Upcoming Events

A rare opportunity to hear CEO, Jonathan Akeroyd, tells us about his plans for Burberry, to explore the newly refurbished flagship store and to get ahead with your Christmas shopping.

It’s hard to navigate every twist and turn of the $90 trillion global economy but Stephanie brings clarity of thought and deep insight into the challenges we face.

An essential start to the new year: Eurasia’s Chairman, Cliff Kupchan, outlines the key themes shaping the world today and the Top Risks that we face as we head into 2024.

Moderated by Simon Mundy, Moral Money Editor at the FT, we hear from three leaders in climate and impact investing. What role should private capital play in helping us to achieve our climate goals? How do policy, regulation and global climate commitments shape the investment environment? And how do we maximise the real world impact of private investment?

Join us for bowl food followed by a private screening of Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant, with an introduction from producer, Josh Berger.

Almost 50 million people live as slaves today. In the UK alone there are estimated to be over 100,000 victims silently hidden – in places like car washes, brothels, nail bars and restaurants. Working alongside governments, agencies and officials around the world, James and his team are making an all-out assault on the criminal gangs and human trafficking responsible.

CEOs, executives, civil society leaders (and parents!) are wanting to better understand the next generation of consumers and the next generation of employees. Gen Z is putting pressure on us all to transform in fascinating ways. Kamal joins to discuss how to cater for younger workers and future proof our organisations.

Marco joins us post COP28 and Davos to discuss what it takes to achieve a nature-positive future, what it requires of our society and how it connects to the existential challenges our civilisation is facing from climate change to pandemics.

Klaus is passionate advocate of the European Tech Ecosystem, arguing for the strengthening of Europe’s sovereignty in times of digital transformation. He will discuss innovation financing and reflect on learnings from being Chair of the European Venture Capital and Private Equity Association, together with his ambitions as Chair of the NATO Venture Fund.

Please join us – with partners/spouses – for celebratory drinks and the launch of our 2024 Pi programme at the spectacular Saatchi Yates Gallery just off Jermyn Street. The evening also affords a Private View of the gallery’s new show by Neil Stokoe.

Chris’s book is a potent exploration of the power of blockchains to reshape the future of the Internet—and how that affects us all. He will walk us through the history of the internet, showing how it has gone through three major design eras: the first focused on democratising information (read), the second on democratising publishing (write), and the third on democratising ownership (own). We are on the cusp of the third era — own — so he explains the key concepts underlying it, including blockchains and digital services built on top of blockchains.

Is net zero by 2050 possible? What would it take to get there? On the one hand, the stock of renewable power generation and electric vehicles continues to grow rapidly; on the other hand, China continues to build new coal fired generation, citizens appear to be starting to push back against net zero policy, and the reality of reconfiguring our supply chains and the structure of the economy is starting to hit home.

The World Economic Forum (14-19 Jan 2024) brings together leaders from governments, business, civil society and science to discuss the most pressing issues of the day and the outlook going forward. Børge brings us the round-up, the untold stories and his hopes and fears for the future.

With her usual warmth and wisdom, Julia explores the family and how relationships fundamentally influence our health and happiness.

We join Thomas at his spectacular new studio to learn more about putting human emotion back at the heart of the design process as a counterbalance to the increasingly soulless and depressing buildings we see around us. By changing the world around us, Thomas believes we can improve our health, restore our happiness, and save our planet.

Nearly two thirds of adults in the UK are overweight or obese, costing the NHS and the wider economy billions of pounds annually. Obesity specialist, Dr Devalia, joins us to discuss the new horizons in the management of this epidemic, from lifestyle changes to bariatric surgery to anti-obesity drugs.

If you think you know the full extent of dangers of online harm to children and young people, think again. Come and learn from The Two Johns who are deeply knowledgeable about this rapidly evolving world. Increasingly young people are being contacted in their own homes by online platforms and apps and asked for sexual pictures and videos, while their parents and carers are totally unaware. John and John open our eyes to the extent of this online abuse, how it happens, why it is so hidden and hard to stop and what, as individuals, we can do about it. They will also discuss the shortcomings of the Online Safety Bill. Highly relevant for policy makers, those working in any field with children and young people and of course all parents.

Ahead of publication of his forthcoming book, Andrew joins us to discuss the changes we will all need to make to ensure that our health, careers and finances match the longer lifespans we can all expect.

AI will permeate our lives in unforeseeable ways, but it is clear that the shape of AI’s future—and of our own—cannot be left only to those building it. Verity argues that it is critical for society to take the lead in figuring out what, and who, this technology is really for, if we are to guide it away from our worst fears and toward a future that we can trust and believe in.

A wonderful opportunity to hear Tom Athron, CEO of Fortnum & Mason, talk about the ongoing revitalisation of a British retailing institution. Over breakfast in the innovative Food and Drink Studio on the newly revamped 3rd Floor, Tom will talk about how he is positioning Fortnum’s at the heart of the London’s exciting food and drink scene, and what it takes to remain relevant and inspiring to customers in modern retailing.