Cities have long been sold as engines of opportunity. By 2050, will London maintain that offer? Will this city still make a dignified everyday life possible? Living standards are becoming untenable. With London trending to become hotter and wetter year on year, prices inflating far beyond normal, and technological surveillance slipping out of our control, the insurability of our city is at risk, and basic essentials feel less secure. What must London do to remain liveable, fair - and human? Will we build cooler homes, greener streets, stronger communities and accessible public spaces for people to gather, rest and belong? Or are we drifting towards a city that is more advanced on paper than in reality? Bringing together voices from climate, design, technology, culture and civic life, this roundtable asks: What kind of London we are shaping now? Which future are we drifting towards, and what are we willing to pay to reach a better one?
Conference Roundtables at Truman Brewery's Half Press Room (Table 1)
June 3, 2026, 10:00 - 11:00 AM