What if the way we measure the economy is all wrong? What if the numbers that drive policy, wealth, and opportunity are stuck in the past—telling us only part of the story?

For decades, we’ve used the same economic metrics to track growth and prosperity, but today’s world looks nothing like the one in which they were created. Digital innovation, climate constraints, and shifting labour markets demand a new way of thinking.

Join award-winning economist and policy expert Diane Coyle, in conversation with Daniel Susskind, at The Conduit for a conversation that flips traditional economics on its head. She’ll challenge the outdated tools we rely on, question what we should be measuring, and explore how data shapes everything—from wages to democracy to the future of work.

Numbers matter. But are we counting the right things?

Event Schedule

6:00pm: Pre-event socialising and networking

A cash bar will be available for refreshments.

6:15pm: Event begins

7:30pm: Event ends

Speakers:

Diane Coyle is the Bennett Professor of Public Policy at the University of Cambridge. She is the author of Cogs and Monsters: What Economics Is and What It Should Be, GDP: A Brief But Affectionate History (both Princeton), and many other books.

Daniel Susskind is a Research Professor in Economics at King’s College London and a Senior Research Associate at the Institute for Ethics in AI at Oxford University. He is the author of A World without Work and co-author of the bestselling The Future of the Professions. Previously, he worked in various roles in the British Government – in the Prime Minister’s Strategy Unit, in the Policy Unit in 10 Downing Street, and in the Cabinet Office.