Battle of Ideas 2011 welcome address

Saturday 29 October, 10.00am until 10.20am, Upper Gulbenkian Gallery

The seventh annual Battle of Ideas festival will open with a Welcome Address hosted by Claire Fox, Director of the Academy of Ideas.

Read Academy of Ideas Director Claire Fox’s introductory essay to the Battle of Ideas 2011.

Speakers
Ann Furedi
chief executive, British Pregnancy Advisory Service; author, The Moral Case for Abortion

Dr Paul Thompson
rector and vice-provost, Royal College of Art

Jamie Walls
vice president, UK communications, Shell

Mike Wright
executive director, Jaguar Land Rover

Chair:
Claire Fox
director, Academy of Ideas; panellist, BBC Radio 4's Moral Maze; author, I Find That Offensive

Produced by
Claire Fox director, Academy of Ideas; panellist, BBC Radio 4's Moral Maze; author, I Find That Offensive
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