Jennifer Ackerman, Rogelio Mejía, María Negroni in conversation with Javier Cajiao

In 2025, the Hay Festival celebrates 20 years of conversations and thought in Colombia. To mark the anniversary, we have run a collaborative project in which Colombian society has helped us to put the twenty key questions for our time. This panel invites us to reflect on the vital nature of the sciences, nature and the future of research based on the questions: How can we guarantee the rights of animals and plants? Can science meet the demand for meat and fish with protein created in a laboratory? How can science tackle the problems of mental health and prolong our life expectancy? How can extensive farming by made compatible with protecting biodiversity in Colombia? With Jennifer Ackerman (United States), Rogelio Mejía (Colombia), María Negroni (Argentina) and Javier Cajiao (Colombia).

Simultaneous interpretation from English to Spanish available