Roundtable

Remote working was established to empower the office worker, to liberate them from the desk and set them free. Here in the UK it's increased dramatically in recent years - so is it the future of work?

At the Roundtable we have Mark Graham, Professor of Internet Geography at the Oxford Internet Institute; Rajneesh Narula, Professor of International Business Regulation and co-Director of John H Dunning Centre for International Business at the Henley Business School, University of Reading and Alex Hirst, CEO and co-founder of The Hoxby Collective - a community for remote workers.

Roundtable is a discussion programme with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.

#remotework, #digitalgigeconomy, #flexiblework

It’s called Trophy Hunting – the sport of hunting large, rare animals. Many campaigners claim it's pure evil. But some conservationists believe controlled hunting could benefit the survival of species. Can Trophy hunting actually be conservation’s best hope?

Joining us at the Roundtable are Mark Jones, Head of Policy, Born Free Foundation; Rob Yorke, Independent environmental commentator and Charlie Jacoby, hunter and presenter on YouTube's Fieldsports Channel.

Roundtable is a discussion programme with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.

India still has high hopes for its latest moon mission – after being forced to abandon launch, almost fifty years to the day since the first human set foot there. But whether it's developing countries or private companies - is space a good investment? Welcome to Round Table.

Here at the Roundtable we have Professor David Southwood, from the London Institute of Space Policy and Law; Graham Peters, Chairman of UK Space; and Professor Ofer Lahav from the Astrophysics Group at University College London.

Roundtable is a discussion programme with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.

#space #moon #mars #USA #India #China #SpaceX #VirginGalactic

More than half of us live in the planet's urban areas - and many of them are pollution blackspots. Are we in the state of a climate emergency? The UK and Australia certainly think so. But what does declaring a climate emergency mean and how can cities become part of the answer to climate change?

Roundtable is a discussion programme with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by Shiulie Ghosh, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.

Joining us on Roundtable today is Alyssa Gilbert, Director of policy at the Grantham Institute at Imperial College London, Ryan Bellinson, PhD in Urban studies and planning at the University of Sheffield and Mattheos Santamouris, Professor of high-performance architecture at the University of South Wales.

#climatechange #cities #climateemergency, sustainability, buildings

We know about the dangers to the planet posed by climate change but what will it do to us? A recent UN report warned that global warming could undermine the right to life, food, water, democracy and the rule of law - for hundreds of millions of people.

Joining us at the Roundtable today: Anisul Huq, Minister of Law and Justice for Bangladesh; Kishan Khoday, Regional Team Leader on Climate Change at the UN Development Program; and here in the studio we have Ashfaq Khalfan, Policy Director at Amnesty International; and Muna Suleiman, Campaigner at Friends of the Earth.

Roundtable is a discussion programme with an edge. Broadcast out of London, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.

#climatechange #humanrights #cleanwater

The recent picture of the father and daughter drowned trying to reach the US caused anger - and brought more attention to the issue of migration. But when the outrage subsides, where do we look for solutions?

Joining us at the Roundtable Matthew Saltmarsh Senior Communications Officer, UN Refugee Agency; Lucia Kula Human Rights Lawyer, SOAS University; Ramzy Baroud Journalist and Alexander Betts Professor Forced Migration, Oxford University.

Roundtable is a discussion programme with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.

#UNHCR #refugees #migrantcrisis #conflict #humanrights #migrants #IDPs

Conscious consumerism focuses on making positive decisions throughout the buying process, with the intention of helping to balance some of the negative impacts that consumerism has on the planet.

Some however like sustainable blogger Alden Wicker say conscious consumerism is a lie. “Small steps taken by thoughtful consumers—to recycle, to eat locally, to buy a blouse made of organic cotton instead of polyester—will not change the world”

Joining us at the Roundtable today, Catherine Thomson from the Fairtrade Foundation, Sian Conway an ethical marketing strategist, Professor Giana Eckhardt Director for the centre of Research for Sustainability at Royal Holloway University and Besma Whayeb, lifestyle blogger

Roundtable is a discussion programme with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.

We've seen plenty of predictions that robots are about to put everyone, from factory workers to journalists, out of a job, with white collar work suddenly vulnerable to automation. Up to 20 million manufacturing jobs around the world could be replaced by robots by 2030, according to analysis firm Oxford Economics.

In this episode of Roundtable we’ll be asking; Will workers really lose out to robots?

Joining us at the Roundtable today, Richard Holt Head of Global Cities Research at Oxford Economics, Helge Wurdemann lecturer in medical devices and mechanical engineering at University College London and Virginia Matthews, writer for the Telegraph.

Roundtable is a discussion programme with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.

#Robots #Automation #Workforce #Jobs #Globaleconomy #industrialrevolution

If a driverless car is about to crash, what should it do? Protect the driver - or the people in the other vehicle? That is just one example of the ethical puzzles raised by artificial intelligence.

Joining us at the Roundtable today: James Kingston, from Cognition X - a company which tries to help us understand AI; Inma Martinez, a digital scientist who specialises in AI; and Adriano Koshiyama, AI researcher at University College London.

Roundtable is a discussion programme with an edge. Broadcast out of London, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.

#ai #robots #artificialintelligence #aiethics #oxforduniversity #drivelesscars #digitalage #technology #future #digital #machines

From Sudan to Egypt to Libya - popular uprisings across the Arab world have been turned on their head. Why has change been so hard to come by? Revolutions in reverse - on Roundtable.

Time to introduce our guests. Joining us at the Roundtable we have Dr Ian Black, Visiting Fellow at the London School of Economics who spent many years as the Guardian's Middle East editor; Neglaa Fathi Abdalla, Freelance Journalist and Sudan Protest Organiser;

Nasim Ahmed, Political Analyst at Middle East Monitor; and Seifeddine Ferjani, Middle East Analyst, whose father was part of the Tunisian uprising.

Roundtable is a discussion programme with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.

#counterrevolution #dictatorship #sudan #Sisi #egypt #libya #algeria #saudiarabia #uae