Fourteen years after his failed bid for the White House, is the former secretary of state gearing up for another attempt?

City campaigner on juggling work and family and the battle for diversity

The man who spent 20 years making mega-deals and enemies on feuds, A-listers and why ‘vulnerability was a sin’

The patriarch on Macron’s time at Rothschild, almost merging with Lehman — and why he’s inspired by the coach of Les Bleus

The activist on the occupation, balancing teenage life and politics — and the slap that landed her in prison

The cellist talks about humility, mid-gig aerobics and whether he would play for Trump

The activist on Brexit, Labour party power struggles and anti-Semitism on the left

The original ‘enfant terrible’ of French fashion on why his teddy bear is his ultimate muse

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’