Aspen Ideas Festival Agenda

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
TUESDAY, JULY 5
9:00am – 5:00pm	REGISTRATION, PAEPCKE LOBBY
9:00am – 3:00pm	*Paper City, Workshop for Children* Hines Room
5:00pm – 6:00pm	Informal Reception Paepcke lawn
6:00pm – 8:00pm	Festival Opening Walter Isaacson John Fox Sullivan Plenary: Why “Ideas” Matter Jeffrey P. Bezos Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. Shirley Williams, Baroness of Crosby Moderator: Walter Isaacson Opening Reception (heavy hors d’oeuvres) Sponsored by The Atlantic Paepcke lawn
9:30pm – 10:30pm	Evening Exchange From Gore vs. Bush to a New Supreme Court David Boies Theodore B. Olson Nina Totenberg Moderator: Chris Matthews Location: Belly Up
WEDNESDAY, JULY 6
8:00am – 9:00am	Continental Breakfast Paepcke lawn
9:00am – 3:00pm	*Paper City, Workshop for Children* Hines Room
9:00am – 10:00am	PLENARY SPONSORED BY BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON: Global Dynamics: Globalization and Its Critics Michael Sandel Lawrence Summers Moderator: Chris Matthews
10:15am – 12:00pm	CONCURRENT TUTORIALS: American Experience: Law and Terrorism Anthony Lewis American Experience: Let’s Take A Drive, a Look at American Society David Brooks Health and Bioscience: War Game – Part 1 The AIDS Crisis: A Strategic Simulation Presented by Booz Allen Hamilton (we request that registrants commit to both morning and afternoon sessions) Environment: Energy Innovation and the Role of Renewables* John Calaway John Doerr Amory Lovins R.James Woolsey Moderator: Joel Makower Global Dynamics: Malignant and Malevolent Threats: Terrorism, Nuclear, and Natural Disasters Graham Allison Jane Harman James Steinberg Moderator: Dennis Doughty Global Economy and Society: A Briton's Guide to the European Union Shirley Williams, Baroness of Crosby Moderator: Clive Crook Leadership: Styles of Leadership Chris Matthews Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. Evan Thomas Moderator: David Gergen
12:30pm – 2:00pm	LUNCH AND PLENARY SPONSORED BY ETRADE: Discussion: Religion and Leadership* David Gergen Pastor Rick Warren Environment: What America Can do to Address Climate Change Gus Speth
2:15pm – 4:00pm	CONCURRENT TUTORIALS: Global Dynamics: Islam, Democracy, and Markets: The Future of the Middle East? Noah Feldman Global Economy and Society: The Economics and Politics of Oil Philip R. Sharp Alan K. Simpson Philip K. Verleger, Jr. Health and Bioscience: War Game, Part 2 The AIDS Crisis: A Strategic Simulation Presented by Booz, Allen, Hamilton (*we request that registrants commit to both morning and afternoon sessions)
2:15pm – 5:00pm	SEMINARS: (ADVANCE READING REQUIRED; SESSIONS LIMITED TO 25 PARTICIPANTS AND ARE CONTINUED ON JULY 7TH) Just and Unjust Wars, Part I Moderator: Stephen Carter Genetics and Justice, Part I Moderator: Ezekiel Emanuel
3:30pm - 4:30pm	PREVIEW Special Workshop Aspen Center for Integrative Health Presents *Tensegrity: The Integrative Body, A New View of Well-Being* Aerin Alexander Miles Reid
5:00pm – 7:00pm	Evening in the Benedict Music Tent Grading America's Education William Bennett, Derek Bok, Patty Stonesifer, Lawrence Summers Moderator: Walter Isaacson Presented by Educational Testing Service Environment: Reason for Hope Jane Goodall Introduction: Walter Isaacson Presented by GE
9:00pm - 10:00pm	Evening Exchanges East Meets West: A Discussion of Preventive Medicine Aerin Alexander Her Majesty Queen Noor Dean Ornish Miles Reid Moderator: Jennifer Young Location: Caribou Club
9:30pm - 10:30pm	American News Media in Crisis: Partisan or In Retreat? David Brooks James Fallows Evan Thomas Juan Williams Moderator: Ken Auletta Location: Belly Up
THURSDAY, JULY 7
8:00am – 9:00am	Continental Breakfast Paepcke lawn
9:00am – 3:00pm	*Paper City, Workshop for Children* Hines Room
9:00am – 10:00am	PLENARY PRESENTED BY BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON Health and Bioscience: Biotechnology in the 21st Century, Can We Perfect Nature? Michael Sandel V.S. Ramachandran J. Craig Venter Moderator: Charles Beever
10:15am – 12:00pm	CONCURRENT TUTORIALS: American Experience: The Supreme Court at a Crossroads David Boies Noah Feldman Theodore Olson Nina Totenberg Moderator: Elliot Gerson Culture and the Media: Roundtable on Media and Democracy Kurt Andersen Ken Auletta Ann Fudge Lyric Hughes Hale Jim Lehrer Anthony Lewis Orville Schell Juan Williams Moderator: Charlie Firestone and James Fallows Environment: Sustainability and Biodiversity: Reclaiming a Peaceable Kingdom Jane Goodall Thomas Lovejoy Moderator: Gus Speth Global Dynamics: Threatened Intelligence, Challenges to Global Security Ken Adelman Mary Boies Jane Harman James Steinberg R. James Woolsey Moderator: Evan Thomas Global Economy and Society: The Internet’s Impact on the Global Economy A. Michael Spence John Doerr Health and Bioscience: Frontiers of Medicine David Heber Dean Ornish Mehmet Oz V.S. Ramachandran Moderator: Michelle McMurry
12:30pm – 2:00pm	LUNCH AND PLENARY SPONSORED BY ETRADE AND BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON Global Dynamics: A Leader’s Guide to Operating in a Global World* Ann Fudge Jeffrey E. Garten David Gergen Moderator: Reginald Van Lee
2:00pm - 4:30pm	SPECIAL WORKSHOP PART I (Pre-registration needed) Aspen Center for Integrative Health Presents Tensgrity: The Integrative Body, A New View of Well-Being Aerin Alexander Miles Reid
2:15pm – 4:00pm	CONCURRENT TUTORIALS: Culture and the Media: The Art of Animation Patricia Hannaway Pres Romanillos Culture and the Media: Does Literature Have a Future? Kurt Andersen Dana Gioia Jim Lehrer Kate Lehrer Shashi Tharoor Amanda Urban Moderator: Benjamin Schwarz Leadership: Eyes on the Prize, Civil Rights in the United States Juan Williams
2:15pm – 5:00pm	SEMINARS: (ADVANCE READING REQUIRED; SESSIONS LIMITED TO 25 PARTICIPANTS AND ARE CONTINUATIONS FROM JULY 6TH) Just and Unjust War, Part II Moderator: Stephen Carter Genetics and Justice, Part II Moderator: Ezekiel Emanuel
4:00pm – 5:00pm	Aspen Center for Integrative Health Presents The Power of Lifestyle Change Dean Ornish
5:30pm – 6:30pm	PLENARY SPONSORED BY ERNST & YOUNG Global Economy and Society: Restoring Faith in the Capital Markets Amy Domini Jeffrey E. Garten Sidney Harman Robert Hormats Moderator: James Fallows PLENARY Culture and the Media: Literacy in America Dana Gioia Interviewer: Kurt Andersen
9:30pm – 10:30pm	Evening Exchanges Women as Leaders Beth Brooke Beth Comstock Jane Goodall Shirley Williams, Baroness of Crosby Moderator: Cokie Roberts Location: Caribou Club American Poetry, Past and Present Dana Gioia Elisa New Moderator: Benjamin Schwarz Location: Hefner Lounge, Aspen Meadows
FRIDAY JULY 8
8:00am – 9:00am	Continental Breakfast Paepcke lawn
9:00am – 3:00pm	*Paper City, Workshop for Children* Hines Room
9:00am - 10:00am	PLENARY SPONSORED BY ERNST & YOUNG Global Economy and Society: Challenges of Globalization Nancy Birdsall Jeffrey E. Garten Lawrence Summers Moderator: Robert Hormats
10:15am – 12:00pm	CONCURRENT TUTORIALS: American Experience: The Problem of Evil Rev. Peter Gomes Pastor Rick Warren Moderator: Alan Wolfe Health and Bioscience: Challenges to Global Health Patty Stonesifer Moderator: Shashi Tharoor Leadership: Finding the Founding Mothers, The Extraordinary Women Who Led America to Independence Cokie Roberts Global Economy and Society: China, An Emerging Economic Titan David Hale Lyric Hughes Hale Work and Wealth: The Structure of Opportunity, Learning and Earning in Today’s Economy Anthony Carnevale Ron Haskins
12:30pm – 2:00pm	LUNCH AND PLENARY Children in America Alma J. Powell A Discussion with the Powell Family Gen. Colin Powell, Alma Powell, and their son Michael Powell Moderator: Walter Isaacson
2:00pm - 4:30pm	SPECIAL WORKSHOP PART II (Pre-registration needed) Aspen Center for Integrative Health Presents Tensgrity: The Integrative Body, A New View of Well-Being Aerin Alexander Miles Reid
2:15pm – 4:00pm	CONCURRENT TUTORIALS: Culture and the Media: A Conversation with Toni Morrison Toni Morrison Moderator: Kurt Andersen Culture and the Media: Beethoven’s Genius Asadour Santourian David Zinman Environment: Fresh Water, Salt Water Peter Gleick Sylvia Earle Health and Bioscience: What Makes a Human Brain Unique V.S. Ramachandran
2:15pm – 5:00pm	SEMINARS: (ADVANCE READING REQUIRED; SESSION LIMITED TO 25 PARTICIPANTS AND IS CONTINUED ON JULY 9TH, EXCEPT SIR ANTHONY KENNY’S SESSION WHICH IS NOT LIMITED IN ATTENDANCE AND MAY BE TAKEN AS AN INDIVIDUAL SESSION) Human Ideas on Human Nature Through the Ages: Dualism Sir Anthony Kenny Is there a Culture War in America? A Discussion of American Values, Part I Moderator: Alan Wolfe Religion and the American Experience, Part I Moderator: Rev. Peter Gomes
4:00pm – 5:00pm	Aspen Center for Integrative Health Presents Healing the Heart: Loving-Kindness Meditation Judith Simmer Brown *Work and Wealth: Waging a Living, Film and Discussion*
5:30pm – 6:30pm	PLENARY American Experience: Conservatism vs. Liberalism, Who is Winning in the Contest of Ideas? Peter Beinart William Bennett Governor Bill Owens Michael Sandel Moderator: Jim Lehrer
7:00pm – 9:00pm	Dinner and Keynote Toni Morrison Introduction: MacKenzie Bezos
9:30pm – 10:30pm	Evening Exchange Is Environmentalism Dead? Andrew Shapiro Adam Werbach Location: Belly Up
SATURDAY JULY 9
8:00am – 9:00am	Continental Breakfast Paepcke lawn
9:00am – 10:00am	PLENARY SPONSORED BY THE CASEY FOUNDATION Work and Wealth: Family in Focus: A Shot at the American Dream Jason DeParle Eric J. Cooper
10:15am – 12:00pm	CONCURRENT TUTORIALS: American Experience: Will College Make Your Children (Grandchildren) Better Human Beings? Derek Bok Health and Bioscience: Global Boomers, Global Crisis Paul Hodge William Novelli Moderator: Michelle McMurry Environment: Global Climate Change: What Do We Know? What Can We Do? John Holdren Global Dynamics: Rising Power, China Orville Schell Edward Tse Global Economy and Society: The US Economy, Where Is It Headed? David Hale Robert Hormats Moderator: Clive Crook Leadership: Women as Leaders and Leaders as Women Barbara Goldsmith
12:30pm – 2:00pm	LUNCH AND PLENARY SPONSORED BY BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON Health and Bioscience: Who Should Run the Health Care System? Stephen Case William Novelli Governor Bill Owens Mehmet Oz Moderator: Gary Ahlquist
2:00pm - 4:30pm	SPECIAL WORKSHOP PART III (Pre-registration needed) Aspen Center for Integrative Health Presents Tensegrity: The Integrative Body: A New View of Well-Being Aerin Alexander Miles Reid
2:15pm – 4:00pm	CONCURRENT TUTORIALS: Culture and the Media: Pursuits of Happiness Sissela Bok Global Dynamics: Children and War Olara Otunnu Work and Wealth: All Economies are Local, the Neighborhood Effect on Family Economics Myron Orfield Angela Glover Blackwell
2:15pm – 5:00pm	SEMINARS: (ADVANCE READING REQUIRED; SESSION LIMITED TO 25 PARTICIPANTS AND IS A CONTINUATION FROM JULY 8TH, EXCEPT SIR ANTHONY KENNY’S SESSION WHICH IS NOT LIMITED IN ATTENDANCE AND MAY BE TAKEN AS AN INDIVIDUAL SESSION) Human Ideas on Human Nature Through the Ages: Materialism Sir Anthony Kenny Is there a Culture War in America? A Discussion of American Values, Part II Alan Wolfe Religion and the American Experience, Part II Rev. Peter Gomes
4:00pm – 5:15pm	The Baum Foundation Presents: America's Ocean Challenge Paul Boyle Sylvia Earle Kathryn Sullivan Soames Summerhays History of West Tibet: The Interaction of Archaeology, Exploration, and Collecting Art Thomas Pritzker
5:30pm – 6:30pm	PLENARY Natural Resources and International Security: An Uncertain Future Peter Gleick John Holdren Amory Lovins R. James Woolsey Moderator: Andrew Shapiro
7:30pm	Concert: The Ninth on the Ninth, A Beethoven Celebration Presented by the Aspen Music Festival and School Benedict Music Tent *Tickets May Be Purchased Directly Through Aspen Music Festival Box Office (970) 925-9042
9:30pm – 10:30pm	Evening Exchanges America's Role in the World: The Need for New Strategy Gen. Wesley Clark Moderator: Elliot Gerson Location: Genre Bistro An Evening with Shashi Tharoor Location: Henfer Lounge, Aspen Meadows
SUNDAY JULY 10
8:00am – 9:00am	Continental Breakfast Paepcke lawn
9:00am – 10:00am	PLENARY SPONSORED BY BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON Global Dynamics: The Big Picture
10:15am – 12:00pm	CONCURRENT TUTORIALS: Culture and the Media: Human Ideas on Human Nature Through the Ages: Humanity Sir Anthony Kenny Environment: From Here to Sustainability, The Profit (and Pitfalls) of Environmentally Responsible Business Joel Makower Andrew Shapiro Global Dynamics: The Next Wave – Global Scenarios and Their Scenarists Stephen Case Gen. Welsey Clark John Doerr A. Michael Spence Moderator: Elliot Gerson Health and Bioscience: The Promise and Problems in Biotechnology Today William Haseltine Moderator: Charles Beever Leadership: Ghandi and Nehru, How Two Leaders Built a Great Nation Shashi Tharoor Work and Wealth: Building Assets in the “Ownership Society” Mark Bryan Amy Domini
12:30pm – 2:00pm	CLOSING LUNCH AND PLENARY Belief, Freedom and Goodness Sir Anthony Kenny Closing Remarks Rev. Peter Gomes