Helen Bagnall (GBR)

Having worked as a publisher in New York and Paris, she founded cultural events entity Salon London (voted 6th best thing to do in the world by GQ Magazine, narrowly beating the Taj Mahal) matching big ideas from science, philosophy and the arts with live audiences. As curator of Salon London, Salon North and the Also Festival she continually grapples with the big issues in quantum theory, neuroscience and genetics – turning academic ideas into accessible live events.