Past Events
Distinguished Fellow and former CEO of Chatham House
The New Cold War: How the Contest Between the US and China Will Shape Our Century
The contest between America and China is global and unbridgeable, and it encompasses all major instruments of statecraft: diplomacy, technology, military power, intelligence, trade and investment. How we manage this contest will determine not only whether there is still space for international cooperation to deal with our many global challenges, from the climate emergency to the technological revolution, but also who gets to dominate the twenty-first century and, quite simply, the course of all our futures.
CEO of Fortum & Mason
Fortnum's - the home of extraordinary food and drink
Tom is quietly leading the reinvention of Fortnum’s, British retail institution and grocer to the Royal Family since 1707, into a modern, relevant, forward-looking luxury brand centred on extraordinary food and drink. Over breakfast in the innovative Food and Drink Studio on the newly revamped 3rd Floor, Tom will join us to talk about what it takes to transform a heritage brand and put it squarely at the heart of London’s thriving food scene.
Anchor and Correspondent
Tales from an Emmy Award winning international journalist
Hala weaves stories from her time as a globe-trotting anchor and correspondent travelling to some of the most dangerous places in the world, with her own lifelong search for identity as the daughter of Syrian immigrants.
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.