Gordon Brown
Wiring a Web for Global Good
We’re at a unique moment in history, says former UK prime minister Gordon Brown: we can use today’s interconnectedness to develop our shared global ethic and work together to confront the challenges of poverty, security, climate change, and the economy.
Neha Narula
The Future of Money
What happens when the way we buy, sell, and pay for things changes, perhaps even removing the need for banks or currency-exchange bureaus? That’s the radical promise of a world powered by cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum. We’re not there yet, but in this sparky talk, digital currency researcher Neha Narula describes the collective fiction of money — and paints a picture of a very different-looking future.
Paddy Ashdown
The Global Power Shift
Paddy Ashdown believes we are living in a moment in history when power is changing in ways it never has before. In a spellbinding talk, he outlines the three major global shifts that he sees coming.
David Cameron
The Next Age of Government
The former UK prime minister says we’re entering a new era in which governments themselves have less power (and less money) and people empowered by technology have more. Tapping into new ideas on behavioral economics, David Cameron explores how these trends could be turned into smarter policy.