Panel discussions

Ahead of the 2024 Olympics taking place in Paris this summer, our expert speakers, including double Olympic Champion Dame Kelly Holmes, explore elite sports.

Join the artists and scholars behind a re-imagination of the satirical musical, The Bedridden Prince, originally created by Czech-Jewish prisoners in the Theresienstadt Ghetto in 1943.

Our panel of experts provides insights, addresses challenges and suggests strategies for creating a more supportive and inclusive environment for mental health in schools.

Join in the conversation as speakers with experience and expertise of working with York people on debt and financial issues explore the challenges facing those seeking and providing advice.

What role can religion play in challenging various forms of prejudice and distrust and helping to build inclusive and diverse societies? Hear from an expert panel at York St John University.

Come along to an interactive session exploring how can we reimagine our resources and civic assets for public and common benefit, fit for the times we are in.

Following its renovation, the magnificent Notre Dame Cathedral reopens this year. Using this event as the starting point, our panel of experts reflects on how to preserve our heritage.

Join us as we address the challenges of wealth inequality and consider a radical reimagination of ‘wealth’. Our interactive session is supported by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.

Meet the three talented young composers of A Quaker Trilogy at a round-table event and hear their pieces performed by the Micklegate Singers.

Enjoy a special screening of Lost in the Middle, a short documentary featuring a group of bilinguals/bidialectals discussing their language journeys after migration, followed by a Q&A.

What would a Trump victory mean for Putin’s invasion of Ukraine? Our expert panel discusses the US elections and the implications for the future of NATO and Europe.

An expert panel examines the economic and political shift taking place as the countries of the Global South begin to assert themselves and create a new world order.

Expert speakers examine the potential impacts of existing and emerging technologies on election results, and discuss if elections really matter in an age of powerful global corporations.

Join us for a linguistic odyssey, a journey through five different perspectives on how we use language without even thinking about it.

Our expert panel discusses the opportunities created by devolution and the power of good business. How can the new mayoral authority drive new economic, social and cultural strategies to improve the lives of residents of York and North Yorkshire?

How do we return to political climate consensus and retain public support for the transition to net zero? Our panel of experts discusses the key issues.

Our expert panel reflects on what World Heritage status is and what it can bring to York. Come along with your questions and join in the discussion.

Join El Parnaso Hyspano, an Hispanic early music ensemble, as they present the first UK performance of the early 18th- century opera, San Francisco Xavier.

Speakers including Chris Whitty, Chief Medical Officer for England, discuss the power of chemistry to tackle air pollution and provide clean air solutions.