Events

Prof. Özlem Türeci

Physician-scientist, professor of immunology and entrepreneur

How to translate science into survival

Özlem will share the journey of pursuing a vision across the boundaries of science, medicine and entrepreneurship. Drawing on experiences from cancer immunology, company-building and patient-centred translation, she will reflect on what it takes to move an idea from the laboratory towards real-world impact, why entrepreneurial, science-led value creation are essential to transforming medicine, and where she sees the next frontiers in treating cancer.

Wednesday 14 October 2026

07:45

Santiago Iñiguez de Onzoño

President of IE University, Co-Founder of Headspring, Author

Education and AI: Building Core Cognitive and Human Skills

In an age of fragmented attention, where algorithms optimise for engagement rather than reflection, education must refocus on what truly matters. Cultivating critical thinking, self-awareness, and classical virtues becomes essential to form grounded, thoughtful individuals.

Thursday 15 October 2026

07:45

Africa

Economist, journalist, author

How Africa Works?

Africa’s vast mineral reserves, fertile land, and rapidly growing population now sit at the centre of global economic stability. The world’s clean‑energy transition, food security, and labour markets all depend on African inputs. The real challenge is how African governments translate this structural leverage into strategic influence, investment, and prosperity. Joe will unpack how Africa’s choices today will shape the world tomorrow.

Tuesday 9 June 2026

07:45

Omar Abbosh

CEO of Pearson plc

Learning in the age of AI

Omar and Thorold Barker will discuss how we should learn, what we should learn and the skills that students and life-long learners will need to succeed in an AI-driven world.

Thursday 25 June 2026

07:45

Hay Festival Global

In collaboration with Hay Festival Global, we will be joined by Baroness Helena Kennedy KC, a member of the House of Lords and one of the country’s most distinguished lawyers and accomplished legal and social reformers.

Tuesday 15 September 2026

07:45

Anthony Scaramucci

Founder of SkyBridge, author, podcaster

All the Wrong Moves: How Three Catastrophic Decisions Led to the Rise of Trump

In All the Wrong Moves, Scaramucci charts how both political parties, over three decades, made a series of catastrophic decisions that quietly dismantled the system supporting the American dream. He joins us, not just to discuss how we got here, but also to suggest the economic policies and constitutional reforms needed to get out.

Friday 4 September 2026

07:45

Dr. Francis Fukuyama

Author, academic, policy advisor

In the Realm of the Last Man

Profound and provocative, Francis’ soon to be published memoir, In the Realm of the Last Man’, is an intimate portrait of one of the twenty-first century’s most important thinkers, an urgent study of contemporary politics – and a treatise on how the West can claw democracy back from the brink. Francis will be discussing this and more as he reflects on the past three decades and throws light on the decades to come.

Thursday 21 May 2026

07:45

Sarah Ann Macklin

Nutritionist and Podcaster

Healthy Shouldn't Be This Hard: A Simple Way to Eat, Think and Feel Well

From dopamine hacks to meal-replacements and ‘protocols’, optimisation culture promises peak health, but leaves us burnt out, disconnected and at war with our own bodies. Sarah joins us to explain how changing one’s diet may not change your life, but changing how you think about what you eat will.

Tuesday 22 September 2026

07:45

Marcus du Sautoy

Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science, University of Oxford

Can AI be conscious? Does mathematics shape creativity?

Join us for breakfast with professor, mathematician and author, Marcus du Sautoy, at our third quarterly breakfast hosted in partnership with Hay Festival Global. In a wide ranging discussion around AI and Mathematics, Marcus will discuss consciousness, creativity and our rapidly changing world.