The sharing economy's influence has grown to the point that it touches nearly every aspect of modern consumer life. New business models and an array of tech platforms have spawned a next-generation socioeconomic ecosystem in which home repair, media and entertainment, taxi service, vacation rentals, and just about everything else is available from a smartphone app. But to what end? As the shared economy grows, so do fundamental questions of privacy, civic duty, power, and unintended consequences (not to mention taxes). This session puts a gimlet eye on the seemingly boundless future of the collaborative economy.

Moderator:

Alec Russell, Weekend Editor, Financial Times

Speakers:

Andrew Byrne, Head of Public Policy, Uber

MB Christie, Chief Operating Officer, Tech City UK

Richard Laughton, Chair, Sharing Economy UK; CEO, easyCar