The Battle of Ideas festival (#BattleFest), organised by the Academy of Ideas, takes place at Church House Westminster over the weekend of 17–18 October. (There are also a number of satellite events taking place around the UK, and the rest of Europe, both before and after the conference.)
Useful tools for the Battle of Ideas festival 2026
Festival calendar in Google Calendar
I have created a Festival calendar for the weekend. All events are included, with the strand they are part of and, if applicable, the event format (Breakfast Banters, Lunchtime Bites, and Podcasts Live).
The Notes field contains a link to the event page on the Battle of Ideas site, which includes the event descritpion, names of the speakers and chair, and the reading list.
If the calendar on your smartphone or computer can subscribe to Google Calendars, you can add this calendar and you should be able to copy and paste the events you want to attend.
Festival documentation
I have created an online notebook to document sessions in which I take part. Created in Roam Research, a ‘personal knowledge manager’ (PKM). This will be updated live.