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
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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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