Past Events

New York, USA
3 March
2024

Why the World Isn’t Fair

In Conversation with Ian Bremmer, hosted by 92NY
UK Flag Cambridge, UK
27 February
2024

Disruption, Democracy & the Global Order

Moderated discussion and student panel hosted by CSER and King’s College Cambridge
Mexico City, Mexico
19 October
2023

Let’s Talk About Education (Hybrid Event)

Virtual Session as part of HABLA Summit 2023, Auditorio BB
* 9am Local Time
Azerbaijan Baku, Azerbaijan
2 October
2023

IAC 2023

Keynote Lecture as part of the 74th International Astronautical Congress
UK Flag London, United Kingdom
12 September
2023

CogX 2023

Moderated Conversation as part of CogX Festival 2023 @ The O2 Arena * Public Ticketed Event
Geneva, Switzerland
6 July
2023

Guardrails Needed for Safe and Responsible AI (Virtual)

A conversation with Nicholas Thompson (The Atlantic) as part of the AI for Good Global Summit by the United Nations - 14:00 CEST
Montreal, Canada
24 May
2023

AI, Democracy & The Future of Civilization (Virtual)

In conversation with Dr. Yoshua Bengio as part of C2 Montreal. * 10:45am Local Time
Lisbon, Portugal
19 May
2023

Humanity – It’s Not That Simple

Panel Discussion Organized by Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos
Madrid, Spain
Closed Event
17 May
2023

Economic Trends and Global Collaboration

Public Event - Global Youth Leadership Forum
Montreux, Switzerland
Closed Event
28 April
2023

Frontiers Forum Live

Keynote presentation at the annual Frontiers Forum - Accelerating science-led solutions for healthy lives on a healthy planet
Kozhikode Beach, Kerala, India
15 January
2023

Kerala Literature Festival 2023

In conversation with Faye D'Souza - Pre Recorded Session - Free Public Event
17pm Local Time (Registration Required)
Mumbai, India
14 December
2022

Human Evolution & The Power of Storytelling

In Conversation with Mansi Zaveri * Public Ticketed Event, 18:00 PM
Plainville, MA, USA
30 November
2022

An Unlikely Story (Virtual)

In Conversation with Jeff Kinney, author of "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" Series. Free public event, 7pm ET
Bali, Indonesia
19 October
2022

Dawn of Future Consciousness (Virtual)

In conversation with Mark Solms as part of the Ubud Writers & Readers Festival 2022
Barcelona, Spain
11 October
2022

Shared Futures (Virtual)

In Conversation with Rutger Bregman, as part of the OPEN CITY THINKING BIENNALE 2022 * Free Public Events, Catalan / English, 6pm CET
Lviv, Ukraine
7 October
2022

Lviv Book Forum 2022 (Virtual)

In Conversation with Neil Gaiman at the Lviv Book Forum 2022 in Collaboration with Hay Festival * Free Public Online Event, Registration Required
Oslo, Norway
22 September
2022

Oslo Business Forum 2022

Keynote lecture and discussion at the Oslo Business Forum Annual Conference
*Ticketed Event
Helsinki, Finland
21 September
2022

Nordic Business Forum 2022

Keynote lecture and discussion at the Nordic Business Forum Annual Conference
*Ticketed Event
Amsterdam, Netherlands
19 September
2022

Amsterdam Business Forum 2022

Keynote lecture and discussion at the Amsterdam Business Forum Annual Conference * Ticketed Event
Leiden, Netherlands
18 September
2022

Brave Young Minds

An intimate conversation with the young generation, 10-18 years of age, as part of Leiden European City of Science 2022
UK Flag Emmanuel Centre, London, UK
15 August
2022

The Incredible Story of Humankind

Special event by how to Academy, marking Yuval's first book for young readers
*Public Ticketed Event, 4:30pm BST
Boom, Belgium
28 July
2022

Love Tomorrow Sustainability Conference

Interactive Q&A Session. Event held on the grounds of the Tomorrowland Festival
*Public Ticketed Event
Kyiv, Ukraine
30 June
2022

The War in Ukraine: A Return to the Law of the Jungle or a New Stage in the Evolution of Society?

Online Session by ReinforceUA - MIM Global Knowledge Hub, 4pm GMT+3
* Registration required
Vienna, Austria
30 June
2022

The Last Forty Years and the Next Forty: Eastern Europe, Europe, the World (Virtual)

In conversation with Tim Snyder at The Institute for Human Sciences 40th Anniversary Event Series
* Live Stream Available 7pm CET
UK Flag Hereford, United Kingdom
2 June
2022

Nature: Friend or Foe? (Virtual)

In Conversation with Slavoj Žižek, as part of HowTheLightGetsIn - Hay 2022
* Public Ticketed Event
Jerusalem, Israel
15 May
2022

What Did You Do Today for Planet Earth? (Virtual)

In Conversation with Peter Singer, as part of the Jerusalem Writers Festival 2022.
* Free Online Public Event (Hebrew Subtitles), 7pm Israel Local Time
Poznań, Poland
11 May
2022

Impact’22

Keynote lecture and discussion at the 2022 Impact Innovation Conference
*Public Ticketed Event
Cambridge, MA, USA
5 May
2022

Ethical and Inclusive Innovation: Solving With, By, and For the Most Underserved (Virtual)

In Conversation with Dr. Serhii Plokhii as part of Solve at MIT 2022
* Registration Required
New York, USA
30 March
2022

How AI, Tech and Policy Will Power the Future of Workforce Economics (Virtual)

Moderated conversation with Andrew Yang - Nexus Summit, organized by the American Friends of The Hebrew University * Free Public Event, Registration Required
Italy Bologna, Italy
23 March
2022

BCBF22

Special Announcement & Spotlight Session at the Bologna Children's Book Fair 2022
Kyiv, Ukraine
2 March
2022

YES Online Conversation

'The War in Ukraine and the Future of the World’: discussion between Timothy Snyder and Yuval Noah Harari, moderated by Anne Applebaum.
*Public live-streamed event
UK Flag Coventry, United Kingdom
5 February
2022

Warwick Economics Summit (Virtual)

In conversation with Climate Justice Activist Vanessa Nakate
* 15.30PM GMT, Free Public Event
* Registration Required
São Paulo, Brazil
10 November
2021

The Era of Reconnection (Virtual)

Sapiens 10th Anniversary, Organized by Fronteiras do Pensamento
* Public Ticketed Event
Glasgow, Scotland
10 November
2021

New York Times Climate Hub (Virtual)

In conversation with Vanessa Nakate
Live at 14:00pm GMT
* Free Public Event
Arequipa, Peru
5 November
2021

HAY Festival Arequipa 2021 (Virtual)

In conversation with Moisés Naím
10:00am Peru Local Time
Simultaneous Translation in Spanish Available * Public Event
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Closed Event
3 November
2021

Homo Deus – Launch of Arabic Edition

Hosted by The Kalima Project for Translation at the Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre, part of the Department of Culture and Tourism
Sölden, Austria
28 October
2021

A New Tech Agenda (Virtual)

Discussion and Q&A Session as part of GIGA Gipfel - The Digital Movement Summit 2021
Public Event
UK Flag Cambridge, United Kingdom
12 October
2021

Adapting to Change in an Accelerating World (Virtual)

In Conversation with Professor Jonathan Haidt, at the Cambridge Judge Business School Leading Insights Student Series
Athens, Greece
29 September
2021

Resilience and Renewal

Moderated Discussions as Part of the Annual Athens Democracy Forum, in Association With The New York Times
*Public Event, Livestream Available
Lodz, Poland
10 September
2021

Empathy, the Ecological Collapse & Challenges for the Future of Humanity (Virtual)

In conversation with Frans de Waal, as part of the 2021 Freedom Games, organized by Liberté Foundation
* Free Public Event (9pm CET)
Barcelona, Spain
28 June
2021

The Era of Digitalization (Virtual)

In Conversation with Secretary Carme Artigas and José Luis Arsuaga, as part of MWC Barcelona 2021
Denver, CO, USA
Closed Event
16 June
2021

Charting a New Path Forward for Education Together (Virtual)

Moderated Discussion at the Salesforce Education Summit 2021, Co-Hosted by The University of Colorado.
Tel Aviv, Israel
15 June
2021

ASSC 24 – The Politics of Consciousness (Virtual)

Keynote Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness
* Public Online Ticketed Event
UK Flag London, United Kingdom
18 March
2021

The World After Covid – Lessons for the Future (Virtual)

In conversation with Alex Russel at the FTWeekend Digital Festival
*Public Ticketed Event (10AM GMT)
Austin, TX, USA
17 March
2021

SXSW Conference & Festivals 2021 (Virtual)

Why Do We Fear Innovation? In Conversation with Mayim Bialik
*Public Ticketed Event, 4pm ET / 1pm PST
São Paulo, Brazil
2 March
2021

Lessons for a Post-Covid World (Virtual)

Moderated discussion at EXPERT ESG 2021 Digital Summit, Presented by XP
* Free Public Event, Registration Required 7PM (GMT -3)
Monterrey, Mexico
15 February
2021

Rethinking Our Past to Shape Our Future (Virtual)

Moderated Discussion as part of the Annual Director’s Meeting 2021, Tecnológico de Monterrey University * Closed Online Event
Toronto, Canada
4 February
2021

Munk Debates Series (Virtual)

In Conversation with Masha Gessen, as part of the Munk Debates Series * Public Event, Advance Registration Required. 20:00pm ET
Kyiv, Ukraine
Closed Event
2 February
2021

YES Online Conversation Series (Virtual)

In conversation with Rutger Bregman, organized by YES (Yalta European Strategy) * Event will be shared publicly at a later date
Guadalajara, Mexico
29 November
2020

The Dilemmas of a World on the Edge of Collapse (Virtual)

In conversation with Prof. Michael Sandel, as part of the 2020 Guadalajara International Book Fair * Free Public Event, 5pm Local Time (GMT-6) *** English with Spanish Subtitles
Los Angeles, CA, USA
23 November
2020

Live Talks Los Angeles (Virtual)

In conversation with Judd Apatow, discussing "Sapiens - A Graphic History"
* Ticketed Event, 6.00pm PST
Shenzhen, China
22 November
2020

The Future as I See It (Virtual)

In conversation with Prof. Bofan Wu, as part of Shenzhen Reading Month. Free Live-streamed Public Event. 16:00-17:30 Beijing Local Time
UK Flag London, United Kingdom
12 November
2020

How To Academy presents… An Evening With Yuval Noah Harari (Virtual)

From the dawn of humankind to the deep future, a moderated conversation on Sapiens: a Graphic History. * Ticketed Public Event (Book Included - UK Delivery), 6.30pm (GMT +1)
Seoul, South Korea
30 October
2020

The Story of the 21st Century (Virtual)

Keynote lecture and discussion at the SBS D Forum, presented by SBS (Seoul Broadcasting System)
Jerusalem, Israel
25 October
2020

The Era of the Coronavirus: Living in a New Reality (Virtual)

Interview at the 83rd Board of Governors Meeting - The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
* Free Public Event, 8.30pm (GMT +3)
Munich, Germany
21 October
2020

The Rise of Homo Sapiens (Virtual)

Moderated Discussion (English) as part of VHS Wissen Live Digital Series
*Free Public Event, 6pm (GMT +2)
New York, New York
11 October
2020

Interrogating Humanity (Virtual)

Yuval Noah Harari talks with Larissa MacFarquhar at The New Yorker Festival 2020
* Ticketed Event
Athens, Greece
3 October
2020

Politics, Power and The Pandemic

Moderated Discussion with the Prime Minister of Greece, Mr. Kyriakos Mitsotakis, at the Athens Democracy Forum, in Association with the New York Times
Warsaw, Poland
22 September
2020

Masters & Robots 2020 (Virtual Event)

Keynote Lecture and Discussion at the Masters and Robots Annual Conference - Powered by Digital University
*Ticketed Event
Kortrijk, Belgium
28 January
2020

The AI Revolution

Keynote lecture and discussion at the KU Leuven Campus (Kulak) in Kortrijk.
*Free Public Event, Registration Required
Antwerp, Belgium
27 January
2020

The Future of Sapiens

Keynote Lecture and Moderated Discussion, Launch of Newsweek Flemish Edition at the Antwerp Lotto Arena. *Ticketed Event
Davos, Switzerland
Closed Event
23 January
2020

How to Survive the 21st Century

Plenary Hall Session at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos. Presentation followed by a conversation with the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mr. Mark Rutte.
Davos, Switzerland
Closed Event
22 January
2020

Truth Decay and the Technology Threat

The New York Times Conversation with Tristan Harris, moderated by Somini Sengupta, international climate correspondent for NYT.
Video coming soon!
Davos, Switzerland
Closed Event
22 January
2020

Humans behind Machines

Panel Discussion moderated by Patrizia Laeri, in Partnership with Swiss TV SRF.
Davos, Switzerland
Closed Event
21 January
2020

A Future Shaped by a Technology Arms Race

Conversation with Huawei Founder & CEO, Mr. Ren Zhengfei, moderated by Zanny Minton Beddoes, Chief Editor at the Economist.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
9 November
2019

A Conversation About Our Past, Present and Future

Yuval Noah Harari in conversation with Adriana Carranca at Theatro Municipal, Presented by LER Cultural *FREE event
Brasilia-DF, Brazil
Closed Event
7 November
2019

Thinking the Future

Moderated Panel Discussion at the Chamber of Deputies
Brasilia-DF, Brazil
7 November
2019

Public Sector Innovation Week 2019

“How should governments deal with the AI revolution?” Keynote and Q&A moderated by ENAP President, Diogo Costa, at Instituto Serzedello Corrêa. *Free event SOLD OUT
São Paulo, Brazil
6 November
2019

21 Lessons for the 21st Century

Yuval Noah Harari in conversation with André Petry, at Auditório Simon Bolívar. *FREE event - admission on a first come first served basis
São Paulo, Brazil
6 November
2019

Global Citizen – Inspire and Be Inspired

“Nationalism in the 21st Century” Lecture + conversation with Prof. Jared Diamond, at Teatro Santander. *Ticketed event
São Paulo, Brazil
5 November
2019

HSM Expo ’19

Keynote Lecture - Annual HSM Brazil Expo Management - Ticketed Event
Kiev, Ukraine
15 September
2019

Facing the Future – Public Event

Moderated Discussion - International Educational Forum at the Kiev International Convention Centre - Ticket Information Coming Soon
Kiev, Ukraine
Closed Event
13 September
2019

16th YES Annual Meeting

Keynote Lecture and Discussion at the Yalta European Strategy Annual Meeting - Hosted by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation
Tel Aviv, Israel
5 September
2019

The Influencers Summit 2019

Moderated Discussion with the President of Israel, Mr. Reuven Rivlin - Public Ticketed Event
Italy Milan, Italy
9 July
2019

European Innovation Festival

Keynote Lecture at the Fast Company European Innovation Festival, Powered by Gucci
Switzerland Lausanne, Switzerland
7 July
2019

Public Lecture at the EPFL

Panel Discussions on Infotech & Biotech - Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Collaboration with the Empowerment Foundation
Tel Aviv, Israel
11 June
2019

ILGBT

Moderated Discussion - The First National Conference of the Israeli LGBTQ Community
Jerusalem, Israel
6 June
2019

מצעד הגאווה והסובלנות בירושלים // Jerusalem March for Pride and Tolerance

Main Stage Speech
Bucharest, Romania
10 May
2019

Brand Minds 2019

Keynote Lecture - Central And Eastern European Business Summit - Ticketed Event
Hamburg, Germany
8 May
2019

OMR 2019

Keynote Lecture - OMR Digital Marketing Festival - Ticketed Event
Budapest, Hungary
8 May
2019

Reasons for Hope

Public Lecture at the Central European University. LIVESTREAM available: http://bit.ly/ynh-hngry
Vienna, Austria
Closed Event
7 May
2019

The European Dream

Keynote Lecture and Discussion with Chancellor of Austria, Sebastian Kurz. LIVESTREAM available at 17:30 Vienna time, on tvthek.orf.at/live
Stanford, California
22 April
2019

The Coming AI Upheaval

Public Event at Stanford University - In Conversation with Fei-Fei Li
Mumbai, India
16 December
2018

Penguin Annual Lecture

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Paris, France
Closed Event
16 November
2018

Le Point Presents: Gaspard Koenig in Conversation with Yuval Noah Harari

UK Flag London, UK
Closed Event
13 November
2018

RUSI Presents: Lord Hague in Conversation with Yuval Noah Harari

Shanghai, China
Closed Event
28 October
2018

IBLAC Annual Conference 2018

UK Flag London, UK
28 September
2018

The Future of Education – Yuval Noah Harari in Conversation with Russell Brand – Penguin Talks

UK Flag London, UK
27 September
2018

Natalie Portman and Yuval Noah Harari in Conversation

Deutsch Berlin, Germany
25 September
2018

BDZV Conference 2018

Annual meeting of the Federation of German Newspaper Publishers
Mountain View, USA
Closed Event
14 September
2018

Talks at Google Presentation

San Francisco, USA
13 September
2018

Sam Harris & Yuval Noah Harari in Conversation

Understanding the Present
Los Angeles, USA
10 September
2018

Live Talks LA

The Aratani Theatre
Washington DC, USA
6 September
2018

In Conversation About ’21 Lessons for the 21st Century’

Washington DC, USA
Closed Event
6 September
2018

Christine Lagarde in Conversation With Yuval Noah Harari

At the IMF
New York City, USA
4 September
2018

New York Times Live Event

TimesTalks
Singapore
13 July
2018

DBS Asian Insights Conference

Berlin, Germany
28 June
2018

Morals & Machines

Berlin, Germany
27 June
2018

Human Dignity in Our Hands – Challenges from New Technologies

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Jerusalem, Israel
10 June
2018

HUJI Talks: To 100 and Beyond

Jerusalem, Israel
6 June
2018

What Makes Us Human: From Genes to Machines

Dutch Amsterdam, Netherlands
25 April
2018

EY G360 Global Business Summit

Dutch Amsterdam, Netherlands
24 April
2018

Innovation Realized 2018

Vancouver, Canada
11 April
2018

TED 2018: The Age of Amazement

UK Flag London, UK
Closed Event
21 March
2018

The F&C Investment Trust Lecture

UK Flag London, UK
19 March
2018

How to Understand Our Times

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Tel-Aviv, Israel
15 March
2018

JFN Conference 2018

Mumbai, India
9 March
2018

India Today Conclave 2018

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Switzerland Davos, Switzerland
23 January
2018

World Economic Forum Annual Meeting

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South-Korea
16 July
2017

TVN Lecture

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Beijing, China
11 July
2017

The New Challenges of the 21st Century

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Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
9 July
2017

Global AI Elite Forum

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Shanghai, China
8 July
2017

ZAOJIU Special: Si-based Generation

Beijing, China
6 July
2017

Artificial Intelligence and The Future of Mankind

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Jerusalem, Israel
13 June
2017

Jerusalem International Book Fair

Xiamen, China
Closed Event
24 May
2017

Lecture at JD Capital

UK Flag London, UK
2 April
2017

The Guardian Live

Yuval Noah Harari: A brief history of tomorrow
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Leipzig, Germany
24 March
2017

Leipzig Book Fair

Berlin, Germany
22 March
2017

The Infrastructure Investor Global Summit

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Berlin, Germany
22 March
2017

Dussmann Book Store

Munich, Germany
21 March
2017

Lecture at the Literaturhaus München

California, USA
27 February
2017

UC Santa Barbara

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Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
23 February
2017

The Smithsonian

The Future of Humankind Considered
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Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
22 February
2017

Harvard University

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New York, United States
22 February
2017

Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs

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New York, USA
21 February
2017

92nd Y

Future Think — From Sapiens to Homo Deus
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