21– -–  23 November 2025
☞ Zuiderkerk, Amsterdam

Welcome to G10 festival of great ideas on philosophy, science, and art.

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Founded in 2016, the G10 Festival is one of the most special “think festivals” in Europe. Speakers are selected for their distinctive approach to unconventional thinking.

AIM OF G10

A unique opportunity to delve into the minds of the world’s leading thinkers. Make the invisible visible by drawing special connections.

Philosophy sounds intimidating? Good. We're here to change that. Join us at the G10 Festival for three days of provocative, accessible, and unforgettable conversations about the ideas that define our time.

Explore 2025 program

DAY 1

FRIDAY NOV-21
11:00
DOORS & BOOKSTAND OPEN
12:00-13:00
TALK, Q&A
Hunger for Mountains: Inquiries Into the Unknown Way
Fleur Jongepier
In-person appearance
(Confirmed)
13:00-14:00
TALK, Q&A
How Do We Experience Time ? The Infinite Paradox
Boris Acket
In-person appearance
(Confirmed)
14:00-15:00
TALK, Q&A
Understanding China: The Major Economy, a Decentralised Economy
Ke yu
Jin
In-person appearance
(Confirmed)
15:00-16:00
TALK, Q&A
Europe on the Brink of a Nervous Breakdown
Ivan Krastev
In-person appearance
(Confirmed)
16:00-16:15
BREAK, BOOK SIGNING
AT BOOKSTAND
16:15-16:45
SAXOPHONE
Ties Mellema, saxophones: The Space in Between
Ties Mellema
In-person appearance
(Pending)
16:45-17:45
TALK, Q&A
Generating Truth and Reality: The War with Information
Dmytro Kuleba
In-person appearance
(Confirmed)
17:45-18:45
PANEL DISCUSSION
Panel Discussions
The Future of Wars and Information
Ke yu Jin | Dmytro Kuleba | Ivan Krastev
In-person appearance (Confirmed)
18:45-19:15
BREAK, BOOK SIGNING
AT BOOKSTAND
19:15-20:15
TALK, Q&A
A Beautiful Emptiness: An Attempt to Resist Our Obsession with Productivity
Lieke Knijnenburg
In-person appearance
(Confirmed)
20:15-20:30
BREAK, BOOK SIGNING
AT BOOKSTAND
20:30-21:30
TALK
Quo Vadimus? Living in the End of the World (Part One)
Slavoj Žižek
In-person appearance
(Confirmed)
21:45-23:00
Q&A
Q&A WITH Žižek
Slavoj Žižek
In-person appearance
(Confirmed)
23:00-23:30
BOOK SIGNING
AT BOOKSTAND

DAY 2

SATURDAY NOV-22
12:00
DOORS & BOOKSTAND OPEN
13:00-14:00
PANEL DISCUSSION
Panel Discussions
Fields, the Future, and the Human Mind
Pablo M Lamberti | Bernardo Kastrup | Thomas Hertog
In-person appearance (Pending)
14:00-14:45
TALK, Q&A
What Would Roman Stoics Teach Us in Digital Times?
Pablo M. Lamberti
In-person appearance
(Confirmed)
14:45-15:00
BREAK, BOOK SIGNING
AT BOOKSTAND
15:00-16:00
TALK, Q&A
The Great Divide - Walking the Continental Divide Trail
Tim Voors
In-person appearance
(Confirmed)
16:00-17:00
TALK, Q&A
Jungle Keeper of the Amazon
Paul Rosolie
Livestream (Confirmed)
17:00-17:15
BREAK, BOOK SIGNING
AT BOOKSTAND
17:15-17:45
MUSIC
Joop Koopman and Friends
Joop Koopman
In-person appearance
(Pending)
17:45-18:45
TALK, Q&A
Why We’re Getting Poorer — and How We Can Fix It
Cahal Moran
In-person appearance
(Confirmed)
18:45-19:15
BREAK, BOOK SIGNING
AT BOOKSTAND
19:15-20:15
TALK, Q&A
On Male Sexuality
Lucy Cooke
In-person appearance
(Confirmed)
20:15-20:30
BREAK, BOOK SIGNING
AT BOOKSTAND
20:30-21:30
TALK
Quo Vadimus? Living in the End of the World (Part Two)
Slavoj Žižek
In-person appearance
(Confirmed)
21:45-22:45
Q&A
Q&A with Žižek
Slavoj Žižek
In-person appearance
(Confirmed)
22:45-23:00
BOOK SIGNING
AT BOOKSTAND

DAY 3

SUNDAY NOV-23
17:30
DOORS & BOOKSTAND OPEN
18:30-19:30
TALK, Q&A
Hacking Our Way Out of the Universe
Roman Yampolskiy
In-person appearance
(Confirmed)
19:30-20:30
TALK, Q&A
(We will announce the topic soon)
Yanis
Varoufakis
Livestream (Confirmed)
20:30-20:45
BREAK, BOOK SIGNING
AT BOOKSTAND
20:45-21:45
TALK, Q&A
Finding Meaning and Purpose in the 21st Century
Philip goff
In-person appearance
(Confirmed)
21:45-22:45
PANEL DISCUSSION
Panel Discussions
How Real is Real? The Wonder of AI: Its Charms and Dangers
Fleur Jongepier, Roman Yampolskiy, Philip Goff
In-person appearance (Pending)
22:45-23:00
BOOK SIGNING
AT BOOKSTAND

LOCATION

Zuiderkerk

The Zuiderkerk is a 17th-century Protestant church in the Nieuwmarkt area of Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands. The church played an important part in the life of Rembrandt and was the subject of a painting by Claude Monet.

Zuiderkerkhof 72,  

1011 HJ Amsterdam

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G10 is an independent, community-driven project based in Amsterdam — made possible entirely through the support of its audience and volunteers. It receives no funding from political groups or governments, ensuring a space where all voices can be heard freely and without bias.

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