Speakers

HowTheLightGetsIn London 2024 welcomes philosophical revolutionaries, scientific trailblazers, political rebels and creative icons to navigate our era of uncertainty this September. From party leaders and Putin adversaries to Nobel Laureates and Turing Award winners explore the leading minds set to join us so far!

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Philippa Gregory

"Queen of British historical fiction"
Roger Penrose HowTheLightGetsIn Hay 2024

Roger Penrose

Nobel prize-winning physicist
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Carla Denyer

Co-leader of the Green Party
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Slavoj Žižek

Maverick Philosopher
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Yoshua Bengio

'Godfather of AI'
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John Ioannidis

Stanford medic
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John Bercow

Former speaker of the house of commons
Kathrine Birbalsingh HowTheLightGetsIn London 2024
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Katharine Birbalsingh

Britain's Strictest Headmistress
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Konstantin Kisin

Commentator and Comedian
Lisa Cameron
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Lisa Cameron

Former MP
Bill Browder HowTheLightGesIn London 2024
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Bill Browder

Putin adversary
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Gary Stevenson

Top trader turned activist
Sarah Hill HowTheLightGetsIn London 2024
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Sarah Hill

Renowned psychologist
Malcom Rifkind HowTheLightGetsIn London 2024

Malcolm Rifkind

Former Foreign Secretary
David Aaronovitch HowTheLightGetsIn London 2024
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David Aaronovitch

Award-winning journalist and broadcaster
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Sam McAlister

BBC producer and 'Scoop' author
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Trevor Phillips

Outspoken political commentator
Freya India HowTheLightGetsIn Hay 2024

Freya India

Up and coming journalist
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Sabine Hossenfelder

Youtube Science Star
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Clare Chambers

Best-selling feminist philosopher
Nadhim Zahawi HowTheLightGetsIn London 2024
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Nadhim Zahawi

Former chair of the Conservative Party
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Matt Kennard

Celebrated investigative journalist
Hilary Lawson HowTheLightGetsIn Festival Hay 2024

Hilary Lawson

Post-postmodern philosopher
Jessica Fraizer HowTheLightGetsIn London 2024
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Jessica Fraizer

Intellectual historian
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Ruby Wax

TV personality and campaigner
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Avi Loeb

Prominent astrophysicist
Rose Cartwright HowTheLightGetsIn London 2024
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Rose Cartwright

Mental health advocate
Julia Hobsbawm HowTheLightGetsIn London 2024
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Julia Hobsbawm

Award-winning writer
Graham PRiest HowTheLightGetsIn London 2024
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Graham Priest

Leading logician
Ankhi Mukherjee.gfw
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Ankhi Mukherjee

Postcolonial theorist
Tariq Ali HowTheLightGetsIn Hay 2024

Tariq Ali

Leading political activist
Babette Babich HowTheLightGetsIn London 2024
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Babette Babich

Nietzsche expert
Matthew Syed HowTheLightGetsIn Festival London 2024

Matthew Syed

Trailblazing journalist
Susie Orbach HowTheLightGetsIn London 2024

Susie Orbach

Eminent psychotherapist
Timothy Morton HowTheLightGetsIn London 2024
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Timothy Morton

Prophet of the Anthropocene