Speakers-2025

Anne Somerset’s most recent book is Queen Victoria and her Prime Ministers: a Personal History.…

David McCloskey is a former CIA analyst who worked in field stations across the Middle…

James McAuley is a writer and historian. His first book, The House of Fragile Things,…

Andrei Soldatov is a Russian investigative journalist, co-founder, and editor of Agentura.ru, a watchdog of…

Salman Rushdie is one of the world’s most acclaimed, award-winning contemporary authors. Translated into over…

Peter Frankopan is Professor of Global History at Oxford University. Often referred to as a…

Gordon Corera is the co-host of ‘The Rest is Classified’ podcast which delves into the…

Dambisa Moyo, a member of the UK's House of Lords, is a principal at Versaca…

Yana Peel is President of Arts, Culture & Heritage at CHANEL, serving on the Executive…