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“We’re all going to die! (Or are we?)”

What could AI mean for the next 50 years? Guest speaker, Martha Lane Fox, entrepreneur, legislator and board member, will draw on her wide-ranging experience to explore AI’s potential effects on work and business, entrepreneurial opportunity, existing institutions, culture, security and defence.

Chaired by Prof Diane Coyle, Bennett Professor of Public Policy at the University of Cambridge.

? Thursday 26 November 2026
 ? 17:30 to 19:00 (doors open at 17:00)
Lee Seng Tee Hall, Wolfson College, Cambridge, CB3 9BB

Free - booking is required

Book your place https://bit.ly/policylecture2026

Annual Public Policy Lecture: We’re all going to die! (Or are we?)

Drawing on her experience as an entrepreneur, legislator and board member, Martha Lane Fox will explore what AI could mean for the next 50 years, including its effects on work, business, entrepreneurial opportunity, existing institutions, culture, security and defence. Chaired by Prof Diane Coyle, Bennett Professor of Public Policy, University of Cambridge.

Tue 18 February 2025 5:30PM - 7:00PM

The King Lecture 2024/25 – Sir Shankar Balasubramanian

We are delighted to welcome Sir Shankar Balasubramanian as our speaker for the 2024/25 King Lecture, on Tuesday 18 February, at 5:30pm.

Wed 19 February 2025 6:00PM - 7:30PM

St Catharine's Political Economy Seminar Series - 'Reducing economic inactivity in the UK: An economic and political imperative' - Professor Christina Beatty

Date: 19 February 2025 Time: 18:00 -19:30 Speaker: Professor Christina Beatty Talk Title: 'Reducing economic inactivity in the UK: An economic and political imperative' Location: Ramsden Room, St Catharine's College

Thu 20 February 2025 2:00PM - 4:00PM

Highlight "History of Rome" by Quintus Fabius Pictor

"History of Rome" by Quintus Fabius Pictor, introduced by Tim Cornell (University of Manchester)

5:00PM - 6:00PM

Supply chain justice: the logistics of British border control

This talk is held as part of the Institute of Criminology's Lent Term 2025 Public Seminar Series.