Events
Artificial Intelligence Editor at the FT
Living in the Shadow of AI
AI has already infiltrated our day-to-day lives, through language-generating chatbots like ChatGPT and social media. But it’s also affecting us in more insidious ways. It touches everything from our interpersonal relationships to our kids education, work, finances, public services, and even our human rights. Madhu discusses how AI can strip away our collective and individual sense of agency, and shatter our illusion of free will.
Chief of the Mass General Department of Medicine
Transforming Diabetes Diagnosis and Treatment through Genetics
Dr Florez joins us to explain how his globally recognised research focused on the clinical translation of genetic findings in type 2 diabetes, is advancing precision medicine and revolutionising the treatment of diabetes.
Fashion Designer
Creativity, fashion and the future of retail
In conversation with John Arlidge at the Albermarle Street store, Paul will discuss ‘the tourist tax’, the state of fashion and retail including sustainability and pricing, Brexit, UK creativity, what makes Paul Smith different – and why he does not have an email address.
Bloomberg News Editor-in-Chief, Head of Economics and Politics, Contributing Editor, Global Business Columnist
What to expect from the UK and US elections
Join us at Bloomberg’s spectacular European headquarters for breakfast and an all star panel discussing both the UK and the US elections.
CEO of The Reckoning Project
The Reckoning Project: How to Catch War Criminals
Freshly returned from the front line, Janine will discuss the groundbreaking efforts her organisation is making to gather firsthand testimonies and evidence of war crimes in Ukraine. Collaborating closely with prosecutors, The Reckoning Project aims to eradicate impunity and bring perpetrators to justice.
Director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies
How to fix an ailing Britain
With taxation at the highest level since the Second World War, the cost of living crisis biting hard and debt levels continuing to rise, the future is bleak. Paul joins us to offer thoughts on what could, and should, be done to get Britain growing again.
A Tale of Two Cities: Tokyo Boom, Beijing Gloom
After three decades of deflation and stagnation, Japan is showing new signs of vigour, including price and wage hikes and a stock market hitting heights not seen since the late 1980s. Meanwhile China is experiencing a ‘Japanication’, with deflation, massive debt overhang from a real estate crisis and drops in FDI, employment and consumer sentiment not to mention trade and geo-political friction with the U.S. With an aging and shrinking population, is China headed for its own lost decades? Can Japan shake off its past and sustain its current recovery?
President of the Enhanced Games
Enhanced Games, the Olympics of the future
The Enhanced Games is a new international sporting organization that aims to be the 21st Century Olympics by removing all forms of drug testing, replacing this with clinically supervised “health testing”, and offering multi-million dollar prize purses for world records.
Former Secretary General of NATO
NATO at 75. What comes now?
Founder of the Khan Academy
Brave New Words: How AI will Revolutionise Education
In Brave New Words, Salman explores how artificial intelligence and GPT technology will transform learning, offering a roadmap for teachers, parents, and students to navigate this exciting new world. Khan will also delve into the ethical and social implications of AI and GPT, offering thoughtful insights into how we can use these tools to build a more accessible education system for students around the world.
Past Events
Historian, author, opinion writer
The World in 2024: Crisis, Conflict and Consequences (in collaboration with Intelligence Squared)