​We live in a time of dramatic changes in the capabilities of technologies. Political and social norms are being disrupted as never before. Humanity faces both unprecedented risks and unprecedented opportunities.

• ​How can society make wise decisions about which technologies to encourage and which to constrain?

• ​How can society ensure that these decisions are followed in practice, rather than being ignored or subverted by powerful self-interested forces?

• ​How can a technoprogressive coalition grow in strength, as a decisive counter to existing worldviews which are more likely to leave humanity diminished, fragmented, or even extinct?

​Join members of London Futurists and the IEET (Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies) in this free-to-attend event, held in the LSBU Hub in London SE1.

​Please register for this event only if you plan to attend the actual venue, at the LSBU Hub.

​Event themes

​Speakers will be address themes such as:

• ​Technologies for collaboration

• ​Democracy in the wake of AI

• ​Politics and human enhancement

• ​Abundance: Creating it, sustaining it, and sharing it

• ​The techlash as a catalyst for profound change

• ​The Technoprogressive Declaration, 12 years later

• ​Beyond the Green New Deal: global health and technological justice

• ​Society as a Service – assessing the Network State

• ​The impending Economic Singularity: myth or reality?

• ​AI misalignment: how bad could things get?

• ​Regulation in the era of augmented capabilities

• ​PostCapitalism and PostSocialism

• ​Progressive politics if there’s no working class

• ​Escaping from Moloch: avoiding the race to the bottom

• ​The Longevity Dividend: making it real

• ​Alternative banners: Transhumanism, Vitalism, Prometheanism, or what?

• ​From Cold War 2.0 to a new world order?

• ​Ethics: by whom and for whom?

• ​Lobbying for better policies: dos and don’ts

• ​Concrete next steps in building the technoprogressive coalition

​Schedule

​The event will run from 9:30 to 17:00 on Saturday 19th September, and from 10:00 to 16:30 on Sunday 20th September. Both days will include a 90 minute break for lunch and networking , and another 30 minute refreshment break in the afternoon.

​More details will be published nearer the date - along with options to

• ​Join speakers for dinner gatherings

• ​Purchase speaker books at specially discounted rates

​Speakers already confirmed

​Alex Williams

​Political theorist and author

​Topic: The paradoxes of contemporary AI capitalism

​Carissa Véliz

​Professor in Philosophy, University of Oxford

​Topic: Prediction, Power, and the Fight for the Future

​Eli Zupnick

​Communications Strategist, Singularity Communications

​Topic: Technoprogressive opportunities: learning from the American situation

​Eva Pascoe

​Vice Chair, Royal Society of Arts

​Topic: The future of commerce and work

​Indra Adnan

​Co-Initiator and Founder, The Alternative UK

​Topic: Co-convening regenerative politics

​James Hughes

​Executive Director, Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies

​Topic: Strengthening the technoprogressive current

​Marc Roux

​President, Technoprog

​Topic: Changing human nature or changing human institutions?

​Mark Robinson

​Senior Science Diplomacy Advisor, Oxford Martin School AI Governance Initiative

​Topic: The future International Artificial Intelligence Agency

​Matteo MacDermant

​Researcher and podcaster, Bread and Robots

​Topic: Technoprogressive Worldbuilding 101

​Nafeez Ahmed

​Systems theorist, investigative journalist, strategic advisor, Age of Transformation

​Topic: Planetary Phase Shift and Civilisation Renewal

​Parmy Olson

​Technology Columnist, Bloomberg

​Topic: Supremacy: The AI race that is changing the world

​Pat Kane

​Co-Initiator & Editor, The Alternative UK

​Topic: Co-convening regenerative politics

​Paul Mason

​Journalist, The New World; Author, “Postcapitalism: A Guide to Our Future”

​Topic: Postcapitalism and Agentic AI

​Rohit Talwar

​Global futurist and publisher, Fast Future

​Topic: Society as a Service: The why, by who, and how of networked states and societies

​Steve Keen

​Economist and author, Debunking Economics

​Topic: How economists will destroy capitalism

​For more details

​A fuller description is provided on the London Futurists website - including some suggestions for nearby accommodation.

​If you are a member of Meetup, you can also let people know you are planning to attend by RSVPing on this page.