The Convention

The Convention is a two-day event on May 12th & 13th at Central Hall, Westminster, bringing you the best minds from culture, politics and media to understand where we are, how we got here and what we’re going to do about it.

Debates/ Panels / 15min Keynotes.


Keynote speakers: Gina Miller, Akala, Ian McEwan, Jarvis Cocker, Nick Clegg, Caroline Criado-Perez, Michael Gove, Sindhu Vee and Raoul Martinez.

Speakers include: A.C. Grayling, Afua Hirsch, Alan Rusbridger, Alastair Campbell, Albert Weale, Alex Von Tunzelmann, Anand Menon, Anne Applebaum, Bob Geldof, Caroline Lucas, Carsten Brzeski, Charles Grant, David Elstein, Denis Campbell, Denisa Kostovicova, David Goodhart, Dominic Grieve, Eric Kaufmann, Fintan O'Toole, Frédéric Martel, Gerry Hassan, Graham Brady, Harriet Sergeant, Helena Kennedy, Howard Jacobson, Ian Dunt, Ian McEwan, Jay Watts, Jim Gallagher, John Harris, Jonathan Freedland, Kwasi Kwarteng, Laurent Pech, Lisa Nandy, Martin McKee, Mary Lou McDonald, Matthew Godwin, Michael Hessletine, Nick Clegg, Paul Hilder, Nick Pearce, Paul Whiteley, Peter Frankopan, Peter Oborne, Philippe Legrain, Dr Rachel Clarke, Richard Corbett Robert Tombs, Sashy Nathan, Sonia Sodha, Timothy Garton Ash, Vonny Moyes, Rt Hon Stephen Dorrell, Viv Groskop, Alice Enders