Girls on becoming the leaders of the future
Speakers: Dr Michele Paule and Dr Hannah Yelin, with guest panellists Shaista Aziz, Jane Brady, Laura Coryton, Isabel Adomakoh Young. This event presents findings from the ‘Girls, Leadership, and Women in the Public Eye’ project. It is aimed at those engaged in work with and for girls – in education, in youth work, in advocacy and activism, and in […]
DigitalXChange ProductTalk: on digital transformation & the North Star
Originating in Berlin, DigitalXChange ProductTalk is coming to London for the first time and we don’t come alone. Johann Jenson – Berlin proud resident- is joining us to talk about what your product team needs to “pass” the digital transformation challenge. Martin Fallon will talk about how a North Star helps product managers develop better products. Martin is a […]
How to Own the Room
In this talk on the oratorical skills of a variety of brilliant women from Michelle Obama to Virginia Woolf, Viv Groskop will pinpoint exactly what it is that these women do to get their audience to sit up and really listen – and then advise you how to apply their qualities to your own lives. […]
Memories of a Psychotherapist
In her first memoir, Who Is It That Can Tell Me Who I Am?, Jane Haynes broke the psychotherapist’s covenant of silence with a consensual but candid exploration of the real relationship between therapist and client. Her honesty, eloquence and emotional intelligence earned her a place on the shortlist for the prestigious PEN / Ackerley Prize. […]
UK National Investment Bank
Professor Stephany Griffith-Jones (Columbia University, NY; University of Sussex, and member of the Progressive Economy Forum Council) is one of the world’s leading experts on public development banks, having advised several national governments and international organisations, such as the United Nations, World Bank, and European Parliament, on their role in a dynamic economy. In this special public […]
The Story 2019
Welcome to The Story. Last year’s event was full of creative, diverse, inspirational speakers including Jarvis Cocker, Juno Dawson, Mandy Rose, Elijah, Zoe Whitely, Lisa-Maria Neudert, Camilla Wright and Tanya Bryne. To celebrate our 10th anniversary this year, we are launching The Story Academy, and a significant portion from ticket sales will support our new […]
The Playing Human Conference and Laughter Yoga 25 Anniversary
The idea for the title of this conference came from an article I read only recently on the topic of playing as adults, and my mind wandered back to an exhibition I visited in my teens at the art gallery, Louisiana, north of Copenhagen. The exhibition was called Homo Ludens – the Playing Human and […]
The Scientific Truth About Diets
Dr. Giles Yeo is a genetics scientist who specialises in debunking dietary misinformation and spreading the truth about human appetite. Did you know… – That a ‘juice cleanse’ that claims to detox the liver actually makes it work harder? – That ‘paleo diet’ is a made-up concept – since modern foods bear little genetic resemblance […]
Winston Churchill – How to Walk with Destiny
Andrew Roberts will be in conversation with General Sir Mike Jackson, former Chief of Staff of the British Army and the most widely respected British military leader of his generation, to uncover the full complexity of Winston Churchill. Roberts’ new biography in no way conceals Churchill’s faults, and allows us to appreciate his virtues and […]