SUMMER 2018 IDEAS LEADERSHIP ACTION

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1 SUMMER 2018 IDEAS LEADERSHIP ACTION

2 A NONPARTISAN FORUM FOR VALUES-BASED LEADERSHIP AND THE EXCHANGE OF IDEAS SOCIETY OF FELLOWS denotes Society of Fellows events The Society of Fellows (SOF) is a national community of the Institute s closest friends whose support plays an instrumental role in advancing the mission of the Aspen Institute. Fellows enjoy unparalleled access to Institute programs, most notably exclusive discussion receptions, multi-day symposia, and intimate dialogues, all featuring policy and issue experts. Fellows are the first to know of offerings, receiving special invitations to programs in Aspen; New York; Washington, DC; San Francisco; and elsewhere around the country. Those who wish to engage deeper in the Institute s work are encouraged to join. An SOF membership is tax-deductible. To learn more, visit aspeninstitute.org/society-fellows. ASPEN COMMUNITY PROGRAMS The Aspen Institute hosts dozens of public programs year-round for residents and visitors alike, including the Hurst Student Seminars; Great Books; the Edlis-Neeson Great Decisions Series; Our Society Reimagined; Sharing Shakespeare; Teen Socrates; the McCloskey Speaker Series; the Hurst Lecture Series; and the Murdock Mind, Body, Spirit Series. These programs offer unique and affordable opportunities for a diverse mix of people to find inspiration in a variety of ways. Thanks to the generosity of our donors, we are able to offer need-based scholarships to teens and adults to take part in our programs. HURST LECTURE SERIES Generously underwritten by the Hurst Family Foundation MCCLOSKEY SPEAKER SERIES Generously underwritten by the McCloskey Family Charitable Foundation MURDOCK MIND, BODY, SPIRIT SERIES Generously underwritten by Gina and Jerry Murdock THE EISNER I LAUDER NEW VIEWS SCREENING PROGRAM Generously underwritten by Leonard Lauder and Jane and Michael Eisner For additional information, including locations, visit aspeninstitute.org/aspenevents

3 JUNE Saturday, June 2 Friday, June 8 The Aspen Executive Seminar on Leadership, Values, and the Good Society Wednesday, June 6 11:00 am 12:00 pm Ann Mullins, landscape architect Sunday, June 17 Friday, June 22 Aspen Summer Words Writing Conference and Literary Festival Tina Chang, Peter Ho Davies, Bruce Handy, Heather Harpham, Beth Nguyen, Tom Perrotta, Helen Schulman, J. Courtney Sullivan, Aran Shetterly, and Margot Lee Shetterly Monday, June 18 Wednesday, June 20 Aspen Words Readers Retreat: Great Writing from Vanity Fair Magazine Bruce Handy, contributing editor, Vanity Fair Monday, June 18 5:00 7:00 pm Society of Fellows Opening Reception A Conversation with Dan Porterfield Tuesday, June 19 6:00 10:00 pm Aspen Summer Words Benefit Dinner Mohsin Hamid, author of Exit West Wednesday, June 20 11:00 am 12:00 pm The Legacy of Herbert Bayer Art Tour Lissa Ballinger, curator Thursday, June 21 Sunday, June 24 Spotlight Health Sunday, June 24 Saturday, June 30 Aspen Ideas Festival In partnership with The Atlantic JULY Friday, July 6 Monday, July 9 Socrates Summer Seminars Friday, July 6 Thursday, July 12 Justice & Society Seminar Judge Amul Thapar, US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit; and Professor Melissa Murray, Berkeley Law Friday, July 6 9:00 am 1:30 pm Society of Fellows Forum Working in America/Making America Work Saturday, July 7 4:00 5:00 pm A Conversation with Justice Stephen Breyer Justice Stephen Breyer, associate justice, The Supreme Court of the United States; and Nina Totenberg, legal affairs correspondent, NPR Saturday, July 7 6:00 9:00 pm Socrates Benefit Dinner Honorees: Jane and Marc Nathanson Conversation Guest: Sue Desmond-Hellmann, CEO, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Dinner Chairs: Laura and Gary Lauder and Bill Resnick and Michael J. Stubbs Dinner tickets: Tuesday, July 10 5:30 6:30 pm Sandra Day O Connor Conversation Evan Thomas, New York Times bestselling author, historian and journalist Wednesday, July 11 11:00 am 12:00 pm The Legacy of Herbert Bayer Art Tour Wednesday, July 11 4:00 5:00 pm Reimagining How Cities Thrive The Honorable Eric Garcetti, mayor of Los Angeles; and Dan Porterfield, president and CEO, The Aspen Institute Wednesday, July 11 5:00 6:00 pm Society of Fellows Discussion Reception Continue the Conversation: Reimagining How Cities Thrive Mayor Eric Garcetti and Dan Porterfield Thursday, July 12 5:30 6:30 pm Murdock Mind, Body, Spirit Series Thinking Like a Child: What Children Can Teach Adults About Creativity Alison Gopnik, psychology and philosophy professor, University of California-Berkeley Friday, July 13 4:00 6:00 pm Art Show Reception Herbert Bayer: Mountains and Convolutions Bernard Jazzar, exhibit curator, remarks at 4:30 pm

4 Saturday, July 14 5:00 6:00 pm Hurst Lecture Series Designing the Next Energy Economy: A Reality Based Discussion on the Future of Energy In collaboration with the Energy and Environment Program Ernest Moniz, CEO, Energy Futures Initiative, and former Secretary of Energy; and Andy Karsner, managing partner, Emerson Collective, and space cowboy, X The Moonshot Factory Monday, July 16 5:30 7:30 pm Society of Fellows Vanguard Chapter Summer Reception Open to Vanguard Chapter Fellows only Wednesday, July 18 Friday, July 20 Society of Fellows Two-Day Symposium The Rise of Hate Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO, Anti-Defamation League; and Peter Simi, director of the Earl Babbie Research Center and an associate professor in the Department of Sociology, Chapman University Wednesday, July 18 5:15 6:15 pm In collaboration with the Aspen Security Forum Speaker to be announced Thursday, July 19 Society of Fellows Dialogue In collaboration with Aspen Homeland Security Program Open to Aspen Leaf Society members and above Thursday, July 19 5:30 6:30 pm Aspen Security Forum Rod Rosenstein, Deputy Attorney General, US Department of Justice Friday, July 20 5:30 6:30 pm Aspen Security Forum Speaker to be announced Saturday, July 21 5:30 6:30 pm Aspen Security Forum Speaker to be announced Monday, July 23 7:00 pm Chef Flynn Tuesday, July 24 5:00 6:00 pm The Future of Conservatism and the Republican Party in the Age of Trump Allysia Finley, assistant editor, OpinionJournal.com at The Wall Street Journal; Jonah Goldberg, senior editor, National Review; Michael Steele, former chairman, Republican National Committee and former lieutenant governor of Maryland; and Mickey Edwards, Aspen Institute vice president and former congressman Wednesday, July 25 Saturday, July 28 The Resnick Aspen Action Forum Wednesday, July 25 11:00 am 12:00 pm Wednesday, July 25 5:30 7:30 pm Society of Fellows Discussion Reception Continue the Conversation: The Future of Conservatism and the Republican Party in the Age of Trump Michael Steele, former chairman, Republican National Committee and former lieutenant governor of Maryland; and Mickey Edwards, Aspen Institute vice president and former congressman Monday, July 30 Thursday, August 2 Society of Fellows Three-Day Symposium Iran: Past, Present, and Future Suzanne Maloney, deputy director, Foreign Policy at Brookings; and Roham Alvandi, associate professor of international history, London School of Economics and Political Science Monday, July 30 Society of Fellows Dialogue The Anatomy of Hate Secretary Madeleine Albright, former US Secretary of State; and Michael Zantovsky, former press secretary to Vaclav Havel Open to Aspen Leaf Society members and above Monday, July 30 5:00 6:00 pm Murdock Mind, Body, Spirit Series How to Change Your Mind: The New Science of Psychedelics Michael Pollan, author, journalist, and journalism professor, University of California-Berkeley; and Corby Kummer, editor in chief, IDEAS: The Magazine of the Aspen Institute

5 Tuesday, July 31 6:00 7:00 pm Fascism: Its History and Signs of a Modern Resurgence Secretary Madeleine Albright, former US Secretary of State AUGUST Wednesday, August 1 11:00 am 12:00 pm Wednesday, August 1 4:30 5:30 pm The Aspen Institute Madeleine K. Albright Global Development Lecture In collaboration with the Brookings Blum Roundtable The Honorable Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former President of Liberia Thursday, August 2 7:00 pm The Price of Everything In collaboration with Sotheby s Friday, August 3 4:00 5:30 pm Hurst Lecture Series In collaboration with the Aspen Strategy Group Speakers to be announced Saturday, August 4 The 25th Annual Summer Celebration Conversation and Gala Conversation: 5:00 6:15 pm; Benefit Dinner: 6:15 9:00 pm Conversation only tickets: , Dinner tickets: Monday, August 6 7:00 pm Won t You Be My Neighbor? Tuesday, August 7 8:30 am 1:00 pm Society of Fellows Forum The Role of Diplomacy in a Fractured World Wednesday, August 8 5:00 6:00 pm Hurst Lecture Series Creating Economic Opportunity for More Americans In collaboration with Economic Strategy Group Mitch Daniels, president, Purdue University; Melissa Kearney, director, Economic Strategy Group; and Neil Irwin, senior economics correspondent, The New York Times Friday, August 10 3:00 4:30 pm Democratic Governors Panel: Uniting a Divided Nation Starting with the States Monday, August 13 Society of Fellows Dialogue The Power of Art to Transform the Heart and Mind Alonzo King, artistic director of Alonzo King LINES Ballet Open to Aspen Leaf Society members and above Monday, August 13 7:00 pm Tuesday, August 14 Friday, August 17 American West: A Celebration of the History, the Values, the Struggle, and the Legacy Wednesday, August 15 11:00 am 12:00 pm Wednesday, August 15 5:00 6:30 pm American West: A Celebration Public Lecture Friday, August 17 3:00-5:00 Society of Fellows Closing Reception Saturday, August 18 Friday, August 24 The Aspen Executive Seminar on Leadership, Values, and the Good Society SEPTEMBER Wednesday, September 5 11:00 am 12:00 pm Wednesday, September 12 11:00 am 12:00 pm The Legacy of Herbert Bayer Art Tour Thursday, September 20 4:00 5:00 pm Murdock Mind, Body, Spirit Series Improving WorkLife: The Keys to Making Work Better Adam Grant, management and psychology professor, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, New York Times bestselling author of Originals and Give and Take

6 SUMMER 2018 IDEAS LEADERSHIP ACTION TICKETS* or (970) *Event on-sale dates vary. GENERAL INFORMATION (970) (970) for Society of Fellows donors CONNECT WITH AspenInstitute Parking is limited. Please carpool, walk, ride RFTA or ride a We-Cycle bike. Partners: a bike transit system