The lineup
Who spoke at Hay Festival 2024?
- CCCarole Cadwalladr Pulitzer Prize Finalist | Exposing the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica Scandal
David Olusoga Historian & Presenter | Storytelling the British Empire, University of Manchester
Elif Shafak Award-winning novelist | Author of "The Island of Missing Trees"George Monbiot Environmental writer and rewilding advocate | Ecological restoration and political narrative change
- HCHelen Czerski Physicist & Author | Exploring the Hidden Wonders of Our World
Hon Julia Gillard Former Prime Minister of Australia | Global Leadership & Crisis Management, Wellcome Trust
Jon Ronson Writer & Filmmaker | Exploring Madness, Extremism & Obsession
Kevin Rudd Former Australian Prime Minister | Global Leadership & China Relations
Lemn Sissay Award-Winning Playwright | Athletic Performance Insights- MMMadhumita Murgia Tech Journalist | Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Tech
Maria Ressa Nobel Peace Prize Laureate | Defending Press Freedom in the Philippines, Rappler
Misha Glenny Investigative Journalist | Cybersecurity & Environmental CrimeRory Stewart Former UK Secretary of State | Rethinking Global Affairs & Policy
- RWRuby Wax Author & Mental Health Advocate | Transforming Perceptions of Mental Illness
- SRStuart Russell UC Berkeley Professor | Pioneering AI Alignment, University of California, Berkeley
- TMTheresa May Former Prime Minister | Conservative Party Leader and Public Servant
Thomas Heatherwick Founder, Heatherwick Studio | Pioneering Design-Led Urbanism, Heatherwick Studio
Tim Peake First British ESA Astronaut | International Space Station Mission Leader, European Space Agency (ESA)- WSWilliam Sieghart Entrepreneur | Transforming Business Through Emerging Tech, Metabox
Frequently asked
- Who spoke at Hay Festival 2024?
- 19 speakers, including Carole Cadwalladr, David Olusoga, Elif Shafak, George Monbiot, and Helen Czerski.
- What did Hay Festival 2024 cover?
- Topics include Emerging Tech, Environmental Justice, Foreign Policy & Diplomacy, Journalism & Nonfiction, Public Policy, and Storytelling & Narrative.
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