Speakers-2026

Lauren Collins was born in Wilmington, North Carolina, in 1980. She is a staff writer…

Edward Chisholm was born in Dorset, England, and moved to Paris in 2012 where he…

James Cahill has worked in the art world and academia for fifteen years. His debut…

Julian Barnes is the author of several books of stories, essays, a translation of Alphonse…

Kemi Badenoch is the current Conservative Member of Parliament for North West Essex, and has…

Eugene Rogan is Professor of Modern Middle Eastern History at the University of Oxford. He…

David Nicholls in an author and screenwriter. Born in Eastleigh, Hampshire in 1966, he studied…

Katie Kitamura’s most recent novel is Audition. A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, Booker Prize…

Candace Bushnell is a best-selling novelist, TV producer, and, most recently, the star of her…

Wes Streeting is the Labour Member of Parliament for Ilford North and Secretary of State…