Events
Foreign Agents: How American Lobbyists Threaten Democracy Around the World
For years, foreign lobbyists have worked as foot-soldiers for the most authoritarian regimes around the planet. In the process, they’ve not only entrenched dictatorships and spread kleptocratic networks, but they’ve secretly guided U.S. policy without the rest of America even being aware. Casey joins us to shed a light on this powerful group and the damage and devastation they have caused in Washington and elsewhere.
Chair of the Climate Crisis Advisory Group
The Climate Crisis: the State of the Science, and a Comprehensive Strategy for Humanity’s Future.
Dave will give an overview of the current state of the climate crisis and the prognosis over the coming decades, followed by a comprehensive strategy based on 4Rs: Reduce emissions deeply and rapidly; Remove excess greenhouse gases already in the atmosphere and to come; Repair those parts of the climate system already tipping; and generate Resilience in all cities and regions of the world against the inevitable impacts.
Journalist and broadcaster
The Age of Revolutions
We live in a chaotic, polarised, and unstable age: nothing less than an age of revolutions. Fareed, one of the world’s most sought after commentators, joins us to present his unique analysis of our current global epoch – and reveal what past revolutions including the Glorious Revolution, French Revolution and Industrial Revolution can teach us about navigating the illiberal backlash of our times.
Founder and Chairman of Value Retail PLC
Unreasonable Hospitality - The Bicester Collection
In conversation with John Arlidge, Scott will discuss the differentiated approach taken by each of the fifteen BV locations and how they are embracing and benefiting from the rapid changes in technology.
President of Global Affairs at Meta
The importance of Liberal Democracy in our new Parliament
Author and Founder of The School of Life
What psychotherapy might be able to offer us - and why.
The societal and geopolitical implications of drastically falling fertility
Author, journalist, academic
The Power Law: Venture Capital and the Making of the New Future
Sebastian joins us to share the astonishingly frank and intimate story of Silicon Valley’s dominant venture-capital firms—and how their strategies and fates have shaped the path of innovation and the global economy.
Director of Regional Security and Senior Fellow for Middle East Security at the IISS
Conflict and competition in the Middle East: How bad can it get?
The Israel-Hamas war has shattered the relative optimism that emerged in preceding years. Reconciliation among the Middle East’s main rivals, the Abraham Accords, the Gulf states’ “prosperity first” agenda seemed to have ended a decade of intense rivalry and opened tantalizing prospects for regional cooperation. Instead, the current war has exposed the illusion that unresolved conflicts can be kept frozen and carries serious risks for regional stability.
Who is Michael Ovitz?
As co-founder of Creative Artists Agency, Michael Ovitz earned a reputation for ruthless negotiation, brilliant strategy and fierce loyalty to his clients. He reinvented the role of the agent and helped shape the careers of hundreds of A-list stars and directors.
In his new book, Who is Michael Ovitz?, he talks about his journey: how a kid with no connections worked his way into the William Morris mailroom, and become the most powerful person in Hollywood as well as a key figure in producing, advertising, mergers & acquisitions and modern art.
And he addresses the personal questions: what were the consequences of all those deals and what happens now?
Past Events
Bloomberg News Editor-in-Chief, Head of Economics and Politics, Contributing Editor, Global Business Columnist
What to expect from the US election and the new UK Government
Artist
Patricia Swannell: A Commemorative Exhibition
