Navigating Uncertainty: Finding a path in a changing world

In 2026, rapid technological change, ecological disruption, and institutional lag have made uncertainty a shared and unavoidable condition of modern life. This masterclass explores not entrepreneurship as a career label, but the deeper essence of the entrepreneurial journey: learning to navigate uncertainty when established paths, roles, and maps no longer hold. Drawing on insights from science, design, social theory, and real-world practice, the session examines why navigating uncertainty is becoming an inevitable challenge for all of us and how meaningful directions and paths can emerge through action rather than pre-existing plans.

About Tattva and Prantar:

Tattva have developed a biotechnology platform that leverages systems biology and cellular intelligence of cyanobacteria to create carbon-negative engineered living materials. Prantar is an interdisciplinary scientist and a PhD scholar at the Advanced Centre for Biochemical Engineering, University College London, where his research focused on native phenotypic programming, solid-state photobioreactor engineering, and the bioprocess scaling of living material for industrial applications. He is the recipient of the Manton Prize 2020 from the British Phycological Society for the invention of a novel solid-state cyanobacterial biomanufacturing technique. Prior to bioengineering, he worked for over a decade as a professional architect designing large-scale, ecologically regenerative infrastructure. His trajectory spans systems biology, bioprocess engineering, and sustainable construction.