Battle of Ideas 2015
Festival weekend: Technology & The City

Fuller details of sessions are available where the title is in bold.

Saturday 17 October: 10.00-11.30
The New Industrial Revolution? Frobisher 4-6
From HS2 to virtual reality: the new industrial revolution?
Saturday 17 October: 12.00-13.00
The New Industrial Revolution? Frobisher 4-6
Start-up Nation: are entrepreneurs the future?
Saturday 17 October: 14.00-15.30
The New Industrial Revolution? Frobisher 4-6
The Sharing Economy: radical capitalism or high-tech pocket money?
Saturday 17 October: 16.00-17.15
The New Industrial Revolution? Frobisher 4-6
Uber and out: is there a future for driving?
Saturday 17 October: 17.30-18.45
The New Industrial Revolution? Frobisher 4-6
Balloon debate: what's the best invention ever?
Sunday 18 October: 10.00-11.30
Battle for our Cities Frobisher Auditorium 2
From devolution to Northern Powerhouse: is this the Age of Regions?
Battle over Technology Cinema 2
Can technology solve the ageing timebomb?
Sunday 18 October: 12.00-13.15
Battle over Technology Cinema 2
Man vs machine: who controls the robots?
Sunday 18 October: 12.00-13.00
Battle for our Cities Frobisher Auditorium 2
From tsunamis to terror attacks: do we need resilient cities?
Sunday 18 October: 14.00-15.30
Keynote Controversies Cinema 1
Is technology limiting our humanity?
Battle for our Cities Frobisher Auditorium 2
Gentrify this: the pros and cons of urban development
Sunday 18 October: 17.30-18.45
Battle for our Cities Frobisher Auditorium 2
From plazamania to Garden Bridge: why the fuss about public space?

After Gaza: the return of anti-semitism?

"Although 'battle' suggests destruction, these were some of the most constructive debates I've taken part in. This was civilised conflict in the best sense of both words."
Julian Baggini, author, Welcome to Everytown: A Journey into the English Mind, and The Ego Trick

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