Events

Director General, BBC
What's next for the BBC

Serial Entrepreneur for Social Change
Galvanising change
Over the last decade, Mabel has played a catalytic role in the global movement to end child marriage. Drawing on this experience, along with her time as CEO of The Elders, she will share lessons learned in galvanising meaningful change.

Modern Muslim Britain
With rigour, compassion, and fearless insight Sarfraz Manzoor discusses today’s deeply dived Britain, and offers a hopeful vision of change.

Transforming business sectors to slash carbon
Hear from three UK based entrepreneurs who are developing tech climate tech solutions to support a greener future – the challenges, the successes, the impact and the opportunities.

Director of Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge
Three careers in a lifetime
Changing demographics and technological change will create strong incentives for people to go back to school several times throughout their lives. How will individuals, companies, and governments adjust?

Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, Author
How China really works
Desmond offers a rare insight into how China really works: an insider’s perspective on how the Chinese elite parlay their connections with senior Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials into billions. His knowledge and experience also inform his thoughtful and measured geopolitical views of these troubled and volatile times.

Group Chief Executive Officer of Sky Group
The future of entertainment
Under Dana’s leadership, Sky generates $18.6bn in revenue, employs 34,000 people across Europe, and connects 23 million customers across six countries. In her first year as CEO, Sky announced the biggest ever line-up of 125 Sky Originals – an increase of 50% on the previous year. Who better to discuss the future of media and entertainment?

Former Ambassador to Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon
Failed States
What are failed states? Why does it matter to the rest of us? Why are we seeing more failing and failed states than ever before in history? What has changed and what can be done to arrest/reverse this decline? Drawing on experience gleaned over 37 years in the British Diplomatic Service, James will address each of these questions, bringing clarity to this complex world.

Businessman and Philanthropist
Improving teenage wellbeing and mental health
We are letting our nation’s children down. Mental health issues have steadily risen over the last twenty years; physical activity levels continue to decline leading to higher rates of obesity; increasing numbers of vulnerable children are being excluded from school and our children are amongst the most anxious in the world. England now has the lowest literacy, and second lowest numeracy, rates of 16-19 year olds in the OECD. David will explain how #BeeWell is helping to change this.

Associate Fellow of the Russia & Eurasia Programme at Chatham House
What's next for Russia?
Russia expert, John Lough, joins us to discuss the current crisis, Germany’s failings in the years preceding the war and the outlook for Russia and Ukraine going forward.
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