Join us and over 100 of the world's brightest minds for an eclectic array of talks, tastings, performances and demonstrations
How to save the planet - and rethink the global economy
Mark Carney, UN special envoy on climate action and finance, former governor of the Bank of England and author, with the FT's Gillian Tett
The world after Covid - lessons for the future
Yuval Noah Harari, the acclaimed historian and author, talks to Alec Russell, FT Weekend editor
Unlocking the future
Jennifer Doudna, Nobel laureate and pioneering biochemist behind CRISPR talks to the FT’s Hannah Kuchler about gene editing and the coming health revolution
The vaccine visionaries
Dr Özlem Türeci and Dr Ugur Sahin, the scientists behind the BioNTech/Pfizer vaccine, talk to Clive Cookson, the FT’s science editor
The Aesthete: Diane von Furstenberg
From her Connecticut home the legendary designer, Diane von Furstenberg, of the wrap dress talks personal taste
Live performance by the London Symphony Orchestra
Streamed from London’s LSO St Luke’s, the stage will be set for an exclusive live performance, in partnership with Fortnum & Mason, on the first evening of the festival
FT contributors
Join Alec Russell, FTWeekend editor at FTWeekend Festival Spring Edition this March
From interactive wine and cocktail tastings to riveting talks and debates on what the future holds, join us for our first-ever spring FTWeekend Festival.
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