2013 Programme: Festival weekend overview

The Festival weekend includes more than 70 debates which are listed below ordered by time slot and room. To see Saturday or Sunday sessions only, select the day you want from the menu on the left or select sessions by Theme.

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Saturday 19 October: 12.15pm-1.15pm
Lunchtime Debates Cinema 1
East Asia: the new global hotspot?
Saturday 19 October: 3.30pm-5.00pm
Battle for technological progress Frobisher Auditorium 1
Technology and sustainability: kill or cure?
Sunday 20 October: 9.30am-10.15am
Wrestling with the World Pit Theatre
In conversation: India
Sunday 20 October: 10.30am-12.00pm
Wrestling with the World Pit Theatre
What is the secret of Scandinavian success?
Contemporary Controversies Frobisher 1-3
Pathologising Israel
Sunday 20 October: 12.15pm-1.15pm
Wrestling with the World Pit Theatre
In conversation: Russia
Sunday 20 October: 3.30pm-4.45pm
Wrestling with the World Pit Theatre
In conversation: Eastern Europe
Economic solutions? Conservatory
Development aid: hindrance or help?
Sunday 20 October: 5.15pm-6.15pm
Wrestling with the World Pit Theatre
In conversation: China

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