Festival Forums
Hosted by David Marr
The perfect start to your Festival day kicks off at 8am at The Star Kitchen & Bar.
Join Tom Wright and a panel of informed guests to contemplate the news of the day and the big issues, with newspapers provided by The Advertiser. As our 2017, 2018 and 2019 regulars will attest, it’s a stimulating start to every day of the Adelaide Festival.
BREAKFAST WITH PAPERS SCHEDULE
Saturday 29 February
Serhii Plokhy (Writers' Week)
Sanam Maher (Writers' Week)
Nic Harmsen (Deputy Editor of ABC News in South Australia)
Sunday 1 March
Chike Edozien (Writers' Week)
Long Litt Woon (Writers' Week)
Ben Hyde (Deputy Editor of The Advertiser and Sunday Mail)
Monday 2 March
Chigozie Obioma (Writers' Week)
Kavita Puri (Writers' Week)
Jillian Attrill (Head of Arts and Entertainment, The Advertiser)
Tuesday 3 March
H M Naqvi (Writers' Week)
Zahra Hankir (Writers' Week)
Ben Law (Writers' Week)
Wednesday 4 March
Tony McAleer (Writers' Week)
Jess Hill (Writers' Week)
George Megalogenis (Author and journalist)
Thursday 5 March
Tony Jones (Writers' Week)
Michael McGuire (journalist for SA Weekend)
Friday 6 March
Michael Robotham (Writers' Week)
Antony Lowenstein (Writers' Week)
Matt Smith (Political Editor for The Advertiser and Sunday Mail)
Saturday 7 March
Robert Elliott Smith (Writers' Week)
Dr Michelle Lim (Biodiversity law scholar, courtesy of WOMAD Planet Talks)
Rod Savage (Executive Editor, Digital, News Corp SA)
Sunday 8 March
Katrina Sedgwick (Director/CEO of ACMI)
Erna Ranieri (Commissioner for Public Sector Employment)
Jessica Leo-Kelton (Sunday Mail Editor)
Monday 9 March
Robyn Archer (singer, writer, artistic director and public advocate for the arts)
Helen Donovan (City of Adelaide Councillor)
Roy Eccleston (SA Weekend Editor)
Tuesday 10 March
Peter Rathjen (Vice-Chancellor and President of The University of Adelaide)
Kristin Alford (Director of MOD)
Paul Starick (The Advertiser's and Sunday Mail's Chief Reporter)
Wednesday 11 March
John Spoehr (Pro-Vice Chancellor, Research Impact at Flinders University)
Rhana Devenport (Director of the Art Gallery of South Australia)
Tory Shepherd (State Editor of The Advertiser)
Thursday 12 March
Rodrigo Praino (Associate Professor of Politics and Public Policy)
Sam Klintworth (National Director (CEO) Amnesty International Australia)
Sean Fewster (Chief court reporter, The Advertiser)
Friday 13 March
Rick Sarre (Dean of Law at the School of Law, University of South Australia)
Kerryn Goldsworthy (Writer and critic)
Kara Jung (Digital Editor, The Advertiser)
Saturday 14 March
Peter McEvoy (creator and founding executive producer of Q&A)
Amanda Blair (columnist for Australian Women’s Weekly)
Brad Crouch (Health reporter for The Advertiser)
Sunday 15 March
Reverend Lynn Arnold (Anglican priest)
Justyna Jochym (CEO of Festivals Adelaide)
Daniel Wills (State political editor, The Advertiser)
Please note: Panelists are subject to change.