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Upcoming Events
5 Speakers, 15 Minutes - October 2024
5x15 returns to The Tabernacle - join us in October for an evening of inspiring storytelling from a superb line-up of speakers.
The Tabernacle, W11
The Tabernacle, W11
Featuring Talks By:
Rory Cellan-Jones
Sophie from Romania
Shami Chakrabarti
Human Rights
Dava Sobel
Elements of Marie Curie
Gary Stevenson
The Trading Game
Kate Summerscale
The Peepshow: The Murders at 10 Rillington Place
5 Speakers, 15 Minutes - October 2024
5x15 returns to The Tabernacle - join us in October for an evening of inspiring storytelling from a superb line-up of speakers.
The Tabernacle, W11
Conway Hall, WC1R
Featuring Talks By:
James Rebanks
The Place of Tides
James Rebanks on The Place of Tides
Join us at Conway Hall in November to hear farmer and best-selling author James Rebanks speak about his captivating new book. Virtual (livestream) tickets are also available.
Conway Hall, WC1R
Online, Via Zoom
Featuring Talks By:
Oliver Burkeman
Meditations for Mortals
Rosie Boycott
In conversation
Oliver Burkeman on Meditations for Mortals
Join us for an inspiring conversation with Oliver Burkeman, author of the international breakout bestseller Four Thousand Weeks.
Online, Via Zoom
Online, Via Zoom
Featuring Talks By:
Sunil Amrith and John Vaillant on The Burning Earth
Join us for a special conversation with award-winning authors Sunil Amrith and John Vaillant, on humankind's use and abuse of Planet Earth.
Online, Via Zoom
About
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.
Wade Davis @ 5x15 - Cultures at Risk
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.
About
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.
