Aspen Ideas Festival

Afternoon of Conversation

The Afternoon of Conversation is the Aspen Ideas Festival's signature event and hosts an audience of 2,000 in the Benedict Music Tent. Big thinkers and doers will engage serious ideas about their work, our world, and the future. (Doors at 1:30 PM. All backpacks, purses, and bags will be subject to a bag check.)

Speakers: Nkosi Nkululeko, Xiuhtezcatl Martinez, Esau Sinnok, Andrea Mitchell, Michael Che, Colin Jost, Chris Matthews, Jeffrey Goldberg, Charles "Lil Buck" Riley, Nancy Gibbs, Joanne Lipman, Katie Couric, Samantha Power, John Hickenlooper, John Dickerson, Mitch Landrieu, Annette Gordon-Reed, Jeff Immelt, Walter Isaacson, Gerard Baker, Nikhil Deogun, Elizabeth Alexander
Festival: 2017

Watch and Listen: World

What the World Gets Wrong about Refugees
Most of us probably harbor preconceived notions about refugees. Maybe it’s a misunderstanding about what drove them... See more
Can We Prevent a North Korea Crisis?
The Trump Administration has said that “all options are on the table” in North Korea. What actually are the options,... See more
Afternoon of Conversation
The Afternoon of Conversation is the Aspen Ideas Festival's signature event and hosts an audience of 2,000 in the... See more
Is Democracy in Danger?
Authoritarian populists are gaining power from Ankara to Athens, from Warsaw to Washington. Meanwhile, popular support... See more
Refugee Economies: From Burden to Benefit
This talk rethinks refugees as a potential economic benefit to the societies that host them, rather than simply passive... See more
From Brexit to a Hung Parliament, What in the World Is...
It’s been called one of the worst self-inflicted political wounds of modern times. British Prime Minister Theresa May,... See more

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