Past Events
AI, technology and public policy expert
AI Needs You: How We Can Change AI's Future and Save Our Own
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.
Professor of Economics at London Business School
The Longevity Imperative: Building a Better Society for Healthier, Longer Lives
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.
Diplomat and Climate Leader
Facing the Climate Crisis, in collaboration with How To Academy
Christiana, live in conversation with Paul Polman, discusses her continued fight to keep the world below 2 degrees of warming, cut greenhouse gas emissions in half, and protect and repair ecosystems. She is an advocate for stubborn optimism: an attitude which rejects fatalism in the face of impending catastrophe and instead embraces the very real opportunity we have to forge a future in which humanity can not merely survive, but thrive.
Ex policemen dedicated to opening our eyes to online harm
If you think you know the full extent of online harm to children and young people, think again. 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. We are joined by two ex policemen who explain the extent of this online abuse, how it happens, why it is so hidden and what, as individuals, we can do about it. They will also discuss the shortcomings of the Online Safety Bill.
Consultant bariatric surgeon
Obesity and the new era of anti-obesity drugs
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.
Vice President and Country Manager for Google in the UK and Ireland
Google and the future of AI
Join us for breakfast at Google’s London office with Debbie Weinstein, Vice President and Country Manager for Google in the UK and Ireland, who will update us on latest developments at Google, with a particular focus on AI.
The return of an iconic restaurant
Join us for breakfast with legendary restaurateur, Jeremy King, co-creator of London’s most iconic restaurants – Le Caprice (opened 1981), The Ivy (1990), J Sheekey (1998), The Wolseley, The Delaney, Zedel, Colbert and Soutine – at his new restaurant, Arlington, on the site of the old Le Caprice. We will be reliving the magic of this unique space which comes alive again with the same style and glamour of the days when one rubbed shoulders with everyone from Princess Diana to Lucian Freud.
Head of TED
Infectious Generosity
Chris grew TED from an industry conference into a global phenomenon. He joins us with a playbook for leaving the world a better place than he found it.
British designer
Breakfast at Heatherwick Studio
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.
Psychotherapist, author, broadcaster
Every Family Has a Story: how to build resilient multi generation families in the face of hard times.
With her usual warmth and wisdom, Julia explores the family and how relationships fundamentally influence our health and happiness.