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FREE London Futurists Webinar Monday July 13th 18.00-19.30 UK (19.00-20.30 CET / 13.00-14.30 EST)
July 13, 2020
Adventures at the Frontier of Birth, Food, Sex & Death
A fascinating new book by Jenny Kleeman, Sex Robots & Vegan Meat: Adventures at the Frontier of Birth, Food, Sex & Death explores the following notion: "What if we could have babies without having to bear children, eat meat without killing animals, have the perfect sexual relationship without compromise, or choose the time of our painless death?" Jenny will introduce the book and discuss it with Technology and Science Writer Gemma Milne, Chair of London Futurists David Wood, and Global Futurist Rohit Talwar, CEO of Fast Future. Register for the event hereJuly 30, 2020
In this cutting edge insights session, a panel of industry experts will go beyond the excitement and noise around Fintech, to explore the future of financial services, banking, and insurance over the next five years. They will explore the emerging societal and customer shifts and needs, potential evolution paths, technology developments, the possible impacts of process automation and digital transformation, new market opportunities, impacts of digital currencies, regulatory considerations, ethical factors, business models, and challenges that could shape the scenarios that could emerge. They will discuss how the pandemic is impacting current and future activity and R&D plans in the sector, and how we can lay the foundations for the adoption of exponentially advancing technologies such as artificial intelligence. The panel will also explore what our world could look like when customers can design and customize their own products, and financial services becomes an invisible layer in every activity we undertake. See full details below.
August 12, 2020
How can we navigate through and beyond the pandemic when the world around us seems so uncertain and fragile? How can we take control of the agenda to help our businesses and our people thrive in a fast changing landscape? How can we take control of the innovation agenda to make sure we can take advantage of developments in everything from AI to brain and body enhancements? Rohit Talwar's presentation on Aftershocks and Opportunities at the recent five day Global Recovery Summit was by far the most popular talk from a panel of 80+ international business authorities, sectors experts, and thought leaders. In this session, Rohit will draw on insights from Aftershocks and Opportunities and his current work helping organizations around the world to navigate a rapidly changing reality. He will focus on: - Planning scenarios for 2020-2023 - Navigating deep disruption - Identifying potential for growth - The new innovation agenda - Learning as the fuel for continuous change - Rethinking government development strategies - Personal transformation and resilience Rohit Talwar is a global futurist, award winning speaker, strategic advisor, and entrepreneur. He works with global companies, entrepreneurs, investors, and governments to help the anticipate and respond to the forces and ideas shaping the future. His clients include American Express, Emaar, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, Novartis, PwC, Shell, Tata, and the governments of the UAE, Singapore, the UK, and USA. His new book Aftershocks and Opportunities – Scenarios for a Post-Pandemic Future was published on June 1st, 2020.
August 18, 2020
The world has changed fundamentally since the start of 2020, the path to recovery from COVID-19 remains unclear as businesses frantically work to adapt to the new realities driven by the pandemic. Adaptability, resilience, and innovation are three critical words for these unprecedented times. More than ever, business leaders and decision-makers have to take critical decisions and make strategic choices. The Business Beyond COVID Summit is one of the biggest virtual summits in South Asia focusing on mission-critical business insights to survive and thrive in the post-pandemic world. A panel of 30+ world-class experts will share their insights to help business leaders to navigate in an uncertain post-COVID world. See the full program here
Fast Future Keynote Theatre: Sex Robots & Vegan Meat – A Presentation and Q&A with Jenny Kleeman
August 20, 2020
Thursday August 20th, 2020 18.00-19.30 UK / 19.00-20.30 CET / 13.00-14.30 ET The central premise of Jenny Kleeman’s new book Sex Robots and Vegan Meat is that “if we can have babies without having to bear children, eat meat without killing animals, have the ideal sexual relationship without compromise, have the perfect death without suffering, how else will human nature be changed forever?” Join this highly interactive keynote session to hear Jenny present ideas from the book, discuss the implications for society, and respond to participant questions. Jenny Kleeman is a journalist, broadcaster, and documentary-maker who has traveled the world finding extraordinary characters to turn into film, print, and audio. She writes for the Guardian, The Times, the Sunday Times, and Tortoise. She has reported for BBC One's Panorama, Channel 4's Dispatches, and VICE News Tonight on HBO, as well as making 13 films from across the globe for Channel 4's Unreported World. She is the host of the Immaculate Deception podcast, and the weekend Breakfast show on Times Radio. Sex Robots & Vegan Meat is her first book. www.jennykleeman.com Twitter: @jennykleeman Facebook: www.facebook.com/jennykleemanUK The book is available from all good bookstores. More details here: www.jennykleeman.com/sexrobotsveganmeat