Stephen Dennis Smith (born 5 July 1959, East London, England), is a British musician, one of the founding members of Levi and the Rockats rockabilly punk band, from Los Angeles, California, United States, discovered by Leee Black Childers, tour manager of David Bowie, Iggy Pop and The Stooges. He appeared on the Rolling Stones’ book of the most influential people in pop history. Currently Smutty is based in Iceland where he works as a DJ.

EBSON is an exciting talent emerging from the thriving London music scene, drawing on deep rooted soul sensibilities that resonate through blues infused vocals and a fearless engagement to grand themes of power, struggle and the journey of realisation.

An ear for multi-layered arrangements and the insight of a storyteller, EBSON takes inspiration from the world around him, combining to create a distinctive sound that is as much a product of the environment we live in as it is the personal experiences and insights of one man.

"Powerful and spine-tingly soulful, it's hard not to be moved by the gravity of feeling behind his voice." WONDERLAND MAGAZINE

"A rising phoenix bringing order to the streets." THE 405

Co-Founder of Phoenix Cultural Centre project, Fiery Bird Venue, Vocalist & Writer

Nabz Pat's stand up is blend of observational comedy mixed with her own experience of being South Asian and Muslim in Brexiting Britain. On YouTube, Nabz produces a series of sketches and monologues through her popular online persona of Aunty Shagufta, putting identity politics and culture in a cheeky line of fire. Last year, the digital online magazine "The Scout" described Nabz as the "British Samantha Bee" when they named her as one of eight Creative Muslim Women on YouTube to look out for, alongside Dina Tokio, Mona Hayder and Tazzy Phe.

Tanyalee Davis

Tanyalee Davis is a 3 foot 6 inch standup comedian who inspires, enlightens, and entertains her audiences while headlining at comedy clubs, colleges, and comedy festivals throughout North America, the UK, and other parts of the world with her own unique perspective and somewhat racy brand of comedy.

Elle Bert

Elle’s comedy career started in August 2016 at an open mic night in Southampton when after a few too many gin and tonics she wrote her name down “as a joke”. The joke paid off as the audience liked the cut of her gib and the venue even asked her to return the following week as comedy had always been seen as the “dark horse” of the open mic circuit.

Since August 2016 Elle had performed and compered all over the country to audiences as small as 2 and as big as 600. She’s been on the same bill as some comedy greats and even ran her own monthly comedy night at The Stable in Winchester. She’s picked up awards, won gong shows and even gained a world record along the way.

Winner Solent Comedy Gong Show - 2017,Winner Fifty 50 Entertainment Gong Show - 2017, Funny women - One to watch - 2017,Guinness World Record - Longest Running Stand Up - 2018, Winner Blackout at Up The Creek - 2018, Bath New act Finalist - 2018 & 2019

Darcie Silver

Finalist of LGBTQ Comedian of the Year and winner of the G&B Girl-Power Grant Darcie is one funny woman. With one liners & short jokes covering being trans and just about everything else imaginable she’s been described as one of the most exciting new comedians on the circuit. Her material is occasionally so dark you can’t quite believe she’s saying it. She doesn’t disappoint.

“Very Funny Stuff” - Russell Kane

“Transgender icon in the making” - Tony Slattery

“Very Talented Joke Writer” - Garry Delaney

Phil Kay

Phil Kay burst on to the comedy circuit in 1989, when he won the new act contest So You Think You're Funny in only its second year.

His unpredictable, freestyle approach won him a Perrier nomination in 1993 and the award for best stand-up at the 1994 British Comedy Awards, and he was given his own Channel 4 show, Phil Kay Feels..., in 1997, which was recorded in front of a live audience to try to capture his manic energy. Phil has been seen all over the TV with Russell Howard’s good news being one of these!!

Daniel Edison

If you like one-liners, you'll love Daniel Edison.

With wordplay in abundance, he is one of the best and most prolific joke writers out there. Some of his jokes are silly, some are surreal and some are just downright clever.

Daniel has showcased his talent at comedy clubs all over the UK and has performed stand-up comedy on BBC Radio 4 Extra.

"Excellent new comic - confidence of a pro. Much better than I was when I was at his stage." - Romesh Ranganathan

Chaired by Anita McNaught

“Around 25 years from now, where those [demand and supply] lines cross is known by some as the ‘jaws of death’ – the point at which we will not have enough water to supply our needs, unless we take action to change things’ - Sir James Bevan, Chief Executive of the Environment Agency.

We won’t be a green and pleasant land for much longer. Anyone looking at the weather and rainfall data can tell you that parts of Britain are heading into permanent drought. Combine that with population growth and development in the driest parts of the South East, a culture of little respect for water conservation, and a privatised water industry under pressure to produce profits when all the inputs are heading into the red zone. Is there any action we can take now to mitigate against our coming water crisis?

Prof. Trevor Bishop

Managed the 2012 UK drought as national duty commander and is now part of the planning team for long term (2100), future drought and flood sustainable adaptation.

Julian Jones

British democracy is being damaged by the toxic tone of online debate. Bullying, harrassment and misinformation are an everyday occurence. Debates get derailed. Marginal voices get bullied off twitter. Sensible voices on newspaper comment pages are buried by abuse and irrelevance.

Does all this mean it's time to question the way we think about anonymity online? What limits could we place on the ability of anonymous users to derail debates or harangue others? How can we make life more uncomfortable for trolls, whilst safeguarding freedom of expression and whistleblowing?

CleanUpTheInternet.org.uk is a new organisation looking for answers to these complex questions. Join a panel of experts to explore the issues together.

CHAIR: Taniel Yusef

Speakers:

Stephen Kinsella

Mike Butcher

Caroline Orr