Battle of Ideas festival 2026

The Battle of Ideas festival (#BattleFest), organised by the Academy of Ideas, takes place at Church House Westminster over the weekend of 17–18 October, 2026. (There are also a number of satellite events taking place around the UK, and the rest of Europe, both before and after the conference.)  Tools I have created some useful tools for the …

In conversation: Jimmy Wales, 2012

As part of the Mayor’s London 2012 Debates – hosted to complement the London 2012 Olympics – which took place in the City Hall council chamber, I conducted an ‘in conversation’ with Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales on ‘Technology: Disruption and Convergence’; chaired contributions by selected respondents; and facilitated an audience Q&A. I was also involved …