A 3-day executive AI program led by the Gates Cambridge Trust and the Intellectual Forum at Jesus College, Cambridge, designed to prepare leaders to navigate disruption with clarity and confidence
Shaping the Future Together:
AI, Innovation, Inclusion and Resilience in a Fractured World
April 29 - May 1, 2026
Jesus College, Cambridge
Elevate Your Leadership
In an age of accelerated disruption and eroding trust, leaders face questions with no precedent - only possibility.
This bespoke three-day programme brings together a select cohort of CEOs, founders, and senior executives to examine the forces reshaping our world: the rise of AI, the tension between innovation and inclusion, the demand for resilience in an era of compounding crises, and the urgent need to rebuild public trust.
Led by the Gates Cambridge Trust and the Intellectual Forum at Jesus College, Cambridge, the programme offers a rare opportunity to engage directly with distinguished Cambridge faculty, industry experts, and Gates Cambridge Scholars.
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Participants will also connect with some of Cambridge’s most innovative founders and entrepreneurs driving frontier AI and tech ventures.
From Entrepreneurship in Cambridge and exclusive formal dinners with distinguished guest speakers, to deep-dives into AI and Human Judgment, Resilience in a Polycrisis Era, and Public Trust in the Age of Deepfakes and Polarization, each experience is designed to offer renewed clarity and perspective on what it means to lead in complexity.
Our Faculty
Lord Rees of Ludlow OM FRS FMedSci
Astronomer Royal | Former President of the Royal Society | Former Master of Trinity College, Cambridge
Prof. Sir Mark Welland FRS FREng
Nanotech pioneer and innovation leader, sharing lessons from Cambridge’s entrepreneurial frontier
Prof. Eilís Ferran FBA
Provost of the Gates Cambridge Trust | Cambridge’s Former Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Institutional and International Relations
Prof. Sander van der Linden
Global expert on misinformation and public trust | Professor of Social Psychology at Cambridge​
Prof. Mateja Jamnik
Professor of Artificial Intelligence at Cambridge | Former Specialist Adviser to the House of Lords Select Committee on AI​
Dr. Charlotte Hammer
Assistant Professor at Cambridge’s Centre for the Study of Existential Risk, specialising in pandemic preparedness and health security​​
Dr. Julian Huppert FRSN
Director of the Intellectual Forum at Jesus College, Cambridge | Former Member of Parliament, connecting policy and innovation
Bryan Zhang
Product Executive Director at the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance, shaping global conversations on fintech and inclusion
Programme Schedule
Explore Engaging Sessions and Key Insights
Apr 29 | Wed
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Tour of Jesus College, Cambridge
Speaker(s): Dr Julian Huppert
Time: 1:15 - 2:00 PM
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Welcome to the Programme
Speaker(s): Prof. Eilis Ferran & Master Sonita Alleyne OBE
Time: 2:00 - 2:15 PM
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Session: Entrepreneurship in Cambridge
Speaker(s): Sir Mark Welland
Time: 2:15 - 5:15 PM
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Formal Dinner @ Prioress’s Room
Speaker(s): TBC
Time: 6:30 - 9:00 PM
Apr 30 | Thu
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Session: AI and Human Judgment
Time: 9:00 - 10:05 AM
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Session: Innovation v Inclusion
Time: 10:20 - 11:25 AM
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Session: Resilience in a Polycrisis Era
Time: 11:40 AM - 12:45 PM
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Punting on the Cam
Time: 3:30 - 5:00 PM
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Evensong in the 12th -Century College Chapel (Optional)
Time: 6:30 - 7:00 PM
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Dinner, Upper Hall
Speaker(s): TBC
Time: 7:30 - 9:30 PM
May 1 | Fri
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Four separate groups develop proposals for outputs
Time: 9:00 - 10:30 AM
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Each group presents their initial proposals for full group discussion
Time: 10:45 - 11:45 AM
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Four separate groups revise proposals
Time: 11:45 AM - 12:15 PM
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Closing session and reflections; certificate presentation
Time: 12:15 - 12:40 PM
Founders & Innovators
Details coming soon.
Lead With Clarity
Navigate AI, inclusion, and trust - with the world’s best minds.