Hiya!
This is a bit late, sorry :(
I went to the Battle of Ideas Festival in London on the 18th October. It's a 'festival' weekend of debates, on topics such as feminism, world problems, technology and all sorts.
I went on Sunday and went to five debates. They were all very interesting - I loved the style of the debates, as there were audience interactions, where rather than just listening to the speakers, the audience could pose their own questions and share their opinions.
The speakers themselves were mostly very passionate about their topics, and you could tell if they were or not. In the last debate I went to, though I was shattered, I really enjoyed it as two of the speakers were so passionate, they had heated discussions/rants when they weren't supposed to be talking, and had to be told multiple times by the chair to be quiet.
And at the end of the day, there was a closing party with free drinks (only beer and water though) in the conservatory, which had been decorated with fairy lights and archways.
It was really fun :)
Anyway, enough ranting - here are some photos: