The University of Vaasa’s multidisciplinary week at Wasa Future Festival, held from 11 to 15 August, sparked engaging discussions, deepened collaboration, encouraged finding joint solutions to the challenges of a changing world, and brought forward new initiatives. The week-long future-focused event, featuring panel discussions, speeches, and workshops, attracted several government ministers to Vaasa and gathered a significant group of domestic and international decision-makers from society and business, as well as representatives from the academic world.