May 14-16, 2026

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Speakers and Performers

  • A woman with dark, curly hair, wearing a brown scarf and mustard-colored sweater, smiling and looking up at the camera, sitting on dark sandy ground.

    Ahlay (alexandra Blakely)

    Singer songwriter, community grief practitioner & ritual based artist

    Independent artist & founder of Healing at the Roots & Hearthwood Sanctuary

  • A man with short black hair and wearing colorful beaded necklaces and a vibrant scarf, playing an acoustic guitar.

    Alex Lucitante

    Cofán Indigenous People & Alianza Ceibo

  • A woman with brown hair smiling outdoors, wearing a light blue top and gold earrings, standing near trees and greenery.

    Alexa Firmenich

    Founder and director 
    Naia Trust

  • Man with traditional Maori tattoos on face and neck, wearing a blue patterned shirt and green jade necklace, standing indoors near white paneled wall.

    Aperahama Edwards

    Chairman
    Ngāti Wai Trust Board

  • A portrait of a man with red hair, a beard, blue eyes, and wearing a black shirt, standing against a plain white background.

    Barnaby Steel

    Artist & Creative Director 
    Marshmallow Laser Feast

  • Portrait of a smiling man with glasses, wearing a gray button-up shirt, standing outdoors with blurred buildings and trees in the background.

    César Rodríguez-Garavito

    Professor of Law
    Director, MOTH Program
    NYU School of Law

  • A man sitting outdoors in a lush garden or park, wearing headphones, with professional audio recording equipment including a microphone, a microphone windscreen, and a recording device nearby.

    Cosmo Sheldrake

    Musician & field recordist

  • A man sits in a natural tree hollow surrounded by branches and green foliage, with a clear blue sky in the background, appearing relaxed with eyes closed.

    David Abram

    Cultural ecologist, author of The Spell of the Sensuous

    Alliance for Wild Ethics (AWE), Visiting Scholar at Oxford University

  • A man with curly dark hair and a black shirt, smiling, holding a large camera lens over his shoulder outdoors during sunset.

    David Gruber 

    Founder & President
    Project CETI (Cetacean Translation Initiative)

  • Black-and-white portrait of a woman with short dark hair, wearing a patterned top. She has her hand on her face, with tattoos visible on her fingers and arm, looking directly at the camera.

    Diana Obando

    Writer, ceramic artist & herbalist

    University of Houston

  • A woman in a red jacket and green shirt sitting inside a hollowed-out tree trunk surrounded by greenery.

    Kate Raworth

    Economist & author of Doughnut Economics

    Doughnut Economics Action Lab & Oxford University's Environmental Change Institute

  • A man with curly brown hair and blue eyes standing outdoors during autumn, wearing a beige coat and a blue scarf.

    Merlin Sheldrake

    Biologist & author of Entangled Life 

    Fungi Foundation, SPUN, VU Amsterdam

  • A man in an black shirt with roses deisgned holding a mushroom in his right hand

    Modern Biology

    Musician & Biologist

  • Close-up of a woman with gray hair smiling, resting her chin on her hand, in an outdoor setting with greenery in the background.

    Monica Gagliano

    Associate Professor of Evolutionary Ecology & author, Thus Spoke the Plant

  • Close-up of a woman with long black hair, wearing a beaded necklace, looking upwards with a serious expression, outdoors with green foliage in the background.

    Patricia Gualinga

    International Relations Director for the Kichwa First People of Sarayaku

  • A man sitting outdoors at sunset, leaning against a large tree trunk, with trees and fallen leaves on the ground.

    Robert Macfarlane 

    Teacher & author of books including Is A River Alive? and Underland

    Professor of Literature & the Environmental Humanities, University of Cambridge

  • A woman with blonde hair wearing a red jacket sitting inside a moss-covered tree hollow surrounded by green ferns, looking upward.

    Suzanne Simard

    Professor of Forest Ecology & New York Times best-selling author 

    University of British Columbia, Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship

  • A woman with curly gray hair and black glasses, resting her chin on her hand, wearing a black top, with lace curtains in the background.

    Vanessa Richards

    Transdisciplinary artist & culture shift facilitator

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Event Schedule

  • May 14, 2026

    Program starts at 4:00 p.m.

    Featured Speakers
    Barnaby Steel
    César Rodríguez-Garavito
    Kate Raworth
    Patricia Gualinga
    Robert Macfarlane

    Venue
    Old Theatre
    London School of Economics
    Houghton St, London WC2A 2AE, UK

  • May 15, 2026

    Program starts at 2:00 p.m.

    Featured Speakers
    ahlay blakely
    David Abram
    Modern Biology
    Monica Gagliano
    Suzanne Simard

    Venue
    The Nave
    St. John’s Waterloo
    Waterloo Road, London SE1 8TY, UK

  • May 16, 2026

    Program starts at 4:00 p.m.

    Featured Speakers
    Alex Lucitante
    Alexa Firmenich
    Aperahama Edwards
    David Gruber
    Diana Obando
    Merlin Sheldrake

    Venue
    Old Theatre
    London School of Economics
    Houghton St, London WC2A 2AE, UK

Cosmo Sheldrake
FESTIVAL CONCERT

Concert Tickets
A woman with short curly hair wearing a beige patterned blazer over a red top, sitting in a seated position while holding a microphone in her right hand and a notebook or papers in her lap.
A woman with red hair and glasses giving a presentation. She is holding a tablet and gesturing with her right hand.
A man giving a speech on a stage at an event for the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice, next to a podium with plants and a display with the event logo, with a colorful ocean-themed backdrop featuring fish and sea creatures.
A person wearing a large Native American headdress with red feathers, working with electronic equipment and a laptop on stage in a dimly lit setting.
Panel discussion at a conference with three women on stage, audience members seated, and colorful artwork with underwater theme in the background.
A person standing on a stage speaking at an event in front of an audience seated in a dark auditorium. The speaker is using a teleprompter and is surrounded by potted plants. Audience members are focused on the speaker, with some taking notes or phot
A man with a beard wearing a red knit cap and black jacket, gesturing with his hand.
A man wearing glasses and a pink dress shirt stands behind a transparent lectern on a stage, holding some papers, with a green plant in the background.
Darkened dance floor with silhouetted dancing people and a DJ at a red curtain stage illuminated by red lights.
Poster titled "Crossing the River" with text explaining the project and QR codes at the bottom, displayed on an easel. In the background, photographs of people are hung on a white curtain.
An art exhibit with framed photographs and informational posters on display, partially obscured by white flowers in the foreground. The posters include the phrase 'the song of the cedars'.
A man with dark curly hair, glasses, and a black sweater is speaking into a microphone at an indoor event. A colorful poster with the word 'FESTIVAL' is partially visible in the background.
Two men sitting on chairs on a stage with a colorful marine-themed backdrop.