The Arthur C. Clarke Foundation Welcomes You!
Sir Arthur C. Clarke was an engineer, futurist and humanist who lived by the precept that it is our personal responsibility to use all our cognitive and creative capabilities to imagine past today to shape a better tomorrow.
The Arthur C. Clarke foundation proudly honors his legacy by sparking our imaginations, and daring to fuse our experience, creativity and expertise to think differently at the annual Unleash Imagination program. We invite you to explore this site for the legacy of Sir Arthur, information on the foundation, and details on this year’s exciting Unleash Imagination evening of events!
Unleash Imagination.
Shape the Future.
Arthur C. Clarke Awards and the Clarke Conversation on Imagination
November 21, 2024
Once in a Lifetime Reception • Dinner • Awards Program • Dessert
Embassy of France, Washington, D.C.
2024 Arthur C. Clarke Awards and Clarke Conversation on Imagination
Join us for 1:1 cocktail conversation with these esteemed awardees
5:00 Cocktail Reception | 6:00 Dinner | 7:15 Awards Program | Dessert, Autographs and Photos
Announcing Your 2024 Arthur C. Clarke Awardees
INNOVATOR AWARDEE
JULIE PACKARD
Founder and Executive Director Monterey Bay Aquarium
for her global leadership in ocean conservation and initiating the importance of ecological education.
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDEE
NICHOLAS NEGROPONTE
Co-founder MIT Media Lab
for his vision and guidance designing the future of human-computer interaction in business and society.
IMAGINATION IN SERVICE TO SOCIETY AWARDEE
SPACE TELESCOPE SCIENCE INSTITUTE (STScI)
for allowing us, through stunning images and analyses, to feel like fellow explorers of the universe.
Scenes from 2023 Unleash Imagination
Save the date and join the annual celebration – in person or virtually.
Join us for a delightful and unforgettable evening of cocktails, elegant sit-down dinner and dessert encompassed by the unique program opportunity to meet this year’s awardees in one room. Meet new friends, chat and take pictures with our esteemed awardees and special guests, and leave inspired and enlightened with new friends to meet again next year!
Take your seat in the live audience or watch virtually, from wherever you are, as our moderator Steve Scully challenges the Clarke Awardees on topics of both great interest and concern to the future of our planet, and our daily lives. Questions from the audience are some of our favorite parts! Check out some past Clarke Conversations on Imagination.
We are especially excited about the planned 2025 launch of the new intergenerational co-mentoring program, the HAL. With your help, HAL will open new opportunities for young people from all backgrounds to work with adult experts to create actionable plans which will benefit humanity. Learn how you can support this rich and productive program launch!
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Sponsor the Future of Unleash Imagination
With the sponsorship package including a table for 8 at the beautiful Embassy of France, online promotion before during and after the event, our sponsors return year after year to invest in the future of the invaluable programs, maintaining the legacy of the visions of Sir Arthur C. Clarke.
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Past awardees, from the left: George R.R. Martin, Margaret Atwood, Martin Rees, Stephen Hawking, Cixin Liu, Jill Tarter, Irwin Jacobs, Mark Dankberg, Fred Ordway III.
