Lady Dinah’s Cat Emporium

• Speaker
• Lauren Pears

Lauren tells us how a stray kitten inspired her to pack in her job and embark on a new life as an entrepreneur: an inspirational talk featuring some of the…

Sane New World

• Speaker
• Ruby Wax

“It doesn’t matter if your famous or live in a mud hut or what culture you’re from: depression loves everyone”. Characteristically candid, Ruby discusses her own experiences of mental illness…

Modifying Mosquitos

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• Hadyn Parry

Hadyn talks about his collaborative effort with Brazil to reduce the population of Aedes Aegypti. This nasty breed of Mosquito targets humans and has advanced the spread of Dengue Fever…

An unruly look at the English language

• Speaker
• Mark Forsyth

In this fantastically entertaining talk Mark takes on what is considered ‘correct’ English: dispelling myths, highlighting inconsistencies and generally poking fun at what all our teachers taught us to be…

Banknotes, backlash & the rise of a role model

• Speaker
• Caroline Criado-Perez

In this harrowing talk, Caroline explores the current state of gender equality in the UK and abroad. She describes her campaign to improve female representation and the horrific backlash that…

A.D.D and the voice.

• Speaker
• Reeps One

Reeps One takes to the ring to give one of the standout performances of the series. Part lecture, part jaw dropping demo of vocal dexterity, he showcases his ridiculous beatbox…

The Poke guide to publishing (and pooing down chimneys)

• Speaker
• Jasper Gibson

Jasper’s talk is  about fear and loathing in both online and offline publishing, Jonathan Franzen, people who shit down chimneys and cats. With some amazing memes and mashups from the…

The magic of the crowd

• Speaker
• Gabby Young

In her short talk, Gabby reveals the magic of the ‘crowd’ in enabling creativity to flourish. Her talk is followed by an incredible closing performance with the other animals: stunning…

We need a new kind of science.

Stephen’s talk is a wake-up-call about the need for a new type of science, one that specifically tackles the ever greater demands of a growing population and limited planetary resource.

In pursuit of deliciousness

• Speaker
• Ben Reade

In this fascinating talk, Ben guides us through an exploration of the edible. He confesses to a penchant for pasta and pesto, but also outlines some rather more experimental approaches…

What makes great ideas?

• Speaker
• Sir John Hegarty

John’s talk tackles one of life’s BIG questions ‘What makes great ideas?’, pulling on examples from the history of art and design, as well as that which guides his own…

How to make an amazing idea

• Speaker
• Shed Simove

Shed’s talk is a crash course in entrepreneurship (of the most shocking variety). He takes us through some of his finest inventions, including offensive birthday candles, flying swearwords and an…