Future Shock: the trends, technologies and movements that should be defining the 2015 election (but aren’t)

In 2015, Britain will vote on how it will be governed for the next five years. We can expect a hard-fought, gritty, often negative campaign from all the main parties.

But a lot will change over the next five years. At this event, we’ll look at important trends and technologies that will shape the UK and its economy in the not-so-distant future, and what policy-makers should be doing about them.

Expect lively discussion from across the political spectrum, controversial economic views, and demonstrations of future technologies and the effect they will have on us.

Speakers will include: Diane Coyle, Izzy Kaminska, Michael Osborne, Tyler Cowen and a host of experts and practitioners from the UK and around the world.

You can join the conversation on Twitter using the hashtag #futureshock.

Six interactive workshops will cover the following subjects:

• Creativity vs Robots - this session will look at the future of the UK’s creative economy in the coming decade, and what sort of policy is needed to help it thrive.
• A Collaborative Economy that Works for People This session will present possible futures for the collaborative economy in the UK – both good and bad – and consider how the next government should respond to them.
• The big shift for health: How technology can empower patients and stop the NHS going bust - This session will explore the potential of a burgeoning digital health sector to help addressing the needs of patients in the 21st century and ensure the long-term viability of the NHS.
• A New Movement in Education- A new movement is afoot in the world of education. It combines academic education with practical learning, and traditional teaching with new technologies. Here we are going to look at new movement, and discuss the policies the next government should put in place to promote it.
• Industrial Policy for 21st Century- It’s increasingly accepted that governments have an important role to play in promoting innovation. What policies should a future government put in place to make innovation flourish
• The coming fight over data - This session will outline the key issues in the coming fight over data. Speakers from a wide range of perspectives on data regulation and innovation will debate and paint a picture of how the UK’s data landscape will change as a result of regulatory trends in the future.

Register your interest today and we will confirm by return prior to the event.