How To Academy 2024

How To Academy 2024: 12 speakers across 12 talks tracked on Mezzo — including Neal Stephenson, Yuval Noah Harari, and Rory Stewart.

Speaker Lineup

David OlusogaKeynoteHistorian & Presenter | Storytelling the British Empire

documentary storytellingrepresentation allyshipworld history

Also at: Hay Festival

documentary storytellingrepresentation allyshipworld history

Also at: Hay Festival

Dr. Gabor MatéKeynoteBestselling author on addiction and trauma | Leading voice on childhood development

fiction literary writingfrontline medicinemindset psychology

Also at: Brand Minds · Collision

fiction literary writingfrontline medicinemindset psychology

Also at: Brand Minds · Collision

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

belonging inclusion culturesocial justice equitystorytelling narrative

Also at: Hay Festival · Countdown

belonging inclusion culturesocial justice equitystorytelling narrative

Also at: Hay Festival · Countdown

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

Also at: Hay Festival · TEDSummit

Also at: Hay Festival · TEDSummit

Lola YoungKeynoteGlobal Recording Artist | Business Innovation Through Music

brand strategycreator economymusic composition performance

Also at: Cannes Lions

brand strategycreator economymusic composition performance

Also at: Cannes Lions

Nate SilverKeynoteFounder of FiveThirtyEight | Statistical analyst and political forecaster

executive leadershipteam leadership

Also at: TED · Aspen Ideas Festival

executive leadershipteam leadership

Also at: TED · Aspen Ideas Festival

Neal StephensonKeynoteScience Fiction Author and Tech Prophet | Visionary Behind 'Snow Crash' and the Metaverse

fiction literary writingdigital transformationemerging tech

Also at: HumanX · AWE USA (Augmented World Expo) · D.I.C.E. Summit (Design, Innovate, Communicate, Entertain) · Open Metaverse Conference

fiction literary writingdigital transformationemerging tech

Also at: HumanX · AWE USA (Augmented World Expo) · D.I.C.E. Summit (Design, Innovate, Communicate, Entertain) · Open Metaverse Conference

Oliver BurkemanKeynoteBritish author | 'Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals'

fiction literary writingjournalism nonfiction writingdecision making

Also at: TED · Nudgestock

fiction literary writingjournalism nonfiction writingdecision making

Also at: TED · Nudgestock

Richard DawkinsKeynoteOxford Professor and Author | Pioneering Evolutionary Biology Insights

innovationconservation biologyfiction literary writing

Also at: Hay Festival · TED · TEDGlobal · Royal Institution

innovationconservation biologyfiction literary writing

Also at: Hay Festival · TED · TEDGlobal · Royal Institution

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

crisis leadershippolicy regulationthought leadership

Also at: Hay Festival · TEDxHousesOfParliament · TED

crisis leadershippolicy regulationthought leadership

Also at: Hay Festival · TEDxHousesOfParliament · TED

Tim HarfordKeynoteAuthor of The Undercover Economist | Financial Times Columnist | BBC Presenter

creative thinkinginnovation mindsetstrategic decision making

Also at: TED@Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany · TEDGlobal>London · TEDGlobal

creative thinkinginnovation mindsetstrategic decision making

Also at: TED@Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany · TEDGlobal>London · TEDGlobal

Yuval Noah HarariKeynoteAuthor of Sapiens | Professor of History at Hebrew University of Jerusalem

artificial intelligencedigital transformationemerging tech

Also at: Nordic Business Forum

artificial intelligencedigital transformationemerging tech

Also at: Nordic Business Forum

Speakers here who tour together

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