The coming year is poised to be one of unpredictability and upheaval. Donald Trump’s return to the White House is expected to reignite his ‘America First’ agenda, reshaping global trade, economics, and geopolitics. Meanwhile, the world faces escalating regional conflicts, from the ongoing crises in Ukraine and Gaza to rising tensions in the South China Sea, fuelling fears of an emerging axis of autocratic powers challenging the rules-based international order. Alongside these challenges are rapid advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other transformative technologies, which are redefining industries, reshaping the future of work, and impacting daily life at an unprecedented pace.

At The Conduit, join a distinguished panel featuring Bianca Nobilo, Robert Fox, Ben Bland and Ravi Mattu, led by Michael Bociurkiw, to explore these pressing global issues and their far-reaching implications.

Speakers:

Bianca Nobilo, Chief External Affairs Officer at IFS with a focus on AI and advanced technology ethics and policy. Previously a CNN news anchor and correspondent.

Robert Fox has worked as a journalist and broadcaster since 1967, and is defence correspondent for the Evening Standard.

Ben Bland is the director of the Asia-Pacific programme at Chatham House. His research focuses on the nexus of politics, economics and international relations in Southeast Asia, as well as China’s growing role in the broader region and the contours of US-China strategic competition.

Ravi Mattu is the managing editor of DealBook. He joined The New York Times in 2022 from the Financial Times, where he held a number of senior roles. He served as the paper’s deputy Asia news editor based in Hong Kong, where he helped oversee coverage of the city’s pro-democracy protests in 2019, the Covid pandemic and the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. He also worked as the FT’s technology, media and telecom editor, acting editor of the weekend magazine and editor of the management section.

Moderated by Michael Bociurkiw, Global Affairs Analyst and Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council.