Geopolitics
Disorder, democracy, power, markets and the world ahead.
- Peter Frankopan
- Tina Fordham
- Janan Ganesh
Chair
Sanam Vakil
London, Spencer House
Convening I
- Convening
- I
- City
- London
- Venue
- Spencer House, St James's
- Date
- 30 May 2026
Opening note
A note on the room
The inaugural convening of The Future Forum was held at Spencer House, St James's, on 30 May 2026 — a private day of three conversations, held off the record, closing with a musical programme in the Great Room.
What follows is a record rather than a report. Names and subjects are given; what was said in the room is not.
Visual record
A record of the day
Programme
Conversations
AI & Arts
How AI is reshaping authorship, taste, originality and the authority of human judgment.
- Sougwen Chung
- Hans Ulrich Obrist
- Adam Thirlwell
Chair
Aaron Hicklin
Youth Culture
Attention, aspiration, identity, taste and the cultural imagination of the next generation.
- Rae Ashton
- Solomon Pace-McCarrick
- Habi Diallo
Chair
Tilda Swinton
Musical Intermission
James Boyd, James Laing
Closing Remarks
Tilda Swinton
Acknowledgements
Partners
Founding Partner
Christofferson, Robb & Company
Drinks Partner
Hepple · Langham