Philadelphia Speakers Series

Visit PhiladelphiaSpeakers.org to renew today!

National Geographic photographer Cristina Mittermeier is on the stage at Marian Anderson Hall for the final lecture of the 2025-2026 Philadelphia Speakers Series.

We are thrilled to announce the 2026-2027 Philadelphia Speakers Series! We hope you will join us for our 22nd season.

Malcolm Gladwell joins us for the 6th event of the 2025-2026 Philadelphia Series!
🎤 sound check

Geopolitical economist Pippa Malgram is on stage at Marian Anderson Hall tonight for the fifth lecture of the season!

Tonight we welcome Doris Kearns Goodwin to the stage as our first speaker in 2026!

The legendary Andrew Lloyd Webber joins us on stage tonight as the final speaker of the 2024-2025 season!

We are thrilled to announce the 2025-2026 Philadelphia Speakers Series lineup!

Admiral James Stavridis joins us at Marian Anderson Hall at the Kimmel Center this evening. As former NATO Supreme Allied Commander, he shares his unique global perspective in this fifth lecture of the 2024-2025 season.

Tonight we welcome Supreme Court lawyer, professor, and author Neal Katyal as the second speaker of our 20th anniversary season!

Nina Totenberg is unable to join us next week, due to medical reasons. On Monday, October, 21, we look forward to welcoming one of the nation's most distinguished appellate lawyers, constitutional scholars, and former Acting Solicitor General of the United States Neal Katyal.

Katyal has argued more than 50 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, breaking a record previously held by Thurgood Marshall. He runs one of the world’s largest Supreme Court practices at a firm where he occupies the role formerly held by Chief Justice John Roberts. Don't miss hearing this sought-after expert on our nation's highest court!