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"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

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The Telegraph

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Upcoming Events

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

Claudia Hammond

on overwhelm and how to take the pressure off

Edward Stourton

on the dark history that led to Donald Trump

Gary Younge

on creative freedom as an act of resistance

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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

Mon, Feb 23, 7:00pm

5 Speakers, 15 Minutes Each - February 2026

5x15's 2026 season continues in February with more remarkable speakers and gripping stories.

The Tabernacle, W11

Featuring Talks By:

Jon Lee Anderson

on the fall and rise of the Taliban

Oliver Bullough

on money laundering and dark financial secrets

Justine Picardie

on royal fashion and conflict behind the couture

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Mon, Feb 23, 7:00pm

5 Speakers, 15 Minutes Each - February 2026

5x15's 2026 season continues in February with more remarkable speakers and gripping stories.

The Tabernacle, W11

Tue, Mar 17, 7:00pm

5x15 Special: Antony Beevor on Rasputin

A special event with Britain’s foremost historian of war and no.1 bestselling author of Stalingrad, speaking about one of history's most destructive masterminds.

Conway Hall, WC1R

Featuring Talks By:

Antony Beevor

Rasputin and the Downfall of the Romanovs

TICKETS & INFO

Tue, Mar 17, 7:00pm

5x15 Special: Antony Beevor on Rasputin

A special event with Britain’s foremost historian of war and no.1 bestselling author of Stalingrad, speaking about one of history's most destructive masterminds.

Conway Hall, WC1R

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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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5 Speakers, 15 Minutes Each - January 2026

5 Speakers, 15 Minutes Each - January 2026

5 Speakers, 15 Minutes Each - February 2026

5 Speakers, 15 Minutes Each - February 2026

5x15 Special: Antony Beevor on Rasputin

5x15 Special: Antony Beevor on Rasputin

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