I know this because the line for 'press' tickets and freebies was a mile long. Basing it on that, then naturally boring them all to death with a two hour display of Internet hawkers in the lobby was a mistake. Perhaps the organizers had a train to catch, certainly the people who came for free had. They began running for the exit as the first speaker began and by the time the last of the three speakers had gotten through their ten minutes there was a stampede for the exit. Literally half the audience left before the debate began and all through it, people left, hardly any had any questions and essentially, what could have been a really interesting evening turned into a rout and nothing was achieved.
Indifference can kill an economy.
Perhaps the UK press and media are only interested in property prices and mortgages. The future will take care of itself. He talked about this being a forum scientists and business minds to meet. Well next time limit it to those who pay and perhaps some useful discussion will emerge. A futurist and 'mini-scenario developer' for companies like General Motors.