History, Arts & Literary speakers

Charlie Baker
Award-Winning Stand-Up Comic

Josh Widdicombe
Up-and-Coming Stand-Up Comic

Neil Delamere
Leading Irish Stand-Up Comic

Bob Geldof
Renowned Musician & Anti-Poverty Campaigner

Timothy Garton Ash
Leading Historian & Political Essayist

Norman Davies
Iconoclastic Historian of Europe

Sophie Camu
Adviser & Expert in Western Fine Art

Lionel Shriver
American Journalist & Author


Louis Barnett
Young British Chocolatier & Entrepreneur

René Redzepi
Head Chef & Co-Owner of Two-Michelin Star Restaurant, Noma

Simon Davis
British Food Critic, Entrepreneur & Presenter

Antony Beevor
World-Renowned British Historian

Jacques Attali
Pioneering French Economist & Writer

Garth Stein
Best-selling Author

Tom Bower
Investigative Historian & Journalist

Robert Greenberg
American Composer, Pianist & Musicologist

Dan Snow
BAFTA Award Winning Historian, Broadcaster and Television Presenter


Will Gompertz
Director of Arts and Learning, The Barbican and BBC Arts Editor (2009-21)

Tom Hooper
Award-Winning Director & Writer

Matthew Hoffman
Founder, You Are Beautiful