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Monday 23 August 2021
17:00

Eliot Brown and Maureen Farrell

Wall Street Journal correspondents

The Cult of We: WeWork and the Great Start-Up Delusion

The Cult of We is the gripping inside story of WeWork, its audacious founder and what its epic unravelling says about a financial system drunk on the elixir of Silicon Valley innovation.

Thursday 22 July 2021
18:00

Brad Stone

Global Technology Editor, Bloomberg News

Amazon Unbound: Jeff Bezos and the Invention of a Global Empire

In Amazon Unbound, Stone offers the must-read follow-up to his bestseller The Everything Store, detailing the seismic changes that have taken place at Amazon over the past decade as it became one of the most powerful and feared companies in the global economy, led by one of the most powerful and feared leaders in business.

Wednesday 11 August 2021
18:00

Tim Higgins

Wall Street Journal Automotive and Technology Reporter

Power Play: Elon Musk, Tesla and the Bet of the Century

Tim Higgins joins us to discuss his newly published book, Power Play, the first major investigative book on Tesla, a story of power, recklessness, turmoil and triumph.

Thursday 23 September 2021
09:00

Jane Sun

Chief Executive Officer and Director of Trip.com Group Limited

The Global Travel Industry

As CEO of the largest online travel agency in China and one of the most respected female CEOs globally, few people are better placed to discuss the future of travel, both domestically and internationally.

Thursday 10 June 2021
18:30

Bill Clinton and James Patterson

42nd President of the United States and bestselling author

'The President's Daughter', in collaboration with How to Academy

Following the success of their first novel, The President is Missing, Bill Clinton and James Patterson are back with a new story to tell: The President’s Daughter. They’ll take us deep into their art, craft and friendship, exploring the dynamics of their extraordinary collaboration. How do they fuse the lived experience of the presidency with the art of fiction?

Wednesday 26 May 2021
09:00

Dr. Mike Lynch

Technologist, entrepreneur, investor

Darktrace, cyber attacks and what needs to be done to prevent more British companies from listing in the US

Hot on the heels of the successful listing of Darktrace on the LSE, Mike joins us to discuss London’s vulnerability to cyber attacks, together with Darktrace’s decision to list in the UK and what needs to be done to prevent more British companies listing in the US.

Monday 24 May 2021
18:00

Bill Gates 3

Co-Chair of The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Founder of Breakthrough Energy

Breakthrough Energy and How to Avoid a Climate Disaster

In conversation with Professor Ngaire Woods, Bill will focus on Breakthrough Energy, a network of investment vehicles, philanthropic programs, and policy advocacy committed to scaling the technologies we need to reach net-zero emissions by 2050. He will also discuss ideas from his recent book, How to Avoid a Climate Disaster, which offers a wide-ranging, practical plan for how the world can get to zero greenhouse gas emissions in time to avoid a climate catastrophe.

Thursday 17 June 2021
17:00

Matthew Barzun

Former US Ambassador to the United Kingdom and Sweden

The Power of Giving Away Power: How the Best Leaders Learn to Let Go

Drawing on his experience as an internet entrepreneur, political organiser and former Ambassador, Matthew explores the power we can create by seeing the power in others. Instead of thinking in terms of top-down or bottom-up leadership, he encourages business leaders to embrace a new mindset.

Tuesday 15 June 2021
17:00

Gillian Tett

Editor-at-Large at the Financial Times

Anthro-Vision: How Anthropology Can Explain Business and Life

In conversation with Diana Fox Carney, Gillian will be explaining how anthropology can help make sense of the corporate world. Drawing on themes from her book, Anthro-Vision, she reveals why ‘sense-making’ can explain the most erratic behaviour of Wall Street bankers, and why concealed systems of barter shape our relationship with Silicon Valley. She delves into the cultural shifts driving investment in new markets and green issues. And she reveals what anthropology can tell us about our own workplaces, too: by identifying the hidden tribes within the office, or pinpointing which rituals are binding together a team.

Wednesday 2 June 2021
18:00

Mass General

Doctors at the forefront of vaccine development

COVID-19 Vaccine Development

In a conversation moderated by Dr Timothy Ferris, Dr Bruce Walker and Dr Sarah Gilbert, will be relating how swift vaccine development and deployment came to be, and how the successes and challenges faced in global vaccination efforts will influence scientific and pandemic response around the world as we move forward.

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Tuesday 25 November 2025
12:30

Scott Galloway

Bestselling author, NYU professor, cohost of the Pivot podcast

Being a Man

Monday 17 November 2025
12:30

Cory Doctorow

Author, Activist and Journalist

Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What To Do About It

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