The lineup
Who spoke at Hay Festival 2019?
The full announced lineup for Hay Festival 2019. Names without a full profile are open to claim.
AC Grayling Philosopher and author | One of the most influential thinkers of the modern dayBen Lewis Co-Founder & CEO at Little Spoon, Little Spoon
Camilla Cavendish FT Columnist | Author of 'Extra Time: Ten Lessons for an Ageing World', Financial Times- CCCarole Cadwalladr Pulitzer Prize Finalist | Exposing the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica Scandal
Chris Smith Award-Winning Medical Virologist | BBC Radio Science Communicator, University of Cambridge- DDDanny Dorling Oxford Professor | Inequality, Demography & Social Change, University of Oxford
- DLDavid Lammy Member of Parliament | Racial Equity & Social Justice Champion
David Olusoga Historian & Presenter | Storytelling the British Empire, University of Manchester
David Rowan Tech Journalist & Investor | WIRED UK Founding Editor, 60+ Startup Advisor, WIRED Magazine UK
Elif Shafak Award-winning novelist | Author of "The Island of Missing Trees"
Emily Maitlis Award-Winning Journalist & Broadcaster | Insights Into Politics, Geopolitics & Media, The News Agents- EKErling Kagge
Frans de Waal Primate Behavior Researcher | Pioneering Insights on Cooperation and Diversity, Emory University
Germaine Greer Feminist Icon | Author of The Female Eunuch- HCHilary Cottam Social Innovator | Transforming Communities with Technology, Participle
James Ellroy 
Jared Diamond Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author | Public Relations & Cultural Dynamics, University of California, Los Angeles
Joanna Lumley Emmy Award-Winning Actress and Activist | Absolutely Fabulous Star's Global Impact- JDJonathan Drori Author of Around the World in 80 Trees | Eden Project trustee, botanical storyteller, Independent
Kamal Ahmed Co-Founder of The News Movement | Former BBC Economics Editor
Karen Armstrong Professional SpeakerLucy Cooke Zoologist & TV Presenter | Uncovering the Unexpected Truths About Animals
Marcus du Sautoy Oxford Professor | Mathematics, Physics & Engineering Innovator, University of Oxford
Martin Puchner - MRMartin Rees Astronomer Royal | Wolf Prize Winner Exploring Cosmic Frontiers, University of Cambridge
Martin Sorrell Executive Chairman of S4 CAPITAL | Global Advertising and Media Innovation Leader, S4 CAPITAL
Mary Norris Copy Editor | Customer Experience Strategist, The New Yorker
Mary Robinson Professional Speaker
Michael Fuller First Black Chief Constable in UK | Author of Kill the Black One First
Misha Glenny Investigative Journalist | Cybersecurity & Environmental Crime- NFNatalie Fee Environmental Entrepreneur | Empowering Sustainable Lifestyles, City to Sea
- OBOliver Balch Business Growth Expert | Author of 'Rethinking Capitalism', University of Cambridge
- RIRobin Ince Comedian | Science Communicator & Broadcaster
Sam Warburton World-Class Rugby Captain | Leadership Expert in Sports & Business Performance, Champions Speakers- SHSophie Howe Future Generations Commissioner | Sustainable Policy & Ethics
- SPSteven Pinker Harvard Psychologist | Rational Optimism & Human Progress
Steven Strogatz Applied Mathematician | Insights at the Intersection of Math & Biology, Cornell University
Tim Harford Author of The Undercover Economist | Financial Times Columnist | BBC Presenter, Financial Times
Venki Ramakrishnan Nobel Laureate, Group Leader, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Will Gompertz BBC Arts Editor | Creativity, Innovation, and the Creative Process, BBC- ANAdam Nicolson Is this you? Claim →
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Frequently asked
- Who spoke at Hay Festival 2019?
- 585 speakers, including AC Grayling, Ben Lewis, Camilla Cavendish, Carole Cadwalladr, and Chris Smith.
- What did Hay Festival 2019 cover?
- Topics include Storytelling & Narrative, Social Impact, Communication & Influence, Future of Society, Journalism & Nonfiction, and Cognitive Neuroscience.
- When and where was Hay Festival 2019?
- May 23, 2019.
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