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Where next for business?

Alan Jope, outgoing CEO of Unilever, discusses the need for a system shift in business practice to unlock potential and support a regenerative economy.
27 Apr 2023
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Regenerative learning: making the shift

Can we bridge the divide from dominant educational models to a new approach, where personal, social and ecological wellbeing is at the very heart of how we teach and learn? With regenerative educators Satish Kumar, Rachel Musson and Ben Rawlence.
07 Mar 2023
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First Minister Nicola Sturgeon: keynote address

Nicola Sturgeon reflects on lessons learned as leader of an ambitious small nation taking a progressive agenda to the world stage, during a period of complex national and global challenges.
20 Mar 2023
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State capacity and the green revolution we need

World-leading economist Professor Mariana Mazzucato and the Hon Mia Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados, come together for a unique opportunity to hear two global trailblazers discuss what it means for governments to lead a just green transition.
21 Feb 2023
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A new economic paradigm for people and planet

Dennis Snower, influential economist and policy adviser to the G20, joins leading evolutionary theorist David Sloan Wilson to ask: can we re-define and re-design economics to respond more effectively to the complex collective challenges facing us now, and in the future?
30 Jan 2023
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Stories against the dark

For our final event of the year, join us for a festive treat! Live in person from the Great Room, multi-award-winning author Robert Macfarlane and acclaimed theatre-maker Simon McBurney explore the power and purpose of storytelling when dark times draw near.
19 Dec 2022
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If science is to save us

Astronomer Royal Martin Rees argues that if we are to solve the multiple crises we now face, we need long-term, rational, global thinking, guided by values science alone cannot provide.
29 Sep 2022
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The rites, rituals and contradictions of eating meat

Expert in the politics of meat, Rob Percival weaves together stories from our past and present to consider how our relationship with animals aligns with the place of meat in our diet and what impact this has on people and planet.
14 Apr 2022
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Design paradigms for a regenerative future

Architect Michael Pawlyn and urbanist Sarah Ichioka join forces to present a set of visionary design principles for a built environment that is more than just sustainable.
27 Jan 2022
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