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20 July, 2018
A Festival of Ideas
In the second annual Ditchley Festival of Ideas, participants examined the theme Future Human: Future Communities. Across the panels and breakout sessions, questions arose related to the meaning of
20 July, 2018
Playing by the rules in a globalised world
European Union Commissioner for Competition, Margrethe Vestager, delivered the 54th Ditchley Annual Lecture on the "Playing by the Rules in a Globalised World" on Saturday 7 July 2018. The transcript
06 July, 2018
The Future of Policing in the Digital Age
Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick, the first woman to hold the role, chaired Ditchley’s conference in January 2018 on the future of policing in the digital age. The director’s note on the
06 July, 2018
The Future of the Internet
Vint Cerf, “father of the Internet”, chaired Ditchley’s June 2018 conference on the future of the Internet and how to make it safer without losing its vitality and centrality to modern life. The