Festival Keynote: Hope 2011 - stories that must be told

Presented by Sydney Festival and ABC Radio National

January offers a fresh start, the turning of a page and optimism for the year ahead. Seize 90 minutes of precious inspiration at our second Festival Keynote.

Join host Wendy Harmer and our fascinating group of artists, thinkers, dreamers, leaders and citizens, including Olympic and Commonwealth Games swimmer Geoff Huegill, Shakespearean actor/director John Bell, Australian Youth Representative to the UN Samah Hadid, Singapore Arts Festival General Manager Low Kee Hong and author and activist Larissa Behrendt speaking from the heart as we look toward the year ahead.

The event will also feature musical performances from Festival guests Emma Donovan, Colm Mac Con Iomaire and Lenka.

Illustration: Marcela Restrepo