Hay Festival 2024

Hay Festival 2024: 19 speakers across 19 talks tracked on Mezzo — including Maria Ressa, Misha Glenny, and Rory Stewart.

Speaker Lineup

Carole CadwalladrKeynotePulitzer Prize Finalist | Exposing the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica Scandal

artificial intelligencedata strategy analyticsdigital transformation

Also at: TED

artificial intelligencedata strategy analyticsdigital transformation

Also at: TED

David OlusogaKeynoteHistorian & Presenter | Storytelling the British Empire

documentary storytellingrepresentation allyshipworld history

Also at: How To Academy · Aspen Ideas Festival

documentary storytellingrepresentation allyshipworld history

Also at: How To Academy · Aspen Ideas Festival

Elif ShafakKeynoteAward-winning novelist | Author of "The Island of Missing Trees"

belonging inclusion culturesocial justice equitystorytelling narrative

Also at: How To Academy · Countdown · TEDGlobal>NYC

belonging inclusion culturesocial justice equitystorytelling narrative

Also at: How To Academy · Countdown · TEDGlobal>NYC

George MonbiotKeynoteEnvironmental writer and rewilding advocate | Ecological restoration and political narrative change

Also at: How To Academy · TEDSummit · TED

Also at: How To Academy · TEDSummit · TED

Helen CzerskiKeynotePhysicist & Author | Exploring the Hidden Wonders of Our World

content storytelling marketingcreative thinking

Also at: TEDxManchester

content storytelling marketingcreative thinking

Also at: TEDxManchester

Hon Julia GillardKeynoteFormer Prime Minister of Australia | Global Leadership & Crisis Management

crisis leadershipexecutive leadershipinclusive leadership

Also at: TED

crisis leadershipexecutive leadershipinclusive leadership

Also at: TED

Jon RonsonKeynoteWriter & Filmmaker | Exploring Madness, Extremism & Obsession

documentary storytellingfiction literary writingfilmmaking directing

Also at: TED

documentary storytellingfiction literary writingfilmmaking directing

Also at: TED

Kevin RuddKeynoteFormer Australian Prime Minister | Global Leadership & China Relations

executive leadershipglobal challengesinternational expansion

Also at: Aspen Ideas Festival · TED

executive leadershipglobal challengesinternational expansion

Also at: Aspen Ideas Festival · TED

Lemn SissayKeynoteAward-Winning Playwright | Athletic Performance Insights

building personal brandcreative thinkinghigh performance habits

Also at: TEDxHousesOfParliament

building personal brandcreative thinkinghigh performance habits

Also at: TEDxHousesOfParliament

Madhumita MurgiaKeynoteTech Journalist | Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Tech

ai ethics governancedata privacy compliancefuture trends predictions

Also at: TEDxExeter

ai ethics governancedata privacy compliancefuture trends predictions

Also at: TEDxExeter

Maria RessaKeynoteNobel Peace Prize Laureate | Defending Press Freedom in the Philippines

civil liberties rightsdemocracy governancejournalism nonfiction writing

Also at: Aspen Ideas Festival · DLD

civil liberties rightsdemocracy governancejournalism nonfiction writing

Also at: Aspen Ideas Festival · DLD

Misha GlennyKeynoteInvestigative Journalist | Cybersecurity & Environmental Crime

cyber risk resilienceglobal challengesthreat landscape

Also at: TED

cyber risk resilienceglobal challengesthreat landscape

Also at: TED

Rory StewartKeynoteFormer UK Secretary of State | Rethinking Global Affairs & Policy

crisis leadershippolicy regulationthought leadership

Also at: How To Academy · TEDxHousesOfParliament · TED

crisis leadershippolicy regulationthought leadership

Also at: How To Academy · TEDxHousesOfParliament · TED

Ruby WaxKeynoteAuthor & Mental Health Advocate | Transforming Perceptions of Mental Illness

burnout resilienceemotional intelligenceworkplace mental health

Also at: Nudgestock · How To Academy · TED

burnout resilienceemotional intelligenceworkplace mental health

Also at: Nudgestock · How To Academy · TED

Stuart RussellKeynoteUC Berkeley Professor | Pioneering AI Alignment

ai ethics governanceai strategy implementationartificial intelligence

Also at: World AI Cannes Festival · The Marketing Society Annual Conference · How To Academy · TED

ai ethics governanceai strategy implementationartificial intelligence

Also at: World AI Cannes Festival · The Marketing Society Annual Conference · How To Academy · TED

Theresa MayKeynoteFormer Prime Minister | Conservative Party Leader and Public Servant

public policychange managementexecutive leadership

public policychange managementexecutive leadership

Thomas HeatherwickKeynoteFounder, Heatherwick Studio | Pioneering Design-Led Urbanism

design thinkingentrepreneurship

Also at: TED · Design Indaba

design thinkingentrepreneurship

Also at: TED · Design Indaba

Tim PeakeKeynoteFirst British ESA Astronaut | International Space Station Mission Leader

space explorationinnovationproductivity performance

space explorationinnovationproductivity performance

William SieghartKeynoteEntrepreneur | Transforming Business Through Emerging Tech

corporate innovationenterprise technology strategyfuture trends predictions

Also at: TEDxOxford

corporate innovationenterprise technology strategyfuture trends predictions

Also at: TEDxOxford

Speakers here who tour together

Pairs from this lineup who've shared the stage at other conferences too.