June 12, 2023

ANNOUNCEMENT

The 2023 Festival Schedule

We’re proud to announce the programming for the 2023 Aspen Ideas Festival. Packed to the brim with stimulating presentations, substantive conversations, and experiential learning, the lineup showcases some of the world’s most inspiring leaders. From legendary actors and award-winning authors to brilliant entrepreneurs and cutting-edge scientists, our speakers will address the world’s most pressing — and fascinating — issues. Check out the full schedule on our website.

FESTIVAL

New Speakers

Our Rocky Mountain campus will once again be buzzing with big thinkers, international leaders, artists, scientists, and a whole host of innovators, including these exciting additions:

• Elizabeth Cheney, Former U.S. Representative (R-WY)

• Larry Fink, CEO, BlackRock

• Brian Cox, Actor

• Elisa Villanueva Beard, CEO, Teach for America

• Lucy McBath, U.S. Representative (D-GA)

• Jamie Ford, Author, The Many Daughters of Afong Moy

• Joanne Lipman, Journalist; Author, Next! The Power of Reinvention in Life and Work

• Anurupa Ganguly, Founder and CEO, Prisms

• Anne Pasternak, Director, Brooklyn Art Museum

• Jim Steyer, Founder and CEO, Common Sense Media

• Shanta Thake, Chief Artistic Officer, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts

It's not too late to hear from our extraordinary lineup of speakers. Get your pass today.

INTERVIEW

Festival Fellow Spotlight

Meet Kyaw Thu Htet, founder of Myanmar Innovative Life Sciences (MILS), who is working to build a food-secure future by leveraging smallholder farms in developing countries. “Developing countries, including those with predominantly agricultural economies, must be part of the conversations around post-pandemic recovery and building resilience for future economic shocks,” he says. Learn more about MILS and how its work is solving key challenges for the production of new, sustainable foods to feed the world.

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