2025 Speakers
Daniel Alphonsus
Speaker
Nihal Arthanayake
Speaker
Michael Attenborough CBE
Speaker
Ravinder Bhogal
Speaker
Ryan Chetiyawardana
Speaker
Channa Daswatte
Speaker
Saraid de Silva
Speaker
Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne
Speaker
Saba Douglas-Hamilton
Speaker
Jenny Erpenbeck
Speaker
Dom Fernando
Speaker
Rosanna Flamer-Caldera
Speaker
Peter Frankopan
Speaker
V V Ganeshananthan
Speaker
Peter Godwin
Speaker
Manori Gunawardena
Speaker
Romesh Gunesekera
Speaker
Radhika Hettirarachchi
Speaker
Afua Hirsch
Speaker
Michael Hofmann
Speaker
Ameena Hussein
Speaker
Saritha Irugalbandara
Speaker
Jeyakantha Janu
Speaker
Sunela Jayewardene
Speaker
Ramya Jirasinghe
Speaker
Susan Jung
Speaker
Maduranga Kalugampitiya
Speaker
Dr Naazima Kamardeen
Speaker
Catherine Karnow
Speaker
Lalith Karunatilaka
Speaker
Adrien Krause
Speaker
Simon Lister
Speaker
Helen Macdonald
Speaker
Ben Macintyre
Speaker
Aanchal Malhotra
Speaker
Rashmika Mandawala
Speaker
Sharanya Manivannan
Speaker
Tasha Marikkar
Speaker
Louise Minchin
Speaker
Greg Mosse
Speaker
Kate Mosse CBE
Speaker
Vidusha Nathavitharana
Speaker
Dr Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai
Speaker
Dr Eithne Nightingale
Speaker
Andi Oliver
Speaker
Miquita Oliver
Speaker
Simon Parker
Speaker
Devdutt Pattanaik
Speaker
Johann Peiris
Speaker
Sashi Perera
Speaker
Shiromi Pinto
Speaker
Aube Rey Lescure
Speaker
Dr Adam Rutherford
Speaker
Razeen Sally
Speaker
Philippe Sands
Speaker
Sathnam Sanghera
Speaker
Shyam Selvadurai
Speaker
Shyala Smith
Speaker
Mylvaganam Thilakarajah
Speaker
Nicholas Thomas
Speaker
Shamji Vankar Vishram Valji
Speaker
Justin Whyte
Speaker
Pathum Wickramarathne
Speaker
Yudhanjaya Wijeratne
Speaker
Hajra Williams
Speaker
Festival Moderators
Amita Arudpragasam
Moderator
Artika Bakshi
Moderator
Kiran Dass
Moderator
Dr Asoka de Zoysa
Moderator
Anisha Dias Bandaranaike
Moderator
Rahul Jacob
Moderator
Georgina Godwin
Moderator
Kalpanee Gunawardana
Moderator
Tracy Holsinger
Moderator
Azara Jaleel
Moderator
Curtis Jobe
Moderator
Mangala Karunaratne
Moderator
Jill Macdonald
Moderator
Ram Manikkalingam
Moderator
Vikrom Mathur
Moderator
Dilin Peiris
Moderator
Frank Pope
Moderator
Savithri Rodrigo
Moderator
Selva Sandrapragas
Moderator
Hen Tatham
Moderator
Julia Wheeler
Moderator
Anushka Wijesinha
Moderator
Ghazaleh Zogheib
Moderator
Artists
Gihan de Chickera
Artist
Ali Kazim
Artist
Johann Latiff
Artist
Tayeba Begum Lipi
Artist
Kesara Ratnavibhushana
Artist
French Cowboy
Artist
Kopalapillai Mathiskumar
Artist
Nishan Perera
Artist
Anoli Perera
Artist
Koralegedara Pushpakumara
Artist
Rajani Serasinghe
Artist
Anushka Wijesinha
Artist
Street of Colombo
Artist
Hosts
Mads Berg
Host
The Ceylon Artisan Tea Association
Host
The Crescent Ladies Welfare Association
Host
Yasiru Epsa
Host
Devni Jayakody
Host
Nadeesha Paulis
Host
Marguerite Richards
Host
Sri Yoga Shala
Host
Performers
The Chamber Music Society of Colombo
Performer
Lakshman Joseph-de Saram
Performer
Niro
Performer
The Sunera Foundation
Performer
Taniya Lewwanduwage
Performer
Children’s Festival
Shanya Perera
Host
Vehara Abeygunawardena
Host
Clown Compass
Host
Chris Devonshire
Host
Irushi Tennekoon
Host
Tehani Chitty
Host
Tracy Jayasinghe
Host
Shazad Synon
Host
2024 Speakers
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