Plus–the questions we’re asking this year
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Plus the UK’s Secretary of State and RNA is in the spotlight
 
April 26, 2022
We’re Back, Live, and In Person

We are thrilled to gather once again under the towering peaks of the Rocky Mountains to bring together the most inspiring, provocative, and expert minds at work today. As we reconvene, we are reinventing…rethinking the ways we listen, interact, and engage in dialogue about some pretty serious — but also fascinating — issues.

Hear from incredible thinkers and leaders who come to Aspen from across the globe as they engage in deep and inquisitive discussion of the issues that shape our lives and challenge our times. Here’s a sneak peek at some of the remarkable speakers confirmed to join us this summer. Stay tuned for our full speaker line-up next week!

NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly, recently back from the front lines in Ukraine

NYU’s Melissa Murray,diving deep into Roe v Wade, a law that’s more complicated than we think

Interfaith Youth Core’s Eboo Patel,reflecting on pluralism and interfaith cooperation in our increasingly secular culture

Bestselling author Azar Nafisi, thinkingon the power of literature in turbulent times, and award-winning short story writer Carmen Maria Machado, exploring the dangers of book banning

Bumble’s Whitney Wolfe Herd and the Honest Company’s Jessica Alba, talking about what’s it’s like to build a business when everyone expects you to fail

Lawyer and legal scholar Harold Hongju Koh, considering whether the post-WW2 international justice system is fulfilling its promise

Don’t miss out on your chance to join these brilliant minds for conversations on the pressing issues of our time.

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2022 Program Tracks

We’ve organized sessions into
six timely and thought-provoking themes: Power, Heat, Connection, Trust, Money, and Beauty.

Some questions we’re pondering this year:
  • How can the public sector become more trustworthy?
  • Can nature itself provide solutions to cool an overheating planet?
  • Crypto is going mainstream—are we ready?
  • Are we socially conditioned to find landscapes beautiful?
  • In times of war, how is power shifting?

We hope you’ll join us for another memorable Aspen Ideas Festival.


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