Tim Wu: The Age of Extraction
Inner Temple Lecture Theatre, London, EC4Y 7HL
Wednesday 3rd June 2026
This event is kindly sponsored by Geradin Partners.
A handful of tech platforms rule our world. They extract wealth, destabilise societies, and create vast inequality. Join Tim Wu, a former White House official and one of the world’s foremost antitrust experts, as he explains how and why we can take back control from tech giants to create a future where technological advances serve the greatest possible good – for everyone. Chaired by Damian Collins.
This ticket includes a glass of wine or a soft drink on arrival. Please note drinks cannot be brought into the lecture theatre.
6:00pm – 6:30pm : Registration and drinks
6:30pm – 7:15pm: In Conversation, Tim Wu and Damian Collins
7:15pm – 7:30pm: Q&A
Books available
Signed copies of The Age of Extraction by Tim Wu
The Fleet Street Quarter Festival of Words 2026 is headline sponsored by Landsec & MYO
Accessibility:
This venue is fully wheelchair accessible.
Please let us know if you have any other accessibility or dietary concerns.
About Fleet Street Quarter:
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A handful of tech platforms rule our world. They extract wealth, destabilise societies, and create vast inequality. Join Tim Wu, a former White House official and one of the world’s foremost antitrust experts, as he explains how and why we can take back control from tech giants to create a future where technological advances serve the greatest possible good – for everyone. Chaired by Damian Collins.
This ticket includes a glass of wine or a soft drink on arrival. Please note drinks cannot be brought into the lecture theatre.
6:00pm – 6:30pm : Registration and drinks
6:30pm – 7:15pm: In Conversation, Tim Wu and Damian Collins
7:15pm – 7:30pm: Q&A
Books available
Signed copies of The Age of Extraction by Tim Wu
The Fleet Street Quarter Festival of Words 2026 is headline sponsored by Landsec & MYO
Accessibility:
This venue is fully wheelchair accessible.
Please let us know if you have any other accessibility or dietary concerns.
About Fleet Street Quarter:
Fleet Street Quarter is a Business Improvement District championing one of London’s most iconic areas. Spanning Fleet Street and its surrounding destinations - including Chancery Lane, Holborn, Ludgate Hill and New Street Square - the Quarter is collaboratively being shaped into a vibrant place to live, work and explore. This is an area alive with innovation, vision and a rich cultural history — a place where stories have always been born.
Find out more:
Fleet Street Quarter Instagram
Fleet Street Quarter LinkedIn
Fleet Street Quarter Website
Fleet Street Quarter Newsletter
