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Chair of London Futurists. Principal of Delta Wisdom

Updates to the Anticipating 2040 event agenda

Posted on 27 September, 2015 by David Wood

Dear Futurists, 1.) Speaker schedule The speaker schedule for Anticipating 2040, happening next Saturday, 3rd October, is now confirmed. From http://anticipating2040.com/: 09.15: Registration, refreshments, and networking 09.40: Dean Bubley (Founder, Disruptive Analysis): “Co-chair’s opening remarks” 09:45: Rohit Talwar (CEO of Fast … Continue reading →

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Anticipating September (and beyond)

Posted on 31 August, 2015 by David Wood

Dear Futurists A few days ago, London Futurists Meetup sailed past the landmark figure of 4,000 members. (At time of writing, membership has now reached 4,033.) Many thanks to everyone for their support and interest in the future! This success … Continue reading →

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Brave New World – 1, 2, 3

Posted on 12 August, 2015 by David Wood

Dear London Futurists – I’ve got three announcements to share with you. 1.) Brave New World and London Futurists It’s my a pleasure to announce that London Futurists are supporting a prize contest run by TheatreCloud and the Touring Consortium … Continue reading →

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London Futurists news, 10th August 2015

Posted on 10 August, 2015 by David Wood

Dear London Futurists, I’ve got a few items of news to share: 1.) New venue for occasional London Futurists events: Birkbeck College is a fine event for the London Futurists meetups on Saturday afternoons. However, it’s not so easy to … Continue reading →

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Anticipating 2040 – the event and the book

Posted on 26 June, 2015 by David Wood

Dear Futurists, Anticipating 2040 – the event The website is now live for the forthcoming London Futurists event “Anticipating 2040: Roadmap to sustainable abundance”: http://anticipating2040.com/. This event is taking place on Saturday 3rd October. It will feature eleven speakers who will address aspects … Continue reading →

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The future of business

Posted on 22 June, 2015 by David Wood

Speaker Rohit Talwar Speakers David Wood and Julian Snape Slides from David Wood available here Speakers Calum Chace and Martin Dinov Speakers Dean Bubley and Yates Bubley Speakers David Wortley and Andrew Vladimirov Slides from David Wortley available here Speakers … Continue reading →

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London Futurists news, 17th May 2015

Posted on 17 May, 2015 by David Wood

Dear Futurists, 1.) The future of anti-aging activism? It is destroying me. It is destroying my family. But most important, it is destroying all of you. It is aging. Aging wipes out all the beauty in the world. These impassioned words … Continue reading →

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The future of robot ethics

Posted on 19 April, 2015 by David Wood

What will it mean for robots with AI (artificial intelligence) to become conscious, have emotions, and gain social responsibilities? Will they become moral subjects, with ethical obligations and rights? In this presentation, Dr Joanna Bryson, Reader in the Department of Computer … Continue reading →

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London Futurists news, 18th Apr 2015

Posted on 18 April, 2015 by David Wood

Dear Futurists, 1.) Forthcoming London Futurists events Several new London Futurists events have been scheduled in the last week or so. As a quick reminder, here’s what’s in the diary at time of writing: The future of robot ethics, with … Continue reading →

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The winning of the carbon war

Posted on 8 March, 2015 by David Wood

Dr Jeremy Leggett is a social entrepreneur and author of a number of key books on the subject of climate change. At this London Futurists event, he explained why he thinks the tide is turning in the battle for clean … Continue reading →

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