The White House and Wall St powerbroker on race, his friends the Clintons and being a Beltway insider

Japan’s most popular PM on Elvis Presley, nuclear power — and why he doesn’t regret his support for the Iraq invasion

Chairman of the biggest independent oil trader talks about the art of living dangerously

Since changing gender, the Tedx Talk star has been on a mission to show how tech can improve lives

The grand consigliere of American diplomacy talks about Putin, the new world order — and the meaning of Trump

On his yacht in Lagos, he talks about his ambitious oil refinery — and his dream of buying Arsenal

The VR pioneer talks about Silicon Valley myths, shepherds’ flutes and why we should be paid for using social media

The lawyer-cum-blogger on the failing justice system and a life in the shadows

The novelist talks about literature, longevity — and why she’s still bothered by a single word she wrote in 1987

The auto titan on an industry in turmoil, executive pay — and pitting your employees against each other

Japan’s most radical new literary voice on taking aim at her country’s taboos

The controversial psychologist on gender roles, his ‘multimedia empire’ and the problem with identity politics

The Hollywood bad boy on ‘Star Wars’, getting stoned at Trump Tower — and his friendship with Mike Pence

Andria Zafirakou on difficult kids, swearing in the classroom — and how she’s planning to spend her $1m prize

The former Bertelsmann chief on losing a fortune, nearly dying in jail — and facing up to his past

The writer talks about democracy, dictatorship and the consolations of literature

The festival’s ‘chief philosophic officer’ — who has died in San Francisco — on ‘radical self-reliance’

New Zealand’s PM on Trump, being pregnant in office and whether she’s too nice to lead

Lullaby author on the French version of #Metoo and representing la Francophonie for Macron

The coder on the highs and lows of being at the helm of one of the most successful cryptocurrencies

The Instagram star on how self-esteem is at the heart of her brand

One of Russia’s first post-Soviet tycoons on the art of survival in Moscow

‘The Mooch’ talks about his pyrotechnical exit and why Steve Bannon ‘has a screw loose’

Over iced tea and salad in his Ohio offices, he discusses the secrets of his retail philosophy and the ‘emotion’ in lingerie

Travel has fuelled her outsized life. At 91, she reflects on the meaning of adventure