Event 2
Opening of Hay Festival Segovia 2017
Free speech
Venue: Campus de Santa Cruz la Real, IE university, Aula Magna
In an ever-changing world, what can we expect to have to deal with tomorrow? EL PAÍS brings together three experts from the worlds of science, geopolitics and change management to take part in the FREE SPEECH debate, moderated by Jesús Ruiz Mantilla
Cristina Manzano, director of ES GLOBAL and an expert in international relations.
Amador Menéndez, scientist and author of Historia del futuro. Tecnologías que cambiarán nuestras vidas (The History of the Future. Technologies that will change our lifes).
Manuel Muñiz, Dean of IE School of International Relations, a professor at Harvard University and an expert in the role of change and the challenges it presents for society today.
The evening will be opened by Santiago Iñiguez, President of IE University, Clara Luquero, Mayoress of Segovia, and Ramón Azuara, Director General of Renfe Viajeros. With the special participation of Fernando Benzo, Secretary of State for Culture, and Simon Manley, the United Kingdom’s Ambassador to Spain.
Co-organised with El País, IE University, RENFE, AC/E (Acción Cultural Española), the UK Embassy in Spain, Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport of the Secretariat of Culture’s Reading Promotio Plan Leer te da Vidas Extras, Banco Sabadell Foundation, Segovia City Hall, Bodegas Protos and BMW
