Shaping the Future Economy

The powers that shape the global economy still treat nature as a background condition, despite our total dependency on land, water, food, energy and stable ecosystems to function. For example, most companies address nature through targets and disclosing use of natural resources, but fail to utilise the fundamental business model to improve how nature is preserved and able to function. Governments treat land and other resources as assets and struggle to balance preservation with economic impetus. This session asks what it would take to treat nature as a fundamental driver of resilience, competitiveness and long-term value.

AI is being built at scale, and the demands on energy, land, and water are growing with it. As the economic opportunity expands, so do the questions about what it costs and who these fall on. The true price of the intelligence revolution may not yet be fully visible in our balance sheets, our regulations, or our long-term planning. This panel brings together voices from industry, policy, and civil society to ask what it would take to account for those costs properly - for the present economy, the planet, and the generations who will inherit what we build today.

Climate shocks are clearly no longer isolated events. Fires, floods, intense weather, droughts and more are changing what is insurable, investable and liveable everywhere. We know we need to adapt. But when the facts are scary, the information is polarising and often politicised, who will shape the space for social acceptance of new priorities? This panel explores what we can learn from creatives, the entertainment sector and cultural sensemakers that we can apply to shaping the story of a future economy where people can still thrive?

As AI reshapes how we work and climate reshapes where we live and what we consume, the defining economic challenge of our time depends on how we adapt to powerful forces of nature and technology. The uncomfortable question is whether we can build true resilience by doubling down on technology and climate solutions, or whether it’s better to start by building the social cohesion that makes collective action possible? Add your voice to this fishbowl to explore the critical steps needed to thrive into the future.

Curated with the support of Kite Insights

A resounding hit in 2025, Let’s Not Die returns for its second edition at Nature & Climate House London 2026. Created and produced by Yellow Dot Studios, featuring some of the UK’s funniest comedians. Not to be missed!