On the evening of April 8 in Vancouver, community members, students, and faculty gathered at the Djavad Mowafaghian Cinema for a timely public conversation on the state of the world. Hosted by SFU Public Square, Faculty of Graduate Studies, and SFU Live supported by SFU’s President’s Office, the event brought together leading voices to explore one of the defining questions of our time: how can we understand a world shaped by overlapping crises, accelerating change, and growing uncertainty? We’re grateful for the support that made the event possible through the John M. Munro Lecture Endowment Fund. We’d also like to acknowledge the members of the Munro Lecture Selection Committee for their guidance and contributions: Kiffer Card, Amy Lee, and Gordon McTaggart.