Experience Hay Festival Segovia 2022 with IE Foundation
Photo: Roberto Arrivas.
For yet another year, IE Foundation together with IE University had the honor of sponsoring the largest festival of literature and thought in our country, the HAY FESTIVAL SEGOVIA, which took place from September 14-18 in the emblematic Castilian city of Segovia.
The challenges of sustainability, the climate crisis, progress and innovation in society, architecture, activism, and much more were some of the topics that focused on the conversation and debate.
During these 4 days of intense activity, IE University’s Segovia campus, one of the important venues of this cultural event, hosted more than 20 events with a list of top-level guests.
Among them, authors, and artists such as Ai Weiwei and Kate Daudy, historian Simon Sebag Montefiore, writer, philosopher, and singer Eva Meijer, Goncourt Prize winner Mohamed Mbougar Sarr and film director and manager of his father’s legacy, John Simenon.
Many experts from IE University took part in the conversations. On Friday 16, Isabela del Alcázar, Head of Sustainability discussed nature with naturalist Joaquin Araújo and German biologist Joseph Reichholf; Lee Newman, Dean of IE Business School shared thoughts on the history and impact of emotions with international author Richard Firth-Godbehere and Financial Times journalist Jonathan Moules; Pablo Isla, President of the International Advisory Board of IE conversed on humanities and talent with film director and author Rodrigo Cortés; Diego del Alcázar Benjumea, CEO of IE University exchanged ideas on science, international research and technology with Nobel Prize winner Konstantin Novoselov; Martha Thorne, Dean of IE School of Architecture was joined by Japanese renowned architect Sou Fujimoto. On Saturday 17th, Economic Environment professor Gayle Allard participated in the Financial Times debate: “Europe’s Seventies Remix” and On Sunday 18th, IE University President, Santiago Iñíguez moderated a panel on meritocracy and elitism with politicians Hanna Jalloul and Celia Villalobos, FT columnist Simon Kuper and Bloomberg Global Economy Editor and Author, Adrian Wooldridge.
As in previous years, the festival was held in person in the charming city of Segovia and could be broadcast online and via streaming. Come back to live the experience, access the following talks, and panel discussions:
“Dialogues with the Earth. About water, heat, and butterflies” with Josef H. Reichholf, biologist and ecologist together with Isabela de Alcázar Global Head of Sustainability at IE University.
“Decisive Emotions” with Richard Firth-Godbehere, author and writer in conversation with IE Business School Dean Lee Newman.
“Talking about Culture and Talent” conversation with Pablo Isla, former CEO of Inditex and Chairman of the Advisory Board of IE University, and Rodrigo Cortés, director, actor, producer, screenwriter and novelist.
“From the discovery of the graphene to science without borders” Nobel Prize in Physics Sir Konstantin Novoselov in conversation with Diego del Alcázar Benjumeae.
“Arquitecture and Nature” Artist Sou Fujimoto in conversation with Professor Martha Thorne.
“A thousand years of joy and sorrows” Chinese artist and political activist Ai Weiwei in conversation with The Economist Executive Editor Anne McElvoy.
“FT Weekend debate: Europe’s seventies remix” political scientist Ivan Krastev, writer Emilio del Río and FT journalists such as Pilita Clark and Andrew Hill in conversation with IE University professor Gayle Allard.
“Meritocracy and Elitism” Conversation between IE University President Santiago Iñiguez, politicians Hana Jalloul and Celia Villalobos and journalists Simon Kuper and Adrian Wooldridge.