Disinformation and conspiracy: tackling the crisis of trust

Sunday 10 October 2021
SPEAKERS: Dr Tim Black, William Clouston, Dr Sean Lang, Mo Lovatt, Allison Pearson

What are Western values and should we defend them?

Sunday 10 October 2021
SPEAKERS: Professor Aaqil Ahmed, Dr Stephen Blackwood, Professor Frank Furedi, Jodie Ginsberg, Tim Stanley

From HGV drivers to bricklayers: how do we solve the skills crisis?

Sunday 10 October 2021
SPEAKERS: Tom Bewick, Victoria Hewson, Kelvin Hopkins, Rick Moore, Linda Murdoch

Who are we? Identity in crisis

Saturday 9 October 2021
SPEAKERS: Rakib Ehsan, Professor Frank Furedi

Can culture survive the culture wars?

Saturday 9 October 2021
SPEAKERS: Jan Bowman, Dolan Cummings, Jonathan Grant, Josephine Hussey, Dr Philip Kiszely

Should we resist the new normal?

Saturday 9 October 2021
SPEAKERS: Kate Andrews, James Bloodworth, Tom Slater, Toby Young

Beyond Culture Wars: how to argue better in an age of conformity

Saturday 31 July 2021
SPEAKERS: Arif Ahmed, Dr Shahrar Ali, Claire Fox, Reverend Seminarian Calvin Robinson

Extinction or progress? Visions of the future

Sunday 3 November 2019
SPEAKERS: Dr Shahrar Ali, Gregory Claeys, Dr Ashley Frawley, Brendan O’Neill

The crisis of trust in institutions

Sunday 3 November 2019
SPEAKERS: Dr Tim Black, Miranda Green, Professor Sir Simon Wessely, Linda Woodhead

Are the old political parties dying?

Sunday 3 November 2019
SPEAKERS: Johnny Ball, Miranda Green, Sherelle Jacobs, John Mills, Tom Slater

The rise of toxic politics: can we be civil?

Sunday 3 November 2019
SPEAKERS: Dolan Cummings, Timandra Harkness, Dr Deborah E Lipstadt, Jacob Mchangama, James Tooley

From Trump’s wall to policing culture: understanding borders today

Saturday 2 November 2019
SPEAKERS: Sabine Beppler-Spahl, Professor Frank Furedi, Rebecca Lowe, Dr Zoe Strimpel

Who are The Establishment?

Saturday 2 November 2019
SPEAKERS: Steve Richards, Jill Rutter, David Starkey, Robert Tombs, Bruno Waterfield

Who are The People?

Saturday 2 November 2019
SPEAKERS: Aaqil Ahmed, Sophia Gaston, Mick Hume, Lord Stewart Wood

Can we build solidarity in a fractured society?

Saturday 2 November 2019
SPEAKERS: Roger Eatwell, Paul Embery, Professor Frank Furedi, Anne-Elisabeth Moutet

Me, me, me! Narcissism and the new politics of identity

Sunday 14 October 2018
SPEAKERS: Dr Graeme Archer, Dr Beth Guilding, Caroline Macfarland, Jacob Reynolds

Identity crisis

Sunday 14 October 2018
SPEAKERS: Remi Adekoya, Professor Frank Furedi, Rachel Halliburton, Eric Kaufmann

Trust: 10 years after the financial crisis

Sunday 14 October 2018
SPEAKERS: Daniel Ben-Ami, Philippe Legrain, Maggie McGhee, Dr Linda Yueh

Democracy under siege

Sunday 14 October 2018
SPEAKERS: Zanny Minton Beddoes, Daniel Moylan, Steve Richards, Bruno Waterfield

From SJW to gammon: weaponising political language

Saturday 13 October 2018
SPEAKERS: Professor Frank Furedi, Sophia Gaston, Simon Lancaster, Professor Dr Robert Pfaller

National identity and belonging: what does it mean to be a citizen?

Saturday 13 October 2018
SPEAKERS: Kate Andrews, Mihir Bose, Jacob Mchangama, Dr James Panton

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