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Speaking at OxGen 2026
Deputy Executive Editor, The Economist
Kenneth Cukier is the Deputy Executive Editor of The Economist. He is the coauthor of “Framers” on the power of mental models and the limits of AI, with Viktor Mayer-Schönberger of the Oxford Internet Institute and Francis de Véricourt of ESMT Berlin. His earlier book, “Big Data,” with Mayer-Schönberger, was a NYT bestseller translated into over 20 languages. Earlier, Kenn was a research fellow at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, a board director of Chatham House and an associate fellow at Oxford’s Saïd Business School. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Leading AI researcher
Leading AI researcher

Global President & CEO, Asia Society, and 26th Prime Minister of Australia
Global President & CEO, Asia Society, and 26th Prime Minister of Australia

Managing Director & Head of OpenAI for Countries, OpenAI
Managing Director & Head of OpenAI for Countries, OpenAI

Member of the House of Lords; Founder, 5Rights Foundation
Member of the House of Lords; Founder, 5Rights Foundation
Register your interest for OxGen 2026 — October 15–16, 2026 at Jesus College, University of Oxford.