Hay Festival Cartagena 2023

The guests at this event have made changes to the world for which they have been recognized; all of them have experience working for social change, creating and maintaining organizations that have had a positive impact on the lives of many. Andrew Bastawrous (United Kingdom) leads Peek Vision, whose platform strengthens health systems to improve vision and eye health. María Adelaida López (Colombia) is the head of aeioTU, a social enterprise that develops the potential of childhoods throughout Colombia and which offers education of quality, helping to decrease the inequality gap. Louisa Mitchell (United Kingdom) runs West London Zone, an organization that works with young people at risk of social exclusion, and with their families and educators. Andrea Bernal will talk to these guests about the reasons they have chosen the area where they work, what motivates them and what their personal experiences have been.

Simultaneous interpreting from English to Spanish available

Sociologist Claudine Haroche (France) is director of medical at National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) and the School for Advanced Studies in Social Sciences (EHESS) of France. The is the author of multiple books. On this ocasion, Claudine Haroche will talk about her areas of expertise, including bodily conducts, psychological functioning, human ways of being and feeling.

Simultaneous interpreting from French to Spanish available