The Art of Uncertainty

The Art of Uncertainty
With Sir David Spiegelhalter

How do you make decisions when you can’t even imagine what the future looks like?

In a world full of profound unpredictability, traditional risk analysis just isn't cutting it anymore. We're living in an era of "conscious awareness of ignorance."

Speak Easy welcomes renowned risk expert Sir David Spiegelhalter to explore The Art of Uncertainty.

He’ll break down why we shouldn't try to eliminate uncertainty, but instead master three core pillars to navigate it:

✨ Humility: Staying radically open to the unexpected.

✨ Imagination: Envisioning the wild-card scenarios we usually ignore.

✨ Resilience: Building the strength to recover when things don't go to plan.

Come along, grab a drink, connect with curious minds, and learn how to navigate an unpredictable world.

Bio
Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter FRS OBE is Emeritus Professor of Statistics at the
University of Cambridge. He is a regular media commentator on statistical issues,
and was very busy over the Covid crisis. His bestselling book, The Art of Statistics,
was published in 2019, and The Art of Uncertainty in 2024.

His career highlights include appearing on Desert Island Discs in 2022, and in 2011
coming 7 th in an episode of BBC1’s Winter Wipeout.

He was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 2005, awarded an OBE in 2006, and
knighted in 2014 for services to medical statistics. He was President of the Royal
Statistical Society for 2017-2018, and has been a Non-Executive Director of the UK
Statistics Authority since 2020.

Venue

Fabel Beer Hall
Bermondsey
London
SE1 2AN

Event Running Time:

Doors from 7pm
Introduction: 7:25pm
Lecture: 7:30pm
Q&A: 8:10pm