FTWeekend Festival 2023 - U.S. | FT Live | 20 May 2023 | The REACH, at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 2700 F St NW, Washington, DC 20566, USA

The world is moving at such a vertiginous speed that it is hard to predict what will dominate the headlines by next Spring. But, inspired by the spirit of the season, we intend to bring a host of fresh ideas and reinvigorate debates over politics, economics, the climate and much more. Where curious minds meet is our festival theme, and our ambition is to bring the global "big picture" to the Washington stage.

As well as debates and interviews, come along for tastings, performances and the chance to meet and talk to our writers and columnists. For our global audience, we will stream sessions online and offer a catch-up service.

2023 Speakers

Luís Araújo
President, Visit Portugal

Sheila Bair
Former Chair, The FDIC

Karen Bakker
Author, Researcher And Entrepreneur

Dan Barber
Chef, Author And Co-owner, Blue Hill And Blue Hill, Stone Barns

Adam Bazih
Head, Stellantis Ventures

Catherine Belton
Author And Journalist

Charles F. Bolden Jr.
Former Nasa Administrator And Astronaut

Daniel Boulud
Chef-owner, Award-Winning Restaurants

Rachel Bronson
President And CEO, The Bulletin, The Atomic Scientists

Moran Cerf
Professor, Neuroscience And Business

Melissa Chiu
Director, The Hirshhorn Museum And Sculpture Garden

Hillary Rodham Clinton

Ta-nehisi Coates
Author And Journalist

Jamie Lee Curtis
Actress, Producer, Children's Author And Activist

Kevin Czinger
Founder And CEO, Czinger Vehicles And Divergent Technologies

Jan Dalley
FT Arts Editor

Rawnica Dillingham
Director, Specialty Markets, Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey

Andrew Edgecliffe-johnson
FT US Business Editor

Jo Ellison
How To Spend It Editor

Marc Filippino
FT News Briefing Host And Producer

Rana Foroohar
FT Global Business Columnist And Associate Editor

Jan Gerber
Founder And CEO, Paracelsus Recovery

Simone Gibertoni
CEO, Clinique La Prairie

Janine Gibson
Ftweekend Editor

Simon Godwin
Artistic Director, Shakespeare Theatre Company

Lucy Goff
Founder, Lyma Life

Bertha González Nieves
Co-founder And CEO, Tequila Casa Dragones

Christopher Grimes
FT La Bureau Chief

Sarita Gupta
Vice President, U.s. Programs, Ford Foundation

Jennifer Harris
Former Special Assistant To The President And Senior Director For International Economics, Nsc / Nec, The White House

Beatrice Hodgkin
Deputy Editor, Htsi, FT

Pati Jinich
Chef, Writer And Pbs Host, La Frontera

Matthew W. Johnson
Professor, Psychiatry And Behavioural Sciences, Johns Hopkins

Balajee Kannan
Vice President, Autonomy, Motional

Roula Khalaf
FT Editor

Natasha Lance Rogoff
Author, Filmmaker And Tv Producer

Alice Lascelles
Author And FT Drinks Columnist

Angie Licea
President, Global Travel Collection

Alison Loehnis
Ad Interim CEO, Yoox Net-a-porter

Edward Luce
FT US National Editor And Columnist

Justice Malala
Author & Journalist

Gary Marcus
Scientist, Author And Entrepreneur

Neil Markey
Co-founder And CEO, Beckley Retreats

Brooke Masters
FT US Financial Editor

Chris Miller
Author, Chip War: The Fight For The World's Most Critical Technology

Vivienne Ming
Professional Mad Scientist And Entrepreneur

Mariko Mori
Artist

Palesa Morudu-rosenberg
Writer And Director, Clarity Global

Harry Nuriev
Founder And Creative Director, Crosby Studios

Enuma Okoro
FT Life & Arts Columnist

Joshua Oliver
FT Correspondent

John Palmer
President, Cboe Digital

Serhii Plokhii
Ukrainian Historian

Elaine Read And Matt Weyandt
Co-founders, Xocolatl

Jancis Robinson
Master, Wine And FT Wine Columnist

Oleg Rogynskyy
Founder & CEO, People.ai

Kevin Rudd
Former Australian Prime Minister And Now Australian Ambassador To The US

Salman Rushdie
Author

Alec Russell
FT Foreign Editor

Lora Schapiro
Manager, Trade Marketing, Tauck

Peter Spiegel
FT US Managing Editor

Frederick Studemann
FT Literary Editor

Barbara Sturm
Founder & CEO, Dr. Barbara Sturm Molecular Cosmetics

Roy Swan
Director, Mission Investments, Ford Foundation

Tara Swart
Neuroscientist And Former Psychiatric Doctor

Gillian Tett
FT US Editorial Board Chair And US Editor-at-large

Tara Thomas
Managing Editor, Jancisrobinson.com

John Thornhill
FT Innovation Editor

Colm Tóibín
Author

Zeynep Ton
Author And Professor, Mit School, Management

Alice Waters
Chef, Author, Food Activist And Gounder And Owner, Chez Panisse Restaurant

Courtney Weaver
FT US Political Correspondent

Martin Wolf
FT Chief Economics Commentator

Meg Wolitzer
Author

Ethan Wu
FT Financial Reporter

2023 Partners

BE INSPIRED BY:
• VisitPortugal

FOUNDATION PARTNER:
• Ford Foundation

TECH PARTNERS:
• Cboe Global Markets

GLOBAL FESTIVAL PARTNER:
• Gagosian

FESTIVAL FRIENDS:
• Casa Dragones
• Nikkei
• Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey

SUPPORTING PARTNERS:
• Washington, DC
• British Embassy Washington
• Smithsonian Associates
• Atlantic Council
• The Philanthropy Workshop