with Tom Foale, Jason Hunter, Mike Galsworthy and Femi Oluwole and "Steve Analyst" chaired by Emma Jones. Closing song by Madeleina Kay

With Lauri Love, Victor Adebowale, Mike Farrar (former chief executive of NHS confederation), Elizabeth Moore (writer) chaired by Paul Baverstock

Oz Katerji (Freelance Journalist), Idrees Ahmad (Author, Journalist and Lecturer) and Sara Afshar (BAFTA-nominated director, journalist and filmmaker. Her last documentary, 'Syria's Disappeared: The Case Against Assad' won the British Journalism Award 2017) and Hassan Akkad (Syrian Refugee) chaired by Anita McNaught

With Kyle Taylor, Shahmir Sanni, Chris Wylie and Damian Collins - chaired by Afsana Lachaux

George Wilding is an English singer songwriter, join him for his acoustic set.

Socially conscious duo CeCe Hemmings and David Moriaty, that together form ‘Hemmingway’ hope to strike a chord in people's hearts, as well as shaking the foundations of the venue with their massive sound. Hemmingway uses elements from drum’n’bass, dubstep, punk, electro and pop to comment on topics such as immigration and domestic violence.

Hannah Reid is an accomplished Singer/Songwriter with exceptional guitar &:piano skills to compliment the young professional musician's vocal range & tone

An Acoustic Folk/Blues songwriter and musician from South West England. With influences such as Laura Marling, Seth Lakeman and the Levellers, you'll be in for a whirlwind of charismatic tale telling.

Timothy Beckett is a Southampton based singer songwriter with a heavy folk influence and topical tales of past memories, murderous ex girlfriends and Tinder mishaps! With a string of UK dates coming up and an EP on it's way he's not someone you want to miss!

Alex Hedley is a talented artist with a passion for the earnest melodies and intimacy of indie-folk music. Hailing from England, this charismatic singer and songwriter managed to combine stunning melodies with atmospheric textures and introspective lyrics, in order to create a catchy, yet earnest and edgy sound. 

Alex recently released a brand new EP titled “This Life.” The project highlights Alex’s growth as a songwriter, marking his full transition towards becoming a solo act after some time spent as a former member of a band. Alex creates intimate and relatable songs that portray his vision, with elegant production aesthetics and genuine performances. He is poised to bring his music on tour throughout Europe and the UK, with new dates constantly being added to his calendar. 

Chaired by James Patrick with Chris Wylie, Caroline Orr and Carole Cadwalladr

A presentation on the evidence by Brian Cathcart 

Followed by a discussion with campaigner Alastair Morgan and Byline's Head of Investigations, Graham Johnson

Chaired by Emma Jones

 Lauri Love, Naomi Colvin, Mustafa Al-Bassam, Dr Richard Tynan, Birgitta Jonsdottir

Chaired by Chris Spannos, Digital Editor New Internationalist magazine

IN ASSOCIATION WITH NEW INTERNATIONALIST

In partnership with Bywire. 

New technology dominates our lives - from the personal to the political.  We all know about social media now, in one way or another, but what else is going to be impossible to ignore in the coming years? And how do we grab the opportunities they present?

E-sports is set to become bigger than football, Augmented/Virtual Reality is popping up everywhere, and we are told Crypto-currencies and Blockchain are set to change everything.

This panel will host speakers from the cutting edge of new technological development to discuss what these things are and how we can put control of them in the hands of the many

Josef Davies-Coates, Better Media ,Wendy Liu and Marijam Didžgalvytė and Joe Todd - chaired by Thomas Barlow, Bywire

• Understanding of what blockchain and CryptoCurrency is - and how to plug into it

• Understanding of how to maximise digital democracy

• How to support Tech workers

• Develop and share ideas for how to use new technologies in campaigning and organising

Journalists are under threat both locally and globally from unprecedented rise in censorship, threats of physical violence and economic hardship with Gary Allison (Prisoners of Conscience) Andrew Fowler and Jen Stout chaired by Meirion Jones (investigations editor of the Bureau of Investigative Journalism)

DJ Mabbs, dj/presenter on Radio Woking, has been playing out at clubs and festivals for over 20 years. He will be playing a special Byline set encompassing Afrobeat, funk, disco, Latin and Hip Hop. Looking forward to it.

In a world of Ipod DJ's DJ Smutty is your cure, spinning vinyl Smutty is strictly old school bringing everything Hard Core, Jungle and D'n'B.

WONDERLAND called her one of the most impressive artists of now, Grace has had ongoing support from BBC introducing, she is listed as one of ELLE’s most inspiring women and 4 times UK Beatboxing champion, Grace Savage is nothing short of impressive. So far this year Grace has been nominated for "Best Female Solo Act" and "Best Songwriter" at the Unsigned Music Awards.

Phil is a contemporary singer/songwriter who has earned excellent reviews from the national press, with his thought provoking songwriting and energetic live performances drawing comparisons to Neil Finn, Glenn Tilbrook and Ben Folds.

During his live shows, he makes a real connection with the crowd, whether it's handing out dozens of egg shakers, or passing around his "doodle book" for the audience to draw in. Every now and then you'll catch him unplugging his guitar and shunning the stage to stand right in among the captivated audience.

He has recently signed a distribution deal with Discovery Records on the strength of his latest album "Thoughts & Observations".

Nathan Evans diverse portfolio includes stage and screen work, a poetry collection and a performing role with the London Gay Symphony Orchestra. His comedy-drama Curtains was shortlisted for the Best Comedy in the Portobello Film Festival 2016. His short film Rock’n’Roll Suicide “the puppetry promo Bowie never made”, won the low-budget award at the the London Short Film Festival.

Chameli loves singing and has a very high, sweet, young, versatile, unique voice. She sings a variety of different styles and plays the Piano and Ukulele. Chameli has a good ear for harmonies and is great at improvising. The singer/songwriter built her own home studio. 

Eric Ngalle Charles, a poet, author, playwright and Cameroonian refugee now living in Ely, Wales.

The social movement led by Icelandic Politician and anarchist Birgitta Jonsdottir and Jamie Kelsey Fry take over the Forest Forum

Chaired by Jen Persson (Director of defenddigitalme) with Kawoon Khamoosh, Phil Booth James Skinner and Hannah Couchman

Chaired by Damian Tambini with Ravi Naik, Alvin Carpio, Chris Wylie, Chi Onwurah, Wendy Liu and Sarah Kendzior

Chaired by Jamie Bartlett (Author of The People Vs Tech & The Dark Net),  Joe Fionda

with Caroline Orr, Carole Cadwalldr, Chi Onwurah 

In partnership with OPEN DEMOCRACY  Chaired by Mary Fitzgerald (editor-in-chief at openDemocracy) with James Cusick, Adam Ramsay and Peter Geoghegan