Events

This event hosted by UK think tank Chatham House reflects on Kenya’s influence and status within a rapidly changing international context. Kenya has long been recognized as a regional anchor state and an assertive voice for Africa on the international stage. Its strategic importance has grown amid global power shifts and a turbulent security landscape in...

This event hosted by UK think tank the Institute of Development Studies explores how climate impacts can heighten instability in fragile contexts. We are witnessing more global conflicts than at any time since 1946. The intersection of state fragility, climate change, and security has become a central concern for development and humanitarian actors in the face of this. This event, brought...

This event hosted by UK think tank Chatham House explores strategies for rebuilding regional order and security in the Sahel. From the Lake Chad Basin to western Mali, insecurity in West Africa is profoundly transnational. Yet regional political fragmentation, driven by the recent wave of coups in the central Sahel, has undermined effective cross‑border security...

This event hosted by UK think tank the Adam Smith Institute marks the 250th anniversary of the publication of 'The Wealth of Nations'. To celebrate the legacy of Adam Smith, we are delighted to welcome Rory Sutherland - Vice-Chairman of Ogilvy UK and Britain’s most bohemian adman - to the National Liberal Club. Exactly 250...

This event hosted by UK think tank the Institute of Welsh Affairs highlights the ways a greener economic transition can benefit Wales. Join us as we explore the role of nature at the heart of our economy and highlight the ways a greener economic transition can benefit Wales. We all depend on our natural world...

This event hosted by UK think tank UK in a Changing Europe discusses European security and whether current structures and policies are fit for purpose. Rapid shifts in global politics have led to an intensified debate about European security. The war in Ukraine has entered its fifth year; Trump’s erratic foreign policy agenda has called...

This event hosted by UK think tank the Institute of Welsh Affairs discusses a sustainable future for local government in Wales. How can the next Welsh Government support a sustainable future for Welsh local government? We all depend on local government to deliver vital services and support the places we live, play and work in,...

This event hosted by UK think tank Centre for Cities launches their report on the geography of business investment. The Government’s Industrial Strategy aims to improve access to equity and enable high-growth businesses, especially in “underserved areas”. But what is the size of the geographic gap to SME equity finance? What are the main constraints,...

This event hosted by UK think tank the Adam Smith Institute assesses the relationship between autocracy, economic liberalisation and low-carbon energy sources. ​Join us for a Book Launch assessing the relationship between autocracy, economic liberalisation and low-carbon energy sources with Dr McPherson-Smith on Wednesday, 11th March ​Why do some autocrats embrace the free market while...

This event hosted by UK think tank the Joseph Rowntree Foundation explores signs of recent movement in cultural mindsets about homes. If you've followed our Talking about Homes project, you'll know that it’s underpinned by research into the mindsets that people hold on housing. We need to understand the mindsets that shape people’s thinking — the...

This event hosted by UK think tank NIESR discusses what constitutes good taxation in terms of design, administration, and simplification. Join us for a panel discussion, organized in collaboration with the Society of Professional Economists,  examining the principles of effective tax policy in the UK. Following the Spring Budget, Paul Johnson (former Director, Institute for...

This event hosted by UK think tank the Institute for Policy Research explores the unseen workforce and global supply chains that make artificial intelligence possible. Overview Join James Muldoon for an exploration of the unseen workforce and global supply chains that make artificial intelligence possible. About the event Drawing on more than a decade of...

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 the Social Market Foundation will discuss the gap between people’s expectations of their retirement and reality. This Social Market Foundation panel event will launch new research on the looming ‘pension shock’ that those in their 40s and 50s are likely to face upon discovering the inadequacy of their...

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...