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Friday 4 September 2020

14:00

Cass Sunstein

Professor at Harvard Law School

Too much information: understanding what you don’t want to know

Diana Fox Carney and Cass Sunstein will be exploring the role that information plays in our lives and well-being: how it can make us both happy and miserable – and why we sometimes avoid it but other times seek it out.

Policymakers typically emphasise “the right to know,” but Cass Sunstein takes a different perspective, arguing for a much more nuanced and parsimonious approach in his latest book, Too Much Information: Understanding what you don’t want to know.

Monday 27 July 2020

16:00

General (Retd) David H. Petraeus

In conversation with Rt Hon Sir David Lidington on the future of geopolitics post pandemic

In this event, co-hosted by Pi Capital and RUSI, Sir David Lidington, Chairman at RUSI and a former cabinet minister, will be speaking with retired US Army general and former CIA Director, David Petraeus. They will be reflecting on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on some of the key geopolitical trends for the future.

Tuesday 7 July 2020

16:00

Richard N. Haass

In conversation with James Manyika on The World: A Brief Introduction

James Manyika, Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company, will be interviewing Sir Richard Haass about his latest book, The World: A Brief Introduction, a New York Times bestseller. The book provides anyone, expert and non-expert alike, with the essential background and building blocks they need to make sense of the global era we live in, in which what happens thousands of miles away can affect our lives.

Thursday 16 July 2020

16:00

Zak Dychtwald

In discussion with Duncan Clark OBE, about Young China in a post-Covid world: consumer, competitor, collaborator

In this event, Duncan Clark OBE, Chairman of BDA China and author of Alibaba: The House That Jack Ma Built will be interviewing author, founder, and cultural conduit, Zak Dychtwald. Zak will discuss what this generation wants and how they see a post-Covid world. Consumption, innovation competition, and government will all be discussed, as well as a lively Q&A.

Tuesday 28 July 2020

09:00

Lily Cole

Who Cares Wins: reasons for optimism in our changing world

David Rowan, former Editor of WIRED UK and author of Non-Bullshit Innovation: Radical Ideas from the World’s Smartest Minds, will be talking to Lily Cole about her new book, Who Cares Wins. She has met with some of the millions of people around the world who are working on solutions to our biggest challenges and committed to creating a more sustainable and peaceful future for humanity. Exploring issues from fast fashion to fast food and renewable energy to gender equality, and featuring interviews with Stella McCartney, Elon Musk and Extinction Rebellion co-founder Professor Gail Bradbrook, Who Cares Wins is a beacon of hope in dark times.

Wednesday 1 July 2020

09:00

Alannah Weston

The future of retail

Gerry Fox, Pi member, multi award-winning arts documentary maker and visual artist, will be in discussion with Alannah Weston about the future of retail immediately post lockdown and over the longer term. Building her ideas around the key theme of sustainability meets creativity, Alannah will explore how strong values and empathy will be critical to engage in new ways with customers to redefine and reinvent retail.

Thursday 2 July 2020

10:00

Sir Ronald Cohen

The impact revolution: values bringing value to investment

Shami Nissan, Head of Responsible Investment at Actis, will be talking to Sir Ronald Cohen about his latest book, Impact, and discussing why impact capitalism will be even more crucial in a post-pandemic world. Doing good can and should go hand in hand with doing well.

Monday 22 June 2020

15:00

Post COVID-19

Tim G. Ferris MD, MPH and Bruce D. Walker MD

We will be getting together with Tim Ferris and Bruce Walker to discuss how Mass General, Harvard and MIT are working together to develop a vaccine and change healthcare.

Tuesday 21 July 2020

16:00

Bruce Friedrich

Protein re-imagined: transforming the global food system

Hannah Tucker, an expert in how climate and technology are reshaping food systems, will be in discussion with Bruce Friedrich on alternative proteins (plant-based and cultivated meat), the science behind how these are produced and why they have the potential to reshape our world.

Bruce will share his thoughts on market size, trends and current gaps. He will also talk about investment and philanthropic opportunities.

Thursday 9 July 2020

16:00

Michael Moe

The dawn of the age of digital learning....BC to AD

In this event Michael Moe – Founder and CEO of GSV, a growth focused investment platform based in Silicon Valley – will be talking about the changing landscape of education and how Covid-19 has changed forever the way we learn.

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Past Events

Friday 4 April 2025

12:30

Bobby Yerramilli-Rao

Chief Strategy Officer, Microsoft

How businesses can thrive in the era of AI and abundant expertise

Thursday 3 April 2025

07:45

Robert D. Kaplan

Waste Land: A World in Permanent Crisis

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