Events

At this event hosted by UK think tank RUSI their Cyber and Tech team will host the Cyber Monitoring Centre for a review of its work during 2025. In 2025, the Cyber Monitoring Centre (CMC) completed independent assessments of two major cyber events, providing a clearer view of their scale, financial impact and recommendations to improve the UK’s cyber...

This event hosted by UK think tank Chatham House discusses scaling health literacy initiatives to unlock inclusive growth, productivity and economic resilience. This panel event, hosted by Chatham House in partnership with Haleon and Global Health Partnerships, analyses health literacy as an imperative to health inclusivity and an economic and GDP driver in an increasingly...

This event hosted by UK think tank Onward explores the often overlooked additional schemes and freebies available to those on Universal Credit. Following the release of our report, The Hidden Benefits Bill, this event will explore the often overlooked additional schemes and freebies available to those on Universal Credit. We’ll discuss how today’s welfare system shapes work...

This event hosted by UK think tank Chatham House reflects on Trump’s trade war and the prospects for the world trading system. President Trump’s second term tariff policies have upended long-standing global trade arrangements, caused market volatility and accelerated trends towards economic regionalism. Traditional trading partners are reassessing their economic and security relationships with the...

This event hosted by UK think tank RUSI explores hostile state actions in Sub-Saharan Africa, the weaponisation of identity and the implications for regional stability. State threats in Sub-Saharan Africa are evolving, and so too are the ways in which they are understood and experienced. Our latest RUSI research examines how social identities, including gender, are weaponised by state and...

This event hosted by UK think tank Chatham House explores what a new constitution means for Kazakhstan’s future. In late January, Kazakhstan unveiled sweeping constitutional amendments that would reshape the majority of its current constitution, introducing a vice presidency, dissolving the upper chamber of parliament and restoring a fully proportional party list system. While the...

This event hosted by UK think tank Chatham House examines what defines the US–China struggle for global influence – and what is at stake. As geopolitical competition intensifies, the United States and China are shaping a global landscape defined by strategic rivalry, technological ambition and a widening contest for influence. From trade and industrial policy...

This event hosted by UK think tank NIESR will discuss the economic and political impact of the increased NATO defence spending targets. Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 there has been an increase in global tensions and security challenges. At the 2025 NATO summit, in response to criticism from President Trump, member states committed...

This event hosted by UK think tank the Institute for Policy Research discusses the realities of unpaid care and the urgent policy challenges it raises. Overview Join Kate Hamblin and Emily Kenway for a discussion about the realities of unpaid care and the urgent policy challenges it raises. About the event Millions of people throughout...

This event hosted by UK think tank the Institute of Economic Affairs discusses the role of cities in solving Britain's growth problem. Is Britain’s growth challenge an urban one? Economic activity in the UK is heavily concentrated in a single global city. London drives productivity, innovation and high-value services, while the rest of the country is divided...

This event hosted by UK think tank RUSI explores how advances in AI and LLMs could be exploited to support terrorist financing activity. This online webinar features a new CRAAFT (Collaborative Responses to the Role of New Technologies in Terrorist Financing) research briefing, ‘Terrorist Financing via Large Language Models (LLMs)’, by Jason Blazakis, Professor at the...

This event hosted by UK think tank the Institute for Fiscal Studies reflects on ten years of tax devolution and discusses what the future holds for UK taxes. Ten years ago, Scotland was taking its first steps with tax devolution. Its new land and buildings transactions tax (LBTT) had removed the slab structure for residential...

This event hosted by UK think tank the Henry Jackson Society discusses disinformation and populism. The rise of far-right and far-left political parties has been a long-standing concern for policymakers. In the last few years, Europe, the US, and the UK have seen an alarming rise of populism and populist political parties – raising fears...

This event hosted by UK think tank the Sutton Trust discusses the opportunities and challenges surrounding the government’s proposed SEND reforms. Following the publication of the Schools White Paper, the Sutton Trust are hosting a panel event in Westminster to discuss the opportunities and challenges surrounding the government’s proposed SEND reforms. The panel will draw...

This event hosted by UK think tank Bright Blue discusses how centrists can change and win. We are delighted to invite you to join our next Ludgate Lecture, a series where we hear from prominent thinkers and decision makers on the biggest issues of our time. For our next event, we will be hosting Adrian Wooldridge....