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Upcoming Events

Tue, Sept 9, 7:00pm

The Earth Convention Live: Land and Soil

The last session in the Earth Convention series, Land and Soil, features Isabella Tree and an esteemed line-up of environmental thinkers

Royal Geographical Society, SW7

Featuring Talks By:

Isabella Tree

Thomas Halliday

Minette Batters

Merlin Hanbury-Tenison

Rosie Boycott

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Greenbank

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Tue, Sept 9, 7:00pm

The Earth Convention Live: Land and Soil

The last session in the Earth Convention series, Land and Soil, features Isabella Tree and an esteemed line-up of environmental thinkers

Royal Geographical Society, SW7

Mon, Sept 29, 7:00pm

5 Speakers, 15 Minutes Each - September 2025

Our new season kicks off at The Tabernacle in September with a line-up of acclaimed authors and thought-provoking stories!

The Tabernacle, W11

Featuring Talks By:

Laura Bates

The New Age of Sexism

Geoff Dyer

Homework

James Fox

Craftland

Sam Dalrymple

Shattered Lands

Ian Leslie

John and Paul

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Mon, Sept 29, 7:00pm

5 Speakers, 15 Minutes Each - September 2025

Our new season kicks off at The Tabernacle in September with a line-up of acclaimed authors and thought-provoking stories!

The Tabernacle, W11

Mon, Oct 27, 7:00pm

5 Speakers, 15 Minutes Each - October 2025

We're back at The Tabernacle in October with a line-up of award-winning authors and speakers! Join us for an evening of captivating stories.

The Tabernacle, W11

Featuring Talks By:

Esther Freud

My Sister and Other Lovers

Lucy Hughes-Hallett

The Scapegoat

Jeremy King

Without Reservation

Philippe Sands

38 Londres Street

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Mon, Oct 27, 7:00pm

5 Speakers, 15 Minutes Each - October 2025

We're back at The Tabernacle in October with a line-up of award-winning authors and speakers! Join us for an evening of captivating stories.

The Tabernacle, W11

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5x15 produces events of ideas, insight and inspiration for the world’s leading organisations and most discerning audiences. We bring internationally acclaimed speakers to the stage to share stories that are informative, provoking, and above all, entertaining.

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Wade Davis @ 5x15 - Cultures at Risk

27 Mar 2018

Wade Davis is a writer, photographer, and filmmaker whose work has taken him from the Amazon to Tibet, Africa to Australia, Polynesia to the Arctic.

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Upcoming Events

The Earth Convention Live: Land and Soil

The Earth Convention Live: Land and Soil

5 Speakers, 15 Minutes Each - September 2025

5 Speakers, 15 Minutes Each - September 2025

5 Speakers, 15 Minutes Each - October 2025

5 Speakers, 15 Minutes Each - October 2025

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