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What does tomorrow look like? Future Societies gathers world leaders, tech innovators, policymakers and activists to examine how technology is transforming the way we live, learn, work and play.
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Future Societies

Discover what lies in store for society, as we explore four curated content streams at Future Societies. That’s not all – your ticket also gives you access to all roundtables and masterclasses, and to talks on 15-plus other tracks at Collision.

What's happening?

The tech industry is experiencing mass layoffs as funding cools off and valuations dip. Those who’ve been hardest hit are the working people behind tech’s behemoths. Does the imperative to turn a profit trump the welfare of their employees?

The people vs Big Tech

As tech becomes all-pervasive, the need to establish effective regulations grows more urgent. What we say and even how we think is threatened by the almighty algorithm. In the past decade we have seen the legitimacy of elections come under question and cybersecurity top national agendas. Do we need technology to save democracy or are we saving democracy from technology?

Will tech save democracy or destroy it?

Much of our everyday life has moved online, a process that was accelerated during the pandemic. We leave digital footprints wherever we go which can be tracked, interpreted and monetized. Is the trade-off for convenience our privacy? If the way in which we communicate is monopolised, how can we ensure that our private lives are protected?

Is digital privacy a human right?

In spite of all the advances we&#8217;ve made in tech and innovation, have we really done enough to stop human suffering and climate disaster? Why are we still dealing with famine, drought and war in the 21st century? In what ways has tech failed to fix these global crises and what needs to happen to make sure we confront them head on?

Will we regret the future?

Meet some of our past Future Societies speakers

Co-founder

Ayọ (fka Opal) Tometi

The First Lady of Ukraine

Olena Zelenska

Malala Yousafzai

Competition Commissioner EU

Margrethe Vestager

Prime Minister

Justin Trudeau

Pedro Sánchez

President

Deborah Archer

Ursula von der Leyen

António Costa

Academic and activist

Cornel West

Executive Chairman of the Institute for Global Change; Former Prime Minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Tony Blair

Former VP of United States & Chairman

Al Gore

The Facebook Whistleblower

Frances Haugen

Secretary-General

Kumi Naidoo

Edward Snowden

Companies that have joined our events

Al Gore, Chairman, Generation Investment Management

“The will to change is itself a renewable resource.”

Christiana Figueres, Convenor, Mission 2020

“We really do have a responsibility to draw the line and change the course.”

Laura Miele, Chief Studios Officer, Electronic Arts

“I believe everything is going to be OK, and that our future is going to be better than our past.”

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