Events this person is organising:

Thursday 12 March 2015 (8th Week, Hilary Term)

• 17:00 - Biodiversity and climate change: what happens when we turn up the heat on nature? by Dr Nathalie Seddon
  Dr Nathalie Seddon (Director of the Biodiversity Institute)

Monday 27 April 2015 (1st Week, Trinity Term)

• 17:00 - The world is fast
  TBA

Thursday 30 April 2015 (1st Week, Trinity Term)

• 17:00 - Realising human rights in a warming world by Prof Simon Caney
  Prof. Simon Caney (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 5 May 2015 (2nd Week, Trinity Term)

• 17:00 - "Nanotechnology for energy: an entrepreneurial perspective"
  TBA

Thursday 7 May 2015 (2nd Week, Trinity Term)

• 17:00 - Top-down or bottom-up: getting traction on climate change by Prof Steve Rayner
  Prof. Steve Rayner

Monday 11 May 2015 (3rd Week, Trinity Term)

• 17:00 - ‘We’ve never had it so good’ – how does the world today compare to 1957? - Panel discussion
  TBA

Tuesday 12 May 2015 (3rd Week, Trinity Term)

• 19:30 - The executive deficit at the heart of Whitehall: the systemic failings of UK Government
  TBA

Thursday 14 May 2015 (3rd Week, Trinity Term)

• 17:00 - Engineering a cooler planet: Could we? Should we? by Prof Richard Darton & Prof Steve Rayner
  Prof. Richard Darton, Prof. Steve Rayner

Monday 18 May 2015 (4th Week, Trinity Term)

• 17:00 - Inside climate negotiations: a personal perspective
  TBA

Thursday 21 May 2015 (4th Week, Trinity Term)

• 17:00 - Sustainable transport: electric dreams vs carbon reality by Prof David Banister & Dr Malcolm McCulloch
  Prof. David Banister, Dr Malcolm McCulloch

Wednesday 27 May 2015 (5th Week, Trinity Term)

• 17:00 - Sudden justice: America's secret drone wars
  TBA

Thursday 28 May 2015 (5th Week, Trinity Term)

• 17:00 - A wealthy, healthy planet: creating green economic growth by Prof Cameron Hepburn
  Professor Cameron Hepburn

Wednesday 3 June 2015 (6th Week, Trinity Term)

• 19:30 - Will China pass the US by 2030?
  Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
  Professor Joseph Nye

Thursday 15 October 2015 (1st Week, Michaelmas Term)

• 17:00 - Demographic change – the evolving health challenges
  Professor Sarah Harper (Oxford Institute of Population Ageing, University of Oxford), Professor Robyn Norton (Co-Director of The George Institute for Global Health)
  Ideas Into Action: 10 years of ground-breaking research

Monday 19 October 2015 (2nd Week, Michaelmas Term)

• 17:00 - Why are we waiting? The logic, urgency, and promise of tackling climate change
  Nicholas Stern (I. G. Patel Professor of Economics and Government at the London School of Economics, Member of the Oxford Martin School Advisory Council; President of the British Academy, Chair of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change, and former Chief Economist at the World Bank.)

Thursday 22 October 2015 (2nd Week, Michaelmas Term)

• 17:00 - Powering the world: can solar energy tackle climate change?
  Prof Malcolm McCulloch (Head of the University of Oxford’s Electrical Power Group and Co-Director of The Oxford Martin Programme on Integrating Renewable Energy), Prof Henry Snaith (Co-Director of the Programme on Solar Energy: Organic Photovoltaics)
  Ideas Into Action: 10 years of ground-breaking research

Friday 23 October 2015 (2nd Week, Michaelmas Term)

• 14:00 - Rebuilding trust in the global economy: lessons from Chinese law
  Professor Nicholas Morris (INET at the Oxford Martin School)

Tuesday 27 October 2015 (3rd Week, Michaelmas Term)

• 17:00 - Infectious disease: are we in control?
  Professor Jeffrey Almond (Oxford Martin Programme on Vaccines )
  General Talks

Wednesday 28 October 2015 (3rd Week, Michaelmas Term)

• 12:15 - The internet and innovation: succeeding in a time of accelerating technological change
  David Black (Google UK)

Thursday 29 October 2015 (3rd Week, Michaelmas Term)

• 17:00 - Facing the unknown: the future of humanity
  Professor Nick Bostrom (Future of Humanity Institute, Oxford Martin School)
  Ideas Into Action: 10 years of ground-breaking research

Tuesday 3 November 2015 (4th Week, Michaelmas Term)

• 17:00 - EU climate policy – where are we headed?
  Dr Jos Delbeke (Directorate-General for Climate Action)

Wednesday 4 November 2015 (4th Week, Michaelmas Term)

• 17:00 - The future of the professions: how technology will transform the work of human experts
  Professor Richard Susskind (Society for Computers and Law), Daniel Susskind (Balliol College, Oxford)

Thursday 5 November 2015 (4th Week, Michaelmas Term)

• 17:00 - Mind the gap: inequality and its impacts
  Professor Brian Nolan (Institute for New Economic Thinking at the Oxford Martin School), Professor John Muellbauer (Institute for New Economic Thinking at the Oxford Martin School)
  Ideas Into Action: 10 years of ground-breaking research

Tuesday 10 November 2015 (5th Week, Michaelmas Term)

• 17:00 - Behind the headlines: investigating the drivers and impacts of global migration
  Hein de Haas (University of Oxford)

Wednesday 11 November 2015 (5th Week, Michaelmas Term)

• 12:00 - The future of China’s economy
  Bert Hofman (World Bank)

Thursday 12 November 2015 (5th Week, Michaelmas Term)

• 17:00 - Understanding emerging infections
  Professor Angela McLean (Institute for Emerging Infections, Oxford Martin School)
  Ideas Into Action: 10 years of ground-breaking research

Monday 16 November 2015 (6th Week, Michaelmas Term)

• 17:30 - Humans need not apply: a guide to wealth and work in the age of artificial intelligence
  Professor Jerry Kaplan (Stanford)

Wednesday 18 November 2015 (6th Week, Michaelmas Term)

• 12:15 - Systemic risk: is there a trade-off between uniformity and stability?
  Christian Thimann (AXA)

Thursday 19 November 2015 (6th Week, Michaelmas Term)

• 17:00 - Creating the perfect human? The ethics of enhancement
  Professor Julian Savulescu (Institute for Science and Ethics, Oxford Martin School)
  Ideas Into Action: 10 years of ground-breaking research

Monday 23 November 2015 (7th Week, Michaelmas Term)

• 17:00 - The Oxford Martin School 10th Anniversary Lecture - Will technology's dark side eclipse humanity's bright future?
  Martin Rees, Lord Rees of Ludlow (University of Cambridge)

Thursday 26 November 2015 (7th Week, Michaelmas Term)

• 17:00 - Prevent and protect: vaccines and immune responses
  Prof Adrian Hill (Jenner Institute, University of Oxford)
  Ideas Into Action: 10 years of ground-breaking research

Thursday 3 December 2015 (8th Week, Michaelmas Term)

• 17:00 - Climate prediction in the 2020s
  Professor Tim Palmer (Programme on Modelling and Predicting Climate, Oxford Martin School)
  Ideas Into Action: 10 years of ground-breaking research

Thursday 21 January 2016 (1st Week, Hilary Term)

• 17:00 - 'The impact of new technologies on healthcare research' with Prof Martin Landray
  Professor Martin Landray (Nuffield Department of Population Health)
  Technology for tomorrow - the research shaping our future

Thursday 28 January 2016 (2nd Week, Hilary Term)

• 17:00 - 'Nanotechnology: the big picture' with Dr Eric Drexler and Dr Sonia Trigueros
  Dr Eric Drexler (Oxford Martin School ), Dr Sonia Trigueros (Oxford Martin School )
  Technology for tomorrow - the research shaping our future

Thursday 4 February 2016 (3rd Week, Hilary Term)

• 17:00 - 'Mind machines - the promise and problems of cognitive enhancement devices' with Prof Roi Cohen Kadosh and Dr Hannah Maslen
  Professor Roi Cohen-Kadosh (University of Oxford), Dr Hannah Maslen (Oxford Martin School )
  Technology for tomorrow - the research shaping our future

Thursday 11 February 2016 (4th Week, Hilary Term)

• 17:00 - 'The dawn of quantum technology' with Prof Simon Benjamin
  Professor Simon Benjamin (Oxford Martin School )
  Technology for tomorrow - the research shaping our future

Thursday 18 February 2016 (5th Week, Hilary Term)

• 17:00 - 'Algorithms among us: machine learning and society' with Dr Michael Osborne
  Dr Michael Osborne (Oxford Martin School )
  Technology for tomorrow - the research shaping our future

Thursday 25 February 2016 (6th Week, Hilary Term)

• 17:00 - 'New and novel technologies for vaccine delivery' with Dr Christine Rollier
  Dr Christine Rollier (Oxford Martin Programme on Vaccines )
  Technology for tomorrow - the research shaping our future

Thursday 3 March 2016 (7th Week, Hilary Term)

• 17:00 - 'Driverless vehicles: navigating an autonomous future' with Dr Ingmar Posner
  Dr Ingmar Posner (University of Oxford)
  Technology for tomorrow - the research shaping our future

Thursday 10 March 2016 (8th Week, Hilary Term)

• 17:00 - 'Predicting technological progress' with Prof Doyne Farmer
  Prof. Doyne Farmer
  Technology for tomorrow - the research shaping our future

Thursday 19 January 2017 (1st Week, Hilary Term)

• 17:00 - Panel Discussion: Gene editing revolution: should there be limits?
  Various Speakers
  New frontiers: pushing the boundaries of science and technology

Monday 23 January 2017 (2nd Week, Hilary Term)

• 17:30 - 'Thank you for being late: an optimist’s guide to thriving in the age of accelerations' with Thomas L. Friedman
  Thomas L. Friedman (New York Times)

Wednesday 25 January 2017 (2nd Week, Hilary Term)

• 17:00 - Panel Discussion: 'Is a post-truth world a post-expert world?'
  Achim Steiner (Oxford Martin School), Stefan Dercon (DFID), Professor Sir Peter Gluckman (International Network for Government Science Advice), Dr Gemma Harper (DEFRA)

Thursday 2 February 2017 (3rd Week, Hilary Term)

• 17:00 - "Expanding frontiers in space exploration" with Dr Colin Wilson
  TBA
  New frontiers: pushing the boundaries of science and technology

Thursday 9 February 2017 (4th Week, Hilary Term)

• 17:00 - "Exploring our inner space: discovering the deep sea and assessing human impact" with Prof Alex Rogers
  Prof Alex Rogers (Oxford Martin School)
  New frontiers: pushing the boundaries of science and technology

Thursday 16 February 2017 (5th Week, Hilary Term)

• 17:00 - "Can future energy needs be met sustainably?" with Professor Sir Chris Llewellyn Smith
  Sir Chris Llewellyn Smith (University of Oxford)
  New frontiers: pushing the boundaries of science and technology

Tuesday 21 February 2017 (6th Week, Hilary Term)

• 12:30 - 'Climate change: what’s new, what’s next?' with Karen Florini
  Karen Florini
• 17:00 - 'Restoring trust in finance' with Gordon Menzies
  Gordon Menzies (University of Technology Sydney)

Wednesday 22 February 2017 (6th Week, Hilary Term)

• 17:00 - "The global refugee crisis and what to do about it" with Rt Hon David Miliband
  Rt Hon David Miliband (International Rescue Committee)

Thursday 23 February 2017 (6th Week, Hilary Term)

• 17:00 - "Knowing what not to know: sharing and hiding information in digital societies" with Dr Joss Wright
  Dr Joss Wright (Oxford Martin School)
  New frontiers: pushing the boundaries of science and technology

Thursday 2 March 2017 (7th Week, Hilary Term)

• 17:00 - "Hacking nature’s computers: exploring quantum computation with organic molecules" with Prof Vlatko Vedral
  Prof. Vlatko Vedral (Co-Director of the Oxford Martin Programme on Bio-Inspired Quantum Technologies)
  New frontiers: pushing the boundaries of science and technology

Tuesday 7 March 2017 (8th Week, Hilary Term)

• 17:00 - 'African Futures: navigating a profound transition' - panel discussion
  Winnie Byanyima (Oxfam), Achim Steiner (Oxford Martin School), Dr Carlos Lopes (Oxford Martin School)

Thursday 9 March 2017 (8th Week, Hilary Term)

• 17:00 - "Africa’s health in transition" with Prof Kevin Marsh
  Professor Kevin Marsh (University of Oxford)
  New frontiers: pushing the boundaries of science and technology

Thursday 20 April 2017 (0th Week, Trinity Term)

• 17:00 - 'The second wave of the second machine age' with Prof Erik Brynjolfsson
  Professor Erik Brynjolfsson (MIT)

Thursday 4 May 2017 (2nd Week, Trinity Term)

• 17:00 - 'Rebel’s or farmer’s best friend? The Janus face of ‘blood diamonds’ and other conflict minerals'
  Dr Anouk Rigterink
  The nature of conflict

Monday 8 May 2017 (3rd Week, Trinity Term)

• 17:00 - 'The concept of time in biology, and the unity of life'
  Professor Brian J. Enquist

Thursday 11 May 2017 (3rd Week, Trinity Term)

• 17:00 - 'Climate Violence?'
  Professor Clionadh Raleigh
  The nature of conflict

Wednesday 17 May 2017 (4th Week, Trinity Term)

• 17:00 - 'Moral outrage in the digital age'
  Dr Molly Crockett (University of Oxford)

Thursday 18 May 2017 (4th Week, Trinity Term)

• 17:00 - 'Food security and conflict: narratives and interventions'
  Professor Gunnar Sørbø
  The nature of conflict

Monday 22 May 2017 (5th Week, Trinity Term)

• 12:30 - 'Environment, conflict and peacebuilding: a personal journey of change within the United Nations'
  David Jensen (UNEP)
  The nature of conflict

Thursday 25 May 2017 (5th Week, Trinity Term)

• 17:00 - 'The ecology of war: an evolutionary perspective on conflict over resources and prospects for peace'
  Dominic Johnson (Department of Politics and International Relations)
  The nature of conflict

Monday 5 June 2017 (7th Week, Trinity Term)

• 16:00 - 'An age old problem? Exploring Britain’s new wealth divides'
  Conor D'Arcy (Resolution Foundation), Laura Gardiner (Resolution Foundation), Professor John Muellbauer (Institute for New Economic Thinking at the Oxford Martin School), Professor Brian Nolan (Institute for New Economic Thinking at the Oxford Martin School), The Rt Hon. the Lord Willetts (Resolution Foundation)

Tuesday 6 June 2017 (7th Week, Trinity Term)

• 17:00 - 'Disruptive oil and electricity futures'
  Amory Lovins (Rocky Mountain Institute)