5x15 | 5 speakers 15 minutes each

"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

Wed, May 14, 7:00pm

5x15 on Trees at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

5x15 comes to Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew for a unique live event on the wonders of trees and their enduring beauty across art and culture.

Temperate House, Kew Gardens, TW9

Featuring Talks By:

Elif Shafak

Tristan Gooley

Jonathan Drori

Ersin Han Ersin

Kevin Martin

SOLD OUT

Wed, May 14, 7:00pm

5x15 on Trees at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

5x15 comes to Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew for a unique live event on the wonders of trees and their enduring beauty across art and culture.

Temperate House, Kew Gardens, TW9

Mon, May 19, 7:00pm

Jonathan Watts & Gaia Vince on How to Save the Amazon

Guardian environment editor Jonathan Watts explores the legacy of journalist Dom Phillips and his pioneering work in the Amazon rainforest.

Online, Via Zoom

Featuring Talks By:

Jonathan Watts

How to Save the Amazon

Gaia Vince

In conversation

TICKETS & INFO

Mon, May 19, 7:00pm

Jonathan Watts & Gaia Vince on How to Save the Amazon

Guardian environment editor Jonathan Watts explores the legacy of journalist Dom Phillips and his pioneering work in the Amazon rainforest.

Online, Via Zoom

Tue, Jun 17, 7:00pm

The Earth Convention Live: Oceans and Rivers

Our Earth Convention Live series with Greenbank continues, featuring a superb line-up on Oceans and Rivers, including George Monbiot, Tom Mustill & Helen Scales.

Royal Geographical Society, SW7

Featuring Talks By:

George Monbiot

Helen Scales

Tom Mustill

Tim Lenton

Rosie Boycott

hosts

Greenbank

In partnership with

TICKETS & INFO

Tue, Jun 17, 7:00pm

The Earth Convention Live: Oceans and Rivers

Our Earth Convention Live series with Greenbank continues, featuring a superb line-up on Oceans and Rivers, including George Monbiot, Tom Mustill & Helen Scales.

Royal Geographical Society, SW7

Mon, Jun 23, 7:00pm

5 Speakers, 15 Minutes Each - June 2025

We're back at The Tabernacle for a summer 5x15, featuring a stellar line-up of speakers! Join us for an evening of gripping and inspiring stories.

Featuring Talks By:

Kaliane Bradley

The Ministry of Time

John Harris

Maybe I'm Amazed

Molly Jong-Fast

How to Lose Your Mother

De Kai

Raising AI

Larry Lamb

All Wrapped Up

TICKETS & INFO

Mon, Jun 23, 7:00pm

5 Speakers, 15 Minutes Each - June 2025

We're back at The Tabernacle for a summer 5x15, featuring a stellar line-up of speakers! Join us for an evening of gripping and inspiring stories.

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

Rosie Boycott

hosts

Greenbank

In partnership with

TICKETS & INFO

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

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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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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

5x15 on Trees at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

5x15 on Trees at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Jonathan Watts & Gaia Vince on How to Save the Amazon

Jonathan Watts & Gaia Vince on How to Save the Amazon

The Earth Convention Live: Oceans and Rivers

The Earth Convention Live: Oceans and Rivers

5 Speakers, 15 Minutes Each - June 2025

5 Speakers, 15 Minutes Each - June 2025

The Earth Convention Live: Land and Soil

The Earth Convention Live: Land and Soil

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