2016 Afternoon of Conversation
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Our signature event, the 2016 Afternoon of Conversation hosts an audience of more than 2,000 in the Benedict Music Tent. From criminal justice for the most vulnerable, to space exploration, to the changing Supreme Court, to artificial intelligence, and the state of the Grand Old Party, big thinkers and doers engage in serious ideas about their work and our collective future.
Speakers
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Mitt RomneyUS Senator from Utah -
John DickersonCorrespondent for “60 Minutes” on CBS -
Ross Andersen Senior Editor at The Atlantic -
Nancy GertnerSenior Lecturer on Law, Harvard Law School -
Walter IsaacsonHistory Professor, Tulane University -
Nina TotenbergLegal Affairs Correspondent, NPR -
Stephen L. CarterWilliam Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law, Yale University School of La... -
Bryan StevensonFounder and Executive Director, Equal Justice Initiative; Author, Just... -
Satya NadellaCEO, Microsoft Corporation (Festival Underwriter)
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