Universal Basic Income. UBI. Guaranteed Income. ‘Mincome’. Income Floor. Freedom Dividend. Commons Dividends. Permanent Fund.

It’s been framed in many different ways but whatever we call it, it’s an idea that’s fast becoming mainstream. But how best do we frame the idea to get the widest popular support?

Floyd Marinsecu, a Canadian CEO and tech entrepreneur, shares his idea of a Common Wealth Dividend in Canada and how it could be relevant in the UK. Floyd is a CEO activist for universal basic income and in 2018 led the CEOs for Basic Income campaign that saw 120 CEOs write to the Ontario Government in support of UBI. He's the founder of the non-profit UBIWorks.ca and has been referred to as the "Canadian Andrew Yang". He's the CEO & co-founder of C4 Media and is co-founder of InfoQ and the QCon conferences around the world, which he is in London for in March.

Check out Floyd's recent TedTalk on UBI, automation and the middle class https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MM5gWW2_9Vo&feature=youtu.be

Floyd will be joined by Michael Pugh, Director and co-founder of the Basic Income Conversation, a new initiative from Compass that's seeking to build a basic income movement in the UK. Michael spent last summer in the North America as a Churchill Research Fellow and will be reflecting on other narratives & frames for UBI, including recent Democratic Presidential candidate Andrew Yang's 'Freedom Dividend' and how it relates to the UK.

The style will be an informal conversation and it's a great chance for people interested in Basic Income to come and network as the Basic Income Conversation hopes to initiative more of these events in London over the coming months.

6:15pm to 8:00pm

Queen Elizabeth II Centre (QEII)

St James Room

Broad Sanctuary

Westminster

London

SW1P 3EE

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