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Announcement

2025 Festival Speaker Sneak Peek

Take a sneak peek at some of the big thinkers and innovative doers who will take the stage at Aspen Ideas Festival from June 25 - July 1!

  • January 30th 2025

We’re thrilled to give you a first look at some of the extraordinary speakers who will be joining us this June. Our speaker list is growing daily, so stayed tuned for more announcements in the coming weeks and months. 

Fareed Zakaria, Journalist; Author; 2025 Aspen Ideas Festival Guest Curator

Jennifer Breheny Wallace, Founder, The Mattering Institute; Author, "Never Enough: When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic"

Jonathan Haidt, Social psychologist, NYU Stern School of Business

Anna Deavere Smith, Actress; Playwright; Professor, Tisch School of the Arts, New York University

Jelani Cobb, Dean, Columbia Graduate School of Journalism; Staff Writer, The New Yorker

CJ Hendry, Artist

Teddy Abrams, Conductor; Music Director, Louisville Orchestra

Vijay Vaitheeswaran, Global Energy and Climate Innovation Editor, The Economist

Jenn White, Journalist; Host, “1A,” NPR

Sam Fragoso, Writer; Filmmaker; Podcast Host, “Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso”

You don’t want to miss this! Limited passes are still available, and you can save $500 when you buy before March 1. The Festival will sell out, so act fast to secure your spot!

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