The Great Risk Transfer: What is it and why does it matter?
Join John Taylor, past President of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) and Jan Oliver, Partner at Baillie Gifford to discuss fascinating new IFoA research.
Past event: May 2021
Political decisions and global mega trends have transferred risk from institutions to individuals. The intention was to give people more choice and flexibility, and to drive innovation. But these freedoms have come with more risk and responsibility - and have led to a boom in scams.
Individuals are now responsible for managing more of their own financial risks, from ensuring they put enough money into their pension to securing affordable protection to be financially resilient. Can we rebalance risk?
Join John Taylor, past President of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) and Jan Oliver, Partner Baillie Gifford to discuss this fascinating new IFoA research.
Read Susan Murray’s opinion piece on the impact of the Great Risk Transfer, originally published in The Scotsman.
How do global oligopolies matter for business strategy and international political economy?
The David Hume Institute bring you Professor Chris Carr and Professor Jeffrey Fear in conversation to discuss the impact of global oligopolies on business in Scotland.
The David Hume Institute bring you Professor Chris Carr and Professor Jeffrey Fear in conversation.
Chris has spent over 30 years researching strategic approaches to globalisation. Join us as he and Jeffrey discuss his analysis of global business trends and offer guidance for more effective global business strategies.
He will look at global concentrations and profits in all sectors and their geographical spread. Chris will also discuss his analysis of cross-border mergers, acquisitions and strategic alliances, as well considering likely future directions.
Chris will be drawing on themes from his new book Global Oligopoly: A Key Idea for Business and Society.
Talking Tech with Steven Drost and Chris Yiu
Steven Drost (CodeBase) and Chris Yiu (Institute for Global Change) talk tech with the David Hume Institute in this virtual fireside conversation, part of the DHI Bites series.
DHI brings you a virtual fireside conversation with Steven Drost and Chris Yiu.
Steven is a trustee of the David Hume Institute, as well as being Chief Strategy Officer at CodeBase. He also runs a regular technology podcast, Startupification.
Chris is based in Edinburgh and works internationally on technology and public policy for the Institute for Global Change. He has a special interest in tech, education and change.
This event was also featured on the Startupification podcast.
International Insights from Catherine Wanjohi - part of the Global South Series in partnership with WEvolution
The first speaker in the Global South Series was Catherine Wanjohi, the Founder and Executive Director of Life Bloom Services International Kenya. Recording now available.
We are delighted to be working with WEvolution to bring you a series of international insights. This is an opportunity to hear about system changing programmes and movements from their inspirational founders in the Global South. Can insights and solutions to some of the issues in the Global South help Scotland to recover and rebuild post-Covid?
The first speaker in the Global South Series was Catherine Wanjohi, the Founder and Executive Director of Life Bloom Services International Kenya. Life Bloom Services supports women and girls trapped in prostitution, poverty and violence, through individual interventions, group development and economic empowerment. Life Bloom have now helped more than 10,600 people.