For decades, work has been debated and discussed as a narrow economic category. Instead, Hilary identifies work as a cultural force and one at the heart of good lives, strong communities and nations that have a sense of a shared destiny. Crucially, in these dramatic times, she will show how we can shape this force to meet technological change, our ecological crisis, and the challenges of the world’s deep injustices.

In collaboration with How To Academy.

The Lord Mayor of London, Alderman Alastair King DL, will welcome us to the splendour of Mansion House for our first breakfast of the autumn season where he will be discussing opportunities for the UK, and recounting his findings from his travels around the world promoting London as the Lord Mayor.

Frey argues that every leap in innovation – whether the internet, mRNA vaccines, or AI – requires a fragile balance: decentralised exploration to make discoveries, and centralised institutions to scale them. Get that balance wrong and progress stalls.

A very special invitation to The House of KOKO, an exquisitely designed private members club back stage at London’s iconic KOKO theatre. Olly will be sharing his ambitious and exciting plans for the future and his thoughts on the music industry more generally.