Programme
How Should We Think About the Future?
Ian Goldin, Margaret Heffernan, Sophie Howe
What are the long-term trends and ideas – especially in terms of technological change, globalisation and governance – that will have an impact on cities and regions?
Who Owns the City?
Sheila Foster, Guy Standing
Who has the right to the city? How can we encourage all to participate in and help make future cities?
Beyond Apologies: Past Guilt and Urban Futures
Michele Curtis, Lawrence Hoo, Joshua Jelly-Schapiro, Michael Jenkins, Olivette Otele, Anne Thomas
Writers, artists, academics and activists debate how guilty cities should feel about their past and – critically – what cities should do about this to create better futures for all.
The Future of Urban Tolerance
Sunder Katwala, Sara Khan
What is the state of extremism in cities and towns? Can the pluralistic nature and tolerance of cities combat extremism and build a better future for all?
Lux Musicae
Lux Musicae London, Ignacio Lusardi, Ahmed Mukhtar
Ensemble Lux Musicae London in collaboration with Flamenco virtuoso Ignacio Lusardi and oud maestro Ahmed Mukhtar set Sephardic and Arabic music alongside Spanish composers of the late 16th to 18th centuries to tell a story of the Iberian peninsula and its music.
Can Both Cities and Towns Prosper?
Kerry Hudson, Will Jennings, Lisa Nandy, Ros Wynne-Jones
As power is (slowly) devolved to sub-regions, towns and cities need to work together and plan for the future. How can we ensure that both prosper?
Urban Data Monitoring and City Progress
Michele Acuto, Jessica Espey, Sean Fox, Patricia McCarney, Liz Zeidler
Around the world, people are developing ways to gather and interpret real-time data about everything from traffic flows to the moods of crowds. But do we really need all this data? Are we measuring the right things?
Renewing Democracy
Michele Acuto, Claudia Chwalisz, Darren Hughes, Ece Temelkuran
Is there a role for cities in making democracy work for all? How do we get the city leaders we need? How can we get citizens engaged in their city?
Cabot Institute Annual Lecture 2019
Sean Fox, Andrew Kelly, Helen Manchester, Susan Parnell
Can we thrive as an urban species?
Building Liveable Neighbourhoods
Steve Melia, Miriam Ricci, Danielle Sinnett
What makes a liveable neighbourhood? What recommendations can we bring together for future cities?
MPs’ Question Time
Thangam Debbonaire, Darren Jones, Kerry McCarthy, Karin Smyth
What do Bristol's four MPs think about the future of the city?
Finding My Voice
Nadiya Hussain
Nadiya Hussain considers her roles as mother, Muslim, working woman and celebrity, and questions the barriers which many women must cross to be heard.
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