How can we better invest in people?

Town Hall: Dilemmas around Knowledge

January 20, 2026
13:00–13:45 (Europe/Amsterdam time zone)

About this session

In a world where AI delivers instant answers and infinite information, the challenge isn’t scarcity, it’s overload. How do we navigate a landscape where shortcuts abound, attention is fragmented and the very meaning of “knowing” is being redefined?

This is a livestreamed session.

Speakers

AG
Aidan Gomez
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Cohere
DP
Deborah Prentice
Vice-Chancellor
University of Cambridge
HS
Hugo Sarrazin
President and Chief Executive Officer
Udemy

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