Talks
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.
| Mon 16 March | 5:30PM - 6:45PM |
Highlight From Cambridge to the World: AI and Digital Policy Cambridge experts explore how AI and digital research, learning and policymaking can drive fair and sustainable growth. |
| Tue 17 March | 5:45PM - 7:30PM |
The Alphabeticians - documentary screening and discussion on heritage crafts Cambridge premiere of new short documentary, The Alphabeticians - exploring the Cardozo Kindersley Workshop, which was founded in the city in 1946. Screening followed by a panel discussion addressing the legacy of heritage craft in the current age, the challenges faced and the importance of human making. |
| 6:00PM - 7:00PM |
"A Purple Testament of Bleeding War: On the Art of Biography and the Poetics of Silence". In this lecture, Dr Terri Ochiagha embraces the idea of biography not just as a portrait, but as a composite work of art. She believes that such orientation requires the commitment to truth—inasmuch as the truth of a life can be retrieved—to coexist with the commitment to beauty. |
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| Thu 19 March | 2:15PM - 4:00PM |
Highlight Emma Griffin on "The Making of the English Working Class" by E.P. Thompson Emma Griffin (QMUL) will speak about "The Making of the English Working Class" (1963) by E.P. Thompson. |
| 5:00PM - 6:30PM |
In this Masterclass we will hear from trade unionist Sharan Burrow as she talks about her life's work, the meaning of trade unionism, and what we can learn from her experiences. |