5x15 Amsterdam is back! The international talk event series will hold its second event at the heart of the city in De Duif, on Wednesday 27 November.

Expect an evening of stimulating stories and ideas around the theme of Humanity.

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The format is simple: 5 speakers, 15 minutes each.

The evening will be introduced by journalist Mark Smith (Fantastic Man, The Guardian, The Times) and the American Book Center will be selling books from our speakers during the event.

The speakers are:

- Two-time Emmy Award-winning director and documentary filmmaker James Jones

-The Guardian features writer and author of ‘We Need New Stories: Challenging the Toxic Myths Behind Our Age of Discontent’, Nesrine Malik.

- Writer and editor Benjamin Moser author of the definitive biography of Susan Sontag, 'Sontag: Her Life and Work'

- Dazed Features editor and author of Queer Intentions: A (Personal) Journey Through LGBTQ + Culture, Amelia Abraham

- Full-time activist for global environmental movement Extinction Rebellion, Ernst-Jan Kuiper