Past Events

Thursday 16 January 2025

Prof Sunil Kumar and Prof Larry Kramer

President of Tufts University; President of the London School of Economics

The Role of Tertiary Education

We bring together the Presidents of two of the world’s leading universities, each of them immensely accomplished academics with exceptional track records, to discuss the future of tertiary education, the role of universities in addressing the major challenges our societies face, and the complexities of campus politics.

Tuesday 14 January 2025

Lanserhof

Longevity: What’s Missing?

Record your sleep. Measure your blood sugar. Drink red wine. Don’t drink red wine. Take metformin, resveratrol and regular ice baths. Longevity is the biggest trend in health and wellness at the moment, with apps, wearables, supplements and influencers all vying for our attention, but what are the hidden essentials that can actually keep us healthier for longer? And what should we measure and prioritise as individuals?

Thursday 9 January 2025

Investing in sport

President of Kilmer Sports Ventures and former CEO of Arsenal FC; Co-Founder and Managing Partner of The Players Fund

Investing in Sport

Sport is becoming big business, creating an exciting, emerging asset class. Joining us to bring clarity to the opportunities and pitfalls, we are delighted to be hosting legendary ex Arsenal CEO Ivan Gazidis, and Fergus Bell, co-founder of The Players Fund, a London based sports focussed VC firm.

Monday 6 January 2025

Eurasia Top Risks 2025

An essential start to the New Year: Eurasia’s President, Ian Bremmer, and Chairman, Cliff Kupchan, will outline the key themes shaping the world today and the Top Risks that we face as we head into 2025.

Tuesday 10 December 2024

Michael Morris

Cultural Psychologist and Columbia Professor

Tribal: How the Cultural Instincts That Divide Us Can Help Bring Us Together

Shortlisted for the FT’s Business Book of the Year, Tribal: How the Cultural Instincts That Divide Us Can Help Bring Us Together, demystifies our tribal instincts and shows us how to use them to create positive change. Bracing and hopeful, Tribal unlocks the deepest secrets of our psychology and gives us the tools to manage our misunderstood superpower.

Thursday 5 December 2024

Cass Sunstein

Professor at Harvard Law School

How to become famous

Focusing on both famous and forgotten (or simply overlooked) artists and luminaries in music, literature, business, science, politics, and other fields, Cass explores why some individuals become famous and others don’t and offers a new understanding of the roles played by greatness, luck, and contingency in the achievement of fame.

Tuesday 3 December 2024

Zanny Minton Beddoes

Editor-in-Chief, The Economist
Global Economic Trends post the US Election

Zanny is the Editor-in-Chief of The Economist. She is a renowned global economics expert, sought-after for her authoritative perspectives on the world economy. She previously worked at the IMF, and as an adviser to the Minister of Finance in Poland.

Wednesday 27 November 2024

Eugene Rogan

Professor of Modern Middle Eastern History, Oxford University

What can the Damascus Events of 1860 teach us?

Eugene will tell the story of what happened in Damascus in 1860, discussing the lessons we can learn from that period and how they relate to current tensions in the Middle East.

Tuesday 26 November 2024

Sir John Bell

President, Ellison Institute of Technology Oxford; Co-CEO EIT Global

The Ellison Institute of Technology

John joins us to tell us more about the Ellison Institute of Technology’s mission to develop and deploy technology in pursuit of solving some of humanity’s most challenging and enduring problems. Guided by world leaders, scientists and entrepreneurs, EIT seeks to accelerate innovation in health and medical science, food security and sustainable agriculture, climate change and clean energy, and government innovation and era of artificial intelligence.

Tuesday 19 November 2024

Thomas Friedman

Author, reporter, columnist and winner of three Pulitzer Prizes

The Future of America and the World: Post-Election Dissection (in collaboration with Intelligence Squared)

In conversation with Ritula Shah, Thomas will dissect the aftermath of the 2024 US presidential election. He will share his insights into the political turbulence ahead, analysing what the election means for the US, its allies and the wider international community.