Hay Festival Arequipa 2023 – Science

Hay Festival Arequipa 2023 was held November 9-12, with 109 activities with 145 guests from 15 countries. We will offer 17 talks and workshops for students at the Hay Joven programme and 7 events for children at Hay Festivalito.

Hay Forum Moquegua took place on 8 November with four activities on education and current affairs.

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Event HFJ9

Leontxo García in conversation with Gabriel Ñaña

Chess and writing

Universidad Continental
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Leontxo García (Spain) trains in educational chess and has experience in over 30 countries. He has spoken publicly about the educational, social and therapeutic applications of chess (with regard to brain aging and Alzheimer’s), as well as about the history of the game and its champions (he has met every world champion since Botvinnik). This Member for Educational Chess of the International Chess Federation has been a journalist since 1983. He will offer us a fascinating look at the educational potential of chess, particularly among children, linking it to the most common school subjects. He will talk to Gabriel Ñaña.
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Leontxo García in conversation with Gabriel Ñaña

Event 43

Leontxo García and Julio Ernesto Granda in conversation with Felipe Ortiz de Zevallos

Long live chess

Colegio de Abogados (auditorio)
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Leontxo García (Spain) is a journalist specializing in chess since 1983, and has been writing for El País since 1985, trainer in educational chess and speaker on the educational, social and therapeutic applications of chess (with regard to brain aging and Alzheimer’s), as well as about the history of the game and its champions (he has met every world champion since Botvinnik). He is also a Member for Educational Chess of the International Chess Federation. He and the chess player Julio Ernesto Granda (Camaná, Arequipa), Peruvian International Grandmaster, Child World Champion and four times Panamerican Champion, will talk to Felipe Ortiz de Zevallos, founder of APOYO and a great fan of the game.
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Leontxo García and Julio Ernesto Granda in conversation with Felipe Ortiz de Zevallos

Event 72

Cécile Blouin, Lucero Condori and Diana Moncada in conversation with Natalia Sobrevilla Perea

We are migrants: testimonies from literature and art

Colegio de Abogados (auditorio)
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Based on the work of the three guests, who will talk to Natalia Sobrevilla Perea, this event will look at how culture facilitates the understanding of complex phenomena such as migration, paying particular attention to the situation of women migrants. It will also look at how culture contributes significantly to integration, as a key vehicle for social cohesion and mutual understanding among diverse communities in the city of Arequipa. The knowledge and experiences shared by these authors will enable a profound reflection on these matters, underlining the crucial role of culture in the construction of inclusive and resilient communities. With Cécile Blouin (France), Lucero Condori (Peru) and Diana Moncada (Venezuela).

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Cécile Blouin, Lucero Condori and Diana Moncada in conversation with Natalia Sobrevilla Perea

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