The fourth annual Battle of Ideas festival will open with a Welcome Address hosted by Academy of Ideas Science and Society director Tony Gilland.
Read Academy of Ideas Director Claire Fox’s introductory essay to the Battle of Ideas 2008.
 |
Professor Sir Christopher Frayling rector, Royal College of Art; Professor of Cultural History, RCA; chairman, Arts Council England. |
| |
 |
Professor Sir Astrid Wissenburg director, communications and information, ESRC |
| |
 |
Sujata Sen director East India British Council, programme leader, projects related to Intercultural Dialogue and Literature |
| |
 |
John Dovey acting president UK Corporates BT Global Services |
| |
| Chair: | |
 | Tony Gilland associate fellow, Academy of Ideas |
"Participating in the Battle was a little like entering a Bombay train at rush hour - it's a plunge into a swirl of wildly differing notions of how people should arrange themselves in a really tight situation. When you eventually emerge, you find that you're in a different place from where you started - and that you've been thoroughly energised from the journey. I can't wait to take the trip again next year."
Naresh Fernandes, editor-in-chief, Time Out India
