carr
Communications & Marketing
UK
I, SHAPE OUR FUTURE THROUGH ACTION
Art is a catalyst, it has the power to transform, to lead and to listen.
Clare Twomey
ARTIST
I, SHAPE OUR FUTURE THROUGH ACTION
What matters is having a dialogue — with people, with institutions and with history. It’s a collective project of reclaiming space.
Zanele Muholi
Artist
South Africa
I, SHAPE OUR FUTURE THROUGH ACTION
Start by taking actions, now.
Diane
Event Manager
Switzerland
I, SHAPE OUR FUTURE THROUGH DEBATE
I am fascinated about the you g generations, their vision, fragility and need for purpose. I see it as a better tomorrow and I am willing to give and contribute with what I am to make it come true.
Corina Irsik
Artist, Coach
Romania
I, SHAPE OUR FUTURE THROUGH DEBATE
A planetary thinking is primarily an imperative for diversities.
Yuk Hui
Philosopher
Hong Kong
I, SHAPE OUR FUTURE THROUGH DEBATE
Art has the power to connect humans. It fosters debate and opens up to different views. By questioning our society, it reminds us to remain critical and empathic. By working with other disciplines (sciences, technology e.g.), it also brings an innovative dimension to shape the future.
Anouk Wies
Culture advisor & Curator
Luxembourg
I, SHAPE OUR FUTURE THROUGH DEBATE
In passively consuming what I was interested in, had I given up my agency to figure out what was truly meaningful to me?
Kyle Chayka
Writer
US
I, SHAPE OUR FUTURE THROUGH DEBATE
Open to listen, share and to learn, walking away from the noise and see what the world has to bring and what your role can be to contribute to shape the future.
Karin Pethebridge
Teacher and entrepreneur
Switzerland
I, SHAPE OUR FUTURE THROUGH DEBATE
The hypocrisy we live in disgusts me. This inspires me to change the world.
Aashi
Student
India
