As we emerge blinking out of the pandemic, what are the prospects for the economy, and for business in particular? Someone who should know better than most is Tony Danker, Director-General of the CBI. In an exclusive livestream conversation with Lord Daniel Finkelstein, he will discuss whether we will in fact Build Back Better.

We will also get an expert on-the-ground update on the pandemic in South Africa from Professor Rudzani Muloiwa, Head of Department for Paediatric and Child Health at the University of Cape Town.

Here is the link for the event:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84732628241?pwd=bExtVVlzekFmU0huVnUyekRZdHdtdz09

Art for ART presents My Eye is Drawn: Lindokuhle Sobekwa

A conversation about artistic inspiration

The first in a series of conversations over Zoom with South African artists convened by A4 Arts Foundation, hosted by the Foundation’s Director, Josh Ginsburg.

24 March, 6.30pm

Tickets: Free

Wednesday 24 March, 6.30pm UK

Lindokuhle Sobekwa 

Lindokuhle Sobekwa is a South African photographer and visual storyteller, born and based in Thokoza. He uses visual storytelling as a way to share personal stories and of those in his environment.

Lindokuhle’s early projects dealt with poverty and unemployment in the townships of South Africa, as well as the growing nyaope drug crisis within them. His ongoing works, as well as revisiting those early themes, also deal with his own life – for example his relationship with his sister, Ziyanda, who died after becoming estranged from her family. Lindokuhle joined Magnum Photos in 2018 and became an associate member in 2020.

Two of South Africa’s greatest photographers are in conversation in this special One to One livestream event. 

Gideon Mendel and Mikhael Subotzky are award-winning and globally-acclaimed photographic artists. Their careers have paralleled One to One’s own journey, as we launch our 20th anniversary year. Working at the intersection of artistry and social commentary, they will show examples of their work and discuss their different approaches, introduced by Josh Ginsburg.

Here is the link for the event:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84215956398?pwd=d1p1SW9rSjZZR1ptdFpGdVpDTldWQT09

A special end to our 2020 livestream series. First, we’ll hear from Anna Goodman, a consultant in infectious diseases at Guys and St Thomas’s and vaccine researcher. Anna will talk to Daniel Finkelstein and answer your questions on the coming vaccines.

Then Daniel will talk to economist Noreena Hertz, a bestselling author, broadcaster and keynote speaker, who the Observer has called 'one of the world’s leading thinkers' and Vogue describes as 'one of the world’s most inspiring women'.

Noreena’s books have been published in 23 countries, and her latest, The Lonely Century, looks at how, even before the current pandemic, loneliness was well on its way to becoming the defining condition of the 21st century. As she says, “40 years of seeing ourselves as competitors not collaborators, takers not givers, hustlers not helpers. This was always going to take a societal toll.”

Noreena will help us to understand why this is the lonely century, how we got here and how we can come together in a world that's pulling apart.

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Three of the world’s leading experts on HIV/AIDS join us for a World AIDS Day special livestream.

First we focus on the impact of HIV on children, including in the context of Covid, with world authorities Professor Lorraine Sherr and Dr Shaffiq Essajee.

Then Professor Peter Piot will talk about his experience as the head of the UN’s AIDS programme for more than a decade, as well as his co-discovery of the Ebola virus and his personal as well as professional battle with Covid. He will be in conversation with Lord Daniel Finkelstein.

Joining us as co-host will be Becky Kroger, HIV youth advocate and an Ambassador for One to One Children’s Fund

See the replay of Part 1 of the webinar

See the replay of Part 2 of the webinar

Join us for an exclusive livestream conversation with Alastair Campbell, former director of communications and strategy for Prime Minister Tony Blair, and passionate campaigner on mental health. He will be in conversation with Lord Daniel Finkelstein.

As Covid-19 hits a second wave across the world, what is the impact on mental health? A long-time campaigner and writer on mental health issues, Alastair will talk about his latest book, Living Better: How I Learned to Survive Depression, and what lessons it has for the current crisis. There will also be an opportunity to buy a copy of the book.

While Alastair was leading Tony Blair’s communications and strategy, Daniel was performing a similar role for the Conservative party, for John Major and then William Hague. This conversation will also be a chance for them to discuss the political and communications dimensions of the Covid crisis.

Alastair is still active in politics and campaigns in Britain and overseas, splitting his time between writing, speaking, charities and consultancy.

In recent years has become increasingly involved with mental health charities and causes, speaking about his own experience of depression, psychosis and addiction, and of his brother Donald’s lifelong struggle with schizophrenia.

Buy a copy of Alastair’s book, Living Better: How I Learned to Survive Depression.

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Join us for an exclusive livestream conversation with Paul Donovan, Chief Economist, UBS Global Wealth Management; Julia Bishop, Country Director of One to One Africa; Jonathan Penkin, CEO Goldman Sachs South Africa; and Lord Daniel Finkelstein. 

COVID-19 may be receding in Europe, but in much of the world, it is increasingly rampant. The catastrophic situation in the Eastern Cape of South Africa is comprehensively described in this BBC report. Yet stock markets seem to be powering on regardless. 

In this exclusive One to One livestream event, Julia Bishop, the Country Director of One to One Africa, will give us an on-the-ground report about this very urgent situation in the Eastern Cape.

Paul Donovan, Chief Economist, UBS Global Wealth Management, will then place this news in a global economic context. Times columnist, Lord Daniel Finkelstein, will explore with him some key business and financial questions, such as: Why have global stock markets held up in the face of the pandemic, and will they continue to do so? What is the outlook for the UK and global economies? What should individuals do to look after their own finances?

This far-reaching webinar will be introduced by Jonathan Penkin, CEO Goldman Sachs South Africa and Head of Growth Markets ECM at Goldman Sachs International and One to One Trustee.

You’ll also get the chance to pose your own questions.

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Thanks to an unbelievably generous response from a host of stars, we will be coming together on Zoom on Sunday 14 June (7.30pm UK time; 8.30pm South Africa time) to help save lives. The night will be one of education, action and entertainment with performances by David Baddiel, Alfie Boe, Jim Broadbent, Daniel Finkelstein, Camilla George, Delta Goodrem, Naomie Harris, Dame Helen Mirren, Terry Waite and Dame Harriet Walter.

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Baroness Helena Kennedy QC is one of Britain's most distinguished lawyers, championing civil liberties and promoting human rights.  Helena is the current Director of the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute.

Times columnist Daniel Finkelstein will be asking Helena about how Covid-19 is encroaching on individual freedom and the rule of law in the UK and globally – again, particularly pertinent to the work we are doing in South Africa – where the lockdown is being enforced in a draconian manner.

View the replay
https://youtu.be/bAGURYou7Yo

Nadia Berri, the artist and art educator, who led our two recent walking tours, will now be delivering a series of inspiring online talks on contemporary art, each accompanied by virtual visits to London galleries.

Her first talk will cover the 20th century, the movements and tendencies. Future ones will examine Dada, 1945 to 1960, Neo-Dada + Pop, The Sixties, The Seventies and the Eighties, and Performance Art – Now and Then. The first of these will be on 20 June and 11 July. Please note these talks will be interactive, so you will be able to ask Nadia questions.

We very much hope you will join us in this new format, which promises to be a programme of rich and stimulating content.

TICKET PRICE £50 (Suggested minimum donation towards our ART programmes)

A link to the Zoom meeting will be sent to you at 10:30am on the day.

Professor Ibrahim Abubakar is the Director of the Institute for Global Health and Professor in Infectious Disease Epidemiology at UCL. He will be interviewed by Times columnist Daniel Finkelstein, who will be asking Ibrahim for his unique insights into how COVID-19 is playing out for vulnerable groups in the UK and globally, where the north/south divide is particularly pertinent to the work we are doing in South Africa 

We will also hear from Khululwa Jampo, our nurse coordinator on the frontline in South Africa, where isolation has been difficult and communities are suffering from shortages of food and medication.

Here is the video replay of the webinar

Terry Waite, CBE, the former special envoy to the Archbishop of Canterbury, was held captive for 1,763 days by Hezbollah, chained to a wall and almost entirely in isolation. What did he learn from that experience that can help all of us who are currently self-isolating?

He will be interviewed by Times columnist Daniel Finkelstein.

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