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Upcoming Events
Featuring Talks By:
Arifa Akbar
Wolf Moon
John Harris
Maybe I'm Amazed
Robert Harris
Precipice
De Kai
Raising AI
Larry Lamb
All Wrapped Up
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.
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
Royal Geographical Society, SW7
Featuring Talks By:
Rosie Boycott
hosts
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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
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.
