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FutureFest 2018 speakers

The full 2018 line-up

Lineup

Hear directly from those who are forming cutting-edge ideas and practices to shape the future. Take a look at the full 2018 line-up below.

Alex Lathbridge

Scientist and comedian

Chair: Gareth Mitchell

Presenter, BBC Science Radio

Gemma Cairney

Broadcaster, youth rights activist and author

Lydia Nicholas

Anthropologist of technology, lecturer, writer, and comedian

Timandra Harkness

Writer, broadcaster and presenter

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Alex Lathbridge

Scientist and comedian

Alice Casey

Head of New Operating Models, Nesta

Amrou Al-Kadhi

Writer, drag performer, filmmaker

Angela Nagle

Writer

Anjali Ramachandran

Director, Storythings and Co-Founder, Ada's List

Anna Rafferty

Global Director: Digital Marketing, Digital Studios BBC Studios

Aral Balkan

Cyborg rights activist, designer and developer, co-founder at Ind.ie.

Ayça Çubukçu

Associate Professor and Co-Director of Human Rights, London School of Economics and Political Science

Bec Hill

Comedian

Celia Hannon

Director, Explorations

Chair: Aleksandra Mir

Visual artist

Chair: Charles Leadbeater

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FutureFest features a lineup of radical speakers and interesting installations designed to immerse you in the future and inspire you to shape it.

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6-7 July 2018, Tobacco Dock, London

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#FutureFest18 speaker @TheosElizabeth from Theos think tank argues that robots would make terrible gods, in the lat… https://t.co/etp931WBNi

11:57 AM - 18 Feb 2019

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From 3D pasta printers to levitating food, Katherine Lewis from @DHReady, @robinmcnicholas, @vaivutek and… https://t.co/KCME01LqEQ

02:12 PM - 15 Feb 2019

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RT @mariaholley: It’s a symbolic morning, as I’m riding a double decker bus (yes, we have them in Mexico too!) on my way to our firs… https://t.co/XPyQ6XyiKd

02:31 PM - 14 Feb 2019