Take a look at the programme for the Festival, which takes place from 13 to 27 September. You can book places from 2 July at 0900 hours. We’re told to advise you to book as soon as you can to ensure your places.
Keynote speakers include Kanya King CBE, Katherine Ryan, George Clarke and Sir Lenny Henry CBE , and there’ll be panel discussions with Evan Davis, Alix Fox, Gina Martin and others.
The programme is, as ever, ambitious, presenting a platform for exploring new ideas and innovation, and challenging key issues and viewpoints, particularly those emerging from the unusual events since March 2020.
Renowned names, exciting thinkers and some experts in their fields will share ideas through talks and discussions on topics such as inequality, the future of food, loneliness, the media, sustainability and economic growth, areas of compelling interest to many of us. And the Festival will use some key City Centre venues.
Think today’s world and the world of tomorrow; the challenges of our time and those of times to come.
Andrew Cooper LeedsBID (Leeds Business Improvement District), which brings the festival to the City:
“We are delighted to be bringing Leeds International Festival of Ideas to the City this year, presenting a programme which promises to be innovative in its exploring of new ideas while reflecting how thinking has been affected during recent times. After a challenging year for everyone, it is exciting for LeedsBID to be collaborating with City Centre partners and it is great to be working together in planning events in the City once again.”
Martin Dickson, Leeds International Festival of Ideas Lead:
“After a long time planning, we are so pleased to reveal the initial plans. From Sir Lenny Henry headlining and talking at Leeds’ premier venue to chatting over why the UK media is broken with some of its best journalists, to the important chats around businesses growing whilst being sustainable after a pandemic, with hot topics in Leeds around the airport, to what does the future of food hold for us. This is only the tip of the iceberg. We recommend setting an alarm for the 2nd July as tickets are expected to fly out. We can’t wait to bring this series of strong discussions and debates to Leeds’ iconic venues this year.”
Tickets will be available here.
Feature photograph is Katherine Ryan.
