2021 Annual Lecture

Thursday 15th April 2021 First Ideas Network 2030 Annual Lecture Global Trends to 2030: The challenges ahead for Europe by Klaus Welle, Secretary General, European Parliament The organisers of IN2030 have decided to establish an annual…

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Apr 2023 – Spring Seminar

Scroll down for more information or click to jump to summaries and videos for each session > Introduction to event > Opening remarks > Sustainability: Net zero 2050: at what cost? > Geopolitics: “Europe’s Collective Security:…

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Spring Seminar

Thursday 20 April 2023 SPRING SEMINAR: Sustainability and Geopolitics: 2030 and beyond Online event Morning session 10.30 – 10.40 (UK time) Opening remarks Rt Hon Damian Green MP, President IN2030 10.45 – 12.30 (UK time) Sustainability:…

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Session summaries

Click below for written summaries of Summer University Ideas sessions Session 5: Technology – Who regulates Cyberspace? Session 6: Economy and Trade: Resilience of Openness? Session 7: Geopolitical – Is the Rise of China Inevitable? Session…

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Session 7 summary

The 2021 Ideas Network 2030 Summer University Session 7: Geopolitical – Is the Rise of China Inevitable? 2 September 2021 Moderator: Roland Freudenstein Panellists: Tom Tugendhat MP and Steve Tsang Rapporteur: Ivan Botoucharov General observations: •…

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Security (2018)

The 2018 Ideas Network 2030 Launch Event Click links below to view Session introduction > Session summary > Introduction Global Trends to 2030: What are the pathways to a secure future? By extrapolating from trends visible in…

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Digital change (2018)

The 2018 Ideas Network 2030 Launch Event Click links below to view Session introduction > Session summary > Introduction Global Trends to 2030: How can humanity cope with the speed of digital change? At the turn of the century,…

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Sustainability (2018)

  The 2018 Ideas Network 2030 Launch Event Click links below to view Session introduction > Session summary > Introduction Global Trends to 2030: How do we drive change to achieve a more sustainable planet?  …

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Trade & investment (2018)

The 2018 Ideas Network 2030 Launch Event Click links below to view Session introduction Session summary Introduction Global trends to 2030: What is the future of international trade and investment? For a generation, international trade has…

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Trade & investment (2019)

2019 discussion Trend five: Trade and economics  The spread of international markets, technology and global value chains has led to an unprecedented increase in global prosperity, helping propel more people from poverty since 1990 than at…

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