Programme 2012

Friday 9th March

08.00 - 09.00

09.00 - 15.30

Journey to Portmeirion

15.30 - 17.00

Arrivals & Unpacking

17.00 - 17.30

Walk/Ride to Hercules Hall

17.30 - 18.00

Tea/Coffee at Hercules Hall

18.00 - 18.15

Welcome from Julia Hobsbawm, Editorial Intelligence
Individual Voice: Joyce Grenfell
Individual Artists: Maggi Hambling

18.15 -19.15

Is Sustainability Central to Sustaining Business?
Co Chairs: Leo Johnson, PricewaterhouseCoopers & BBC World News 'Down to Business' and Julie Meyer, Ariadne Captial
Panel: Professor Lynda Gratton, London Business School & "The Shift"; Matt Peacock, Vodafone; Mike Wright, Jaguar Land Rover

19.15 - 19.45

Bright Ideas
Co Chairs: Adrian Monck, World Economic Forum and Mary Ann Sieghart, The Independent
1. John Mitchinson, Unbound: 'Why the Book is Sustainable'
2. Bedwyr Williams, Multi-media Visual Artist: 'There's Methodist in my Madness'
3. Simon Jenkins, The Guardian & London Evening Standard: 'The Singular Lasting Charm of Portmeirion'

19.45 - 20.00

Walk/Ride to the Hotel

20.00 - 22.00

Drinks and supper in the Hotel

'Old Jokes Last Forever' by Viv Groskop, Observer
'ei Digestif' quiz with Stephen Fleming, ei Digest

22.00 - Midnight

Drinks in Hotel

Saturday 10th March

08.00 - 09.15

FT Weekend Breakfast Sessions

1. Behaviour Change: The Environmental Elephant in the Room?
Session Partner: Heathrow
Co-Chairs: John Smythe, Engage for Change and Caroline Daniel, FT Weekend
Panel: Simon Baugh, BAA; Professor Lorraine Gamman, Design Against Crime Research Centre; Ed Gillespie, Futerra Sustainability Communications; Mitch Besser, mothers2mothers

2. Is it Art & Culture not Politics That Changes the World Forever?
Co-Chairs: Jan Dalley, Financial Times and Peter York, Cultural Commentator & Editorial Intelligence
Panel: David Davis MP; Sophie Hastings, GQ; John Plowman, Beacon Art Project

3. Slow is the New Fast: What is the Best Model for Sustainable Business?
Co-Chairs: Matthew Gwyther, Management Today
Panel: Henry Chevallier, Aspall; Simon Walker, Institute of Directors; Darcy Willson-Rymer, Clinton Cards

09.15 - 09.45

Walk/Ride to Hercules Hall

09.45 - 10.15

Bright Ideas
Co-Chairs: Stefan Stern, Edelman & Gaby Darbyshire, Gawker Media
eiTV: Sustaining a Busines over Centuries: Aspall
1. David Rowan, WIRED UK: 'How Lasting is 'new' Technology?'
2. Stef Kranendijk, Desso: 'Cradle to Cradle and the Circular Economy'
3. Mrs Moneypenny, Financial Times: 'Career Advice for Everyone, Especially Ambitious Women'

10.15 - 11.25

HARDtalk Recording (BBC)
Stephen Sackur, HARDtalk with Sir Mark Walport, Wellcome Trust

11.25 - 11.45

Tea/Coffee at Hercules Hall

11.45 - 12.00

Workshops: What Ideas Will Last This Century?
Introduced by Andrew St George, St George Partners and Peter York, Cultural Commentator & Editorial Intelligence

12.00 - 12.15

Walk/ Ride to Workshop Locations

12.15 - 13.45

Workshops & Working Lunch

13.45 - 16.00

Scenic break around Portmeirion

16.00 - 16.35

Tea/Coffee at Hercules Hall

16.35 - 16.45

Welcome Back
eiTV: Children's predictions for lasting ideas

16.45 - 17.15

'Edelman Editions'
Richard Sambrook, Edelman in conversation with Janet Goldsmith, JGA and Caryn Mandabach, Producer: 'The Durability of Television'

17.15 - 17.30

Walk/Ride to Castell

17.30 - 18.00

Bright Ideas
Co-Chairs: Lousie Chunn, Psychologies and Morice Mendoza, Mendozamedia
1. Jack Stoerger, eiAtlantic and James Long, Long Productions: A Brief Poetry Reading from 'Being Human', Bloodaxe Books
2. Satish Kumar, Resurgence: 'Soil, Soul & Society'
3. Nicola Streeten, Artist: 'Fresh Forms of Art From Old Memories'

18.00 - 19.00

Mass Over Matter in a Mass Age: Science & Medicine
Chair: Jon Snow, Channel4 News
Panel: Martin Rees, Trinity College Cambridge and Sir Mark Walport, Wellcome Trust

19.00 - 20.00

Return to rooms to change for Dinner

20.00 - 22.00

Drinks and supper in the Hotel
Music by 9Bach in association with Arts Council Wales

22.00 - 22.30

Walk/Ride to Castell

22.30 - Midnight

Drinks in Castell including 'Rock 'n' Roll Politics' from Steve Richards, The Independent  

 

Sunday 11th March

08.00 - 09.00

Buffet Breakfast at the Hotel
 

09.00 - 09.15

Walk/Ride to Hercules Hall
 

09.15 - 10.00

ei Paper Review & Media Discussion
Chair: Julia Hobsbawm, Editorial Intelligence
Panel: Di Burton, Cicada Communications; Caroline Daniel, FT Weekend; Iain Martin, Daily Mail; David Rowan, WIRED UK
 

10.00 - 10.15

Bright Idea
Chair: Derek Wyatt, Oxford Internet Institute and Internet Policy Institute
Sarah Churchwell, University of East Anglia: 'The Lasting Impact of the American Dream'
 

10.15 - 11.45

The Forum Recording (BBC)
Chair: Bridget Kendall, The Forum, BBC World Service
Panel: Martin Rees, Trinity College Cambridge; Carne Ross, Independent Diplomat and Simon Walker, Institute of Directors
 

11.45 - 12.30

Walk & Talk/ Ride to the Castell
 

12.30 - 12.45

Closing Bright Idea
Chair: Stefan Stern, Edelman
Rt Hon. David Davis MP
 

12.45 - 13.30

What Did We Learn This Weekend
Chair: Peter York, Cultural Commentator & Editorial Intelligence
Panel: Harvey Goldsmith CBE; Viv Groskop, Observer; Shyama Perera, Journalist & Broadcaster; Jon Snow, Channel4 News
 

13.45 - 14.30

Buffet Lunch
 

14.30 - 14.45

Walk Ride to the Castell
 

15.00 Sharp

Coaches leave for London