Thursday, 19 November 2026 

Awakening Consciousness 

At The Human Safety Net

Some experiences profoundly transform the way we see life and reshape our priorities. Yet this inner evolution is not reserved for a few-everyone can, through a defining moment or a gradual awakening, expand their consciousness and see the world in a new way. Changing our perspective on life opens the path to a more aligned, meaningful and fulfilling existence.

4:00 pm – Opening Remarks

  • Gabriele Galateri di Genola, Chairman, The Human Safety Net

  • Alessandro Costa, Chief Executive Officer, Venice Sustainability Foundation

  • Simone Venturini, Mayor of Venice

4:15 pm – Welcome
From Today's Human Being to Tomorrow's Humanity

  • Hélène Molinari, Founder of SUMus

4:30 pm – Original Poetry Reading

  • Vincent Avanzi, Poet (To be confirmed)

4:40–6:00 pm – What If Death Does Not Exist? Journeys Through Consciousness

Lives Transformed: Personal Accounts of Extraordinary Experiences*

*Individuals who have experienced near-death experiences (NDEs), out-of-body experiences, or other forms of expanded consciousness.

  • Dani Foffa, Teacher, researcher and specialist in Near-Death Experiences (NDEs)

  • Valentino Dorigo, Experiencer of expanded states of consciousness

  • Laurence de la Baume, Journalist, author and specialist in the dialogue between science and consciousness

  • Nicole Scott, Astronaut 

  • Speakers may be added.

6:00 pm – The Overview Effect

The Earth Seen from Space – A Vision of Unity to Change the World and Fall in Love with Our Planet

  • Jean-Pierre Goux, former mathematics researcher at Northwestern University and Argonne National Laboratory (Chicago), co-founder of the Blueturn and One Home initiatives.

6:15–7:15 pm – Towards a Global Awakening of Consciousness

  • Dani Foffa, Teacher, researcher and specialist in Near-Death Experiences

  • Patrice Van Eersel, Journalist and author who has explored the frontiers of consciousness, death and life for more than forty years

  • Ines Testoni, Professor of Social Psychology, Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education and Applied Psychology (FISPPA), and Director of the EndLife Master's Programme in Death Studies and End-of-Life Care, University of Padua

7:15–7:30 pm – Closing Remarks

  • Hélène Molinari, Founder of SUMus