FTL 2026 Programme
22-26 July 2026, Cumberland Lodge, Windsor
The 2026 leadership programme welcomed 28 exceptional high school students into conversation with academics, policy makers, and industry leaders in law, healthcare, technology, and financial services about the big global challenges facing their generation.
Learning took place in workshop-style settings, delegates heard from experts before collaborating on practical tasks based on real-world scenarios in their fields.
Thank you to all who were involved!
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2026 Programme
The five-day programme explored some of the most pressing challenges shaping society, technology and our future, bringing together leading experts and delegates around the themes of Trust, Justice, Power and Planet.
The programme began with Trust, examining issues such as health data, cybersecurity and the impact of “post-truth” politics and misinformation. Justice then focused on emerging questions around AI in the justice system, space law and the idea of a robot tax. On Power, delegates considered the growing influence of Big Tech and the state, global fragmentation, blockchain and decentralisation, while Planet explored climate diplomacy, pandemic preparedness and migration. The week concluded with a Capstone Day, featuring delegate panels, team projects and the presentation of the essay competition awards.
2026 Invited Experts
Dr Ben Brindle
Researcher at Oxford University’s Migration Observatory
Dr Cosima Gretton
Executive Director of Digital Health and Deputy Chief Medical Officer at Our Future Health
Jaya Baloo
Chief information security officer of AVAST Software
Lavinia D Osbourne
Award-winning blockchain and Web3 leader
Prof. Quassim Cassam Professor of Philosophy at the University of Warwick
Anniki Mikelsaar
Shirley Scholar and DPhil researcher, Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford
Dr P.J. Blount
Assistant Professor, Durham Law School, University of Durham
Dr Laurie Parsons
Reader in Human Geography at Royal Holloway, University of London
Dr Miri Zilka
Assistant Professor in Responsible Machine Learning at the University of Cambridge
Dr John Danaher
Associate Professor in the School of Law at the University of Galway
Inderjeet Parmar
Professor of International Politics at City St George's, University of London
Dr Tess Johnson
Senior Researcher at the University of Oxford's Pandemic Sciences Institute and Ethox Centre
“I have never seen my daughter come back from a course this motivated and hungry to learn more.” FTL 2026 Parent
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