"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
A World In Transition
Climate catastrophe is looming, but the future is still ours for the shaping. So what needs to change and how do we change it?
Online, Via Zoom
Online, Via Zoom
Featuring Talks By:
A World In Transition
Climate catastrophe is looming, but the future is still ours for the shaping. So what needs to change and how do we change it?
Online, Via Zoom
Online, Via Zoom
Featuring Talks By:
5x15 & WritersMosaic
Join 5x15 & WritersMosaic for an evening of stories from a mosaic of literary voices and cultures across the UK that aims to be surprising, magical and moving.
Online, Via Zoom
Online, Via Zoom
Featuring Talks By:
David Spiegelhalter
Covid By Numbers
Justin Webb
The Gift of A Radio
Adam Rutherford
Control
Edward Shawcross
The Last Emperor of Mexico
5x15 February 2022
Join us in February for an evening that will delve behind the headlines, shed light on myths and misconceptions and help make sense of the world today.
Online, Via Zoom
Online, Via Zoom
In Conversation
Damon Galgut
Chris Power
Damon Galgut on The Promise
Hear Damon Galgut in conversation with Chris Power about his 2021 Booker Prize winning novel The Promise as we celebrate its paperback launch
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.
