Foresight Conference 2019

Foresight Conference 2019

Foresight Conference 2019, held on 25-26 July, sought to understand what “Society 4.0”, or society in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, could look like. We examined this future society through the lenses of Individuals, Relationships, Time, and Values.

Participants included:

• Geoff Mulgan, Chief Executive, National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA)

• Ken Liu, Hugo- and Nebula-winning author of speculative fiction, programmer, lawyer, technologist

• Huw Price, Bertrand Russell Professor of Philosophy and Fellow of Trinity College, University of Cambridge

• Cecile Wendling, Group Head, Foresight, AXA. Researcher, Centre de Sociologie des Organisations

• Eugene Wei, Angel investor and former Head of Video, Oculus VR

• Yeo Wei Wei, Writer, translator, and former lecturer and tutor in Literature and Creative Writing, National University of Singapore

• Jaan Tallinn, Co-founder, Skype and Kazaa. Co-founder, Centre for the Study of Existential Risk, Cambridge University. Co-founder, Future of Life Institute, MIT

• Pamela Chng, Founder, Bettr Barista Coffee Academy

• Nick Yee, Co-founder and analytics lead, Quantic Foundry

• Catherine Fieschi, Founder and Executive Director, Counterpoint