Our next Future Human event is New Medievalism, where we’ll be exploring how the evolution of globalisation is leading to the formation of new autonomous societies that exist outside of traditional nation states. It’s on Wednesday April 13 at The Book Club, Shoreditch, London from 7pm – 9.30pm, and you can buy advance tickets here; for more information read on.

From African tribes being funded by brilliant expats on Wall Street, to violent gangs working across countries and continents, this is a trend that’s leading to both innovation and exploitation. Perhaps paradoxically, as the world becomes ever more connected together via the Internet and trade flows, we’re actually seeing an increased drive towards regionalism and ‘smallness’ when it comes to national identity. How will all this evolve in the coming years, and is the very concept of a ‘country’ under threat?

We’ve got a brilliant panel of guests to discuss this hugely important topic. Peter Day is one of the most recognisible voices in British broadcasting, having presented In Business on Radio 4 for the last 23 years, as well as also presenting Global Business on the World Service and the ever-popular podcast Peter Day’s World of Business; he’s the master of making complex economic issues comprehensible, and we’re really excited to have him along. Equally insightful will be Amelia Hann, the Bafta-award-winning documentary filmmaker who has extensive first-hand experience of international gang crime – she made the recent three-parter The Hunt for Britain’s Sex Traffickers, as well as Ross Kemp On Gangs. And John Rapley, former president of Caribbean economic thinktank CaPRI, is one of the world’s foremost authorities on New Medievalism, having just written a book on the subject. As usual, you’ll be able to ask them your own questions via wireless microphones and our infamous big-screen Twitter feed.

New Medievalism is set to be one of the defining ideas in politics, economics and society over the next decade, and will impact upon millions of lives. We can’t wait to explore this topic, and we really hope you can make it down. Once again, you can buy advance tickets here.