Ramsay Lectures
The future West: How we can harness new technologies to transform lives
An exclusive lecture by Dr Catherine Ball
Dr Catherine Ball
From the scientific method, to the post-industrial economy, to new digital technologies, the West has played a pivotal role in many of the most transformative developments of the modern era.
Now with the age of AI and robotics before us, how can we actively shape the future in an age of accelerating change? And how do we harness the power of technology in higher education, to ensure it advances learning, rather than diminishes the university experience?
For our fourth Ramsay Event for 2025, the Ramsay Centre is pleased to present an in-person lecture by globally renowned futurist Dr Catherine Ball titled: The future West: How we can harness new technologies to transform lives.
Dr Ball draws on her deep expertise in emerging technologies—from AI and robotics to digital ethics and sustainability—to illuminate the powerful role that leadership, purpose, and human-centred innovation play in genuine progress.
Far from being passive observers of disruption, we are all participants in building what comes next. Dr Ball challenges the audience to move beyond fear or fascination with technology and instead harness it as a tool for impact and resilience.
Please join us for this inspiring, thought-provoking event exploring how we can actively shape the future in an age of accelerating change.
Dr Catherine Ball
Catherine Ball is an academic, company director, bestselling author, and futurist working across global projects where emerging technologies meet humanitarian, educational and environmental needs.
Dr Ball is an advisor to a broad range of enterprises and philanthropic organisations, including the Schmidt Ocean Institute, and an XPRIZE visioneer and member of their Global Brains Trust.
Dr Ball’s latest business ventures span angel investments and advising across the broad range of the emerging technology sector, from insect protein to personalised brain health, through to AI and neuroscience. Her work on drones and robotics community engagement via the World of Drones and Robotics Global Congress has been internationally recognised. Dr Ball is a member of Australia’s Robotics Advisory Council.
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