Yaron Brook is an entrepreneur and intellectual at the helm of the Ayn Rand Institute. As a staunch objectivist, Brook is unafraid to challenge the status quo, debating some of the biggest political commentators of today to advocate for individual rights and free markets.

Soma Ghosh is a cultural critic, cabaret performer and founding editor of cult polysexual magazine The Demented Goddess. The magazine explores gender, belonging and creativity across the arts, from rock and electronic music to street art and ‘terrorist pornography’ by women. She writes reviews and essays on sexuality, race and gender in popular culture for The Quietus, The Irish Times, Little White Lies and more.

Gunes Taylor is a training fellow at the Francis Crick Institute, the London-based biomedical research centre. Her research predominantly focuses on the the genetic formation of ovaries and testes. Gunes has debated the implications of genome editing in forums such as Fertility Fest, the Festival of Genomics, and Virtual Futures, and is fascinated by our cultural and ideological responses to our genetic makeup.

As a molecular biologist she uses many cutting-edge technologies to understand how reproductive systems are built. Güneş is a highly experienced public speaker, who has interviewed Richard Dawkins, Yuval Harari, Slavoj Zizek, Robert Plomin, Simon Baron-Cohen and Lord Robert Winston.

Steve Taylor PhD is a senior lecturer in psychology at Leeds Beckett University and author of 14 books, including The Fall and Spiritual Science. His upcoming book is DisConnected: The Roots of Human Cruelty and How Connection Can Heal the World. www.stevenmtaylor.com