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? Far from being passive observers of disruption, we are all participants in building what comes next.

Globally renowned futurist Dr Catherine 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. She challenges the audience to move beyond fear or fascination with technology and instead harness it as a tool for impact and resilience.

Watch her special Ramsay Centre presentation, The future West: How we can harness new technologies to transform lives.