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June
Risk, security and democracy: A public conversation
7th June 2023: 4:30pm
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Online & Oxford Martin School
Criss-crossing the disparate realms of healthcare and global finance, war and national security, climate and personal safety, the language and logic of risk have become pervasive in the twenty-first century.
Panel discussion: 'Kleptocracy and The Financial Action Task Force' with Oliver Bullough, Susan Hawley, Margaret Hodge, Jason Sharman & Ricardo Soares de Oliveira
5th June 2023: 5:00pm
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The international standards regarding money laundering and terrorist financing are set by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), which describes itself as a ‘global watchdog’ whose recommendations ‘aim to prevent these illegal activities and the harm they cause to society’.
'China's Deepfake Regulations: navigating security, misinformation and innovation' with Prof Mimi Zou
1st June 2023: 5:00pm
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China implemented new regulations on 'deep synthesis' technology in January 2023.
May
Baroness Jo Valentine, Jason Stockwood & Paul Collier in conversation: 'Grimsby and Blackpool- how community power is helping them with levelling up'
24th May 2023: 5:00pm
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We know that flourishing communities and good work sits at the heart of good lives and wealthy societies. At the start of the digital revolution, in the 1970s, there was an expectation that people and places could transition to a new economy. Today we are reaping the grim rewards in terms of social deprivation and unbalanced economies. Levelling Up is an acknowledgement that transitions must be managed.
Series: Levelling-up regional disparities, inequality and social inclusion
'More productive future-proofed crops via manipulation of photosynthesis to address global food security in 2050' with Dr Steve Long
22nd May 2023: 5:00pm
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In 2021 one in ten of the global population suffered starvation for a substantial portion of the year, a number that has been rising steadily since 2014.
'The Cattle-Grain-Beef Complex: Maize, feedlots, and British breeds in the rise of the modern food system' with Dr Nathan Sayre
18th May 2023: 12:30pm
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Intensive, industrial beef production in the US relies on confined animal feeding operations (CAFOs) and high-throughput slaughter and packing plants to produce reliable supplies at low prices.
'Technology and the future of work' with Jacky Wright
17th May 2023: 5:00pm
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Former Chief Digital Officer of Microsoft and secondee to the UK government (now Chief Technology and Platform Officer at McKinsey & Co), Jacky Wright draws on experience of digital transformations and the impact of AI on organisations, to talk about how businesses, individuals and societies can adapt and thrive.
Book Talk: 'Ravenous: how to get ourselves and our planet into shape' with Henry Dimbleby
11th May 2023: 5:00pm
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You may not be aware of this - not consciously, at least - but you do not control what you eat.
'Remote work across jobs, companies, and space' with Dr Bledi Taska
10th May 2023: 12:30pm
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The COVID-19 pandemic propelled an enormous uptake in hybrid and fully remote work.
'Technological change, the future of jobs and development' with Prof Joseph E. Stiglitz
2nd May 2023: 5:00pm
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Professor Joseph E. Stiglitz will examine the impact of rapid technological change on employment and livelihoods.
April
'Sharing the benefits from the global commons: deep-seabed mining' with Prof Dale Squires
27th April 2023: 5:00pm
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Benefits from the global commons, including from vaccines and deep-seabed, celestial, fishing, genetics, and polar resources, require sharing, but how?
March
'Can international humanitarian organisations adapt to face the challenges of this century?' with Yves Daccord
6th March 2023: 5:00pm
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The history of humanitarianism is one of vulnerabilities, power, mobilisation and adaptation.
February
'Inequalities: which ones matter, and what to do about them' with Prof Paul Johnson
27th February 2023: 5:00pm
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Paul Johnson, Director of The Institute for Fiscal Studies, will draw on the extensive work of the IFS-Deaton review of inequalities to look at how inequalities in earnings, incomes, wealth, and education have changed over time, as well as at inequalities between different sexes, ethnic minorities and age groups.
Panel discussion: 'Sustainable food: creating a food system for healthy people and planet'
22nd February 2023: 5:00pm
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Food systems are a major driver of global biodiversity loss, deforestation, water scarcity and pollution, and pesticide toxicity.
'Preventing pandemics at the source – stopping spillover' with Prof Peter Hudson
15th February 2023: 5:00pm
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While many of those working on emerging diseases expected a pandemic like COVID, and in many ways this one could have been much worse, there is now increased concern about how to prevent the next one.
Book talk 'Cloud Empires: How Digital Platforms Are Overtaking the State and How We Can Regain Control' with Prof Vili Lehdonvirta
6th February 2023: 5:00pm
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The early Internet was a lawless place, populated by scam artists who made buying or selling anything online risky business.
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