Literature Live! celebrates the extraordinary life & work of Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute & UN Messenger of Peace. Dr. Goodall is visiting the Jane Goodall Institute in India and her talk "Reasons for Hope" will be the festival's closing address.

All over the world are incredible examples of natural regeneration exceeding our expectations. In the Closing Address, Reasons for Hope, Dr Jane Goodall emphasises human-kind's intelligence and its ability to solve problems and find solutions, which is what makes us unique. She appeals to the young to keep up the indomitable human spirit.