"the optimism we need is going to come from our fellow human beings"
Elif Shafak
5x15 EartH Hackney
"A luminous evening – hopeful, heartfelt & deeply inspiring."
Akram Khan Company
"The line-up, under any circumstances would have been intriguing... the event was sold out... there was an electricity in the room..."
The New Yorker
"5x15's packed soirees feel like an evening of offline, communal surfing, it's due as much to the eclectic menu of speakers as to the short time allotted to each..."
The New York Times
"The ability to 'think intelligently' about subjects that tickle, exercise and expand your mind is at last tangible with entertaining talks at 5x15."
The Telegraph
"a brilliant concept of five 15-minute talks delivered by significant voices..."
The Financial Times
Upcoming Events
Online, Via Zoom
Featuring Talks By:
Eliot Higgins
We Are Bellingcat
Amelia Gentleman
The Windrush Betrayal
Peter Geoghegan
Democracy for Sale
5x15: Eliot Higgins of Bellingcat, Amelia Gentleman and Peter Geoghegan
Join us for an evening of stories of ground-breaking investigations, government cover-ups and dark money.
Online, Via Zoom
Online, Via Zoom
In Conversation
Elizabeth Kolbert
David Wallace Wells
Elizabeth Kolbert and David Wallace-Wells
Join us to journey into the future with Elizabeth Kolbert on her new book Under a White Sky in conversation with David Wallace-Wells.
Online, Via Zoom
Featuring Talks By:
Rebecca Solnit
Recollections of My Non-Existence
Mary Beard
in conversation
Rebecca Solnit and Mary Beard: Recollections of My Non-Existence
We are delighted to bring together Rebecca Solnit and Mary Beard in a digital event to celebrate the paperback publication of Recollections of My Non-Existence.
LRB, Online
Online, Via Zoom
Featuring Talks By:
The Story of Bread
Join two brilliant writers – Rob Penn and Colin Tudge - to discuss how food shapes the world, what's gone wrong, and how we can put it right
Online, Via Zoom
Online, Via Zoom
Featuring Talks By:
Partha Dasgupta
The economics of biodiversity
Gabrielle Walker
Biodiversity
Tony Juniper
What nature does for us
Rathbones
in partnership with
The Earth Convention: Biodiversity
5x15 and Rathbones present the fifth session in The Earth Convention series which looks at biodiversity, natural capital and oceans.
Online, Via Zoom
March 15th 5x15 - 5 speakers, 15 minutes each
Join us online for an electrifying evening of storytelling
Online, Via Zoom
Online, Via Zoom
Featuring Talks By:
John Preston
Fall - The Mystery of Robert Maxwell
Monique Roffey
The Mermaid of Black Conch
Lee Lawrence
The Louder I Will Sing
Michael Rosen
Many Different Kinds of Love: Life, Death, and The NHS
Thomasina Miers
Chefs at Home
March 15th 5x15 - 5 speakers, 15 minutes each
Join us online for an electrifying evening of storytelling
Online, Via Zoom
Bari Weiss Meets David Baddiel
Bari Weiss in Conversation with David Baddiel on Jews Don't Count
Online, Via Zoom
Online, Via Zoom
In Conversation
David Baddiel
Bari Weiss
Bari Weiss Meets David Baddiel
Bari Weiss in Conversation with David Baddiel on Jews Don't Count
Online, Via Zoom
Online, Via Zoom
Featuring Talks By:
Alexander McCall Smith
in conversation
James Naughtie
in conversation
Alexander McCall Smith and James Naughtie
Join us for an intimate evening ‘at home’ with the multi-million selling Alexander McCall Smith in conversation with James Naughtie.
Online, Via Zoom
Online, Via Zoom
Featuring Talks By:
Carlo Rovelli
Helgoland
Marcus du Sautoy
in conversation
Carlo Rovelli on Helgoland in conversation with Marcus du Sautoy
Join us to hear master story teller and theoretical physicist Carlo Rovelli in conversation with Marcus du Sautoy.
Online, Via Zoom
Online, Via Zoom
Featuring Talks By:
Sarah Raven
A Year Full of Flowers
Jonathan Drori
Around the World in 80 Plants
Tim Smit
The Eden Project
Jonathan Drori, Sarah Raven and Tim Smit
Join us to discover the extraordinary secrets of plants, flowers and gardens around the world – and through the year.
Online, Via Zoom
Now moved to 2021: A Theatre for Dreamers: An evening of words and music with Polly Samson and David Gilmour
Central Hall Westminster, SW1H
Central Hall Westminster, SW1H
In Conversation
Polly Samson
David Gilmour
Now moved to 2021: A Theatre for Dreamers: An evening of words and music with Polly Samson and David Gilmour
Central Hall Westminster, SW1H
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.
