
Afternoon of Conversation
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The Afternoon of Conversation is the Aspen Ideas Festival's pinnacle programming moment. Over 2,000 people gather in the Benedict Music Tent, an open-air venue with acoustics that mimic an amphitheater, to hear from global leaders, community change-makers, journalists, politicians, and more.
Speakers
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Volodymyr ZelenskyyPresident of Ukraine
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Erin McLaughlinCorrespondent for NBC News
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Erin TriebPhotojournalist
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Jervon HicksLife coach with Youth Peace Center of Roseland
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Aaron TaylorAlumnus of Chicago CRED
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Billy MooreAlumni coordinator at Chicago CRED
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Rob PortmanUS senator for Ohio
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Dan PorterfieldPresident and CEO of the Aspen Institute
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Richard EngelChief foreign correspondent at NBC
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Mitch LandrieuWhite House infrastructure coordinator
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Arne DuncanFormer US secretary of education
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Jeffrey GoldbergEditor in chief of The Atlantic
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Katie CouricJournalist
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Mary Louise KellyCo-host of NPR’s “All Things Considered”
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César CondeChairman of NBCUniversal News Group
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