PROGRAMME & DINNER
ACADEMIC PROGRAMME
Johnny Yi, BASIS International School “What’s the Difference between a Psychiatric Illness and a Character Flaw?” 14:20 - 14:30
Max Collison, Winchester College “Why was economic growth once so rare and now so common?”
14:20 - 14:30
HISTORY Dr Stephen Davies History Fellow John Locke Institute
14:45 - 15:15
Maximus Sherwood, BHASVIC
“Is Our Civilisation in Danger of Collapse?” 15:20 - 15:30
Doria Chen, Tanglin Trust School, Singapore
“Will the Bots Steal Your Job?” 15:45 - 15:55
ECONOMICS Kenneth Cukier
Deputy Executive Editor, The Economist
“Economics & Generative AI: How to Stop the Bots from Stealing Your Job”
16:00 - 16:30
Prof Alexander Bird
Bertrand Russell Professor of Philosophy University of Cambridge 13:45 - 14:15
Olivia Kang, Davidson Academy “Should We Trust Our Moral Intuition?” 14:20 - 14:30
PHILOSOPHY
Prof Alexander Bird Bertrand Russell Professor of Philosophy University of Cambridge
14:45 - 15:15
Mihyeon Lee, North Raleigh Christian Academy
“Should We Trust Our Moral Intuition?” 15:20 - 15:30
EVENT FOR JUNIORS ONLY
Dr Jamie Whyte &
Ihsan Iftikar, The Greenwich Country Day School
“How to Win Next Year!”
16:00 - 16:30
Brooks Newmark Politician, Investor, Philanthropist 13:45 - 14:15
Audrey Kuk, St Hilda’s School “What is the Optimal Global Population?” 14:20 - 14:30
POLITICS Brooks Newmark Politician, Investor, Philanthropist
14:45 - 15:15
Philip Taxiarchis, Westminster School
“Does the Government Have a ‘Mandate’?” 15:20 - 15:30
Prof Pavlos Eleftheriadis Barrister & Professor of Public Law University of Oxford “Legal Judgment as Self Mastery” 13:45 - 14:30
Jiankai Zhao, Raffles Institution, Singapore “Should Taxpayers Fund the Media?” 14:20 - 14:30
THEOLOGY
Dr Jamie Whyte Academic Director, John Locke Institute “The Problem of Minor Irritations” 14:45 - 15:15
Jiankai Zhao, Raffles Institution, Singapore “Should Taxpayers Fund the Media?”
Ruoxiao Wang, Minhang Crosspoint Middle School
“What Does It Mean to Be ‘Spiritual’?” 15:20 - 15:30