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PLEDGE CARDS

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.

As part of this dialogue, we invite you to create a "Pledge Card" where you can share your vision for shaping cultural resilience and understanding.

How to Create Your Pledge Card

  1. Choose a theme – Do you think a better future should be driven by INNOVATION, ART, COMMUNITY, ACTION, or EXCHANGE?

  2. Fill in your details – Enter your name, country, role, and a brief statement (max. 300 characters) on what you believe will shape a better tomorrow.

  3. Upload your photo – Add a profile picture to personalise your card.

  4. Share your pledge – Once created, your Pledge Card will appear in the section below. You can also post it on social media to spread your message—and we’ll be sharing selected pledges too!

Join the conversation. What inspires you to shape a better tomorrow?

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
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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
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"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
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Neuroscience, art and technology can influence the relation between our body, mind and self.

Olaf Blanke

Professor

Switzerland

I, SHAPE OUR FUTURE THROUGH INNOVATION
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Collaborating with original, forward-thinking artists whose work changes hearts and minds.

Shtuni

Curator

US

I, SHAPE OUR FUTURE THROUGH ART
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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 ART
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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
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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
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My battle includes
yours.

Wang Tuo

Artist

China

I, SHAPE OUR FUTURE THROUGH ART
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I like to look behind the scenses. My art work is abaout feeling and thinking - often about the blury line betwee the motivation behind decisions and its resistance aiming at a peaceful life as it should be.

Kerstin

artist

Weßlau

I, SHAPE OUR FUTURE THROUGH ART
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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
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Nature’s resilience is remarkable, but it’s not limitless. My work examines the tipping point between recovery and irreversible damage.

Claudia Comte

Artist

Switzerland

I, SHAPE OUR FUTURE THROUGH COMMUNITY
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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
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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
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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
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To enter a museum, no exam is necessary.

Clémentine Deliss

Director

Belgium

I, SHAPE OUR FUTURE THROUGH COMMUNITY
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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
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people coming together, talking, exchanging, showing ideas and experiences without non stop screen communication

Katia Roessel

Artist

I, SHAPE OUR FUTURE THROUGH COMMUNITY
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Art is a catalyst, it has the power to transform, to lead and to listen.

Clare Twomey

ARTIST

I, SHAPE OUR FUTURE THROUGH ACTION
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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
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Start by taking actions, now.

Diane

Event Manager

Switzerland

I, SHAPE OUR FUTURE THROUGH DEBATE
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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
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A planetary thinking is primarily an imperative for diversities.

Yuk Hui

Philosopher

Hong Kong

I, SHAPE OUR FUTURE THROUGH DEBATE
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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
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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
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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
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The hypocrisy we live in disgusts me. This inspires me to change the world.

Aashi

Student

India

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