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

Mon, Nov 17, 7:00pm

5x15, Leverhulme Trust & EXPeditions present: The Value of Knowledge

Join 5x15 for a special event on the value of knowledge in an age of disinformation.

Conway Hall, WC1R

Featuring Talks By:

Santanu Das

Daisy Fancourt

Naoíse Mac Sweeney

Simon Reid-Henry

Tiffany Watt Smith

Simon Goldhill

Leverhulme Trust

In partnership with

EXPeditions

In partnership with

TICKETS & INFO

Mon, Nov 17, 7:00pm

5x15, Leverhulme Trust & EXPeditions present: The Value of Knowledge

Join 5x15 for a special event on the value of knowledge in an age of disinformation.

Conway Hall, WC1R

Mon, Dec 1, 7:00pm

5 Speakers, 15 Minutes Each - December 2025

5x15 welcomes a line-up of inspiring speakers and fascinating stories in December, from histories of deafness and learning how to love, to the healing nature of plants and animals.

The Tabernacle, W11

Featuring Talks By:

Raymond Antrobus

on deafness, language and identity

John Crace

on British politics and the absurdities of recent governments

Jay Griffiths

on the healing power of our bond with animals

Stephen Grosz

on love, heartbreak and the human condition

Mary Keen

on the everyday pleasures of gardening

TICKETS & INFO

Mon, Dec 1, 7:00pm

5 Speakers, 15 Minutes Each - December 2025

5x15 welcomes a line-up of inspiring speakers and fascinating stories in December, from histories of deafness and learning how to love, to the healing nature of plants and animals.

The Tabernacle, W11

Mon, Jan 26, 7:00pm

5 Speakers, 15 Minutes Each - January 2026

5x15 returns to The Tabernacle in January with a line-up of inspiring speakers and award-winning storytellers to kick off the new season.

The Tabernacle, W11

Featuring Talks By:

Julia Bradbury

on the secrets of personalised medicine

Andrew Lownie

on the rise and fall of the House of York

Gary Younge

on creative freedom as an act of resistance

TICKETS & INFO

Mon, Jan 26, 7:00pm

5 Speakers, 15 Minutes Each - January 2026

5x15 returns to The Tabernacle in January with a line-up of inspiring speakers and award-winning storytellers to kick off the new season.

The Tabernacle, W11

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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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Wade Davis @ 5x15 - Cultures at Risk

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, Leverhulme Trust & EXPeditions present: The Value of Knowledge

5x15, Leverhulme Trust & EXPeditions present: The Value of Knowledge

5 Speakers, 15 Minutes Each - December 2025

5 Speakers, 15 Minutes Each - December 2025

5 Speakers, 15 Minutes Each - January 2026

5 Speakers, 15 Minutes Each - January 2026

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