8:30 am – 9:30 am

Arrivals, tea and coffee

9:30 am – 9:40 am

Opening remarks by Jonathan Platt

9:40 am –11:00 am

Panel discussion: “Battlegrounds of Knowledge: Threats to Academic Freedom in the West”

Speakers: Nadine Strossen, Toby Young, Jacob Mchangama, Ulrike Guérot
Chair: David Goodhart

11:00 am – 11:25 am

Tea and coffee break

11:25 am – 12:45 pm

Panel discussion: “Censorship in the Sciences: Free Inquiry Under Pressure”

Speakers: Richard Dawkins, Carl Heneghan, Alice Sullivan, Anna Krylov
Chair: Abhishek Saha

12:45 pm – 2 pm

Lunch

2 pm – 3 pm

Keynote speech by Arif Ahmed: “Freedom of Speech and Academic Freedom: Driving Change Through the Sector.”

3 pm – 4:20 pm

Panel discussion: “Triumph of the Therapeutic: Is ‘Well-being’ a Threat to Academic Freedom?”

Speakers: Theodore Dalrymple, Frank Furedi, Simon Wessely, Pamela Paresky
Chair: Mark Salter

4:20 pm – 4:40 pm

Tea and coffee break

4:40 pm – 6:00 pm

Panel discussion: “Disagreeing Well: Civility and Its Limits”

Speakers: Kathleen Stock, Simon Cullen, Eli M. Noam, Felice Basboll, Teresa Bejan
Chair: Edward Skidelsky

6:00 pm

Closing remarks by Edward Skidelsky

6:10 pm – 8:00 pm

Drinks and refreshments